tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post5711070601423465927..comments2024-03-28T17:45:54.544+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: April 3rd, 1976 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1685107914842377342016-04-07T20:39:50.790+01:002016-04-07T20:39:50.790+01:00I think my first exposure to the Starlin Captain M...I think my first exposure to the Starlin Captain Marvel stories was in <i>The Titans</i>. It was that story where the Thing and Captain Marvel team-up and someone (the Super-Skrull?) gets turned to stone.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-85678780383881467522016-04-07T10:41:16.887+01:002016-04-07T10:41:16.887+01:00Yes, the whole "cute" Shazam parody cont...Yes, the whole "cute" Shazam parody continues up until Starlin & Friedrich start their first Avengers/Thanos/Metamorphosis storyline. I really got into the Mar-Vell series when MWOM merged with POTA.<br /><br />Speaking of MWOM, I think the FF story is the finale of the (second)"Ben Goes Bad" storyline where Thor, DD and Spidey turn up. Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12421693177582114402016-04-04T22:08:06.941+01:002016-04-04T22:08:06.941+01:00My nephew's a good kid, Sean, but when I thoug...My nephew's a good kid, Sean, but when I thought he was gonna grow up to be president, I was wrong.<br />I think the Rick Jones/Mar-vell relationship where they switch atoms is also a reference to the Billy Batson/Captain Marvel (Shazam!) relationship. <br />Was nothing sacred at Marvel Comics? Nope!<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56702969988483924472016-04-04T21:41:53.289+01:002016-04-04T21:41:53.289+01:00Oops - maybe should have made clear that reply was...Oops - maybe should have made clear that reply was aimed at MP.<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-2342854588445341672016-04-04T21:28:59.466+01:002016-04-04T21:28:59.466+01:00The Mr Mind reference didn't occur to me at al...The Mr Mind reference didn't occur to me at all, so after the Gil thing I feel even more dim.<br />But still not dim enough to fall for "taking the nephew".<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-8293652616550055282016-04-04T16:08:04.750+01:002016-04-04T16:08:04.750+01:00Poor old Aunt May.
Still we do have Marisa Tomei ...Poor old Aunt May.<br /><br />Still we do have Marisa Tomei to look forward to.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-86765466262794368012016-04-04T14:21:26.620+01:002016-04-04T14:21:26.620+01:00Aunt May must have been one of the most irritating...Aunt May must have been one of the most irritating characters in all Marveldom - if she wasn't fainting or having heart attacks then she was was whining about "that awful Spider-Man". Peter should have slipped some arsenic in her bedtime cocoa. But the modern Aunt May is a lot cooler...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-14252492656760206742016-04-04T06:05:04.473+01:002016-04-04T06:05:04.473+01:00Mr. Mynde (who I think was a cyborg of some kind) ...Mr. Mynde (who I think was a cyborg of some kind) was an inside joke, or tribute to Mr. Mind, a talking, evil-genius caterpillar who was a major foe of Fawcett's Captain Marvel (Shazam!) I think Marvel Comics had a Dr. Sivana in there too, who I think was killed, impersonated, and possibly eaten by the Super-Skrull.<br /><br />It's clear that Aunt may needs to be institutionalized. Also, I'm disappointed with Dracula for his blatant disregard for the safety of motorists. Wait till he gets home and parks the car before you bite him, Drac! I could be coming from the other direction in my car taking my nephew to his parole officer.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81795564978573431072016-04-04T01:51:16.762+01:002016-04-04T01:51:16.762+01:00I'm glad Spiderman took the time to think that...I'm glad Spiderman took the time to think that Aunt May thinks Doc Ock is innocent, and is is likely to shoot him instead, because I did't pick that up from the cover at all. Actually, I think I prefer this landscape version to the original (AS #115). I recall it's a modified version of a panel within the story. <br /><br />DW Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-43274958566118480132016-04-03T23:36:35.920+01:002016-04-03T23:36:35.920+01:00I just looked it up and Dougie is correct.
Mea cul...I just looked it up and Dougie is correct.<br />Mea culpa. My only defence is that I remembered Mynde from the original US cover, which IS by the mighty Gil Kane.<br />But I forgot the Boring artwork inside (see what I did there?)<br /><br />-sean- I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-23457187390767190512016-04-03T22:42:56.751+01:002016-04-03T22:42:56.751+01:00Pretty sure it's neither Gil nor Jim but Wayne...Pretty sure it's neither Gil nor Jim but Wayne ( Superman) Boring, actually.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-4471412802594845782016-04-03T20:01:15.160+01:002016-04-03T20:01:15.160+01:00Still Gil, Steve, but the Mar-Vell figure does see...Still Gil, Steve, but the Mar-Vell figure does seem to have a somewhat Starlinish vibe...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-44503914918476318722016-04-03T18:25:29.613+01:002016-04-03T18:25:29.613+01:00(American) Avengers #84's "The Well At th...(American) Avengers #84's "The Well At the End of Time" was a complete-in-one-issue story. Evidently, Marvel UK's Avengers split it into two installments. #132 had the same cover as #84, and #133 appears to be the showdown between Black Knight and Arkon. <br /><br />Frail, elderly Aunt May seemed to live longer than a lot of young adults in stable health. And just how old could a teenager's aunt have been, anyway?TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.com