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By important, I mean, obviously, important to me.
Really, I just went through my images folder and found ten comic book covers (eleven counting the one above) that I wanted to write something about, briefly, to at least do SOME original content on here for once, while I am hard at work on more original content to post in the future (or I should be or will be if I get this done in a timely fashion).
AND Today is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, a day when, in my old home of Michigan, I always stopped by Fanfare to chat, see what's what, walk around the line, and be part of the spectacle, see some kids, see people loving comics. Bill always saved my free comics in my box for me so I didn't have to stand in line with the 1200 people wrapped around the block.
I didn't ask my Fanfare pals to save me any comics this year and did not venture to any local shop where the scene might be cool, but I have no special perks and, so far, only the meager beginnings of a sense of community.
As for selections found here, my main method for selecting covers was simply to scroll through my folder of images and pick ones that caused my scrolling motion to stop. Some are more significant than others. One bears special significance to my life and T-shirts blog (number nine). But I am not trying to claim that these are all special to comics history or the ten best or anything of the kind. They jumped out at me, I like them, and most of them are by some of the greatest artists of my life: John Byrne, Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, Gene Colan, George Perez, Steranko, John Buscema, and the amazing, the most eminent GIL KANE.
But this post is about the covers, so here we go.
I want to try a new comic site recommended by my friend Nicholas Prom, maker of the COMICS REFLECTIONS podcast, and it's Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ComicReflections.
Comics Reflections endorses Mike's Amazing World of Comics, which is a great site run by a guy named Mike. I figured a site with this scope would be run by a comic shop that sells a lot of back issues, but it's not. The site is easy to navigate and ad-free, unlike COMIC VINE, which is owned by Game Spot, which in turn is owned by CBS. Though COMIC VINE has more information and a sleeker look with better graphics, I hate supporting corporations, especially media giants, though I do support them all the time as they are inescapable (DC is owned by Warner Brothers and Marvel is owned by Disney).
Anyway, I will share both links as I make some commentary about these ten (really eleven) great comic book covers.
NUMBER 0 - FANTASTIC FOUR #220
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=48798
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/fantastic-four-220-and-the-lights-went-out-all-ove/4000-20526/
The banner image up top does not immediately look like John Bryne's art but it is. Joe Sinnott's inking definitely changes the shapes of Bryne's figures and the definitions of their features.
I love the cover because it invokes the origin of FF who gained their powers from a journey in space, but it also establishes them as the premiere, space-traversing super team at Marvel (though one may argue the Avengers and X-Men both go to space as or more often). Also, I like the red color wash over the entire cover as if the characters are under the glow of pulsing red alert lights. Brilliant!
NUMBER ONE - NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD #7
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https://comicvine.gamespot.com/nick-fury-agent-of-shield-7-hours-of-madness-days-/4000-114327/
This issue of the 1968 series of Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is among one of the most iconic covers in Marvel Comics history. I have the pre-color original art above and the finished cover below. Steranko borrowed images and ideas from the art of Salvador Dali for this arresting and thought-provoking cover that also, for many at the time, may have tapped into the mind-expanding drug culture.
I am also blown away when I dig into comics history because I discover things I didn't know and wish I had known in the 1980s. This issue proves my case as it was written by Archie Goodwin, with whom I worked in Marvel's Epic Comics for my college internship. I did not take proper advantage of learning from a master like Archie and picking his brain for the stories of all the things he had done and written prior to helming Marvel's version of Heavy Metal.
NUMBER TWO - JUNGLE ACTION #14
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https://comicvine.gamespot.com/jungle-action-14-there-are-serpents-lurking-in-par/4000-110178/
I might argue that of the mid-1970s run of Black Panther stories in Marvel's revival Jungle Action comic, an unfortunate title given the main character, that this one stands above all the others.
Drawn by the dynamic Gil Kane with Black Panther holding back the jaws of death, quite literally with the power of his strength and will alone depicts the spirit and mission of Marvel Comics during that decade as it further and better defined its oeuvre and the Zeitgeist of the era and the one to come.
