tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post6036015581812704946..comments2024-03-28T17:45:54.544+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Forty years ago this month - November 1974.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-2984491015944109772014-11-08T10:28:33.271+00:002014-11-08T10:28:33.271+00:00I liked the Mindworm too. He was a creepy little s...I liked the Mindworm too. He was a creepy little side-step during a very dark and paranoid era for Spidey. The nightmarish Conway Years were so far ahead of its time; as we saw this year, we never tire of the Night Gwen Stacy Died.<br /><br />There are actually two comics I owned here (despite the long, long Marvel drought of '73-75 in my locale.) That was the first "Iron Nose" comic I read and the first time I "met" the Yellow Claw (Hee HEE!). <br />Also that was the one-and-only issue of the FF I read where Medusa was on the team. It's infamous because of Buckler's splash-page error where he drew a tiny hand at the end of Reed's leg. It's unlikely he swiped THAT from Kirby.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-50383876829459056102014-11-07T09:42:35.342+00:002014-11-07T09:42:35.342+00:00The Golden Archer in Capt America 179 was indeed H...The Golden Archer in Capt America 179 was indeed Hawkeye who dressed as a villain to get Steve Rogers out of "retirement" - Thor had Hercules in the story (that's all I recall of that one) and as anon says Thundra and Mahkizmo was the villain in FF but the core of the story involved Reed using Dr Dooms time machine ( so Colin wasn't too far off)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166190927603182073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-87507580805989795462014-11-06T09:29:50.738+00:002014-11-06T09:29:50.738+00:00Sean, I shall consider whether to do any of the mo...Sean, I shall consider whether to do any of the more obscure stuff but I fear that deciding which ones to include and which ones to leave out may drive me mad.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84754674502685832352014-11-06T02:13:49.775+00:002014-11-06T02:13:49.775+00:00Compare this post with last weeks Marvel UK 40 yea...Compare this post with last weeks Marvel UK 40 years ago - in MWOM you could read the Galactus trilogy while the US FF gives us Rich Buckler's Kirby swipes. The main Marvel titles were at a low ebb at this point in the mid 70s - all the creative energy was in the newer stuff they were trying out.<br /><br />Have you considered maybe including the occasional obscurity in this feature, Steve?For instance, a quick look online tells me that this month is the fortieth anniversary of Amazing Adventures 27 - Craig Russell's first Killraven...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-31726315680520848732014-11-05T21:43:39.246+00:002014-11-05T21:43:39.246+00:00If you say so, anon - but Doc Doom definitely appe...If you say so, anon - but Doc Doom definitely appeared in one of these stories at this time. In my defence I read it in 1978 which is a long time ago :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-7060289604990381412014-11-05T17:28:04.512+00:002014-11-05T17:28:04.512+00:00Thanks for all your comments, folks.
Colin, I thi...Thanks for all your comments, folks.<br /><br />Colin, I think I only had one issue of <i>The Complete Fantastic Four</i>, the one where the Miracle Man first reappears.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-67959721781509484082014-11-05T16:02:20.967+00:002014-11-05T16:02:20.967+00:00I think in fact that FF story was to do with Thund...I think in fact that FF story was to do with Thundra and Mahkizmo (sp?) rather than Doc Doom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56752845429728980612014-11-05T14:23:13.911+00:002014-11-05T14:23:13.911+00:00It's Guy Fawkes Night and it's finally, fi...It's Guy Fawkes Night and it's finally, finally, FINALLY stopped raining so hopefully those bonfires will actually light. I read that FF story in Marvel UK's Complete FF and it does indeed involve Dr. Doom (Steve, you seem to be clueless about this period of FF history so I assume you weren't reading Complete FF ?). Whether the Thor cover's "Night of Doom" has anything to do with the dastardly Latverian monarch I can't say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-68645418600319901272014-11-05T13:56:20.911+00:002014-11-05T13:56:20.911+00:00This was soon to be the nadir of my initial collec...This was soon to be the nadir of my initial collecting phase.<br /><br />Moving around the country with my parents.., I had to abandon a few titles unfortunately.<br /><br />And goodbye.. to the Swordsman.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-913716551989027182014-11-05T13:34:19.587+00:002014-11-05T13:34:19.587+00:00This would be right in the wheelhouse of Doug'...This would be right in the wheelhouse of Doug's beginning phase of comics collecting. That, and a few of these images (notably the Thor cover) showed up on our school supplies!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.com