Another reason to love the library: just a 75 year old first edition of a science fiction classic, still in regular circulation. Missing the original dust jacket, sadly.
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Craig
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Recovering web developer.
Comic wall update, in tribute to the great Sal Buscema who died last Friday at the age of 89.
First is Marvel Tales #76 (1976), which reprints Amazing Spider-Man #95 from 1971. Alas, it was only inked by Sal Buscema, a fact I only learned just now looking up the issue details for this toot but it's already framed and hanging so oh well. The pencils are by John Romita Sr, which I should have known.
Next is Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #158 (1989). This was part of the big Acts of Vengeance crossover event that year, and in this issue Spidey is imbued with immense cosmic powers. It was only temporary, lasting several issues across three titles, but the cosmic Spidey storyline was really fun. He punched the Hulk into orbit! This one really was penciled by Sal. RIP.
I'm late posting my SpooOOOoooktober comic wall update. Horrors from the Bronze Age! Cosmic Creepies and Haunted Houses!
This is Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #56, from 1974 (I believe this painted cover is by Luis Dominguez) and Tower of Shadows #1 from 1969 (cover by John Romita Sr).
This crossover series about Doctor Doom taking over the world has been a fun read, but every once in a while the satire is too fucking real.
Note that, given the lead time for comic production, Ryan North wrote this at least six months ago (from One World Under Doom #7, art by RB Silva).
I'm confused... so we're NOT supposed to cheer and applaud when the truly reprehensible villain meets a grisly fate? If that's the rule, someone should probably inform every writer ever.
After another lengthy hiatus, it's time for a new comic wall post! For the impending theatrical release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps here are two cool Galactus covers: Fantastic Four vol1 #257 (1983) by John Byrne and Hunger #1 (2013) by Adi Granov.
Hunger was a 4-issue mini-series that had the Galactus of the main 616 Marvel universe crossing over to the 1610 Ultimate universe where he merged with the Gah Lak Tus swarm. It's uh... complicated. But I do dig that cover.
