Comments on: Top Five Marvel Spotlight Creations!

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:22:32 +0000

Ciaran,
Sorry, but was the Liberty Legion in Showcase 29/30... The two issues crossed over with Invaders 5/6/7... Red Skull brainwashed/possessed Cap, Submariner and the Torch, and Bucky (with the assistance of the Flat Man - who I think has since appeared in "The New Invaders") created the Liberty Legion to fight back against the Possesed Invaders...

Acquired them for Christmas, finishing off my Invaders collection...

By: Daniel O' Dreams

Daniel O' Dreams — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:57:00 +0000

I was about to post "What no love for Son Of Satan?" but then i remembered he first appeared in Ghost Rider.... nevermind.....

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:30:16 +0000

Ghoooost Riiider mo-tor-cy-cle heeeee-rooooo...

Dang it. Now I will have to listen to The Crow soundtrack.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:09:03 +0000

I believe the Red Wolf in Avengers 80 was a contemporary descendant of the guy featured above, who was an Old West hero.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:01:09 +0000

Different guy? Really?

The cover is even similar if memory serves.

Yeah, it's weird, I know.

I dunno WHY it is a different guy, per se, but it is definitely a different guy.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:00:10 +0000

Marleneâ€¦â€Fontaine?â€ Itâ€™s Alraune.

Not when she appeared in Marvel Spotlight. She was married for a time, remember? And that married name was Fontaine.

By: Michael Hoskin

Michael Hoskin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:15:14 +0000

Marlene..."Fontaine?" It's Alraune.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:26:24 +0000

Ha. Now do Marvel Premiere! And we better see some Woodgod and Monark Starstalker...

By: Mantistotem

Mantistotem — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:15:10 +0000

That Spider Woman cover (#32) is one of my favorite examples of Marvel having John Romita (sr.) redraw a character's face for the cover. I guess they were looking for a 'consistent look' or something. Spider Woman with action by Kane, face by Romita: bliss!

However, Hulk with body by Herb Trimpe (sp?) and face by Romita....not so much

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:50:41 +0000

And Marvel Premiere birthed my favourite 70s book, The Invaders in #29/30. Have to track them down one of these days.

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:14:06 +0000

Tom Sutton did the Alice Cooper Marvel Premiere? Why did I think it was Terry Austin? I hated that issue.

By: Rusty Priske

Rusty Priske — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:44:55 +0000

Different guy? Really?

The cover is even similar if memory serves.

By: alan

alan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:13 +0000

Marvel Spotlight wasn't really for the introduction of characters - even the revamped series in 1979 only had one debut (the awesome Dragon Lord). I thought Scarecrow had been introduced in Marvel Spotlight, but it turns out his issue was Scarecrow #2 that never saw print (#1 having been printed in Dead of Night).

Now Marvel *Premiere*... My top five from that series would be:

5. 3-D Man, now comfortably retconned into Marvel 50s comics history

4. Alice Cooper, with beautiful art by Tom Sutton

3. The Legion of Monsters, a sadly underused team-up of Marvel's supernatural characters

2. Woodgod, one of Keith Giffen's earliest creations, alongside the sadly-missed Bill Mantlo

1. Iron Fist~!

If only there could be a similar series troday - Kirkman or Slott would do wonders with it, and I guess Kirkman kinda did, with his run on Marvel Team-Up.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:04:26 +0000

Didnâ€™t Satana first appear in the black & white â€œDracula Lives!â€ magazine? Issue #2 IIRC?

Issue appearances are a real pain in the ass back determining for these books, due to the delays involved. I think it was supposed to be Spotlight then Vampire Tales, but yeah, it WAS Vampire Tales then Spotlight, technically, so I'll take her out and give her a special honorable mention section!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:52 +0000

Red Wolf first appeared in Avengers 80.

Different guy.

By: Mantistotem

Mantistotem — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:26:24 +0000

Didn't Satana first appear in the black & white "Dracula Lives!" magazine? Issue #2 IIRC?

By: Grapeweasel

Grapeweasel — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:23:22 +0000

Red Wolf first appeared in Avengers 80.