Reviewed Comics:
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Journey Into Mystery #99:Surtur The Fire Demon!
Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 3.25 StarsThis time, the adventures of Odin continue, but where last time he battled against Ice this time he is up against the firey Surtur. Story One thing hat does stand out, is the style is more in line with the first then the second, Telling the story without dialogue bubbles The story is starting to…
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Journey Into Mystery #98:Odin Battles Ymir, King of the Ice Giants
Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 3.75 StarsFor the second installment of the Tales of Asgard, we find ourselves joining Odin as he battles against Ymir and the ice giants. Story The story this month is more focused than the first issue. We follow Odin into battle, and the action takes place more in a traditional comic book style with dialogue bubbles.…
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Journey Into Mystery #97:Home Of The Mighty Norse Gods
Cover Date: Oct 1963 | Review: 4.25 StarsThe five-page short that starts out the “Tales of Asgard” series acts a bit like a genesis for the Norse mythos at least as it pertains to the Marvel comics universe. I cannot claim to be well versed in actual notes mythology that serves as the bases for this story, but even if I was…
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Reviewing Comics Return
So, it has been years without a review for various reasons. But now we are back, with a revamped site and backend for our meta data. Our hope is to return to providing reviews of primarily classic marvel. A this current time, my plan is to post 1 review per week while also working to…
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Tales of Suspense #59:Captain America
Cover Date: Nov 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsThe second feature for Tales of Suspense #59 features Captain America in his first silver aged solo adventure. In this issue we have captain america left as the Avenger tending to Avengers mansion while the others are out. Then we have Bull, a criminal ringleader, thinking to take advantage of the situation, seeing the captain…
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Tales of Suspense #59:The Black Knight
Cover Date: Nov 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsAs I sit down to write a comic book review of the story titled “The Black Knight” featuring Iron man, published in Tales Of Suspense #59, I find that this story (despite a later cover month) would clearly fit before the events of Avengers #9. That small fact out-of-the-way (and the impact on the avengers…
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Strange Tales #127:Duel with the Dread Dormammu!
Cover Date: Dec 1964 | Review: 5.25 StarsAfter reviewing the story from Strange Tales #126 that featured Dr. Strange, I found my self all to eager to read the second part; to bare witness to the conflict between the Doctor and the Dreaded Dormammu. In fact, in the early pages of this adventure, we learn that this Duel does come with a…
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Strange Tales #126:The Domain Of the Dread Dormammu
Cover Date: Nov 1964 | Review: 4 StarsWhile yesterday I established that the first tale from Strange Tales #126, left me lacking; today we explore the Realm of Darkness and face off against Dormammu himself with none other than Dr. Strange. This story starts off, with The Ancient One summing Strange just a short time after the events of the last story, then informing…
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Strange Tales #126:Pawns of The Deadly Due!
Cover Date: Nov 1964 | Review: 1 StarsThe first story of Strange Tales #126 features The Human Torch and The Thing, but this time with a bit more Fantastic Four support then we are used to. Of course the Duo are taking on another Duo of Former fantastic Four Villains, The Puppet Master and The Mad Thinker. In this story…
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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #11:The Crackdown of Capt. Flint!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 3.25 StarsIn this issue; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos find themselves temperately reporting to Capt. Flint, whom is a ‘by the books officer’. The Captain and his attitudes not only cramp the howlers unique – and individual style, but also puts them in great danger as they set out on a mission with Capt. Flint overseeing…
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Fantastic Four #31:The Mad Menace Of The Macabre Mole Man!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsHaving just read, and as I sit down to write my comic book review Fantastic Four #31, I find that I let the action, and all the promises made fly though my head. First and foremost, this tale signals the return of the Mole Man last seen in Fantastic Four #22. Then as if that…
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Avengers #9:The Coming Of The… Wonder Man!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 2.5 StarsFor this comic book review I read Avengers #9, the story in this volume is titled “The Coming Of the … Wonder Man!”. In this tale we have Baron Zemo, The Enchantress, and The Executioner returning from their banishment that occured in Avengers #7. Like most typical villains, their mind is single focused n gaining revenge, seeking…
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Amazing Spider-Man #17:The Return Of The Green Goblin!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsIn amazing Spider-Man #17 we have the tale titled “The Return Of the Green Goblin!”. This feature offers a lot of pieces, that all add to the larger tapestry of the issue as well as the ongoing adventures of Spider-Man. From the blunder early in the issue, where spider-man interfere with the filming of a…
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Strange Tales #125:Mordo Must Not Catch Me
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 4 StarsThe tale of Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #125 is one of an epic battle between Dr. Strange and Baron Mordo, his often repeated nemesis. This time Mordo traps The Ancient One first, before attempting to take on Doctor Strange. leaving our hero with the daunting task of fighting Mordo while finding and freeing his…
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Strange Tales #125:The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 3.25 StarsIn Strange Tales #125 we have the Human Torch and the Thing, being there usual rough housing selves; before learning about the approach of the Namor the sub-mariner on the shores of New York. Eager to prove themselves, and impress some reporters whom had just left, they decide to take on the powerful advisory without…
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Tales to astonish #61:Captured At Last!