Written by Don McGregor, drawn by little known Billy Graham (one of the few African-American artists in comics at the time), inked by Pablo Marcos (amazing!!), colors by Glynis Oliver Wein, lettered by Charlotte Jetter, all of which was a diverse team assembled by the brilliant Len Wein, another creator who passed away recently (2017) and is missed.
But GIL KANE, come on. It doesn't get better.
NUMBER 3 - FANTASTIC FOUR #110
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https://comicvine.gamespot.com/fantastic-four-110-one-from-four-leaves-three/4000-11430/
I adore the cover for Fantastic Four #110 and would place it in one of my top ten Fantastic Four comic book covers of all time.
I adore the cover for Fantastic Four #110 and would place it in one of my top ten Fantastic Four comic book covers of all time.
The teaser announcing it's a story "we hoped never to print" alone makes the cover special, but the rest delivers one of the best hooks ever to appear in a Marvel comic, let alone for the FF. Sue, Johnny, and Ben are facing the viewer aghast at what they are seeing. Is this what we see or something else? Agatha Harkness (best name ever for a Marvel character) conjures either a vision of or a portal to the Negative Zone where multiple Reed Richards seem lost and terrified.
This issue marks a key era in the history of the Fantastic Four comic. Jack Kirby just left this flagship title and Marvel Comics in 1971 with issue #102 being his last. John Romita fills in for a few issues until John Buscema takes over with #107 and remains on the book, consecutively until #141, logging 53 issues in all on the Fantastic Four.
Check out this summary recap FROM COMIC VINE WIKI -
"It had to happen. The FF couldn't go on forever. If you read no other comic this month, you must not miss "One From Four Leaves Three!" Featuring plenty of witchcraft!
Reed has lost the device to bring him back from the Negative Zone, and it is up to the remaining three to get it to him so he can escape Annihilus! With the help of some magical diversion, Reed is able to slip past the Lord of the Negative Zone.
The Change in attitude that had begun showing signs earlier in Ben are now coming to the forefront; he has changed into a belligerent, arrogant person, and the group soon finds Ben has left the team to strike out on his own!"
Now, isn't that inspirational??
Could it be that Ben strikes out on his own as the Kirby analogue on the team since Kirby just left Marvel and went to work at DC.
Speaking of DC...
NUMBER 4 - SUPERMAN #249
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=27093
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/superman-249-the-challenge-of-terra-man-the-origin/4000-123012/
I love the Neal Adams covers almost as much as the Gil Kane covers.
Plus I own this comic. It seemed absurd to me even in 1972. A man who sort of looks like a cowboy despite his cape on a flying horse, one with wings, which I did not know was called a Pegasus at that time, has bested Superman, who is still floating above Metropolis despite looking unconscious.
It made me wonder. Was Superman's flight a conscious thing or once it's initiated would it keep me aloft indefinitely or until he negates it. My comics are in Michigan, and I am not sure I kept these Superman issues, so I do not have a quick way to verify this supposition.
NUMBER 5 - DETECTIVE COMICS #556
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/detective-comics-556-the-bleeding-night-zen-and-th/4000-113011/
Mike's Amazing World of Comics does not seem to have any of the issues of Detective Comics listed. Weird.
So, speaking of red covers. Also, kissing. I am unaware if anyone has conducted a formal study, but my informal study has proven that covers with kissing outsell practically any other kinds of covers. The comic sells even better if the two characters shown kissing are not known for having kissed before.
November 1985 - great art by Gene Colan and writing by Doug Moench. Comics needs Doug Moench.
Plus, the character of Nocturna is just cool and vampy, a well-designed femme fatale, which despite its sexist subtext, is still a trope that catches my interest and fandom.
