Comments on: Top 100 Comic Book Battles: 35-31

By: Ike Iszany

Ike Iszany — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:45:27 +0000

I don't buy All Star Superman. is that supposed to be Superman or evil Superman or something? Why does he look like a mook?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:01:41 +0000

I believe The Golden Age is collected both as The Golden Age and JSA: The Golden Age. It's well worth seeking out!

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:20:41 +0000

Thanks, Gopher!

By: Gopher

Gopher — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:53:07 +0000

Golden Age was collected into a TPB, but I suspect that it is out of print. So write to DC and maybe they'll reprint it as a hardcover. It's worth it.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:29:36 +0000

Is the "Golden-Age" collected anywhere?

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:08:47 +0000

X-Men #112 is one of the most memorable comics I ever bought. I had picked up one issue two years previously of the "new" X-Men and wasn't at all impressed (I didn't like Dave Cockrum's art at the time). After avoiding the book after that, In this case, after seeing the cover, I couldn't help myself, I had to pick it up. The Claremont-Byrne-Austin combination just blew me away. It instantly became my favorite series. while they obviously did stellar work afterwards, this is my favorite issue of the run.

By: sononsj

sononsj — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:37:37 +0000

Yeah, I just read the Frank Miller Daredevil run a few days ago and the fight ends with Bullseye saying "No! You won't save me -- not like before! Kill you! I'll kill --" (Bullseye was pretty mad that Daredevil had saved him before, and felt it was a serious blow to his reputation), and then Daredevil says "You'll kill no one -- ever again!" Then Bullseye falls out of Daredevil's grasp and onto the ground below, so I think it was pretty obvqious Daredevil let go.

By: The Eye

The Eye — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:12:56 +0000

It's been so long since I read it that I might be misremembering it, but as opposed to the description above doesn't the DD/Bullseye fight end with DD grabbing Bullseye's arm as if to save him, but when Bullseye continues ranting about killing, DD says "No. You won't hurt anyone ever again." and consciously lets go of Bullseye to have him fall and break his back? I remember being shocked as a kid when DD did that, and later when I read the complete run it made more sense to me to see DD do that after seeing him go at great risk to rescue Bullseye earlier in Miller's run. It really drove home a point how close to the edge DD was mentally the second time around. I'm willing to admit II might be wrong but I no longer have the issues to double-check....

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:01:21 +0000

"I prefer not to think of the fact that Miller was only 25 when he wrote and drew this issue."

You're just jealous that Miller rose to fame quickly at that age.
But look on the bright side, now that he's starting his career as a film director, his comic career is taking quite a nose-dive right into the toilet!

How's that for Karma?

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:08:51 +0000

Glad to see that X-Men/Magneto fight on this list. That came out in the first year that I collected comics and to this day I think that stretch was the best X-Men storyline I've ever read. I was naive enough to believe the X-Men were killed by the lava and remember being speechless as the Beast collapsed in the snow after escaping with Jeannie. Ah, to be 10 years old and on summer break again!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:14:38 +0000

Thirty-first? Like I said a while back, the brawl in The Golden Age (with the Ultra-Humanite/Paul Kirk fight serving as an undercard) topped a similar list in Wizard. Even with the general misgivings for that magazine, you have to admit that a case could be made for that fight, especially since it was the only real fracas in the entire miniseries. What, would you count Hourman testing faulty Miraclo on hoodlums? Or an unringed Alan Scott trying to thwart Sportsmaster? It's the insanity Robinson brings, to have the brain of history's greatest madman controlling the most powerful body ever, that makes it work. And like Johnny Chambers noted afterwards, it took everybody to chip away for the victory over Dynaman. Speaking of the late Daniel Dunbar (who had a baseball autographed by Wally Pipp, for God's sake), here's a sketch I got of Dynaman back in '07. I'm just happy to have found somebody who remembered the story, and who could get goofy with it.

By: chad

chad — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:50:18 +0000

once again the list choices top the last ones. for loved Jesse getting some revenge on Jody. and Bull's eye is the reason Daredevil can never keep love.besides Bull's eye was never going to want to owe Daredevil anything. as for golden age never read it. as for the battle with the second team of X-men and Magneto considering it takes place during the Phoenix saga and jean was just starting to figure out how to use the Phoenix power not surprised Mags beat them. for Magneto requires total concintration for his powers to work and the hit and run tactics used that flaw. can't wait to see the final choices