MARVEL TEAM-UP #103 (1981): Ant-Man

This issue starts with Scott Lang Ant-Man feverishly welding some wires, making urgent repairs to something that appears to be mission critical. 

Then, after the splash page, we see it’s his daughter’s ROM doll.  I love this intro sequence—very well done—but it’s very hard to believe because NOBODY bought ROM dolls.

Taskmaster is able to knock Spider-Man out and tie him to a wall.

Then it’s Ant-Man to the rescue.

Ant-Man shows some real ingenuity against Taskmaster by, instead of shrinking him…

…Growing an ant!

Solid, action-packed issue that moves from good to great because the villain is awesome.

New Thunderbolts #1 (2005)

When we last saw a team with the name Thunderbolts, they were fighting The Avengers and their former villainous identities had been exposed to the world. This reboot (with the…