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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 25, 2017 9:32:06 GMT -5
I read Journey into Mystery #114. The first appearance of the Absorbing Man. It was a good one, though a shame that Thor got teleported away without a victory.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 25, 2017 10:01:23 GMT -5
Luke Cage Heroes for Hire # 8,#9.
Writer: Steve Englehart
Art: George Tuska/ Billy Graham Cage is hired by a mystery man to capture some robots that are running around NYC and it turns out they are bots that were created by Dr. Doom. After stopping their rampage, he is stiffed by Doom and not paid. Part two has Cage borrowing ( ?) a jet from the Fantastic Four to go to Latveria and get his money. He meets up with an underground movement of robots that are led by the an opponent of Dooms called the Faceless one. He aids them in breaking into Dooms Castle but eventually helps Doom in order to get his money. Doom pays him and engages the remaining rebels after Cage leaves, winning the conflict and keeping power in his country. Impressions: I love this two parter. It has the great slang, great Goofiness ( Cage taking a million dollar jet all the way to a European Country in order to get 200 dollars!) and great action. The George Tuska artwork is always a treat. This comic will always be a classic for this panel 
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 17:32:01 GMT -5
I always liked Luke Cage and one of my favorites ... HERO FOR HIRE is a book that very little people that I know of doesn't appreciate it very much and I'm baffled by it. Most people that I know that are Comic Readers don't care for Luke Cage at all.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Sept 25, 2017 19:12:49 GMT -5
HERO FOR HIRE is a book that very little people that I know of doesn't appreciate it very much and I'm baffled by it. Please forgive me CC, your phrasing here makes it sound as if the book is in some way offensive to the Kenny Bakers and Warwick Davises of the world. I know that's not at all what you meant.  Setting that aside, I must agree that it always puzzled me that Cage wasn't a bigger hit. There have been so many opportunities in the character's now nearly fifty year history for him to, shall we say "Bust Loose" and enjoy mainstream notoriety. Glad he's enjoying a wider and more appreciative audience now.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 25, 2017 19:46:14 GMT -5
HERO FOR HIRE is a book that very little people that I know of doesn't appreciate it very much and I'm baffled by it. Please forgive me CC, your phrasing here makes it sound as if the book is in some way offensive to the Kenny Bakers and Warwick Davises of the world. I know that's not at all what you meant. Setting that aside, I must agree that it always puzzled me that Cage wasn't a bigger hit. There have been so many opportunities in the character's now nearly fifty year history for him to, shall we say "Bust Loose" and enjoy mainstream notoriety. Glad he's enjoying a wider and more appreciative audience now. To be fair, you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of Big Two characters that were created after the early sixties that have become very popular. Cage was created to cash in on the blaxploitation craze and he outlived it significantly. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Sept 25, 2017 21:02:29 GMT -5
To be fair, you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of Big Two characters that were created after the early sixties that have become very popular. Cage was created to cash in on the blaxploitation craze and he outlived it significantly. All true. Still, Blade! Who'da thought he'd be the breakthrough? |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 25, 2017 21:18:37 GMT -5
To be fair, you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of Big Two characters that were created after the early sixties that have become very popular. Cage was created to cash in on the blaxploitation craze and he outlived it significantly. All true. Still, Blade! Who'da thought he'd be the breakthrough? But he could still never keep a comic book going. Cage has been far more successful in comics than Blade could ever hope to be. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 21:39:22 GMT -5
HERO FOR HIRE is a book that very little people that I know of doesn't appreciate it very much and I'm baffled by it. Please forgive me CC, your phrasing here makes it sound as if the book is in some way offensive to the Kenny Bakers and Warwick Davises of the world. I know that's not at all what you meant. Setting that aside, I must agree that it always puzzled me that Cage wasn't a bigger hit. There have been so many opportunities in the character's now nearly fifty year history for him to, shall we say "Bust Loose" and enjoy mainstream notoriety. Glad he's enjoying a wider and more appreciative audience now. What I'm saying Phil, is that this book is an excellent book that most people don't recognize at all and it's sad that ... I'm not being offensive in anyway shape or form as you suggest here and all that. What I'm mean here that very little people aren't aware of it and it's hurts me that people that I know don't even bother to read it and that's makes me sad that Luke Cage is a very interesting character to begin with and that's the whole beauty of this book. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 26, 2017 5:01:26 GMT -5
I won't say that HFH was a great book, but it sure was original in its placement and feel.
