POSTLUDE: Deadpool #11

With Great Power Comes Great Coincidence

With Great Power Comes Great Coincidence
Featuring: Deadpool
Release: November 5, 1997
Cover: December 1997
Stan Lee Presents
A Very Special Deadpool brought to you across the Vast Expanse of Space and Time by:
Joe “Marty McFly” Kelly, writer
Pete “H.G. Wells” Woods, penciler
Nathan “Time Traveller(^TM)” Massengill, inker (’90s)
Al “Time by Seiko” Milgrom and Joe “Space Warp” Sinnott, inkers (’60s)
Chris “Sagan” Sotomayor, colorist
R “Timecop” S and Comicraft/Emerson Miranda, lettering
Paul “Time Warp Again” Tutrone, assistant editor
Matt “Time to make the donuts” Idelson, editor
Bob Harrras, time loop
Bob Harras, time loop
Bob Harras, time loop
Bob Harras, time loop
Bob Harras, time loop
Based in part on Amazing Spider-Man #47 by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.
Special thanks to Darren Auck, The Bullpen (and all that name encompasses, Patti Dazzo, Ralph Macchio, Kareem Montes, Wilson Ramos, Repro, Pond Scum
And of course Stan and John for allowing This Travesty to Occur
50 pages

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That’s a great dress, Gwen… But it would look a lot better crumpled up next to my bed…

I certainly hope readers of this blog have no doubt what cover is being homaged here.

Last issue, Deadpool and his prisoner Blind Al went the Aquarium. As fate would have it, the Great Lakes Avenge Lightning Rods were also at the Aquarium that day.

So what, you just read the comic and narrate what happens? Can your readers not afford their own comics?

Cable always said, “Life is like a case of weaponry. You never know how they’re gonna die.”

Those who read the introductory post know that my first ever comic Avengers #309 featured the Great Lakes Avengers…

Why would anybody have read that ?=&&*#☂^?

And so I’ve always had a fondness for the team.

Of course you like the lamest ∬=⊗©☂Ω/ superheroes. Who are your other favorites? The Human Fly? Quasar? That
😀%=⊗#Ψ?💩 Superman?

Doorman leaped into Deadpool just as he tried to teleport away with Blind Al. And that’s where this issue picks up.

I know all this because 1997 comics had these helpful fold-out inside covers to help get you up to speed.

You, my friend need to get &💩☂😀. Some nice 😀%//+ *^+&Ψ 💩⊗^☂%Ω and a @Ψ^ 😀☂⊗© and you won’t need this ∬=⊗©☂Ω/ blog anymore.

We pick up where that left off. Deadpool and Blind Al find themselves hurtled… onto Aunt May’s porch.

And then when this *^=☠☂😀 💩** blog is no more, maybe your readers can finally come out of their parents’ basement and get their own 😀☂⊗©**=⊗©Ψ😀.

Now we have been reading 1967 comics, but this comic is from 1997. And in 1997, Aunt May was dead. So how could she be here?

Yeah, but she was alive by 1998. Death in Marvel is about as meaningful as a 5th grader with high standardized test scores. Sure, kid, you have “potential”. Potential to *=⊗© Λ+ ∬💩^ %ΩΨ! Hahahaha!

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Amazing Spider-Man #47

In the Hands of the Hunter!

Featuring: Spider-Man
Release: January 10, 1967
Cover: April 1967
12 cents
Stan Lee and John Romita
Abetted and lettered by: Sam Rosen
20 pages

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But, why am I thinking of him in the past tense!? He’ll come back! He’ll make it.. somehow! The good guys always win… don’t they?

Always exciting when I can time covering a great Spider-Man comic with a great new Spider-Man movie in the cinemas.

Seven issues back, we saw the final battle between Green Goblin and Spider-Man. But now it seems the Green Goblin has returned?

Ah, it is a flashback to a previous fight between Spider-Man and Kraven, perhaps from Amazing Spider-Man #34. We see the fight from a different angle and learn the Green Goblin had been watching.

