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Post by shaxper on Jun 26, 2019 23:00:01 GMT -5
Pssst...Make sure to check out the Advance Warning Thread before jumping in with your selection! Absolutely everyone is welcome to participate once you've read-up on the event.3. Superman vs. Doomsdayby Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding Superman (vol. 2) #75 (January 1993) The post-Bryne Superman guys were a ton of fun. They could spend issue-upon-issue carefully balancing A, B, and C plot lines, writing sweeping character arcs, and reconciling Byrne-era continuity to satisfy even the most obsessive of fans, but sometimes they also just wanted to wrestle. Some of the finest slugfests of all time could be found in those issues, marrying classic wrestling moves and poses with superhuman meta power, and the result was ALWAYS an exhilarating guilty pleasure. So forget whatever else you know or think about the massively over-hyped Death of Superman event. It culminated in an AMAZING slugfest  and the constant reaction cuts to onlookers in the crowd, as well as at home watching TV, gave the whole thing a tragic poignance.   If they were going to "kill" Superman, this was one hell of a way to do it. Leaves my eyes tearing up every damn time.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 0:13:50 GMT -5
Lone Sloane is coerced by the Brotherhood of the Red Redemption (i.e. the Red Clergy) to fight vs. the forces of the Supreme Overlord, Imperator of all Galaxies on Delirius, the Planet of A Hundred Thousand Pleasures, a debauched pleasure planet; by Jacques Lob and Philippe Druillet from Lone Sloane Delirius published in Pilotte 651-66 in 1972, most recent collected edition by Titan books  imagine a cosmic battle drawn by Kirby on LSD and you come close to the battle scenes by Druillet in this volume of the Lone Sloane saga. Here's one of the battle images behind spoiler tags because it's a European comic set on a debauched pleasure planet... -M |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 3:16:02 GMT -5
3. Daredevil VS Namor in Daredevil Annual #4 (1976)Here's the cover:    Sorry for the image quality (damn you, Google images!). I read this in a UK reprint, published in a bigger size. Loved it. Never before have I seen Daredevil beaten so badly. And yet he just won't give up. He throws everything at Subby except the kitchen sink. And Subby respected him during this battle; protecting his own ego was paramount, but he certainly respected Daredevil's valiant nature. This was one battle where I "felt" every punch, kick, etc. The WWF had nothing on these guys!
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 27, 2019 4:35:00 GMT -5
Mr. Fantastic vs. Dr Doom
FF # 200
Wolfman/ Pollard/ Sinnott
The Fantastic Four have long locked horns with their most relentless foe Dr. Doom, But it wasn’t until their 200th issue that Reed Richards was locked in a one on one battle with the Latverian Leader. This issue is a culmination of a storyline that split the FF up after Reed Richards lost his stretching abilities that began in Issue # 191. Richards regains his powers after he’s tricked into taking a flight off planet which has him get bathed in the very cosmic rays that gave him his powers. The mind behind this was Victor Von Doom , in order to harness the fours powers to transfer it to his son. Of course his son is a clone and Doom has bigger plans in store. After those plans are thwarted , Richards sends the other three away to stop him from killing the UN members and faces Doom alone. There is just something so meaningful about Reed and Doom finally going head to head. Of course it doesn’t mean that Doom doesn’t use death traps peppered throughout his castle against Reed, but with his powers fully restored and at peak, Richards really shows what he can do. This dramatic battle ends with Dooms battered armor giving way and he being driven insane by an area that had thousands of mirrors too harsh for unprotected eyes. Just a great showdown , by a great team of Wolfman, Pollard and Sinnott. I always loved this series of panels " as it was always meant to be "   When have you ever seen Reed fighting this viciously ?  {More goodness}  
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 27, 2019 4:38:12 GMT -5
3. Daredevil VS Namor in Daredevil Annual #4 (1976)Here's the cover: Sorry for the image quality (damn you, Google images!). I read this in a UK reprint, published in a bigger size. Loved it. Never before have I seen Daredevil beaten so badly. And yet he just won't give up. He throws everything at Subby except the kitchen sink. And Subby respected him during this battle; protecting his own ego was paramount, but he certainly respected Daredevil's valiant nature. This was one battle where I "felt" every punch, kick, etc. The WWF had nothing on these guys! I've seen this cover before but I always assumed it was a reprint of DD #4. Nice Tuska Artwork. Stop apologizing for the images, they look just fine. |
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Post by rberman on Jun 27, 2019 7:48:53 GMT -5
3. Storm vs Callisto
(Uncanny X-Men #170, 1983, Claremont/Smith/Wiacek) The X-Men have been captured during their first encounter with the sewer-dwelling Morlock clan, and Ororo has been sickened by the Morlock named Plague. Nevertheless, she volunteers to engage Morlock leader Callisto (female, but modeled after Tom Petty) in single combat for leadership of the tribe. She must have seen the Black Panther or Aquaman films. Claremont was clearly inspired by Frank Miller’s wordless combat ballets in Daredevil, though being Claremont, he can’t help but put lots of unnecessary words on the first page of the fight. Ignore them, and just enjoy Paul Smith’s smooth lines. (And here I am, breaking my own recently-stated rule about only posting one page. Ah, irony!)   Claremont also gets points for a double entendre in this issue’s title, “Dancing in the Dark.” The first part of the issue featured Scott Summer and Madelyne Pryor dancing on a date in Alaska. But Ororo and Callisto have this very different dance in the dark sewer later on.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 27, 2019 8:04:45 GMT -5
Mr. Fantastic vs. Dr Doom
FF # 200
, August 22 1978
Marv Wolfman/ Keith Pollard/ Joe Sinnott
An Anniversary issue guaranteed to knock your socks (and armor) off! With the good Doctor Doomed to lose at the Fantastic Elasticized hands of Reed Richards. The scientifically inclined Richards finally puts down his test tubes and science experiments to showing Doom just why he is called MISTER FANTASTIC by delivering not another boring lecture on the social life of the common slug, but in in delivering a "can" of whup ass to the Machiavellian Monarch. Without the aid of his team mates, Reed goes Mano-a-mano with his lifelong nemesis.
