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Let us see what is underway in a world in which all disputes can be settled via the medium of fisticuffs.
I know little of the contents of this one but I do know that Christopher Priest, John Buscema and Ernie Chan give us a story titled Resurrection.
One that manages to cram in the Council of the Seven, the Legion of Assassins and the Devourer of Souls.
It's a miracle Marvel didn't decide to make us pay double for all that lot.
And now he's a creature of living energy!
And he blames Iron Man for it!
However, I do know that's quite a boring cover.
I also know the tale inside is called Welcome to the Future! and sees our heroes restore Central City!
Cap's not a happy man.
But then why should he be? He still feels bad about having killed a member of Ultimatum.
And there's also bad news for Flag-Smasher. Which is that Cap's decided to bring him in.
The good news for the un-American activities committer is the hero wants to bring him in alive.
Thinking about it, isn't it quite difficult to smash a flag? Wouldn't it make more sense to try to shred or burn it?
While all this is going on, Malice possesses Dazzler, Nightcrawler's attacked by an angry mob and Magneto's offered membership of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle.
Thor and Judge Dredd Justice Peace try to save Jane Foster and the world by stopping Zaniac.
Rather more sedately, this issue sees Volstagg adopt two orphaned boys.
Plus, for people who like that kind of thing, there's even an appearance by Jack the Ripper - although only in flashback.
However, it may all be about to go wrong for him because he's unaware that he's being stalked by the all-improved Black Cat.
The Sandman?
Helping Spider-Man?
It's true. The granular grapplemonger assists the hero and Silver Sable in their struggle with the Sinister Syndicate.
But the real Hobgoblin shows up and the inevitable fight breaks out!
But restored to his original grey colour!
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Conkers aside, we have yet another case of a hero making a mistake: DD and Mr Hyde. Though thats not as bad as allowing gladiator to put his slicers on, in prison, hoping it will restore his memory. CH.
Why is DD's billy club white? It always used to be red!
Phillip
PHILLIP - you forward facing forbusher - i think you’re on the path to a NO prize!
My father died in '99 but he would have turned 99 today...
I have a strange craving for an ice-cream cone with a Flake in it...
In other news - this week is the 100th anniversary of Winnie The Pooh.
I know i picked up a few issues of DD after ‘Born Again’ ended, out of habit. But I can’t remember anything about them except the feeling of disappointment.
i just checked on Marvel.fandom and this and the previous issue had Steve Ditko art, and next month its Bqrry Windsor-Smith.
I wonder if Marvel were trying to plug the Miller/Mazzucchelli shaped gap with popular creators whilst they tried to get a regular team in place?
Janson cover - so yes, odd that the billy club is white.
Didnt buy any of those other comics. No doubt Sean will be along shortly to remind me what I actually was buying at the time!
Oh no! I did buy that Thor but I had lost enthusiasm for the title by now.
Apologies to Steve from going off-topic but using DD #235 as the constant on Mike’s, I had the following:
Action #583 and Superman #424 being the seminal ‘Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow’. These will hopefully be included in the DC feature (or have already, and I’ve let myself down again).
Dark Knight #4 - as above
Cerebus #87 - which carried a Dark Knight cover homage (I think). Sim was nimble enough to get this out within a few months of the original first issue (or it was a coincidence and I’ve let myself down again).
Love & Rockets #17 - Locas v Locos, Duck Feet and Rocky and Fumble (their last appearance?)
Swamp Thing - Bat-tastic!
DW
Can't believe The Dark Knight 4 came out this early - I didn't get a copy til March 1987, for my birthday!
In Germany, the white asparagus heralds the start of spring. In DD perhaps the opposite's true, for Miller fans, with the white billy club heralding Miller's end, and the start of winter. Either that, or DD's stolen Moon Knight's truncheon!
Phillip
I suspect Mike’s is wrong with a few if these issues.
DW
DW, 'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow' and DKR #4 (along with Watchmen #1) were mentioned here last month. I think you must be matching them with DD #235 by the on-sale date. Still, no harm in bringing them up again!
Especially as that was a good point about Cerebus - which never lines up with the big two on cover dates - and how quick off the mark Sim was with his spot on Dark Knight parody. Mustn't.. black out....
If we're being consistent with Steve's feature, which uses cover dates, the October DCs did include the double-sized Swamp Thing #53 though, one of my fave issues of the Moore run. Along with the also Bat-tastic Roots of the Swamp Thing #4 - reprinting the Wrightson-era crossover - and Batman #400, which included Brian Bolland's second published go at the Caped Crusader (and Sienkiewicz too).
And Watchmen #2.
No wonder hardly anyone was reading Marvel comics this month!
Even company man John Byrne had upped sticks and gone to the competition.
With the pre-Crisis Superman seen out in style the previous month - in the Moore/Swan twofer, the Gerber/Veitch DC Presents #97, and Lois Lane #2 drawn by Gray Morrow (not to mention DKR #4) - it was time for the new version... Man of Steel #1.
In which Byrne - who often complains about comic creators changing stuff - changes stuff. Most notably imo by having the child Kal-El emerge from the gestation chamber matrix AFTER the Kryptonian spaceship lands in Kansas. Yes, all that stuff you thought you knew was wrong - Superman was actually born in the USA!
A guy who migrated to the US himself (via Canada) thought it was important to make clear that Superman was not an immigrant. What's that all about?
-sean
Matthew, was Ditko a 'popular creator' at this point? My recollection is that like Jack Kirby his work was generally seen as - at best - dated, and there wouldn't have been that much interest in him drawing a couple of issues of Daredevil, not in 1986.
My understanding is that Fearless Frank originally planned to do a further two issues of Daredevil after #233. But Marvel editorial - in a cunning plan to retain as much of the Miller boost to circulation as possible - moved them back in the schedule to allow new writer Steve Englehart to do a couple of issues first, then switch back.
But it misfired when they also added the Nocenti/BWS one to the mix, which pissed off Englehart so he split - his one issue being the pseudonymous #237 - and Fearless Frank got bored waiting around.
So a couple of emergency fill-ins were required...
-sean
sean:
The significance of Byrne’s Superman actually being born on American soil had never really occurred to me before, but HOLY CRAP. Well, at least it means ICE can’t deport him or put him in a detention camp, so that’s a relief.
But it’s probably just a matter of time before That Guy signs an Executive Order changing his name to America Man, and that anyone who still refers to him as “Superman” is an Enemy of the State.
b.t.
b.t., What ever Byrne was thinking back then, in fairness to the man he did base his version of Lex Luthor on (then) New York property developer Donald Trump.
https://www.cbr.com/superman-lex-luthor-donald-trump/
And just checking online it does seem like he takes a dim view of the current US regime.
https://x.com/fandompulse/status/2073404030114488756
When even John Byrne thinks someone is off the deep end...
-sean
STEVE!!! Any conkers update??? Anything cringe worthy like last year’s champ who was caught doctoring his nuts? The Beebs even reported that! (You may have competitors…)
BT - maybe the convicted rapist and his buddy the accused rapist (who bought off the victim for $50k) will also be featured in the impending live Department of War broadcast in December? One can only hope.
Charlie, I checked YouTube for conker coverage, on Saturday and Sunday but could find nothing but old videos about the man who'd been banned.
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