Now here’s an unusual one. Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, is an old pulp hero. Stan Lee once credited him as the forefather of superheroes. He was trained to near-superhuman strength…
Category: 1970s
ASM 140
Which one will fall? I mean, we can assume it’s The Grizzly, but let’s find out. We pick up where we left off, as The Grizzly carries Peter Parker (in a bear…
ASM 139
We are back to 1974. Back to Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia & Dave Hunt, back to the ongoing mystery of The Jackal, and just in time to meet… The Grizzly….
SM and SM
Surprise! We’ve jumped back to 1981, and it’s time for the titans of the comics industry to reunite. This is, in fact, the final Marvel Treasury Edition, so they went out with…
End of Block 21
Not even Christmas stops the train around here… largely because I’m so far ahead in the read. I liked drawing the full figure heroes in the bottom. This whole one came out…
ASM 200
Merry Christmas! What better gift could there be than a cover by Jazzy John Romita? Here’s one I’ve had a very long time, but haven’t actually read in many years. I probably…
ASM 199
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, for fear of being caught and forced to read a Mysterio comic. Alright. As this especially silly…
ASM 198
For the first time since Block 17, we hit a book I’ve owned for a long time. So long I’m not sure when or where I got it. I’m certain I got…
ASM 197
Keith Pollard returns for a knockdown, drag out battle with the Kingpin. First he helpfully explains how he survived seeming death last time he appeared, and explains that the injuries he suffered…
ASM 196
Al Milgrom & Jim Mooney tag in for art on this one, many years before their extended team-up on Spectacular. Grim stuff on that cover, and it’s just as grim inside as…