Besides all the things make this great: the title ("The Bleeding Night"), Nocturna who is known as the Night-Slayer (also cool) and perhaps coolest of all THE FALSE FACE SOCIETY, which seems to have taken over our America today, thank you prophetic Mr. Moench.
FROM COMIC VINE WIKI:
This cover comes from a seven-issue reprint series in 1983 that in many cases employed new covers drawn by Neal Adams and reprinted the classic collaborations between Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams from 1970 featuring inks by Dick Giordano guided by the editing of Julius Schwartz. The issue featured here combines original Green Lantern and Green Arrow issues 80 and 81.
The dynamic duo of O'Neil and Adams worked the green-hued heroes for two years (1970-1972), but produced some of the most thoughtful, hard-hitting, socially-relevant comics of the silver age that still stand the text of time in addressing issues still unresolved today, such as the one depicted in this cover for over-population.
https://www.cbr.com/green-lantern-green-arrow-still-relevant/
https://www.cbr.com/after-they-were-famous-denny-oneils-green-lantern/
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/teen-titans-28-blindspot/4000-10940/
Having two characters brawling, or even better one hero unexpectedly cold-cocking another hero and friend serves as a corollary rule to the sales increase enjoyed for a book when two characters are shown kissing on the cover. Kissing and punching sell.
NUMBER 4 - SUPERMAN #249
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=27093
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/superman-249-the-challenge-of-terra-man-the-origin/4000-123012/
- Cover by Neal Adams.
- "The Challenge of Terra-Man!" written by Cary Bates, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Murphy Anderson. (Superman vs Terra Man, with Nova, Martha and Johnathan Kent and Superboy (flashbacks)) - Introduction of Terra Man, a villain who looks like he's from the old West, but has futuristic weapons. Reprinted in Superman in the Seventies.
- "The Origin of Terra-Man" written by Cary Bates, penciled by Dick Dillin and inked by Neal Adams. (Terra-Man, Collector and Nova) - Tera-Man's origin. Reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition #39.
- "High Man on a Flagpole!" Reprinted from Superman #46. A flagpole sitting contest is held for the love of a woman. Can Superman make sure the contest is fair?
I love the Neal Adams covers almost as much as the Gil Kane covers.
Plus I own this comic. It seemed absurd to me even in 1972. A man who sort of looks like a cowboy despite his cape on a flying horse, one with wings, which I did not know was called a Pegasus at that time, has bested Superman, who is still floating above Metropolis despite looking unconscious.
It made me wonder. Was Superman's flight a conscious thing or once it's initiated would it keep me aloft indefinitely or until he negates it. My comics are in Michigan, and I am not sure I kept these Superman issues, so I do not have a quick way to verify this supposition.
NUMBER 5 - DETECTIVE COMICS #556
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/detective-comics-556-the-bleeding-night-zen-and-th/4000-113011/
Mike's Amazing World of Comics does not seem to have any of the issues of Detective Comics listed. Weird.
So, speaking of red covers. Also, kissing. I am unaware if anyone has conducted a formal study, but my informal study has proven that covers with kissing outsell practically any other kinds of covers. The comic sells even better if the two characters shown kissing are not known for having kissed before.
November 1985 - great art by Gene Colan and writing by Doug Moench. Comics needs Doug Moench.
Plus, the character of Nocturna is just cool and vampy, a well-designed femme fatale, which despite its sexist subtext, is still a trope that catches my interest and fandom.
Besides all the things make this great: the title ("The Bleeding Night"), Nocturna who is known as the Night-Slayer (also cool) and perhaps coolest of all THE FALSE FACE SOCIETY, which seems to have taken over our America today, thank you prophetic Mr. Moench.
FROM COMIC VINE WIKI:
Continued from Batman (1940-2011) #389. As the red skies of the Crisis grow worse, Batman must face Nocturna, Night-Slayer, the False Face Society, and Catwoman. Continued in Batman (1940-2011) #390.
- Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Giordano.
