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REVIEWS: A TRIO
OF A+ MARVELS
!,,2%6)%73"9!.$2%77!(, Official Marvel Wiki still lists Avengers Annual #10 as the
character’s first appearance, at least as a child.
#OMICS"RONZE!GEEDITOR
Character quotable: “I’m Maddy Pryor. I been sick. But
THE AVENGERS ANNUAL #10 I’m better now.” — A little girl in the background of a hos-
pital scene, setting off years of fan debate about whether
Published and © by she’s that Madelyne Pryor.
Marvel, 1981

Title: “By Friends

— Betrayed!”
Synopsis: The
Brotherhood of Evil
Mutants goes on the
attack, first targeting
Ms. Marvel, then the
entire Avengers team.
Writer: Chris Clare-
mont
Penciler: Michael
Golden
Inker: Armando Gil
Review: As Bronze
Age classics go, #OVERBY!L-ILGROM Inker: Terry Austin
Avengers Annual
#10 has it all: The introduction of an important new
character (Rogue); the return and repositioning of
another (Ms. Marvel); great guest stars (Spider-
Woman, and a brief appearance by the X-Men); and
powerful teams of heroes (The Avengers, of course)
and villains (the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) going
toe-to-toe in an extended, well-choreographed battle.
More importantly, it’s got A-game work from two of the
era’s top creative talents: Chris Claremont’s script is
thick with strong characterization and his signature
soap-opera drama, all captured brilliantly by penciller/
colorist Michael Golden. An outstanding superhero
comic.
Grade: A+
Cool factor: In the days before Previews and advanced
solicitations on the Web, this one took a lot of young fans
by surprise. Just imagine walking into a mom-and-pop
grocery and finding this one on the spinner rack.
Not-so-cool factor: The Al Milgrom cover. It’s not hor-
rible, but, come on, Michael Golden is one of the best
cover artists of his generation.
Notable: First appearance of Rogue. … The Over-
street Comic Book Price Guide also lists this as the first
appearance of Madelyne Pryor. That fact has largely
been debunked, though it’s interesting to note that The
DAREDEVIL #191
Published and © by
Marvel, Feb. 1983
Title: “Roulette”
Synopsis: A para-
lyzed Bullseye be-
comes an involuntary
participant in a game
of Russian roulette
initiated by an emo- #OVERBY*OHN"YRNEAND4ERRY!USTIN
tionally distraught
Daredevil. Writer/co-plotter: Chris Claremont
Penciler/co-plotter: John Byrne
Writer: Frank Miller Inker: Terry Austin
Penciler: Miller
Review: For young comic-book fans in 1980, X-Men
#137 was a life-changing event. The entire Chris
Review: Much of #OVERBY&RANK-ILLER Claremont/John Byrne run had been addictive, but this
Frank Miller’s initial double-size issue brought a whole different level of high.
Daredevil run was strong, but this superb coda offered Claremont’s skills are on full display, with a well-crafted
the best clue of the greatness to come. The emotionally story, good pacing, and strong characterization. Byrne’s
rich story explores themes of violence and father-and-son pencils offer a perfect mix of grace and power, all beauti-
relationships, while the Russian roulette plot would tie fully inked by Terry Austin. Then-Editor-in-Chief Jim
Daredevil and Bullseye together forever. Art wise, Miller Shooter deserves some credit, too, for insisting on the
really comes into his own as a storyteller, using layouts gut-wrenching ending that still cuts deep today. The best
to control time, dramatic impact and flow. His work gets a superhero comic of the Bronze Age. And one of the best,
nice polish from inker Terry Austin, and subtle colors Lynn period, of any genre or era.
Varley. Daredevil #191 is unbelievably sophisticated for a
Marvel comic of its era, and remains quite brilliant today. Grade: A+
Grade: A+ Cool factor: Everything. This one’s that good.
Cool factor: Story. Art. Coloring. This one’s just top Notable: Double-size issue. … The (first) death of Jean
shelf. Grey. … The original ending to this issue was eventually
printed in 1984’s Phoenix #1.
Character quotable: “You feel lucky, Bullseye?”
— Daredevil, not doing so well emotionally. Character quotable: “The X-Men do not realize it
— they may never realize, or accept it — but this day
X-MEN #137 they have won perhaps the greatest victory of their
young lives.” — Uatu, the Watcher.
Published and © by Marvel, Sep. 1980
A word from the editor-in-chief: “I felt the way the story
Title: “The Fate of the Phoenix!” was originally designed to end, it did not have enough
consequences for what happened — it wasn’t an end-
Synopsis: Amid lunar ruins, the X-Men duel the Shi’ar ing.” — Jim Shooter, from “The Dark Phoenix Tapes” in
Imperial Guard to determine the fate of the Phoenix. Phoenix #1, Apr. 1984.