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Fantastic Four #63

Blastaar The Living Bomb-Burst!

Featuring: Fantastic Four
Release: March 14, 1967
Cover: June 1967
12 cents
Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby have done it again!
And so have…
Joe Sinnott, inker
Sam Rosen, letterer
20 pages

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I did not suspect that almost all Earth beings possessed super-powers of their own!

Where were we? Triton rescued Mr. Fantastic from Sub-Space, also called the Negative Zone. Or the “Negative Zone of Sub-space”. Not to be confused with the Negative Zone which surrounded the Inhumans’ Great Refuge.

But the criminal known as Blastaar followed them through and struck an uneasy alliance with Sandman. And now… they attack!

These Super-Villain team-ups date back to Doom and Namor.

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Fantastic Four #62

…And One Shall Save Him!

Featuring: Fantastic Four
Release: February 14, 1967
Cover: May 1967
12 cents
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Inking: Joe Sinnott
Lettering: Sam Rosen
20 pages

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There is so much yet to learn… so much to see, and marvel at…! What a pity it must all end so soon… before I have a chance to unravel the myriad mysteries of this strange, uncanny universe! But, there will be others… those who come after me… and they will unlock the secrets of the cosmos… one by one… For, the mind of man is the greatest key in the world… the key which may one day open the door to… immortality!! And each of us, in his own way, does what he can for those who will follow! That is the only true legacy we can leave to those we love… that we have made the world a little better than we found it!

Last issue saw Reed trapped in Sub-Space hurtling toward his imminent death. With none who could save him.

I guess we may as well start preparing ourselves emotionally.

Though the title is “And One Shall Save Him”… so maybe there is one who can save him. Can’t imagine who, though.

Tell her… how much… I loved her… tell her… I’ll.. always lover her…

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Fantastic Four #61

Where Stalks the Sandman?

Featuring: Fantastic Four
Release: January 10, 1967
Cover: April 1967
12 cents
Extravagantly executed with exbullient erudition by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Inked by: Joe Sinnott
Lettered by: Sam Rosen
20 pages

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Ya mean… after lickin’ Galactus… clobberin’ Klaw… an’ whumpin’ Doc Doom… we’re gonna be polished off by a kaboodle of sand?!!

We just finished the epic “Doom Surfer” saga, coming soon after the introduction of Black Panther, coming immediately after the masterful This Man This Monster, coming immediately after the Galactus saga, coming immediately after the Inhumans saga, coming soon after the wedding of Reed and Sue, another excellent battle against Dr. Doom alongside Daredevil, and several encounters with the Frightful Four.

I consider that run of twenty or so issues the height of the series. We’re past that height now. But it’s still going to be excellent.

Recall where we left off. Sandman had broken out of prison, but Wizard’s escape was thwarted. Sandman broke into the Baxter Building to try to steal equipment to free his partner. The FF fought him to a standstill and Sandman got away.

Dr. Doom captured the Silver Surfer, and stole his powers and surfboard. This led to an epic battle, which ended when Dr. Doom tried to fly to space, to learn Galactus had left measures to keep the Silver Surfer trapped on Earth. Those measures took out Doom. Perhaps he’s dead. We’re not sure. We last saw the surfboard flying back to Castle Doom where the Silver Surfer is imprisoned.

Johnny and Wyatt had been searching for the Inhumans with Lockjaw, but left the search to aid in the battle against Doom. Meanwhile, Black Bolt finally spoke, and the power of his voice destroyed the Negative Zone barrier surrounding their city, as well as the entire city. Black Bolt led his royal family and court into the world, while the rest of the Inhumans stayed behind to rebuild their city.

Don’tcha even get a coffee break in this blasted super-heroin’ business?

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Sgt. Fury #40

…That France Might Be Free!

