“The Non-Gritty Superhero!” Don’t tell Todd McFarlane… That surgeon general’s warning on the cover is a baffling choice. Here we begin what would’ve been Gerry Conway’s last TAC story, but he’s already…
Month: September 2021
MCP 67
Time for another Spidey short from MCP. Ghost Rider just appeared in Spider-Man, with Wolverine coming the following issue. Both of them were in FF. Here’s Wolverine and Ghost Rider teaming up…
SM 07
Let’s get this over with. “If you like ghosts and goblins… getting caught in the rain…” Oh, right, this is no place for jokes, everything’s gotta be super-ultra-sad. So, Ghost Rider comes…
SM 06
Time to get back to Todd McFarlane’s super dark Spider-Man. This story is darker than the last one, and the next one is darker than this. At least it’s only 2 issues….
FF 349
“The World’s Most Collectable Comic Magazine!” Part of the gag of these issues is this period was characterized by Marvel’s most popular characters constantly popping up in other people’s titles in an…
FF 348
“The World’s Most Commercialist Comic Magazine!” Now here’s a famous cover. I assumed these issues were very valuable. Everyone knows about “The New Fantastic Four.” That coupled with my love of Art…
FF 347
Surprise! “The World’s Goofiest Comic Magazine!” This post begins a truly infamous 3-part story that continues to be referenced today (As recently as the FF tie-ins to the 2020 Marvel event Empyre,…
Holiday Special ’91
The Marvel Holiday Special! A fun tradition on and off over the years, this one features 80 pages of material by a variety of talent using a variety of characters, starting with…
WEB 072
Yet another “Part 2” I’ve had since childhood without the part 1. What was I doing? Had I to guess, I would perhaps think I bought this to find out who drew…
WEB 071
With this issue, Gerry Conway is officially off Web. He’s semi-done with Spectacular, too, but we’ll get to that. And, look, the return of both Dominic Fortune and artist Dave Hoover to…