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REVIEWS: MARVEL, DC WEREN’T ALONE
Atlas (Seaboard)
#OVERBY,ARRY,IEBER
AND7ALLY7OOD Penciler: Skeates
THE DESTRUCTOR #1
Published and © by Atlas
(Seaboard), Feb. 1975
Title: “The Destructor”
Synopsis: Jay Hunter’s criminal
activities get his scientist father
killed — but not before the old
man helps him become a super-
hero.
Writer: Archie Goodwin
Penciler: Steve Ditko
Inker: Wally Wood
Review: One of the best series
of the entire Atlas (Seaboard)
line, The Destructor is one part
Spider-Man, one part Dare-
devil. That makes sense, given
those are the characters Steve
Ditko and Wally Wood were best
known for at Marvel. The pair
makes for an odd but excellent
art team here, with Ditko particu-
larly being in fine form. There’s a
bit of a struggle for control, with
both artists’ styles quite appar-
ent throughout. But, for the most
part, it’s the strengths of each
that shine through. Given room
and time to grow, this series
could have been outstanding.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: An inspired Ditko on
a book that wants to be Spider-
Man? Hard to go wrong with that.
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Character quotable: “Bringin’
down Raven’ll take something
more vicious … a smasher, a
destroyer … a DESTRUCTOR!”
— Jay Hunter, about to don his
Destructor togs for the first time.
Charlton
#OVERBY*OHN"YRNE Notable: The Star*Reach logo
SPACE: 1999 #3
Published and © by Charlton,
Mar. 1976
Title: “Bring Them Back Alive!”
Synopsis: Three members of
the Moonbase Alpha crew join
with other captives in an attempt
to escape an intergalactic zoo.
Writer: Nicola Cuti
Artist: John Byrne
Review: Nicola Cuti’s story is
fun if not original, as the heroes
of Space: 1999 find themselves
trapped with other aliens, en
route to a space zoo. The mix
of action, drama, and a little
mystery make for a good read,
though there’s always a nagging
feeling you’ve read this story
somewhere before. Of course,
the big draw here is some of the
earliest professional art by com-
ics legend John Byrne. Like all
of his Charlton work, Byrne’s art
here is raw and energetic, with
hints of the greatness to come
on just about every page.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: It’s pre-Marvel John
Byrne. That’s always cool.
Notable: This issue includes a
text backup story (uncredited),
with illustrations (also uncred-
ited), titled “The Space Sirens.”
Character quotable: “I just had
a horrible thought. This whole
set-up reminds me of … a trap!”
— Commander John Koenig.
Star*Reach
STAR*REACH #1
Published and © by Star*Reach,
Apr. 1974
Title: “… the Birth of Death!”
Writer: Steve Skeates
Synopsis: An old man shares
a bedtime story with an ailing
young boy — a story about the
origin of Death!
Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciler: Starlin
Inker: Starlin
Review: Editor Mike Friedrich
kicks off the first issue of his leg-
endary “ground level” series with
a short story by already-hot-in-
the-mainstream creator Jim Star-
lin. Given new artistic freedom,