Featuring: Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos
Release: January 10, 1967
Cover: March 1967
12 cents
Explosive editing by Stan Lee
Scorching scripting by Roy Thomas
Piping-hot plotting and drawing by Dick Ayers
Inflammable Inking by John Tartaglione
Lukewarm lettering by Sam Rosen
20 pages

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Perhaps it is not I, Sergeant, so much as what I stand for… A France that one day shall be free again!

D-Day is approaching, but the Allies will need the help of the French Resistance, and an important leader has been captured.

His names is Jacques Dernier. The Commandos know him as Frenchie. The editor’s note lets us know we met him in Sgt. Fury #21.

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X-Men #30

The Menace of Merlin!

Featuring: X-Men
Release: January 10, 1967
Cover: March 1967
12 cents
Stan Lee, editor
Roy Thomas, scripter
Jack Sparling, designer
John Tartaglione, delineator
Artie Simek, letterer
Irv Forbush, manicurist
20 pages

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Because it pleases me, I shall explain my master plan to you…

Last month we saw Jack Sparling drawn a Captain America story.

This is his second Marvel work, and his last one for a very long time.

Sparling is drawing some uniquely structured pages compared to the rest of our Marvel reading.

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Tales to Astonish #91, Story B

Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!

Featuring: Hulk
Release: February 14, 1967
Cover: May 1967
12 cents
By: Stan (The Man) Lee and Gil (Sugar Lips) Kane
Lettered by: Artie Simek
10 pages

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This is your chance– to finally make everyone know that you’re not really a menace! You can become a hero–!!

The Stranger had taken control of Hulk to use as a weapon to destroy the world. But the Stranger’s control ended as soon as Hulk reverted to Banner. A spy used the Gamma Ray machine to transform himself into a Hulk-like creature that Betty dubbed the Abomination. Banner turned back into Hulk to stop the Abomination, but Hulk was defeated. And the Abomination absconded with Betty.

Now, General Ross thinks he has no choice but to try to save the life of the Hulk.

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Tales to Astonish #91

Outside the Gates Waits.. Death!

Featuring: Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Release: February 14, 1967
Cover: May 1967
12 cents
A shocking submersible saga by: Smilin’ Stan Lee and Wild Bill Everett
Inked by Dandy Danny Adkins
Lettered by Swingin’ Sammy Rosen
12 pages

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But ’tis no longer any concern of Namor’s! My subjects have forsaken me! Thus, they are deserving of their fate!

Dan Adkins is a mostly new name to us, though we’d seen his work when we checked out the THUNDER Agents. He was new to comics then, and has been Wally Wood’s assistant and artistic partner since. In addition to Tower, the pair has been doing work for Warren, Gold Key, and Harvey. Here’s a sampling of Adkins’ work after just over a year in the industry, all art drawn with Wally Wood in some combination.

  • THUNDER Agents #3, Tower, 1966
  • Creepy #9, Warren, 1966
  • The Munsters #8, Gold Key, 1966

Having defeated Namor in combat, Byrrah is crowned Prince Byrrah, Lord of Atlantis. Krang and Attuma join Byrrah by his side.

Imagine electing a leader who sides with your nation’s enemies so blatantly.

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Tales to Astonish #90, Story B

The Abomination!

Featuring: Hulk
Release: January 10, 1967
Cover: April 1967
12 cents
An heroic, hulkish handiwork, by: Stan (The Man) Lee and Gil (Sugar Lips) Kane
Lettered by Swingin’ Sammy Rosen
10 pages

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Only one thing will insure the safety of mankind.. The Hulk must die! Even though it means the death of Bruce Banner, as well!

We did leave off on a bit of a cliffhanger. Hulk is under the mental command of the Stranger and is going to go on a global rampage to weaken Earth enough for Stranger to conquer.

It’s the type of cliffhanger that usually makes me skip ahead to read the next issue promptly.

But I find the resolution here so anticlimactic, that it didn’t feel worth it.

As the situation is resolved by page 2.

Hulk reverts back to Banner. Stranger had taken control of Hulk’s brain. Not Banner’s. So therefore Earth is saved. And we can get on to the issue’s main plot points.

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