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Time for us to fling ourselves, once more, into the waiting arms of nostalgia - and hope they don't turn out to be the terrifying tentacles of Doc Ock!
It's hospital drama for the Avengers when that woe-begotten windbag the Whirlwind returns to try and abduct the comatose Wasp!
But what's this? It seems this is the issue in which Hank Pym finally discovers his arch-foe has been his chauffeur for all these years!
It's Conan versus Conan in the tale we, no doubt, never thought we'd live to see. And it would appear it's all down to an oracle in the vicinity of the city of Ronnoco!
I really don't know what's going on but the GCD assures me the Falcon recovers from his coma, with his "Snap" Wilson persona intact, while Cap battles illusions of villains from his own past.
It looks like a grave situation for the man without fear when his fight with Copperhead reaches its dramatic climax.
They always say good things come in pairs but, by the looks of things, it's bad Things that come in pairs.
I've no idea what happens in this one but it seems that Arkon, Thunderbolt Ross and Gaard all put in an appearance. Therefore, I'm going to guess that alternate world shenanigans are involved.
Half Skrull, half shopping cart, all awesome; the Shaper of Worlds is back.
Half Skrull, half shopping cart, all awesome; the Shaper of Worlds is back.
And it can only mean trouble for the criminally underrated Toad Men.
It's a pivotal point in the life of Tony Stark, as exposure to the suffering caused by the Vietnam War convinces him to halt his involvement in arms manufacturing.
Getting flung off a bridge is the least of Spider-Man's worries because we've reached a tale to shock the world, as, at last - in the most insane revelation in the history of great literature - we finally get to discover who the Jackal is!
Nope. no idea what happens in this one.
Clearly, it involves Ulik but it would also seem to include Isis and Osiris.
I do know Star-Quake sounds like it should be a follow-up to legendary Caroline Munro/David Hasselhoff epic Starcrash.
To be honest, if the story inside isn't as magnificent as Starcrash, I may be tempted to demand my 25 cents back.
To be honest, if the story inside isn't as magnificent as Starcrash, I may be tempted to demand my 25 cents back.
Thus are Marvel's main heroes disposed of.
But what of that other company?
The one that goes with Marvel like fish goes with chips?
Just what would we find in a random sample of its output that bears the same cover date?
Tragically, I completely struggle to recall anything that happens in this tale, other than that I reviewed it several years ago and that said review may be found right here.
Can a horrific new monstrosity be about to enter the life of our youthful hero?
I suspect not. I suspect the thing they're reacting to on that cover is Pyra who I remember little of, other than that she doesn't look like a monster.
And, so, issue #6 sees the arrival of the Dingbats of Danger Street.
I know nothing of the contents of this one, other than it's brought to us by Jack Kirby and, in it, the Dingbats' lives are disrupted by a man called Jumpin' Jack who I'm assuming isn't Jack Kirby.
It seems they also encounter someone called Gasser.
It all raises the obvious questions in my mind. Was Jumpin' Jack inspired by Spring-Heeled Jack? And was Gasser inspired by the Mad Gasser of Mattoon?
I cannot say.
Because I don't know.
Not because I'm banned from saying.
In our first thrilling tale, Batgirl and Robin must unite to keep British mega-patriot Benedict Arnold from taking over the United States!
Then we get The Origins of Batgirl and Robin the Boy Wonder.
Next, Alfred the butler finds himself battling The Great Handcuff King!
Following that, a crook once caught by Commissioner Gordon uses the detective to lure Batman into a trap!
Now, we encounter a reprint of Batman's first-ever encounter with the Man-Bat!
And, a one-page feature tells us how Alfred became Batman's butler, and of his time as the villain the world could only know as The Outsider!
Can Shaddy and Margo survive a stint on the local ducking stool?
And will our hero's knowledge of hemp save them?
It's time for some sizeable fun, as Batman secures his latest treasury-sized collectors' edition.
But in 3 dimensions!
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2 comments:
Dingbats is the hammer to Sean’s and Charlie’s anvil!
I think the “Shaddy” (❤️) cover is the best of this batch. I also think the Conan, Daredevil, Beowulf, Kamandi and Batman LCE covers are quite good. The rest range from “Okay” (AMAZING SPIDEY) to “Poor” (IRON MAN).
BEOWULF 3 is the only issue of that series that I bought back in the day (it’s possibly the only one I ever saw for sale at the time) — I remember liking it. The artwork was good and the story may have been fairly basic S&S stuff, but not bad.
Still mad at Steve Englehart all these years later for sh***ing all over Sam Wilson on his way out the door, and leaving it to others to clean up his mess.
b.t.
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