the writer/artist responds with
… a cosmic story about Death!
OK, no shock there, but the art is
absolutely stunning.
Title: “Death Building”
Synopsis: An elevator and an
acid trip lead a young man to a
cosmic showdown with Death.
Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciler: Starlin
Inker: Starlin
Review: More Jim Starlin, more
beautifully drawn, cosmic comics
featuring Death. This one adds
drugs, topless women … and
Starlin himself!
Title: “Fish Myths” and “Subur-
ban Fish”
Synopsis: In this pair of seem-
ingly semi-autobiographical sto-
ries, a fish struggles with college,
marriage and American values.
#OVERBY(OWARD#HAYKIN creators are set free to tell the
Inker: Skeates
Review: Steve Skeates’ odd fish
tales have more in common with
underground comix than with the
fantasy-inspired material in this
issue.
Title: “A Tale of Sword & Sorcery”
Synopsis: A generic barbarian
hero and a generic old wizard
emerge from the chaos to do
battle.
Writer: Ed Hicks
Penciler: Walter Simonson
Inker: Simonson
Review: This slight story plays
with fantasy genre tropes, with
loose art by Walter Simonson
the only thing making it notable.
Title: “Cody Starbuck”
Synopsis: In the wake of war
and crumbling empires, space
swashbuckler Cody Starbuck en-
counters beautiful women — and
treachery!
Writer: Howard Chaykin
Penciler: Chaykin
Inker: Chaykin
Review: Howard Chaykin’s
sex-fuelled space adventure is
the most accomplished piece
of storytelling in this issue. This
one’s thick with potential.
Title: “The Origin of God!”
Synopsis: And on the first day,
there was nothingness. And then
some more nothingness. And
then …
Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciler: Starlin
Inker: Starlin
Review: This one-pager would
be stronger if something similar
to its last panel hadn’t already
been used in the first story.
Grade (for the whole issue): A-
Cool factor: Top Bronze Age
stories they want to tell, with
concepts and characters they
own.
Not-so-cool factor: With the
exception of “Cody Starbuck,”
the stories fall short of the art in
this first outing.
was designed by longtime X-
Men letterer Tom Orzechowski.
Collector’s note: The first print-
ing features a “Cody Starbuck”
cover by Howard Chaykin and a
Death-with-naked-green-women
back cover by Jim Starlin. These
covers were reversed for subse-
quent printings.
Character quotable: “… Tell
Lord Gideon Miss Breedlove
is safe, and in the best of …
What? … No, I can’t speak
to him myself … no … she’s
sleeping … .” — Cody Starbuck,
busy with what would become a
Chaykin signature in the years
ahead.
A word from the editor: “If (the
artists and writers) make their
work good enough to please
even half the numbers of peo-
ple they sell to in their straight
work, they come out financially
ahead. And their concepts,
characters and artwork remain
theirs … and so they work that
much harder to make them bet-
ter.” — Mike Friedrich, explain-
ing the Star*Reach approach
to comics, in the introduction to
this issue.
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Bronze Age Warlord collected editions

