Hi there, Can't place a few characters on that cover: Of the three guys above Black Bolt, I recognise the original Blizzard in the centre, the other two, I don't know. The hairy guy above the Blob. The guy in the cape below Cap's crotch (!!), and the tribal-looking guy with the Pepe le Pew haircut below him. Also, I am assuming, based on the information on the cover, that the multiple identical characters in Soviet-styled costumes are the Collective Man (a name hinting at his powers and also a pun on a Soviet collective farm)?
Above Black Bolt, the electric guy is Blitzkrieg from Contest of champions. The other guy is the Blue Shield. Hairy guy is Blastaar, FF foe. Cape guy= the Black Knight. Pepe le Pew is Brother Voodoo. Yes, Collective man was from Contest of Champions, too.
Man I loved this series when I was a kid, and the one that followed it with the John Byrne covers. I didn't care for the 90s one with the binder and the standard poses for everyone...ugleeee! Makes me feel old to think that Cannonball was a new character when this came out. The Black Widow in silver-grey...always thought that was an odd choice.
I had each version of these when they were released, kept them thru 3 moves until a fire toasted 8 longboxes. Sighh. Lost a huge run of X-Men, Iron Man, lots of DC, my whole run of ROM, and Shang-Chi..I had Shogun Warriors and Godzilla too (anyone remember those?)
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteCan't place a few characters on that cover:
Of the three guys above Black Bolt, I recognise the original Blizzard in the centre, the other two, I don't know.
The hairy guy above the Blob.
The guy in the cape below Cap's crotch (!!), and the tribal-looking guy with the Pepe le Pew haircut below him.
Also, I am assuming, based on the information on the cover, that the multiple identical characters in Soviet-styled costumes are the Collective Man (a name hinting at his powers and also a pun on a Soviet collective farm)?
Above Black Bolt, the electric guy is Blitzkrieg from Contest of champions. The other guy is the Blue Shield.
ReplyDeleteHairy guy is Blastaar, FF foe.
Cape guy= the Black Knight.
Pepe le Pew is Brother Voodoo.
Yes, Collective man was from Contest of Champions, too.
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Man I loved this series when I was a kid, and the one that followed it with the John Byrne covers. I didn't care for the 90s one with the binder and the standard poses for everyone...ugleeee! Makes me feel old to think that Cannonball was a new character when this came out. The Black Widow in silver-grey...always thought that was an odd choice.
ReplyDeleteCollective Man was from China. Pretty obscure for 20-plus years, he showed up in X-men books in the 2000s.
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I had each version of these when they were released, kept them thru 3 moves until a fire toasted 8 longboxes. Sighh. Lost a huge run of X-Men, Iron Man, lots of DC, my whole run of ROM, and Shang-Chi..I had Shogun Warriors and Godzilla too (anyone remember those?)
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