From the incredible Kirby cover to the finale this is a fight for the ages and one which readers have been waiting forever to see. Doom brags and blasts away while Reed stretches out of the way of everything that is thrown his way. Not only does Reed show off his best stretching and wrapping capabilities but also turns himself into a human pinball while using his head (literally!) to squeezing into a miniscule gas nozzle that he causes to explode. Reed was even smart enough for planning ahead when re recognized Doom was the creator behind all of the FF's recent troubles, so he brought along a little something to short circuit Doom's armor.
From this point on Mister Fantastic delivers an old style beat down pummeling Doom until he uses the energy reserves of his armor to creating a human Popsicle out of Reed. All the while doing what Doom does best: rant and rave about his right to rule and his power while belittling Richards scientific abilities form the very 1st time they met. Reed expands is flexible body and with pure rage and hatred Doom is launching the attack and both men strike one another time and again in a furious battle doomed (forgive the pun) to leave only one man standing in the end.
As Doom attempts to choke the life out of Reed (is that possible with a pliable esophagus tube?) Reed rips Doom's face mask off which is no longer locked in place without power to his armor. Doom is forced to experience millions of his grotesque reflection blazing into his mind and this drives him mad and it is Mister Fantastic for the win!
This issue was a double sized FANTASTIC ending of a long story where once again the FF had been broken up only to band together. And while the team saved the world from Doom's plan at the U.N. it was a one man rubber band man who finally stopped Latveria's power mad monarch. Which is as it should be since the rivalry between Reed and Doom has existed for so long through so many fights it was great to see them finally face off against each other and to see Reed win out over Doom using both his brain and stretching abilities. A really memorable and beautifully staged and drawn confrontation!!!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 27, 2019 9:31:05 GMT -5
3. WILDCAT VS. THE INJUSTICE SOCIETY OF THE WORLDJSA #10 - "Wild Hunt"Written by David S. Goyer and Geoff JohnsArt by Stephen Sadowsky and Michael BairThe Injustice Society of the World attacks JSA HQ and the only one home is Wildcat. And he's taking a shower, so they are basically fighting naked Ted Grant wearing a towel and one arm in a cast. But Ted's pretty tough and he manages to get away, changes into his Wildcat costume and beats the whole conglomeration with his wits, his skill and his knowledge of the building's defenses. The line-up of the Injustice Society is Johnny Sorrow, Blackbriar Thorn, Count Vertigo, Golden Wasp, Icicle, Geomancer and the Tigress. Wildcat has little trouble using their overconfidence (and in some cases their inexperience) against them. In this scene, he goads the Golden Wasp into taking out the Tigress. If you plunge headlong into a fight scene thinking "It's just Ted Grant! This will be easy!", you've already given up half the battle. I read this incarnation of the JSA for a little over a year and #10 was my first issue. Johnny Sorrow would return for a "Injustice Be Done!", multi-issue arc just a few months later, and the battle with Wildcat is an excellent prelude and, to me, one of the most memorable fight scenes in comics since the Bronze Age. I've been a JSA fan since I was a kid, and the conflict with Johnny Sorrow is a highlight of the modern Justice Society.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 27, 2019 9:52:40 GMT -5
3. Thor, Odin, and Loki vs. SurturThor #353 The first half of Walt Simonson's legendary run on Thor built to a crescendo in this issue. After a year and a half of buildup, the forces of Surtur arrived, intent on bringing about Ragnarok. Asgard was abandoned, the Rainbow Bridge shattered, Earth overwhelmed by demonic hordes. Surtur strode into Asgard, ready to light his sword. But there were still three people standing against him: Thor, Odin, and Loki, battling together to save the Nine Realms from utter destruction.  The battle raged the whole issue, intercut with the fighting in the other realms. In the end, Odin and Surtur tumbled into an abyss, sealed away forever, locked in eternal battle in a sequence that I now realize must have been heavily influenced by Gandalf vs. the Balrog from The Fellowship of the Ring. Great stuff that blew my mind as a kid!