• Showcase Presents: Warlord Volume One (2009)
Collects 1st Issue Special #8, Warlord #1-10,12-28
• Warlord: The Savage Empire TPB (1991)
Collects 1st Issue Special #8, Warlord #1-10, 12

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1ST ISSUE SPECIAL #8
Published and © by DC, Nov.
1975
Title: “Land of Fear!”
Synopsis: Air Force pilot Travis
Morgan ejects from a crashing
SR-71 — to discover the hidden,
savage world of Skartaris!
Writer/penciler/inker: Mike Grell
Review: As the story goes,
Warlord began life as a newspa-
per strip called Savage Em-
pire, which creator Mike Grell
tweaked on the fly when pitching
it to DC as a comic book.
Whatever its origins, Grell was
on to something here. Though
not shockingly original — think
swords, sandals and sorcery, all
set in an Edgar-Rice-Burroughs-
esque hollow Earth — Grell’s
Warlord manages to surpass the
sum of it’s parts. The writer/
artist’s passion for this material
is contagious; there’s little ques-
tion he’s having a blast with this
origin issue, and readers almost
certainly will, too.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: The debut of Mike
Grell as auteur, a development
that would lead to many good
comic books over the years.
Not-so-cool factor: Why is
Skartaris called “Tartarus” on first
reference?
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WARLORD #1
Published and © by DC,
Jan.-Feb. 1976
Title: “This Savage World”
Synopsis: Fleeing the city of
Thera, Travis Morgan and Tara
find an assortment of dangers in
the jungles of Skartaris.
Writer/penciler/inker: Mike Grell
Review: Picking up right where
1st Issue Special #8 left off,
writer/artist Mike Grell contin-
ues the business of mythmak-
ing as he lays out more of the
hollow-Earth world of Skartaris.
Grell packs this issue with
plenty of action (including one
fantasy cliché too many in the
form of a satyr), yet still finds
time for character development.
He’s already displaying a good
story sense, both as a writer
and an artist. The art here is
particularly nice; his inking on
later issues could be a little
rough, but this work is nicely
polished.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: One of the better
first issues of DC’s Bronze Age.
Character quotable: “Stick it
in your ear!” — Travis Morgan.
(You’re such a badass they call
you Warlord, and those are the
strongest words you can come
up with?!)
WARLORD #2
Published and © by DC,
Mar.-Apr. 1976
Title: “Arena of Death”
Synopsis: Separated from
Tara, the soon-to-be Warlord is
captured by slavers and forced
to fight in a gladiator arena.
Writer/penciler/inker: Mike Grell
Review: A bit more grounded
than Warlord #1, this latest issue
of Mike Grell’s hollow-Earth epic
is still chockablock with genre
tropes. Again, there is not much
new to be found in this captured-
by-slavers-and-forced-to-fight-in-
an-arena plot, but Grell tells his
tale eagerly. This issue’s slave
revolt also sets Travis Morgan on
the path to becoming the Warlord.
On the art side, Grell continues to
impress. This issue is the first to
feature a double-page splash, a
technique that became a signa-
ture for this series. Grell’s inking
remains refined, and his storytell-
ing this issue is a notch above.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: Let’s go with Mike
Grell’s art this time out. There are
some really nice pages this issue.
Notable: First appearance of Ma-
chiste. … Warlord was canceled
after this issue, only to return a
half a year later at the behest of
new DC publisher Jeanette Kahn.
WARLORD #3
Published and © by DC,
Oct.-Nov. 1976
Title: “War Gods of Skartaris”
Synopsis: On the hunt for a
unicorn, Morgan is captured by
lizard men who worship a recent-
ly arrived “god.”
Writer/penciler/inker: Mike Grell
Review: This issue gets off to
a slow start as the half-a-year
delay between issues neces-
sitates another origin recap.
But, once the story gets down
to business, Grell delivers a
fun done-in-one tale with some
clever twists. Even the recap is a
treat, though, as Grell executes
it as a beautifully drawn two-
page spread. The artist really
understands the visual nature of
the comic-book medium, and he
regularly delivers crafty storytell-
ing and explosive splashes. With
the exception of some issues
with anatomy, Grell is a master-
ful comic-book artist — and even
better comic-book creator.
Grade: A-
Cool factor: Nice character mo-
ments. Beautiful splashes. Great
cover.
Character quotable: “God help
me — I love this!” — The War-
lord (with “it” behind battle and
carnage, of course).
WARLORD #4
Published and © by DC,
Dec. 1976-Jan. 1977
Title: “Duel of the Titans”
Synopsis: Morgan’s legion lays
siege to the city of Thera in an
effort to earn freedom — and
rescue Tara from Deimos.
Writer/penciler/inker: Mike Grell
Review: The conclusion of the
first Deimos arc ends with a
bang (and a sword fight). By
today’s standards, this storyline
feels a bit rushed, but that’s
certainly better than dragging
it out over several “decom-
pressed” issues. While most
of Warlord #4 works, Morgan’s
showdown with Deimos doesn’t
ring true. Why would a powerful
sorcerer fight The Warlord with
blades? What do work well are
the continued hints of forgot-
ten advanced technology from
Skartaris’ past; it’ll be interesting
to see how this develops. As for
the art, Grell’s inking is starting
to get a little scratchy, especially
the shading.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: The continued hints
about advanced technology give
Warlord a unique flavor.
Not-so-cool factor: Deimos’
costume. It’s hard to take seri-
ously a bad guy in a half shirt.
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First mutated, furry Beast. The X-Men #137 (Sep.): Death of
Phoenix.
Marvel Team-Up #1 (Mar.): Spider-
Man gets second monthly series.
The Defenders #1 (Aug.): De-
fenders graduate to own series.

