The week brought another issue of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, this one featuring an assortment of special guest stars hanging out with Ben Grimm. Part of the reason for that is that this was one of those stories commissioned as an emergency fill-in that could be used in multiple places given the need. So it could have … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #51
It's something of a mystery to me why I picked up this issue of MS MARVEL, what would turn out to be the last one released. I know that I bought it at that far-off supermarket where I'd earlier purchased SHOGUN WARRIORS #3, and it's possible that the smattering of comic books they had available … Continue reading BHOC: MS MARVEL #23
Back at Christmas 1978, I was working my way through the fourth and latest release in the ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS line of Trade Paperbacks from Simon & Schuster: THE SUPERHERO WOMEN. This book was a bit more of a mixed bag than the earlier ones and relied more on material that was more contemporary--the … Continue reading BHOC: THE SUPERHERO WOMEN
This issue of MS. MARVEL was another comic that I got in one of those plastic-wrapped bundles of coverless, stripped-for-credit titles from my local Drug Store. It was certainly a "bonus book" in whatever bundle it was that I happened to purchase, and not the reason why I was making that purchase in the first … Continue reading BHOC: MS. MARVEL #2
This issue of MARVEL TEAM-UP was another book that came out of a 3-Bag, those plastic sealed wonders that were sold in department stores and toy stores. And in fact, this issue was likely the reason I bought that particular bag in the first place. You see, ever since first becoming aware of him in … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TEAM-UP #62
MS MARVEL was another title that I sampled out of the Big Bin of Somewhat Older Comic Books at my local drug store, and for the same reason: the need to hit a total of 5 purchases so as to be able to get them for a dollar, as opposed to risking the whims of … Continue reading BHOC: MS MARVEL #4
A post from my defunct Marvel blog reprinting a strange letter that we'd received in the mail. Strange Mails April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General The week has taken an ugly term in terms of workload, which is why this blog entry is a bit late--hopefully, I'll manage to … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Strange Mails
So, when I bought the previous issue of INVADERS from my local 7-11, it must have been on sale for some time, because before you knew it, the next issue showed up, sooner than the next issue of FANTASTIC FOUR. And again I bought it, at that same 7-11. It was clearly going to have … Continue reading BHOC: INVADERS #22
Here’s Jamie McKelvie doing a lovely and understated MS MARVEL cover. Eschewing the typical super hero bombast, McKelvie instead focuses on a small moment, the beauty of the skyline, and the distance from the big city to Ms Marvel’s Jersey City home.
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