Len Wein is killing me. I cut my first block from his run awkward and short because it picked up so many threads from the end of Conway’s and I didn’t want…
Month: October 2020
MTU 028
The stakes on this cover are so obvious that Spidey feels like he’s overselling it. What, like Herc would just drop it? I don’t know why there’s a sticker on there saying…
MTU 027
Spider-Man and the Hulk! Marvel’s most popular characters at this time, and yet, they still rarely appeared in the same book. This one’s banged up, and a previous owner wrote their name…
ASM 138
Boy, that’s a cover image. You guys know what madness means? Yeah, world, thanks a lot for the ability to perceive the conditions around me, real nice. But there’s no time for…
GSSM 2
In addition to the resurgence of horror comics at the company, Marvel in the 70s is also characterized by diving headfirst into the new stuff happening in popular cinema. Cashing in on…
ASM 137
Will things inside really get as grim as this cover? Let’s find out. It begins with The Green Goblin attacking a truck delivering atomic materials, and stealing some. Really raising the stakes…
ASM 136
This is gonna be crazy one. Dave Hunt rejoins the otherwise unchanged creative team. Things start out pretty sweet, as Peter & MJ return to his apartment after a Sunday afternoon out…
MTU 025
Yay, Daredevil! But… The Unholy Trio, huh? These guys don’t exactly inspire fear in the hearts of men. Some, uh, unique costumes. I guess they’re actually called The Unholy Three, and this…
End of Block 19
Not too many of these include a nuclear explosion. Or a voodoo priest, or a dinosaur man, or even Dracula, for that matter. But the 70s were a weird time.
MTU 024
In what culture, sirs, is Moondog another name for murder? This provides a pedigree for the infamous 1990s Captain America cover blurb “MODAM MEANS MURDER!,” I suppose. What’re the odds of getting…