Debate time; Who is the Greatest Villain in the Marvel Universe? We fanboys (and gals) like to pontificate over the various attributes that make a character Numero Uno for us— your mileage may vary and like all opinions everything is subjective but … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
The Amazing 7-11 Slurpee Cups
The Amazing 7-11 Slurpee Cups! In the 1970s Comic Book Shops were few and far between, instead, we of the bell bottom and polyester shirt crowd rode our banana bikes to our local 7-11 to get our comics fill. In the days when comic books were … [Read more...]
Creator Spotlight: Bernie Wrightson
Creator Spotlight: Bernie Wrightson Bernie Wrightson was born October 27, 1948 in Dundalk, Maryland. He studied art via a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School, watching artist Jon Gnagy on television with his show LEARN TO DRAW … [Read more...]
The Secret Origin of the Spider-Man Costume
When The Amazing Spider-Man burst onto the scene in the Aug 1962 issue of Marvel Comics AMAZING FANTASY #15 he had one of the jazziest costumes in all of comics history. For many years it was thought that this was the handiwork of “Sturdy” Steve … [Read more...]