Sweet Christmas!!!!
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Post by hondobrode on Sept 26, 2017 7:37:46 GMT -5
Power Man & Iron Fist was a great buddy book
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 26, 2017 7:49:02 GMT -5
Luke Cage Heroes for Hire # 8,#9.
Writer: Steve Englehart
Art: George Tuska/ Billy GrahamCage is hired by a mystery man to capture some robots that are running around NYC and it turns out they are bots that were created by Dr. Doom. After stopping their rampage, he is stiffed by Doom and not paid. Part two has Cage borrowing ( ?) a jet from the Fantastic Four to go to Latveria and get his money. He meets up with an underground movement of robots that are led by the an opponent of Dooms called the Faceless one. He aids them in breaking into Dooms Castle but eventually helps Doom in order to get his money. Doom pays him and engages the remaining rebels after Cage leaves, winning the conflict and keeping power in his country. Impressions: I love this two parter. It has the great slang, great Goofiness ( Cage taking a million dollar jet all the way to a European Country in order to get 200 dollars!) and great action. The George Tuska artwork is always a treat. This comic will always be a classic for this panel I love the way every superhero goes to the FF when they need long distance transportation. And yes, I've always been a fan of Luke Cage. |
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Post by The Captain on Sept 26, 2017 9:36:51 GMT -5
I've been reading, off and on, the Luke Cage books from the 70s. Just finished the Hero for Hire stories and am now in the early Power Man issues.
Most recently read the one where Luke is attacked by the original Power Man (Erik Josten) over what amounts to naming rights. Josten is pissed because he feels that the Power Man name is the only thing he has to trade on, as people know him as a guy who beat the Avengers, so he can't have a hero using it as well. Their fight is one long pissing match as to who is tougher and more worthy of the name, and after Luke wins, he takes a little girl he saved during the fight out for ice cream, carrying her off on his shoulders. It's a quirky ending to a really fun story.
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Post by brutalis on Sept 26, 2017 9:55:51 GMT -5
I've been reading, off and on, the Luke Cage books from the 70s. Just finished the Hero for Hire stories and am now in the early Power Man issues. Most recently read the one where Luke is attacked by the original Power Man (Erik Josten) over what amounts to naming rights. Josten is pissed because he feels that the Power Man name is the only thing he has to trade on, as people know him as a guy who beat the Avengers, so he can't have a hero using it as well. Their fight is one long pissing match as to who is tougher and more worthy of the name, and after Luke wins, he takes a little girl he saved during the fight out for ice cream, carrying her off on his shoulders. It's a quirky ending to a really fun story. Always liked this one. Josten as Power Man was never all that impressive to begin with and by the 70's he wasn't even being used much by any writer. So it was fun watching Cage kick his can this issue. I had a copy without the cover which I got from trading with a kid who lived behind me across the alley. We both were allowed only limited copies so whenever we could we traded back and forth with things we didn't care for. Luckily this way I was able to enjoy some Luke Cage, Black Panther in Jungle Action and DC Karate Kid and Justice Society with Star Spangled Kid and Power Girl. Only downside was never being able to get consecutive issues, just the odd 1 or 2 here and there issues but at least they were fun!!! |
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Post by chromehead on Sept 26, 2017 12:17:05 GMT -5
Marvel had a big digital sale on Amazon, so I grabbed a bunch of Spider-Man.
The Conway / Buscema run on Spectacular was collected in a trade with emphasis on the villain Tombstone (SSM #137-150). Some good stuff here and there, the best of the collection covers Spidey fighting with Tombstone and the Punisher getting involved. There is a detour into Marvel's silly Inferno company crossover of the time. Great subplots for all of Peter Parker's cast, something that is all but non-existent in the modern day.
Loaded up on all of the available volumes of the original Spider-Man 2099 by PAD as well. I've only read the first TPB of the series, going to start it from the beginning again.
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 26, 2017 13:10:13 GMT -5
I read Journey into Mystery #114. The first appearance of the Absorbing Man. It was a good one, though a shame that Thor got teleported away without a victory. I have Marvel Masterworks for JIM #111 to ##130 and it's pretty much non-stop awesome! The first few pages of Crusher Creel in prison and being a bad-ass and then getting his new absorbing power, it's a favorite sequence of mine. |
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