- "The Bleeding Night" written by Doug Moench, penciled by Gene Colan, inked by Bob Smith, colored by Adrienne Roy and lettered by John Workman.
- "Zen and the Art of Dying" written by Joey Cavalieri, penciled by Jerome Moore, inked by Bruce Patterson, colored by Jeanine Casey and lettered by Bob Lappan.
Note: The Batman story is not bannered as a Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover.
Story continues in Batman #390.
NUMBER 6 - GREEN lANTERN GREEN ARROW #3
This cover comes from a seven-issue reprint series in 1983 that in many cases employed new covers drawn by Neal Adams and reprinted the classic collaborations between Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams from 1970 featuring inks by Dick Giordano guided by the editing of Julius Schwartz. The issue featured here combines original Green Lantern and Green Arrow issues 80 and 81.
The dynamic duo of O'Neil and Adams worked the green-hued heroes for two years (1970-1972), but produced some of the most thoughtful, hard-hitting, socially-relevant comics of the silver age that still stand the text of time in addressing issues still unresolved today, such as the one depicted in this cover for over-population.
https://www.cbr.com/green-lantern-green-arrow-still-relevant/
https://www.cbr.com/after-they-were-famous-denny-oneils-green-lantern/
WIKI TEXT FROM COMIC VINE
Continuing on their journey, the trio are run off the road by a trucker in to a river with the two earthlings quickly changing costumes. They are then picking up by a passing ship carrying recently outlawed hazardous materials, before the boiler explodes knocking Green Lantern out and setting fire to the deck. The Guardian then departs with the Lantern to get him medical aid, leaving Green Arrow with the ship as they begin dumping the chemicals into the water to avoid an explosion. The next morning Green Arrow visits Lantern at the hospital before a council of Guardians appear because of The Guardians actions of putting The Lantern before the ship's crew, he is then called to the tribunal as the two heroes accompany him as witnesses. The trio then arrive at the Gallo where they surrender their weapons, as they are led to the back with all agreeing something to be wrong.The Guardian is then accused of annihilation of a world, as the robotic jury quickly finds him guilty, the Guardian is then sentenced to death with Green Arrow and Green Lantern also for contempt of court.
Upon entering their cells they find the true tribune who reveal the man they faced was in fact the head mechanic who led his robots in a rebellion. The group then begins planning an escape with the group working to make an bow for Ollie to utilize, and using an hidden explosive arrow they manage to destroy their robotic guard.They then manage to get Hal's ring back from the guard, before rushing to prevent the Guardian's execution at the insane mechanic's hands.They then make it to the chamber where the Guardian has been encased in a tomb of plastic which the Lantern quickly destroys, saving the Guardian while Arrow stops the Mechanic in his escape. The two then return to Earth, as the Guardian remains to face the judgement for his crime.
The Guardian then meets with his fellow Guardian's as Black Canary, Green Lantern and Green Arrow speak of his admirable qualities. However the Guardian is sentenced to have his immortality stripped, and sent to their home world to live out the remainder of his life.However the three are granted permission to accompany their friend, while Hal Jordan lets the Guardians know he is considering his resignation over their actions.They quickly arrive on the heavily populated Maltus, where they are attacked with the citizens showing particular anger at Black Canary due to being a woman. They then retreat to the archives to learn what has happened, finding the archives they are told the tale of the world. Years ago the planet passed through cosmic dust aging everyone and leaving them infertile, eventually a woman named Mother Juna using DNA from the citizens grew babies which ages to adulthood in the course of days. This leads to overpopulation when the citizens recover, before viewing the effects first hand and deciding to stop Mother Juna's experiments.
They quickly enter into the dome, where they come into contact with a large yellow brute which leaves Lantern's ring useless, with Canary managing to hurt him with a judo throw. However this draws Juna to them with two more, forcing them to run the until cornered. The three then defeat Juna and her "sons" and prepare to destroy the dome until the arrival of the crowd who begin destroying the dome. The Guardian then decides to remain on Maltus in order to assist, while the three return to Earth.
