The story that never had to happen!
“Hero for Hire” scribe Steve Englehart decided he wanted to steer street hero Luke Cage’s adventures, just for a moment, into the mainstream Marvel Universe.
And what better way than by pitting him against the Big Baddie of the MU – Dr. Doom!
It could be an epic showdown for the ages.
Or something we’ll laugh about for a good long time.
Probably the latter.
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It had to happen.
In their first year, the new X-Men had fought Sentinels and Juggernaut and even killer robot duplicates of the original team.
They were bound to face their most hated, hateful foe – Magneto.
But nobody expected it would be such a resounding rout for the Master of Magnetism.
In “X-Men” No. 104, “The Gentleman’s Name is Magneto,” cover date April 1977, the new recruits are attacked on Muir Island and just barely escape with their lives.
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“Jughead” No. 3 is all about the No. 2.
The latest issue of the revamped Archie Comics book about Archie’s best pal, released Dec. 30, goes where no mainstream comic has gone before.
Right into the crapper.
It takes a dump.
OK, it shows a dump.
Jughead is at war with the new Riverdale High principal, who has suspended him. When the tyrant thinks he’s caught Jughead on school property, Jughead is quick to correct him.
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Slay bells ring – are you listening?
Remakes of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” are more common than mutants this time of year. Even “Sanford and Son” and “The Jetsons” retold the tale.
But few have told the tale focusing on Scrooge’s damned business partner Jacob Marley.
Luke Cage, hero for hire, finds himself trapped in a Dickensian nightmare right on Christmas Eve – can he convince a madman not to blow up the world?
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You don’t see a lot of super-hero holiday stories these days. They were once a staple of the industry, but they mostly seem like a thing of the past.
On one of the many Facebook groups devoted to old comics, a fan objected to an issue of “DC Comics Presents” that teamed Superman with Santa Claus.
He didn’t like seeing his hero with a fictional character – completely missing the irony.
But there’s a truth here. Sentiment and sensation rarely mix well.
So finding a story that not only tugs at your heart but resolves the fate of a beloved Golden Age hero not seen in decades?
That, my friends, is a holiday miracle.
Mark Perigard 