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Special Delivery from Doctor Doom
Fantastic Four #200, as its ITEM! in the "Bullpen Bulletins" states, was indeed a "Major Milestone" for Marvel, though in reading the issue it comes across as so much more. It of course caps a...
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When Titans Clash!
We've come at last to the epic showdown between Doctor Doom and Reed Richards, taking place in the sensational 200th issue of Fantastic Four. In Part One, we saw the FF successfully dismantle key parts...
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The Hosed Torch
Annihilus, Annihilus. Tsk tsk. There's such a thing as too quick an attack.If only you'd had something a little more ponderous and humiliating, like... a fire hose.You could even have it built into...
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Strange, Unusual, Fighting Teens
I think one of the first stories where I became familiar with the art of Neal Adams (if not the first story) was X-Men #63, which had made its way to a back issue stack in an old bookstore. I picked it...
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Damsel In Distress!
"Your record? Come now, Susan. Anyone who studies the history of the Fantastic Four would quickly realize your primary function has been to be captured and terrorized by your foes." -- "Woman To Woman"...
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The Birth and Rebirth of--Doc Samson!
From a reader's perspective, it's difficult to see the creation of the "Doc Samson" character as little more than a flashy novelty in terms of a new character to go up against the Hulk. Yet it's to...
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Last But Not Least, The Colorist
Forty-two years ago to the month, two now-famous names at Marvel Comics were just getting their start with the company. And thanks to a couple of name-dropping responses on a letters page from the...
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The King Is Dead! Long Live The King!
The fortunes of Victor Von Doom had certainly changed, once his scheme to install his "son" on the throne of Latveria had backfired in Fantastic Four #199. Soon after, in the FF's landmark 200th issue,...
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Home Of The 50¢ Espresso
How about some (mostly) double-page art today? Let's go back to the late 1967 Amazing Spider-Man Annual, where we find its back pages crammed with all sorts of Spidey trivia.For instance, while it may...
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The Eerie Artistry of Tom Sutton!
When alert reader Colin J. recently made a comment about being curious to see more of artist Tom Sutton's Marvel work, one title that springs to mind would have to be his brief run on Doctor Strange...
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To Rise A Hero!
When Marvel plucked Doc Samson out of obscurity and gave him back his fighting togs, the good doctor couldn't have been more pleased at another chance to go up against the incredible Hulk, in the...
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My Therapist, My Enemy
During the incredible Hulk's final hours at the "crossroads"--the interdimensional nexus where he was sent when he'd become a creature of pure rage and his Bruce Banner persona was thought to be...
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The PERFECT Hit Man
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??Remember our good friends from the Corporation? They've been responsible for a few super-powered operatives featured as our mystery villain, such as the Animus and Blue...
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Hideko, Mistress of Aikido!
Professor Hideko Takata is a world-reknowned expert on geophysical conditions. But this day, she steps beyond the boundaries of science and comes face-to-face with one of science's worst nightmares....
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My Cross To Bear
In exploring the essence of the connection between Bruce Banner and the Hulk, we saw psychiatrist Leonard Samson open the door by developing a procedure that would allow him to observe and take part in...
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Marvel's On The Move Again!
Here are a few more wallpaper samples I've designed for my phone, courtesy of the artistic talent of John Buscema, John Byrne, and Jack Kirby. I think my favorite is the Buscema Hulk/Thing...
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'Cycles Wherever A Spider Can
This ad which ran in mid-1976 was mainly for Spider-Man toys, but it looks like they threw in everything but the kitchen sink:I don't know--if I were in marketing, I'd probably recommend that the ad...
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The New, Original Avengers
In 2005, a new series called Earth's Mightiest Heroes caught my eye, mainly because it featured the original Avengers lineup on its cover. At the time, the current-day Avengers had just been...
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Make A Stand For Liberty!
It probably goes without saying that, in the early 1940s, patriotism in the United States was on the rise, with Americans on the alert and keeping an eye out for enemy threats not only beyond the...
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