Blazing battle action, plus some questions: Fantastic Four Annual #4
The original Human Torch made his one-and-only Silver Age appearance battling Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four Annual #4. There are several aspects of the book that make it worth a …
Tag: Stan Lee
I looked at DC in September of ’66; now here’s Marvel
Back at the start of April I took a look at some of DC’s books from September of ’66. I wanted to follow up immediately with a Marvel-centered post but …
Even in defeat, the Secret Empire remains an enigma
Last month I blogged about the introduction of Marvel’s Secret Empire and pondered why Stan Lee introduced them when AIM was already around. Other than wearing red instead of AIM’s …
Ditko, departed
In the summer of 1966, Marvel Comics suddenly went Steve Ditko-less. I’ve read a variety of reasons — money, locking horns with Stan Lee, fundamental disagreements about the series’ direction …
In hindsight, Tales to Astonish #81 becomes more interesting
For years my main interest in Tales to Astonish #81 was wondering why a villain called Boomerang doesn’t use more boomerangs.As you can see on the Jack Kirby cover (with …
A football coach and Lex Luthor (no, they don’t walk into a bar)
As I discussed Monday, multi-part stories make it easy for the creators to change course mid-stream. This isn’t always a bad thing: I think Stan Lee’s change to Warlock’s origin …
Marvel in 1965: As good as the legend says
Rereading the Silver Age the past few years, I finally appreciate why so many people revered Marvel back in the day. Not that I disliked Marvel myself but I was …