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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 10:06:17 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for a good "retro" story in the hands of the right creative team. Imaginations of a "missing issue" or issues if you will. In 1999, I loved this imaging of "Avengers 1 1/2" taking place between issues #1 and #2 by Roger Stern and Bruce Timm:  Even just seeing an untold Secret Wars story in Thor #383 brought a smile to my face:  What are some of your favorites? |
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Post by kirby101 on Jan 9, 2022 11:01:23 GMT -5
Untold Tales of Spider-Man by a wide margin. Nothing else comes close. It was the best Spider-Man comic at the time. Great scripts from Busiek, and the Pat Olliffe art was a joy. He did not do enough work. It ended too soon.  |
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Post by majestic on Jan 9, 2022 11:52:43 GMT -5
Untold Tales of Spider-Man by a wide margin. Nothing else comes close. It was the best Spider-Man comic at the time. Great scripts from Busiek, and the Pat Olliffe art was a joy. He did not do enough work. It ended too soon. Totally agree. Nothing else comes close. One of the best Spider-Man series ever. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 11:57:25 GMT -5
Legends of the Dark Knight-several of the arcs were continuity implants/untold tales and were quite good, especially early in the run.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 12:17:49 GMT -5
I'll also add the 12 issue FF: World's Greatest Comic Book Magazine from 2001. It was planned as a 40th anniversary FF celebration and the premise is if Stan and Jack collaborated one more time on FF storytelling occurring continuity-wise right after FF #100. A large cast of creative contributors, but all with the goal of channeling Stan and Jack: Written by ERIK LARSEN, ERIC STEPHENSON, BRUCE TIMM, TOM DEFALCO, KURT BUSIEK, JEPH LOEB and STAN LEE. Art by ERIK LARSEN, BRUCE TIMM, KEITH GIFFEN, JORGE LUCAS, RON FRENZ, GORDON PURCELL, TOM SCIOLI, SHANNON DENTON, MIKE MANLEY, RICK VEITCH, GRAHAM NOLAN, BILL WRAY, PAUL RYAN, FRANK FOSCO, DAVE ROSS, AL MILGROM, STEVE RUDE and DAN JURGENS. Cover by ERIK LARSEN.I think they did a brilliant job overall, and if you love Untold Tales of Spider-Man and haven't read this yet, I highly recommend it (it also includes many other appearances of Marvel characters beyond the FF themselves). A few of my favorite covers:    |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 16:14:37 GMT -5
Pretty much All-Star Squadron as a whole comes to mind as well now that I think about it.
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Post by MDG on Jan 9, 2022 17:57:39 GMT -5
Do Tijuana Bibles count?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 18:49:55 GMT -5
"Spider-Man Family" 3: An early (maybe first) meeting of Spidey and The FF.
The DC "Silver Age" miniseries, or interconnected one-shots, depending on how you look at it. It was pretty fun, and I believe that up to that point, it was the biggest post-crisis project which used pre-crisis history, which gave me some hope that DC was open to using their pre-crisis continuity some more. Cue dashed dreams.
"The Bat And The Cat" mini by Nicieza. An early tale with Batgirl and Catwoman.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 18:52:59 GMT -5
I'll also add the 12 issue FF: World's Greatest Comic Book Magazine from 2001. It was planned as a 40th anniversary FF celebration and the premise is if Stan and Jack collaborated one more time on FF storytelling occurring continuity-wise right after FF #100. A large cast of creative contributors, but all with the goal of channeling Stan and Jack: Written by ERIK LARSEN, ERIC STEPHENSON, BRUCE TIMM, TOM DEFALCO, KURT BUSIEK, JEPH LOEB and STAN LEE. Art by ERIK LARSEN, BRUCE TIMM, KEITH GIFFEN, JORGE LUCAS, RON FRENZ, GORDON PURCELL, TOM SCIOLI, SHANNON DENTON, MIKE MANLEY, RICK VEITCH, GRAHAM NOLAN, BILL WRAY, PAUL RYAN, FRANK FOSCO, DAVE ROSS, AL MILGROM, STEVE RUDE and DAN JURGENS. Cover by ERIK LARSEN.I think they did a brilliant job overall, and if you love Untold Tales of Spider-Man and haven't read this yet, I highly recommend it (it also includes many other appearances of Marvel characters beyond the FF themselves). A few of my favorite covers: The concept is right for me, but my memory is that Larsen, whom I don't care for as either writer or artist, was a constant throughout the series, so I didn't bother with it. Maybe I'm getting it mixed up with a similar Defenders maxi-series. I'm going to give this one another look. |
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Post by chadwilliam on Jan 9, 2022 19:43:25 GMT -5
 Brave and the Bold #200Mike Barr's story reads like a Batman story 1955 while Dave Gibbons would have fit in perfectly as one of Bob Kane's ghosts. Also, Jim Aparo returning to pencil Michael Fleisher's last few Spectre strips 13 years after the series was abruptly ended. Aparo's style had changed, but it still reads well as a whole. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 19:58:05 GMT -5
The concept is right for me, but my memory is that Larsen, whom I don't care for as either writer or artist, was a constant throughout the series, so I didn't bother with it. Maybe I'm getting it mixed up with a similar Defenders maxi-series. I'm going to give this one another look. Larsen was indeed a part of this, but like the others, he was really focused on doing a great retro job. Even if you don’t like him otherwise, it really is worth another look IMO (and no, I’m not a Larsen fan either in general). |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jan 9, 2022 20:01:24 GMT -5
Pretty much All-Star Squadron as a whole comes to mind as well now that I think about it. Invaders too |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 9, 2022 20:04:09 GMT -5
I have literally never heard this term before! You’ve lived a sheltered life. |
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Post by badwolf on Jan 9, 2022 20:07:39 GMT -5
Even just seeing an untold Secret Wars story in Thor #383 brought a smile to my face: What are some of your favorites? Why couldn't they print it until now? |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 9, 2022 21:24:08 GMT -5
I second Untold Tales of Spider-Man.. fantastic series. And .99 cover price too! IIRC, there were a few others for the .99 price at the time (but weren't nearly as good).
I like X-Men: Hidden Years too (Though I know Byrne isn't everyone's favorite).
One that was probably a bit under the radar was Iron Man: Bad Blood. Michelinie and Layton doing a story from the era of their run on the comics.
They did another one (though Layton on inks only) that didn't have a title, it was just 258.1 - 258.4. It was more of a alternate universe thing.. Dr. Soderheim dies instead of getting saved.
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