Defenders #145 (1985)
The team elects the no-powered, long-time girlfriend of Hank McCoy as leader.
Also, we get a bit of nonpowered Johnny Blaze. He no longer has Ghost Rider inside him.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #253-254 (1981): Union Jack, Baron Blood die
Bernie and Steve have still never kissed on panel. And just when they’re about to, the phone rings. Avengers business–the eternal cock block. The rest of this story is Cap…
THE BEST OF DAREDEVIL (The Top 40 DD Stories Ever!)
In my lifetime, we’ve seen two major movements in how comic stories are told, and both occurred in Daredevil. First, there was the movement away from the emphasis on words…
DAREDEVIL #168 (1981): 1st Elektra
Frank Miller introduces Elektra, and 13 year old boys around the country start looking for sais. This is a chapter in Elektra story that is one of the best Frank…
Web of Spider-Man #4-5 (1985)
A John Byrne cover (he also does the cover for #5). An amazing splash page. Followed by a terrific sequence of Spider-Man punching and wisecracking, with some of Greg LaRocque’s…