|
|
Post by Farrar on Jul 23, 2016 22:03:44 GMT -5
I never made those connections.. neat! And yes, I could have looked it up, but that's no fun  The corresponding numbering only works post-Kree Skrull War I think, the Avengers skipped a cover date month sometime in that storyline I believe resulting in the issue lining up that way. It was an issue off before that iirc. I think it was in the span when they went form 15 cents to 25 cents back to 20 cents in a 3 month span, so around #93 for Avengers. But then my memory might be off. -M The Avengers-Cap (formerly Suspense)-Thor (formerly JiM) "50 and 100" issue corresponding numbering had been around since the Avengers comic went monthly with #6 back in 1964. The case of the (expected) October 1971 cover dates instead being labeled November 1971 (for Avengers, Thor, Daredevil and Sgt. Fury, books that had previously been cover dated 2 months ahead of on sale date as opposed to 3 months ahead like the FF, Spidey and other Marvels) didn't alter the numbering relationship you mention. |
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on Jul 27, 2016 11:36:26 GMT -5
Green Lantern 95 v.2 “ Servants and Masters! ”
Writer:Ron Marz
Artist: Jim Starlin
Inker: Terry AustinThe Story: Green Lantern ( Kyle Raynor) is shown arriving at the city of Inertia Megaplex , a city in the planet Luth. Apparently he receives a Holographic message while working at his home to come to the planet Luth or “ more will die”. So when he lands, he sees that the entire planet is populated by robots. He is brought to Overlord Prime who is an extremely overweight humanoid that has no legs, in a metallic chair. He informs Kyle that 3 of his fellow overlords are missing and presumed dead and very arrogantly orders him to seek out the criminals that are responsible. Kyle is about to leave because he doesn’t like the way he is getting orders barked at him, when the Overlord tells him he has to do it because he’s Green Lantern. Reluctantly, Kyle searches the planet for someone that doesn’t belong there. He was informed that the robots are programmed to never act in an aggressive manner. He comes upon a ship that appears abandoned and discovers human remains. As he’s investigating, a huge spider type creatures attack him. A short battle ensues and then he is able to trap it inside a energy container when the creature telepathically communicates with him telling him that what she has done is for many lives. Fast forward to the Overlord sending video cameras to the area of the marooned ship and he asks Kyle what he has discovered. Kyle tells him that there is a life form inside the ship and the Overlord asks him why he hasn’t terminated it. Kyle tells him that Green Lanterns preserve life. Incensed , the Overlord orders the robot servants to kill Kyle and the alien. A nicely drawn Battle follows and Kyle decimates ALL of the robot servants. Shocked that Kyle has destroyed all of the robots for a murderer, they both go inside the ship to discover the Spider-like creature dead and a newly born brood of spider creatures feeding on the remains. It turns out that the Creature killed the other 3 overlords to stay alive long enough to birth her children. As Kyle turns to leave the planet, the Overlord screams that he has to kill them but he tells him he is going to transport the remaining creatures to their home planet. He departs leaving a screaming leader without any robotic protection for their planet. Comments:
Very nice story with nice bits of action. I’m a sucker for Jim Starlin art so , although I sold off my entire GL run , I kept this issue. It’s a nice surprise to see Terry Austin pop his head up and Ink a modern issue. If you look closely at one of the scans that I posted you will see the Starlin character “ Breed” on Kyle’s drawing board. The robots , although not programmed to act aggressively, attack Kyle with intentions to kill. Makes you wonder if they were re-programmed to kill or if it was a glitch in the plot by Marz. There is no connection in continuity to the issues preceding or following this issue, so I consider this a fill-in issue. I rate this comic a 3 1/2 out of 5.
|
|
|
|
Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 29, 2016 9:02:19 GMT -5
I always wondered if it was done with a wink. I might have to see if I could get the DN Agents issue. I had forgotten about the DNAgents. It seemed like every publisher had an X-Men/Teen Titans style of team back then. I really enjoyed the DNAgents. It was a fun comic with some good characterization. If you haven't read them, you might want to consider it. |
|
|
|
Post by Ozymandias on Jul 31, 2016 4:15:57 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on Aug 1, 2016 19:52:36 GMT -5
Fantastic Four 266  " Call her Karisma " Writer: John Byrne Artist: Kerry Gamill Inker: John Byrne The story- Ben Grimm and his sweetheart Alicia Masters are walking through Central Park when they see a disturbance in the streets. A bank is being robbed by a gang and he intervenes only to see a woman wearing a veil. She raises it to reveal her face and Ben is entranced. She orders him to grab the money and cannot resist. A few blocks away Sue is in a boutique trying on wigs when she hears the gun shots and races to the scene. When she sees Ben involved in the robbery she doesn't have the time to question him before he Attacks her. What follows is a battle between the two teammates which results in Ben standing over her ready to deliver the death blow. A moment of clarity for Ben results in hesitation and it allows Sue to turn invisible and escape. While invisible, she sees the strange woman regain control of the Thing by raising her veil and realizes that she is the true problem. The woman thinks back to the time a few weeks ago when she discovered she could control men while working in a research department for a cosmetic company. The makeup that Mary Brown invented using long chain isotopes gave her power over males. Sue is found by Ben and during her renewed battle , she makes Mary's veil invisible revealing a face plastered with makeup. This action results in ALL the men in the vicinity attacking Sue on her command. Desperate, Sue makes the villain's entire head invisible thus stopping her control and ending the conflict. Comments: This issue has a 3 page framing sequence by Byrne tying the previous and following issues together with this one, but the main story is a one off issue so I consider this a fill in by a young Kerry Gamill. The villain is forgettable with a dopey origin and is never seen again. I'm surprised that Ben got the better of Sue in a battle since Byrne built her up to be the the powerhouse of the team in his run. I give this a 1 out of 5. It was pretty uninspired all in all. ◦ |