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 27, 2019 10:53:46 GMT -5
Number 3 is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2, Batman vs the leader of the Mutants.Gotham City is in chaos. After a 10 year retirement, Batman has returned to set things right, having first taken down Two-Face. He has been going after the Mutants, a gang of anarchic thugs, who have terrorized the city with random violence. People are murdered just riding the train home. Batman foils a kidnapping buy them and shows them what real terror is, as he hangs one of them, face to the groud, from atop a skyscraper, to get info from him about where their military weaponry is coming from. Meanwhile, a young woman, named Carrie Kelly, has donned a Robin costume and sets out to become the next sidekick, breaking up a 3-Card Monte scam. Batman tracks the mutants to a gathering, in a junkyard and shows up with a tank. He takes out the crowd; but, the Mutant Leader goads him into fighting him, face to face. Batman, stupidly does, and gets F-ed up. Carrie helps rescue him and get him back to the Batcave, for medical attention. The police arrest the Mutant survivors and the Leader; but, he proves harder to manage, even in jail, as he breaks his handcuffs and kills the mayor. Jim Gordon is being forced out, in favor of a younger woman, who considers Batman as big, if not bigger a threat than the Mutants. The stage is set for the return fight. Through Gordon, Batman concocts for the Leader's cell door to be unlocked and guides him out an escape route, which leads to a drainage pond, where the Mutant Leader falls into the muck.  Finally, Batman is using his brains. the Mutant Leader had the advantage in size, strength, speed and youth. Batman has to rely on experience and cunning. The sloshy mire that is their battleground negates the Mutant Leader's advantages, leveling the playing field. he still tries to use brute strength and Batman responds with surgical strikes, as he picks apart his opponent.  Batman snaps his leg and lays out the Mutant Leader and the gang is effectively killed. Batman has cut off their head, now the body will follow.  He has neutralized the biggest threat to Gotham City, though his own biggest threat has woken up, That will consume the remaining two book. Here, he has proven that age and cunning can beat youth and strength, if you use your head. It's like watching an aged boxer take on the young up and comer, with the knockout punching power, and see the champ take him apart with pure skill and strategy. Here, the Batman is truly alive again. He has sent a message to the city government that the true protector is back, that he did what their police force couldn't. Miller gets right what Knightfall blew; Batman is smart enough not to take on a more powerful foe directly. He will attempt to maneuver him into fighting his fight, forcing them into a situation where Batman has the advantage. Batman is guerilla warfare in a vigilante costume; hit and run, precision assaults, not frontal attacks. Miller got that. This is Ali-Foreman, where Ali did the "rope-a-dope," leaning on the ropes and playing defense while Foreman punched himself into exhaustion. Then, Ali hit him with a flurry and scored the first knockdown, ever, on Foreman. Throughout the fight, Ali taunted Foreman into expelling energy, saying "Is that all you got George?" In Foreman's own words (in an interview), he said to himself, "Yeah, that's it" as he tired and Ali fired back at him. Batman had tried the tactic of taking out the Mutant Leader on his battleground and was nearly killed. This time, he chose the venue and the rules and took him apart, sending a message to the gang that their reign of terror was over. He could pick them apart at will. Like every group of thugs, when you take out the leader, the gang falls in on itself.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 27, 2019 19:50:53 GMT -5
Flash(Ahhh-Ahhh!) Gordon Vs. Ming the Merciless
By Alex Raymond 1938, King Features Over the past few days I've spent hours poring over books trying to find just the right images to convey what makes me love these battles...but for today it was instantaneous and instead of multiple images I needed but a single image:  It's good versus evil, nine rounds no submissions for the fate of the universe. More than all of that though, it's the single image that I'd pick if asked to illustrate what a comic is to someone who had never heard of the medium(like an alien). It's just so damn dramatic, a perfect frozen moment of action. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jul 1, 2019 4:06:08 GMT -5
Day Eight Civil War Captain America vs Iron Man  Heh, no idea which issue, but I loved this book and the showdown between the opposing ideals was everything I wanted...cos Cap whooped his candy-ass. I think Steve McNiven excelled through this, and of course it leads into one of my all-time stories in the Death of Captain America. Hmmm, would this be even more effective now with the division you have over there between Republicans and Democrats? |
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Post by rberman on Jul 1, 2019 6:46:50 GMT -5
That is from Civil War #7 (Jan 2007)
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2019 7:41:00 GMT -5
That is from Civil War #7 (Jan 2007) Thank you! |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 2, 2019 13:45:25 GMT -5
3. Spider-Man vs. The Green Goblin or "When the Green, Green Goblin Comes Bob-bob-bobblin' Along" By: Conway, Kane, Romita & Mortellaro Amazing Spider-Man 122 (1973) Shaxper did an excellent write-up of this one. It was the first comic I ever bought and cemented my Spider-fandom for all time. There are no winners here. This is an ugly brawl, with an innocent dead girl at its center. Spider-Man goes right to the edge in his thirst for revenge, but ultimately shows his true, heroic colors. Things would never be the same.  |
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