Author: Drew R.
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Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #8:The Death Ray of Dr. Zemo!
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 3.75 StarsYou have likely already read my review of Dr. Zemo’s first avenger appearances, but now we get to see him in a World War II setting, facing against the Howling Commandos. This appearance helps to even further join this series to the main marvel universe tales taking place in the other comics. But what business…
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Tales to Astonish #58:The Magician and The Maiden
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4 StarsJust like last month, we again have the wasp acting on her own, to be the hero. this time against the Magician; a villain that was captured a few months before in Tales To Astonish # 56‘s feature story titled “The Coming Of The Magician!”. that time, the wasp proved to be a damsel in distress, this time however…
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Tales To Astonish #58:The Coming Of… Colossus
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 3 StarsFor tales To astonish the feature story we have Giant-Man and the The wasp take on Colossus, a giant twice the size of Gaint-Man! But in this trilling adventure taking place in the made up Bora-Boru Region of Africa, where a group of natives have taken to worshiping the 30 foot tall Colossus, can Giant man manage to…
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Avengers: Season One
Published: Sep 25th 2012 | Review: 2 StarsWhile I was not expecting more Season One books, after last years batch, I was pleased when I learned that there would be – at least a few – more this year. So I found myself waiting with great anticipation and curiously as my chance to read Avengers: Season One grew closer. However with this one,…
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Journey Into Mystery #108:Loki Prince of Evil!
Cover Date: Sep 1964 | Review: 3 StarsWith Journey Into Mystery #108, featuring The Might Thor in the story titled “Loci Prince Of Evil!” We have a story consisting of 3 grand scenes, starting off with Thor saving a young boy via a hammer strike from afar.. and then Thor / Don Blake working to save the life in the OR of another…
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X-Men #7:The Return of the Blob
Cover Date: Sep 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsX-Men #7 offered us a bit of everything, from character development, so story development as our hero’s move along the course of their early adventures. In this tale The original X-men Graduate, and all in only seven issues. But now, they are left alone – as Professor X leaves them for tasks unknown – to protect the…
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Journey Into Mystery #107:When The Gray Gargoyle Strikes
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4.5 Starsfter the two-part team up between Mr. Hyde and The Cobra, we get a new menace for Thor to deal with; and all without the apparent tampering of his brother Loki in the background – that being something that has been more often than not for about the last seven issues. But the new menace…
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Daredevil #3:Daredevel Battles The Owl, Ominous Overlord Of Crime!
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsWith the 3rd issue of Daredevil gets his first – own – super villain, the Owl. The Owl is a man of great wealth and power but seeks more as the law uncovers his illegal activities he goes fully underground and develops a plan to lead him to running the underworld. Can daredevil put a stop to it? or will he…
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1:The Sinister Six
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsThe Main story featuring the newly formed Sinister Six made up the first 41 pages of this now classic Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. But what an amazing 41 pages it was, featuring the teaming up, and defeat of Six spider-Man villains, Fifteen cameo appearances by other marvel Super Hero’s, and included scenes with no less than six…
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Amazing Spider-Man #15:Kraven The Hunter
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsAmazing Spider-Man #15, offered us a lot, the cover alone shows us that it is the first appearance of Kraven The Hunter, as well as the return of the Chameleon. But this issue offers us a lot more then just what can be derived from the cover. On the pages in between; we have drama in peter porkers love…
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Fantastic Four #29:It Started On Yancy Street!
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsI feel that Fantastic Four #29, had one of the greatest, and most iconic covers of its day, if not even in the top covers of all time. Showing our four heroes seeming nervous as they walk along Yancy Street, with the watcher in the background with the universe speaking all around him. the colors being left…
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Strange Tales #123:The Challenge Of Loki
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 2.25 StarsFor the first time that I recall seeing, Dr. Strange stole half the cover away from The Human Torch; to promote his feature, guest starring Thor. In this tale, Loki aims to trick Dr. Strange into helping him defeat Thor, but can such a trick work, or will Dr. Strange realize the truth in time to stop…
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Strange Tales #123:The Birth Of The Beetle
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsThe first story I am reviewing from Strange Tales #123 is “The Birth Of the Beetle” , The title given to the human torch feature; but for the first time in a while, equal featuring The Thing! but more than just that, this tale was illustrated by Carl Burgos, whom created the original golden age Human Torch! while this one is not the…
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Avengers #7:Their Darkest Hour!