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on Aug 1, 2016 19:52:54 GMT -5
Double post
◦
|
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on Aug 14, 2016 15:30:25 GMT -5
Thor 370  Writer- James Oswley Artists- John Buscema Inker- P Craig Russell The story- Set in the Wild West, we open in a bar where someone is being thrown through the the window to the outside street. Turns out that someone was cheating at cards , his name is Sundance, He escapes with his life but is told to get out of town. As the card hustler is gathering his things, he's approached by a old geezer type who offers him an opportunity to make a hundred dollars to deliver a claim ticket to " a man with a white horse" in Alberdene. He takes the ticket and he's sees a posse of riders coming a far distance towards the town. He rides off and As he looks back, he sees the the gang of riders approach the salon that he was thrown out and kill everyone inside. Inside the saloon, the leader of the gang, an old man, has the old geezer surrounded asking him why he has betrayed him. Cut to Sundance who decides he won't go to Alberdene after all but goes to Wilmington to see if he can get something for the ticket. When Sundance reaches Wilmington he sees the gang that just finished killing the people in the saloon miraculously already there . The leader bribes Sundance with a magic deck of playing cards to go foward and meet the man and he agrees. Back at the bar, the old geezer is dying but " the man with the white horse" walks in and in his last breath, he tells him that he sent Sundance to look for him and give him the claim ticket. The next morning Sundance is sleeping when in walks the man he was supposed to meet. It is an older Thor in western duds and all. A little later, the gang holds up a train and they get the prize that everyone has been seeking. It turns out to be a crate containing the apples of Idunn. The older man is revealed to be Loki and he bites an apple and becomes young again. Thor and Sundance go to intercept the train and he explains that the apples are essential to make the gods of Asgard young and strong again. They both see that Loki and a train full of trolls are coming for them and Thor tells Sundance that the fight isn't his and he doesn't have to stay. There is a bolt of lightning and Thor is transformed into his normal look , although still old, hammer in hand. As he enters the fray against many opponents he is quickly overwhelmed and Loki tells Sundance that he can leave now that he's help to trap the thunder God. As he's leaving , he has a change of heart and attacks Loki and shoots the apple out of his hand. He tosses an apple to Thor and he dispatches the trolls. With the battle won, Thor journey back to Asgard to restore the rest of the asgardians. Sundance leaves and considers using the magic cards but tosses them away instead. Impressions- this is a very nice tale told that involves a else worlds type of setting, Although it works as a period piece as well. The character of Sundance is a likable rascal who reminds me of Batlash. An interesting art team of Buscema and Russell deliver the western feel of the story quite nicely. I rate this a 4 out of 5 as a fill in to Walt Simonson run. |
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on Jun 24, 2018 8:18:00 GMT -5
Avengers # 209 Writer- JM Dematteis Artists- Alan Kupperberg Inker- Dan Green “ The Resurrection Stone” The Story- The Beast , Wonderman , Vision and Scarlett Witch are sitting around the Avengers Mansion where they are meeting for the first time Hanks Girlfriend Vera. Vera drops to the ground after drinking some tea provided by Jarvis and that’s when the assemblers realize that “ Jarvis” is really a Skrull in disguise. Vera is dead from the poisened tea and the skrull tells them that in order to bring her back to life, they have to find a Stone that has life giving properties Created thousands of years ago but has yet to be recovered. They quickly agree and , after getting Dr Dooms time machine from Reed Richards, Go back to two different time periods to get the two halves of the stone. The Skrull had received the location and time periods of the stones from an archeologist before killing him. They get the first half from England during the Bubonic plague and take it away from a 10 year old who had set himself up as ruler ( of course).The second time period is Germany during WW2 and they talk a grief stricken man who reannimated his dead family with the stones power. Unfortunately, the family had its soul but no real physical life in their bodies. Hank appeals to the man and gets the second stone. They all return to the present where the skrull asks that Hank transport alone to give him the stone in exchange for Veras life. After a brief debate, the other Avengers decide to let Hank make the choice whether to acquiese to the Skrulls bargain thus giving him ultimate power. Once Hank teleports to the Skrull ship, he realizes that he can’t allow the skrull to have this type of power and quickly subdues his enemy. At the Baxter Building later, Reed tells them that the skrull erroneously gave Vera a slow acting poisen and that there’s hope to revive her.
Impressions-Not a bad fill in with serviceable artwork by Kupperberg and Green. I was never a fan of Kupperberg but the story is told in a clear way. This issue makes no mention of current continuity and reads like a inventory story but it’s done in one format , satisfies the reader. There is no hint of the shake up that will follow with Jim Shooter 2 issues later where all four of the Avengers used here will leave. I give the issue a 3 out of 5 on the strength of the De Matteis writing.
|
|