Notes:
- An all reprint issue.
- Reprints Green Lantern #80.
- Reprints Green Lantern #81.
NUMBER 7 - TEEN TITANS #28
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/teen-titans-28-blindspot/4000-10940/
Having two characters brawling, or even better one hero unexpectedly cold-cocking another hero and friend serves as a corollary rule to the sales increase enjoyed for a book when two characters are shown kissing on the cover. Kissing and punching sell.
I did not purchase the 1970 cover of Teen Titans -- seen here -- as my first issue of the comic as that was issue #15, but along with issue #26, it is probably my favorite cover for the book up to that point. Other covers would follow that are notable (#42 for instance), but the image of Aqualad punching Robin and screaming his frustrations is an image and an idea that would stick with me for years and be pivotal when trying to write my own Teen Titan comic with my friend Neil Southwell drawing and I conceived of a splash page with Wonder Girl's first smashing Robin's face, and though we did not see her whole body or face with the punch, it is clearly her wrist bracelet, for which Neil received some good advice on how to draw from the master George Pérez.
I became a much bigger Teen Titans and Legion of Superheroes fan in my twenties, when I actually wrote some Titans fan fiction and participated in an APA called Titan Talk.
Punching sells.
Besides, in 1970, with the unrest of youth because of Vietnam, and a country more and more divided between peace and love hippies and conservative pedants of Nixonology, the image of Aqualad angered at a cop-out and punching one of his friends and teammates takes on new meaning.
Besides, Nick Cardy is in that league with others I have mentioned, like Gil Kane, Neal Adams, and Gene Colan for powerful and artful comic book covers.
JUST TITANS - https://comicvine.gamespot.com/teen-titans/4050-2279/?page=1
NUMBER 8 - GIANT SIZE CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
Nothing at Mike's Amazing World of Comics.
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/giant-size-conan-the-hour-of-the-dragon/4000-14580/
This comic book cover has always inspired me, haunted me, stuck in my head, and until this moment, I did not know it was drawn by Gil Kane. Possibly inked by Tom Sutton (as the internal pages are), th shapes and figures, the faces, bear a resemblance to Kane's work but do not seem obvious compared to his DC work or some earlier Marvel work, such as Daredevil, unlike the Black Panther image shown previously. What I am trying to say is that I did not know this was a Gil Kane cover because it did not really look like a Gil Kane cover.
September 1, 1974
FROM THE COMIC VINE WIKI
NUMBER 9 - THE SON OF SATAN #1
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There's a theme here.
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/son-of-satan-1/4000-15881/
Another Gil Kane cover that I did not recognize as a Gil Kane cover.
The first issue of this book, released in December of 1975, started a short run (eight issues) featured a bold movie by Marvel to openly challenge the religious right with one of its most powerful icons of evil, and yet the Comics Code Authority stamped approval on these books. Apparently, it's all right to have the progeny of Satan, fighting evil as he fights his own conflicted nature, a battle of good and evil in which "good" triumphs.
I am still fond of this pentagram-chested caped and spiked hair pitchfork wielder much more so than the more "realistic," less fabulous versions that have followed as the character has transformed.
This issue is also special as it was my first t-shirt in my year of writing about t-shirts, a thing that made me a daily blogger.
Why this t-shirt; the first t-shirt blog post
https://365-tshirts.blogspot.com/2013/03/t-shirt-1-son-of-satan.html
Explained in more depth here -
https://365-tshirts.blogspot.com/2013/06/t-shirt-77-narcissism.html
NUMBER 10 - AVENGERS #181
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=46304
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-avengers-181-on-the-matter-of-heroes/4000-19359/
And for the last choice, the maestro, the master, George Pérez.
Though Pérez drew the cover, the interior is by John Byrne.