Cover Date: Nov 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsThe Tale featuring the Hulk from Tales To Astonish #61 titled “Captured At Last!” takes place as a directly continuation (although taking place some weeks later) of the story from issue 60. In this ongoing epic, we have Bruce Banner working hard to develop a means to track down the enemy controlled robot he created in…
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Tales To Astonish #60:The Incredible Hulk
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 3 StarsWith Tales to Astonish #60, the Hulk returns to the forefront, being given his own feature again for the first time since his own title was canceled with Incredible Hulk #6. This issues cover date being a year and a half after that fateful event. But to look back to just his last feature title,…
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Tales to astonish #60:The Beast of Berlin
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsThe tale for Giant-Man and the wasp (although just barely) for Tales To Astonish#60 is a communist fighting adventure titled “The Beast Of Berlin”. In this tale, Giant-man goes off alone (after telling her for the first time about how his wife died) to Communist controlled Berlin to rescue a friend captured by the communist…
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Tales Of Suspense #58:Tales Of The Watcher: The Watcher Must Die!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 3.5 StarsFor the last of the series ‘Tales of the Watcher’ backup stories in Tales Of Suspense we have a five page story titled ‘The Watcher Must Die’ . In this story, we witness an armada led by warlord Wrogg confront the watcher on a remote asteroid. Believing that the watcher can not be as powerful as…
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Tales Of Suspense #58:Iron Man In Mortal Combat With Captain America!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 3 StarsIn this Iron Man feature, One month before Captain America becomes the regular co-feature of Tales Of Suspense we have the two Heros face-off against each other in a battle of hero’s true to the comic book style of the time. In this issue, the Chameleon convinces Iron Man, that Captain America is the Chameleon.…
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Tales Of Suspense #57:Tales Of The Watcher: The Watcher’s Power
Cover Date: Sep 1964 | Review: 1.25 StarsWhile I feel with most of the super-hero stories Marvel was at least trying to be a little careful with minting some continuity, with there other stories (such as ones like the Tales Of the Watcher series) I feel they where less careful then even they should have been. For in this issue, a…
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Journey Into Mystery #109:When Magneto Strikes!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 2.25 Stars“When Magneto Strikes!” from the Mighty Thor Feature in Journey Into Mystery #109 is one of those tales that has mostly been forgotten by the passage of time. It also brings with it, a new and different approach to ‘cross over’. You see, right from the cover, we know this tale will feature Thor…
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Daredevil #4:Killgrave, The unbelievable purple man!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 4 StarsIn sitting down to write my comic book review of Daredevil #4 and the story titled “Killgrave, The unbelievable purple man!” I find myself thinking, that this tale may be one of the better mind control stories I have seen so far. While the starting crime of him robbing the bank, seems a bit…
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Amazing Spider-man #16:Dual with daredevil
Cover Date: Sep 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsWhen reading, I’m and preparing to write my comic book review of the amazing Spider-man#16 I found myself asking one key question: “despite what the title of the book says, is this a Spider-man story or a daredevil story?” The two hero’s seemed to share the pages of this story fairly evenly as well as…