tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post6437772774781131470..comments2024-03-28T19:38:22.171+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Forty years ago today - February 1976.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54657443225257646642016-02-21T20:06:32.999+00:002016-02-21T20:06:32.999+00:00I had around half of these. I did not have the Dar...I had around half of these. I did not have the Daredevil, although I had the preceding issue. The succeeding issue is a big one, as it features the introduction of Bullseye. Wonderful Bob Brown/Klaus Janson art during this run.<br /><br />I have always loved that X-Men cover. Havoc's togs are among the best superhero designs of any age.<br /><br />In the FF book, George Perez makes the mistaken assumption that the Gateway Arch is made of concrete. It is actually made of stainless steel.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-89384114688073080932016-02-11T21:40:47.342+00:002016-02-11T21:40:47.342+00:00A baboon with a buzz-saw always spells trouble. I ...A baboon with a buzz-saw always spells trouble. I could tell you all something that happened to me once, but--no, I think it's best to keep it to myself. I've said too much already.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-49434760063590445002016-02-11T21:29:55.037+00:002016-02-11T21:29:55.037+00:00Thanks for the enlightenment, Anon. :)Thanks for the enlightenment, Anon. :)Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3819267605398656642016-02-11T20:12:58.393+00:002016-02-11T20:12:58.393+00:00St. Louis, Missouri is the city with the big arch....St. Louis, Missouri is the city with the big arch. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-43623035434476438182016-02-11T18:07:22.362+00:002016-02-11T18:07:22.362+00:00Julius, as far as I can make out, from Googling, H...Julius, as far as I can make out, from Googling, Hellcat really did make her first ever appearance in this Avengers issue, meaning that those fans who demanded she join the Avengers truly were clairvoyant.<br /><br />Sean and Colin, thanks for the info. Yet more holes in my knowledge are now filled.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-16241245709595345162016-02-11T16:36:14.533+00:002016-02-11T16:36:14.533+00:00Seeing as the cover copy - "cataclysmic Kirby...Seeing as the cover copy - "cataclysmic Kirby action in the mind-boggling Marvel manner" - isn't enough to clue you in, Steve, that issue of Captain America was the second part of the Madbomb storyline, about a secret conspiracy of mind control and genetic engineering to restore aristocracy to the US.<br />Its like Kirby could see into the future! Only instead of Bush the elite neo-feudalist family are called the Taureys (ie tories, geddit?)<br />That issue is also notable for the Falcon's scepticism about all the bi-centennial stuff, making for a big improvement on previous versions of the character.<br /><br />On the Thor cover - why would an editor correct the woman's face, but leave the Thor figure with a torso the wrong way round??!<br />On closer inspection, I see it was signed by Rich Buckler... thats enough to account for any stylistic inconsistencies, isn't it?<br /><br />-sean<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-21096370553620895452016-02-11T15:01:28.007+00:002016-02-11T15:01:28.007+00:00If I remember correctly Belit was a princess and h...If I remember correctly Belit was a princess and her father was overthrown and murdered by a dastardly rival - Belit is smuggled to safety and raised by friendly savages. Something like that. Eventually she gets her throne back but decides she doesn't want it after all as she prefers the life of a pirate - perhaps not the wisest of decisions as she gets killed a few issues later :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-79108987397618545072016-02-11T14:43:09.215+00:002016-02-11T14:43:09.215+00:00Always loved Hell Cat (Patsy Walker) and love that...Always loved Hell Cat (Patsy Walker) and love that cover, perhaps Marvel previewed her in the ever imaginatively title 'Marvel Preview' series and her issues sold well? Spider-Woman was launched that way leading to her own title. Just a thought? Julius Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006134062866647709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-46472762344536762332016-02-11T09:18:15.350+00:002016-02-11T09:18:15.350+00:00I can't say I miss them, when I look back at t...I can't say I miss them, when I look back at the Kirby, Neal Adams, Colan, Steranko,Byrne and Buscema that were corrected, it now makes me cringe.Paul Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-59178147749253979802016-02-11T08:35:11.742+00:002016-02-11T08:35:11.742+00:00Sadly, Paul, I don't have a clue when such cor...Sadly, Paul, I don't have a clue when such corrections ended. Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-64129969042766988462016-02-11T06:51:18.403+00:002016-02-11T06:51:18.403+00:00That definitely looks like a face correction by Jo...That definitely looks like a face correction by John Romita on the woman's face on the Thor cover.<br />When did artist correction stop at Marvel and DC?Paul Rnoreply@blogger.com