I perused the issue because I couldn't remember how it resolves as Gyrich weeds out the excess Avengers to a core seven: Iron Man, Captain America, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, the Beast, The Wasp, and The Falcon (not pictured). The last choice rankles Hawkeye because Falcon is "not even an Avenger." Quicksilver balks at the interference of the government before collapsing unconscious, a set up for the next story as Wanda and Pietro's father, Django Maximoff, returns as a puppeteer of sorts to manipulate his children.
A great Avengers era.
Amusingly. issue 182 features a letter by Kurt Busiek long before working at Marvel Comics, eventually penning one of its greatest stories -- Marvels -- and then later helming the Avengers alongside George Pérez.
I just like this cover, a lot. George Pérez is great at drawing multiple heroes in one panel with stunning detail.
FROM COMIC VINE WIKI -
And that's my tour of comic book issues.
I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
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Sharon Tracy bears witness to something she should never have seen. Tracy is pursued by two shadowy figures, but manages to escape. In her flight, Tracy drops her purse, unwittingly giving her pursuers her name and address. Aqualad returns to the mainland, in search of the Teen Titans. Aqualad calls on Tracy, who rooms with Donna Troy, Wonder Girl. Still shaken, Tracy mistakes Aqualad for her pursuers. The actual men pursuing Tracy appear, and knock Aqualad to the floor. A brief battle ensues, wherein Aqualad punches both men out Tracy's window. Both men manage to escape.
Aqualad is certain he recognized one of the men. Aqualad checks on Tracy, then brings her to the Teen Titan's headquarters, for safekeeping. Traumatized by what she witnessed, Tracy is incapable of speaking of it to Aqualad. After a quick swim in the river, Aqualad heads to Hudson University, to seek out college student, Dick Grayson. Aqualad finds Grayson, as Robin, battling against a group of thugs. With Aqualad's timely assistance, Robin is able to subdue the ring of car thieves. During the melee, Aqualad remembers where he saw Tracy's attacker before. He's one of the Ocean Master's minions.
Robin brings Aqualad to Mister Jupiter's estate, where the rest of the Teen Titans have been staying. The Teen Titans are reluctant to get involved with Tracy's dilemma. Aqualad and Hank Hall nearly come to blows over their disagreement, but it is actually Robin who Aqualad punches. With Lilith, Mal Duncan and Don Hall restraining Aqualad, Donna Troy explains their reason for being so hesitant to get involved. In a recent case, the Teen Titans were, somewhat, to blame for the shooting death of a peace activist, named Doctor Swenson.
Since that day, the Teen Titans have vowed never to use their super-powers again. Aqualad's attempt to reason with the team, largely, falls on deaf ears, but they do agree to put their costumes on and, at least, speak with Tracy. Lilith probes Tracy's mind, telepathically, to see what Tracy has seen. While walking in the park, Tracy saw two shadowy figures firing a weapon at a third man. This man was transformed into a horrific creature. The Teen Titans discuss the situation for several moments. Aqualad tries to spur them into taking action, but the Teen Titans continue in their reticence to act.
Aqualad storms out, and continues the investigation on his own. Aqualad returns to the park, Tracy was walking through, in search of clues. Aqualad discovers a piece of paper, with scientific notations written on it. Suddenly, Aqualad is struck from behind. It is the Ocean Master, along with two of his men. Despite a valiant effort on Aqualad's part, he is defeated. Aware of his need to replenish himself every hour in salt water, Ocean Master ties Aqualad's unconscious body to a tree, and leaves him in the park to die.
Dick Giordano
Gaspar Saladino
Nick Cardy
Steve SkeatesIssue details
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August 1, 1970
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NUMBER 8 - GIANT SIZE CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
Nothing at Mike's Amazing World of Comics.
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/giant-size-conan-the-hour-of-the-dragon/4000-14580/
This comic book cover has always inspired me, haunted me, stuck in my head, and until this moment, I did not know it was drawn by Gil Kane. Possibly inked by Tom Sutton (as the internal pages are), th shapes and figures, the faces, bear a resemblance to Kane's work but do not seem obvious compared to his DC work or some earlier Marvel work, such as Daredevil, unlike the Black Panther image shown previously. What I am trying to say is that I did not know this was a Gil Kane cover because it did not really look like a Gil Kane cover.