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4 StarsWith my comic book review of Avengers #7, it is easy to see that at least the idea of universal continuity was beginning to go full swing. In this issue, from just the opening pages, we have Iron Man facing consequences for his failure to respond to an avengers call, an event that just happened…
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Tales Of Suspense #56:Tales Of The Watcher: The Watcher’s Sacrifice!
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 3 StarsIn this issue, we learn of one thing that the watcher sacrifice’s for his oath and duty, how non interference can extend to love itself. it is a sad tale, of how he must forsake love; and live with that, but not without its flaws. In this issue, we see the watcher, “show himself” to the aliens on the distant…
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Tales Of Suspense #56 :The Uncanny Unicorn
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 3 StarsIn this issue, we get to see a side of iron Man’s alter ego Tony stark, that I do not recall seeing yet. We have seen him as the Rich playboy inventor; but we have as of yet seen him depressed. This issue starts off with him in a fit of self pity, over having to…
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Tales To Astonish #57:A Voice In The Dark
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsThis tale, is not like the other wasp extras, instead of Janet Van Dyne telling a tale to some sick or orphaned kids, she is instead on her way from one of these tales to a date with Hank Pym. But as the wasp soon finds out, the tasks of being a super-hero often show…
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Tales To Astonish #57:On The Trail of The Amazing Spider-Man
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 2.5 StarsIt seems in my last several classic comic book reviews, we have seen a lot of Hero Vs. Hero action. from Spider-Man and the Hulk to X-Men Vs Fantastic Four, and now Giant-Man and the Wasp face off against Spider-Man. Every time, we see this kind of action, their are challenges and concerns that must be…
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Fantastic Four #28:We Have To Fight The X-Men!
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsWhile we have had Iceman and The Human Torch team up before in Strange Tales #120, the comic book I review today is the first time the two teams come face to face. That’s right, in Fantastic Four #28, we have the X-Men as special guest stars, and if the cover is not enough of a hint, the…
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Amazing Spider-Man #14:The Grotesque Adventure Of The Green Goblin
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsWithout even knowing the eventual importance of the Green Goblin -at that time- one could still tell this issue was a big one; not because of the return of the enforcers but for guest-starring The Incredible Hulk. In recent times, the hulk has been all over the place from the Avengers, to a massive two-part battle in Fantastic Four;…
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Strange Tales #122:The World Beyond
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsIn this Dr. Strange tale Nightmare is back, and seeking vengeance on Dr. Strange. In fact, it is likely the ruler of the world of nightmares has waited some time to extract his vengeance. Until now however, Dr. Strange has not let his guard down, making it a possibility. But in this story, as an exhausted Dr. Strange drifts off to sleep, Nightmare…
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Strange Tales #122:3 Against The Torch
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 3.25 StarsAs I sit down to review the Human Torch feature from strange tales #122, titled “3 Against The Torch” I think back to the last volume where we seen those three. (despite the fact that it is printed as Fantastic Four #22, it was really Fantastic Four #23. ) This tale, right from the start does a tribute…
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Avengers #6:Masters Of Evil!
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsJust from the first moment you look at the cover, you can get a good idea what to expect, the Avengers facing off against a team of super-villains; the Masters Of Evil. Lead by an unknown and new menace “Zemo”, leading a cast of antagonist that each of our hero’s has faced in a solo adventure. we have Radioactive…
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Update: New Site Design & New York Comic Con
Hi, and welcome to the new design of reviewingcomics.com, I would love to hear your comments and other feedback; or any reports of any issues I overlooked in the designing and implementation of this relaunch. I hope for this new design on both the front end and the back-end to facilitate and ease the possess of…