Avengers West Coast #65 (Marvel) Cover
Avengers West Coast #65 – Whatsoever A Man Soweth… released by Marvel on December 1990 The Grim Reaper awakens, now in ZOMBIE form! The Reaper and The Robot: Part One The Grim Reaper is revived from the dead as a zombie thanks to Nekra, who learned the zombification process by watching Black Talon. Nekra informs […]
Batroc (December 9, 1966) This Day In Comics
Georges Batroc was born in Marseille, France, and served in the French Foreign Legion. He is a French costumed mercenary who specializes in savate, a form of kickboxing, with acrobatic skills and articulate unusual flexibility. In the character’s first appearance in Tales of Suspense #75 (December 9, 1966). Tales of Suspense #75 Writer: Stan Lee/Jack […]
Mister Fear (Zoltan Drago) (December 3, 1964) – This Day In Comics
Zoltan Drago was the proprietor of a financially ailing wax museum who attempted to use his knowledge of chemistry to create an elixir which would turn his wax statues into living creatures, with which he would create a private army. The chemical failed to create life in wax, but Drago discovered the brew he had […]
Iron Man #76 – The Best Defense, Part 4 (Marvel) Comic Covers
THE BEST DEFENSE PART 4 (of 6) With confirmation his only chance to stop a dangerous rogue Pentagon operation, Tony Stark must do battle with the United States Senate! Writer:John Miller Penciller:Jorge Pereira Lucas Cover Artist:Adi Granov Marvel Comics – March 2004
She-Hulk (November 13, 1979) This Day In Comics
She-Hulk was created by Stan Lee, who wrote only the first issue, and was the last character he created for Marvel Comics before his return to comics in 1992. She first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1 (November 13, 1979). She was created because Marvel was afraid that The Incredible Hulk TV show’s executives might suddenly […]
Sean “Banshee” Cassidy (November 3,1966) This Day In Comics
Sean “Banshee” Cassidy (November 3,1966) This Day In Comics An Irish mutant, Sean Cassidy possesses a “sonic scream”, capable of harming enemies’ auditory systems and causing physical vibrations. He is named Banshee after a legendary ghost from Irish mythology, said to possess a powerful cry. A former Interpol agent and NYPD police officer, Banshee was […]
Drax the Destroyer (October 31, 1972) This Day In Comics
Drax the Destroyer (October 31, 1972) This Day In Comics While driving through a desert with his wife and daughter, Arthur Douglas’ car is attacked by a spaceship piloted by Thanos, who thinks the humans have seen him. His daughter, Heather, survives the crash and is adopted by Thanos’ father, Mentor, and raised on Titan. […]
Arcade (October 25, 1977) This Day In Comics
Arcade affects a manner of dress and speech that makes him appear to be a comedic character. This is part of his overall theme, which extends into his preferred method of murder, an underground funhouse of colorful deathtraps, usually decked out in cheery colors and disguised as an amusement park, which he has dubbed “Murderworld”. […]
Fantastic Four #348 (Marvel) Comic Covers
Fantastic Four #348 – Where Monsters Dwell! released by Marvel on January 1, 1991 Tricked into thinking the Fantastic Four have been murdered, Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, and Ghost Rider have been gathered by the Skrull renegade De’Lila (disguised as Susan Richards) and sent on a mission to collect the item she is searching for, […]
Misty Knight (October 24,1974) This Day In Comics
Misty Knight was a rising star with the NYPD when she was seriously injured preventing a bomb attack that forced the amputation of her right arm. Rather than take a desk job, she resigned from the police force, though she remained good friends with her long-time partner on the force Rafael Scarfe. Tony Stark provided […]