I have 3 distinct comic memories from childhood, and I don't know the order or which was first. Didn't have a shop around me growing up, but I'd get 1 comic each time we went to the beach in the summer. 1. A Batman Adventures issue that focused on Mr Freeze and maybe his wife? Been a long time.
I forget the exact post, but one of the truest sentiments I've seen about comics is that your first issue shouldn't be Year One or Watchmen or The Dark Phoenix Saga, it should be the eighth installment in a long-forgotten crossover event called like The Mindwar Canticle