1970
Green Lantern #76 (Apr.): Land-
mark run by Denny O’Neil and
Neal Adams begins — as does
the Bronze Age.

Conan the Barbarian #1 (Oct.):

Marvel lands the license to Robert #OVERBY(ERB4RIMPE
E. Howard’s most popular creation. #OVERBY(OWARD#HAYKIN
The Incredible Hulk #181 (Nov.):
Fantastic Four #103 (Oct.): First First full appearance of Wolverine.
non-Jack-Kirby FF. Star Wars #1 (Jul.): The first

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen
#133 (Oct.): Kirby moves to DC;
“Fourth World” begins.
1971
#OVERBY'IL+ANE and Walter Simonson begins.
Amazing Spider-Man #96 (May):
First of three drug issues released
without the Comics Code Author-
ity seal; leads to revision of CCA.
House of Secrets #92 (Jul.): First Amazing Spider-Man #129
appearance of Swamp Thing.
The Avengers #93 (Nov.): Ad-
ams joins the “Kree-Skrull War.”
#OVERBY*ACK+IRBY Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May): First
Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth
#1 (Nov.): First issue of Kirby’s The X-Men #94 (Aug.): New
longest-running Bronze Age title. stories starring the new X-Men
1973
Captain Marvel #25 (Mar.): Jim
Starlin art begins.
Amazing Spider-Men #121
(Jun.): Death of Gwen Stacy.
Superboy #197 (Sep.): Legion
of Super-Heroes becomes title
feature.
Detective Comics #437 (Nov.):
“Manhunter” by Archie Goodwin
1974
Marvel Two-in-One #1 (Jan.):
The Thing gets his own title.
(Feb.): First Punisher.
Marvel Premiere #15 (May):
First appearance of Iron Fist.
1975
Strange Tales #178 (Feb.): First
Starlin Warlock.
“all-new, all-different” X-Men.
begin; Marvel’s premier Bronze
Age title.
First Issue Special #8 (Nov.):
First appearance of Warlord.
1976
Superman vs. the Amazing Spi-
der-Man (???): First crossover
book from Marvel and DC.
All Star Comics #58 (Feb.):
Justice Society returns as title
feature; first Power Girl.
First Elfquest.
The X-Men #101 (Oct.): First
Phoenix.
Detective Comics #466 (Dec.):
Marshall Rogers art begins.
Spectacular Spider-Man #1
(Dec.): Spider-Man gets third
monthly series (not including the
out-of-continuity Spidey Super
Stories).
of six issues adapt the smash
movie and pop-culture phenom-
enon; 35¢-cover-price variant is
one of the era’s most valuable
issues.
The New Teen Titans #1 (Nov.):
Iron Fist #14 (Aug.): First Saber-
tooth; 35¢-cover-price variant is
one of the era’s most valuable
issues.
Cerebus the Aardvark #1
(Dec.): Dave Sim launches his
self-published opus.
The X-Men #108 (Dec.): John
Byrne art begins.
1978
All-New Collector’s Edition #C-
56 (???): Adams draws Super-
man vs. Muhammad Ali.
Fantasy Quarterly #1 (Spring):
Cancelled Comics Cavalcade
#1 (Summer): First of two rare,
in-house editions collecting mate-
rial orphaned by the DC Implo-
sion.
1979
Daredevil #158 (May): Frank
Miller art begins.
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DC Comics Presents #26 (Oct.)
First New Teen Titans.
Debut of DC’s premier Bronze
Age title.
1981
Daredevil #168 (Jan.): Miller
takes over as writer; first Elektra.
Fantastic Four #232 (Jul.): Byrne
story and art begins.
1982
The Legion of Super-Heroes
#285 (Mar.): Keith Giffen art
begins.
Daredevil #181 (Apr.): Death of
Elektra.
Wolverine #1 (Sep.): Wolverine
gets own mini-series.
1983
New Mutants #1 (Mar.): X-
franchise gets second monthly
series.
Thor #337 (Nov.): Simonson
story and art begins.

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