tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post7046984116312668240..comments2024-03-10T22:13:11.974-04:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 1983 - Anatomy of a cover - The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2Jason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-19077730326786361382017-08-09T21:51:45.634-04:002017-08-09T21:51:45.634-04:00I had each version of these when they were release...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?)AJC70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00289721814701252542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-43130144839419572752011-12-16T20:20:13.929-05:002011-12-16T20:20:13.929-05:00Collective Man was from China. Pretty obscure for...Collective Man was from China. Pretty obscure for 20-plus years, he showed up in X-men books in the 2000s.<br /><br />starfoxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-69113597892264553352011-12-16T19:18:11.613-05:002011-12-16T19:18:11.613-05:00Man I loved this series when I was a kid, and the ...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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-19730652738789127332011-12-16T18:48:37.979-05:002011-12-16T18:48:37.979-05:00Above Black Bolt, the electric guy is Blitzkrieg f...Above Black Bolt, the electric guy is Blitzkrieg from Contest of champions. The other guy is the Blue Shield.<br />Hairy guy is Blastaar, FF foe.<br />Cape guy= the Black Knight.<br />Pepe le Pew is Brother Voodoo.<br />Yes, Collective man was from Contest of Champions, too.<br /><br />starfoxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-76730889111302835092011-12-15T06:44:34.293-05:002011-12-15T06:44:34.293-05:00Hi there,
Can't place a few characters on t...Hi there,<br /> Can't place a few characters on that cover:<br />Of the three guys above Black Bolt, I recognise the original Blizzard in the centre, the other two, I don't know.<br />The hairy guy above the Blob.<br />The guy in the cape below Cap's crotch (!!), and the tribal-looking guy with the Pepe le Pew haircut below him.<br /> 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)?Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534554869387375467noreply@blogger.com