Another month, another enduring concept. It’s really hard to overstate how insane early Marvel Comics are. Just month after month, Kirby, Ditko, Heck and the rest are churning out characters that will…
Tag: Betty Brant
TAC 251
Well, we’ve come to the last book in this block. Can’t say I’ll be sad to leave. More of this Kraven nonsense. Well, I say that, but nothing going on with him…
TAC 250
For some reason, we begin here a thing where someone’s decided big Osborn issues have to have Romita covers even if it’s not his book. I mean, I’m not complaining, but it’s…
TAC 249
Back for more with Kraven, or is it Kraven? Maybe they’ll get around to turning over their cards, I don’t actually remember when they do. But peep the completely incorrect credits on…
SMU 17
I’m glad SMTU is over. 2 oversized quarterly titles was 2 too many, but at least it’s back to 1. This time out, Glenn Greenberg steps through the revolving door on the…
SM 81
Cat! Not.. not the most interesting name. Is one of those guys Cat? I confess I don’t remember. The first “The Cat” was a lady, and eventually became Tigra, leaving the name…
TAC 248
At least I paid a fair price for it! If I understand the cover dates correctly, this issue actually published in June of 1997. The month after I finished high school. We’ve…
TAC 247
Last issue’s letter column said this Jack O’Lantern was created in Mark Gruenwald’s seminal Captain America run. That’s untrue, tho editorial may not have known it at the time. That was a…
TAC 246
Sigh. Big sigh. Ross’s Spider-Man is really off-model from his usual McFarlane-by-way-of-Campbell impression here. Looks like he jumped to the future and started aping ballpoint pen-era Steve McNiven. That’s a very inside…
SMU 16
With its recent 3-parter, SSM is now way ahead of the other titles for me, so time to play catchup, starting here. Tony Daniel was a guy who did a minor Image…