If only the Fantastic Four knew the Trapster’s secret weakness was nail polish!
Daredevil #35, “Daredevil Dies First,” (by Stan Lee and Gene Colan) is a good example of the problems of both the Marvel method and of “writing what you know” when …
Tag: Marvel Comics
Reprise: Black knights in white satin
Once again my Silver Age rereading has caught up with a post (from almost exactly two years ago) so I’m reposting. This time it’s about the strange Silver Age career …
Marvel Comics in late ’67: spies, mages, gods and mutants
Continuing from last week, my look at the state of Marvel in late 1967. First up, Strange Tales. I’ve already gushed about Jim Steranko’s amazing art on Nick Fury, Agent …
Marvel in late ’67: Part One
I’ve been meeting to post about several different Marvel books and keep getting distracted by other topics. This and a follow-up post next week should get me caught up.Amazing Spider-Man …
The Shield of Steranko!
When Jim Steranko jumped to Marvel from the advertising world, he brought a very different style of illustration with him. He started out inking Kirby on the SHIELD strip in …
Three views of the Thing and a thought about Alicia Masters
First this scene, from Fantastic Four #60 (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby), the ending issue of the FF’s epic, multi-part battle with Dr. Doom, amped up by the power of the Silver …
A minor (but mighty!) Marvel landmark
Following the Kingpin’s debut in Amazing Spider-Man #50 we have him meet and defeat Spider-Man the following issue. #52 resolves his introductory arc with Spidey turning the tables. In addition …