Out with old, in with the new — no, wait, it’s in with the old too!
Back in 1968, Marvel shook off its restrictive distribution deal with DC and began expanding its line. Simple enough for them to do: instead of Tales of Suspense with Iron Man and …
Tag: Marvel Comics
A couple of quick images from the comics of 1970
First, this Neal Adams shot [edited to get name right] from Thor #179. It’s not a great story: Loki swaps minds with Thor and Odin can’t help because he’s sealed …
They say that Stark is a mean mother—! You shut your mouth! I’m talking about Howard Stark! Then we can dig it
(Another repost to fit in chronologically with my Silver Age reread). Howard Stark’s first appearance highlights how working in a shared universe is different from just writing stuff by yourself. …
Keeping it real! Two more “relevant” stories
At the end of the 1960s, DC and Marvel were trying soooo hard to prove they were not just disposable funny books for children. No, they were the work of …
Wheelies! Captain America and Black Canary become easy riders
As I keep saying (and most of you know without me saying it), comics do not exist in a vacuum. Writers draw their inspirations from what’s going on around them, …
Steve Rogers, you did her wrong.
Silver Age Marvel did not do well by the MU’s women. Someone once described DC’s love interests as Katherine Hepburn — confident, capable, often with professional jobs (lawyer, cop, reporter, …
Enter the Bronze (Age) Widow! Natasha gets dangerous
As I’ve discussed in several recent posts, lots of heroes disappeared or rebooted, as comics moved into the 1970s. The Black Widow’s reboot was one of the successful ones, as …