September 1, 1974
FROM THE COMIC VINE WIKI
Conan, King of Aquilonia, wakes from a dream, and hears invisible footsteps. Meanwhile, a dark sorceror is being resurrected by black arts! Can even the mightiest warrior of the Hyborian Age withstand such powers?
This issue marks the first appearance of the pirate queen Bêlit in American comics.
Creators
Ernie Chaninker
Gil Kanecover, penciler
Glynis Oliver Weincolorist
Robert E. Howardother
Roy Thomas
Tom Suttoninker
NUMBER 9 - THE SON OF SATAN #1
There's a theme here.https://comicvine.gamespot.com/son-of-satan-1/4000-15881/
Another Gil Kane cover that I did not recognize as a Gil Kane cover.
The first issue of this book, released in December of 1975, started a short run (eight issues) featured a bold movie by Marvel to openly challenge the religious right with one of its most powerful icons of evil, and yet the Comics Code Authority stamped approval on these books. Apparently, it's all right to have the progeny of Satan, fighting evil as he fights his own conflicted nature, a battle of good and evil in which "good" triumphs.
I am still fond of this pentagram-chested caped and spiked hair pitchfork wielder much more so than the more "realistic," less fabulous versions that have followed as the character has transformed.
This issue is also special as it was my first t-shirt in my year of writing about t-shirts, a thing that made me a daily blogger.
Why this t-shirt; the first t-shirt blog post
https://365-tshirts.blogspot.com/2013/03/t-shirt-1-son-of-satan.html
Explained in more depth here -
https://365-tshirts.blogspot.com/2013/06/t-shirt-77-narcissism.html
Creators
Diane Buscemacolorist- Gil Kanecover
Irving Watanabecover
Jim Mooneyartist
Jim Starlinpenciler
Joe Rosenletterer
John Warnerwriter
Marv Wolfmaneditor
Mike Espositocover
NUMBER 10 - AVENGERS #181
http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=46304
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-avengers-181-on-the-matter-of-heroes/4000-19359/
And for the last choice, the maestro, the master, George Pérez.
Though Pérez drew the cover, the interior is by John Byrne.
I perused the issue because I couldn't remember how it resolves as Gyrich weeds out the excess Avengers to a core seven: Iron Man, Captain America, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, the Beast, The Wasp, and The Falcon (not pictured). The last choice rankles Hawkeye because Falcon is "not even an Avenger." Quicksilver balks at the interference of the government before collapsing unconscious, a set up for the next story as Wanda and Pietro's father, Django Maximoff, returns as a puppeteer of sorts to manipulate his children.
A great Avengers era.
Amusingly. issue 182 features a letter by Kurt Busiek long before working at Marvel Comics, eventually penning one of its greatest stories -- Marvels -- and then later helming the Avengers alongside George Pérez.
I just like this cover, a lot. George Pérez is great at drawing multiple heroes in one panel with stunning detail.
FROM COMIC VINE WIKI -
Avengers liason Henry Peter Gyrich tells the team, that in order to restore their priority status with government, they must have a roster of only seven active members.
Notes
- Features the Hostess Cup Cakes ad, The Incredible Hulk Changes His Mind!
- Jim Salicrup's assistant editor credit taken from letters page header.
Creators
David Micheliniewriter
Elaine Heinlletterer
Françoise Moulycolorist
Gene Dayinker
George Pérezcover
Jim Salicrupeditor
Jim Shootereditor
John Byrnepenciler
Roger Sterneditor
Terry Austincover
Issue details
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March 1979
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And that's my tour of comic book issues.
I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 1905.10 - 10:10
- Days ago = 1406 days ago
- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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