Wolverine Firsts
These are the building block issues that made up the character to be “The best there is…”
Oct-Nov 1974 Incredible Hulk #180-#181
Writer: Len Wein | Artist: Herb Trimpe | Inker: Jack Abel | Colourist: Glynnis Oliver | Letters: Artie Simek
So where did it all begin? Rather simply like a lot of decisions in comics it came from an idea to boost sales, Roy Thomas wanted to appeal more to Canadian readers. This seems like an odd statement as all the cover billing of him being Canadian didn’t occur till his full appearance in #181. As part of his creation in his role of art director John Romita Snr. was tasked with designing the look of Wolverine. As part of his design, he sketched out an unmasked Wolverine. It is easy to find online and shows a very different Wolverine. The eyes are there, but his hair is short and tidy. What...
These are the building block issues that made up the character to be “The best there is…”
Oct-Nov 1974 Incredible Hulk #180-#181
Writer: Len Wein | Artist: Herb Trimpe | Inker: Jack Abel | Colourist: Glynnis Oliver | Letters: Artie Simek
So where did it all begin? Rather simply like a lot of decisions in comics it came from an idea to boost sales, Roy Thomas wanted to appeal more to Canadian readers. This seems like an odd statement as all the cover billing of him being Canadian didn’t occur till his full appearance in #181. As part of his creation in his role of art director John Romita Snr. was tasked with designing the look of Wolverine. As part of his design, he sketched out an unmasked Wolverine. It is easy to find online and shows a very different Wolverine. The eyes are there, but his hair is short and tidy. What...
- 3/20/2024
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Ben Grimm is mad. The ace pilot would do almost anything for his college pal Dr. Reed Richards, the super-genius who has designed an experimental rocket. But Ben worries about cosmic rays surrounding the planet and threatens to drop out of the project.
“Ben, we’ve got to take that chance,” interjects friend Sue Storm. “Unless we want the Commies to beat us to it.”
With that Ben takes up the mission. Because if there’s one thing that Benjamin J. Grimm hates, its Commies. Well, at least that’s what Ben hated in the 1960s. And so he joins Reed, Sue, and Sue’s brother Johnny on a trip into space, a trip that will expose them to cosmic rays, transforming Ben into the Thing, Reed into Mr. Fantastic, Sue into Invisible Girl, and Johnny into the Human Torch. Together, they will form the Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four #1 by...
“Ben, we’ve got to take that chance,” interjects friend Sue Storm. “Unless we want the Commies to beat us to it.”
With that Ben takes up the mission. Because if there’s one thing that Benjamin J. Grimm hates, its Commies. Well, at least that’s what Ben hated in the 1960s. And so he joins Reed, Sue, and Sue’s brother Johnny on a trip into space, a trip that will expose them to cosmic rays, transforming Ben into the Thing, Reed into Mr. Fantastic, Sue into Invisible Girl, and Johnny into the Human Torch. Together, they will form the Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four #1 by...
- 2/16/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Marvel Studios knows how to get fans’ attention towards its upcoming projects. Recently creating a buzz surrounding The Fantastic Four, Marvel shared a Valentine’s Day card-themed announcement via Instagram, featuring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn. The post visibly promoted the undeniable chemistry between Pascal and Kirby’s character.
Vanessa Kirby in Mission Impossible 7
It seems Marvel Studios is going to focus on Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards and Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm’s long-lasting relationship in The Fantastic Four. But meanwhile, fans seem to ship Kirby’s Sue Storm with another MCU character of Latin heritage. It’s none other than Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, with whom Sue had a brief romance as per the comics.
The Undeniable Chemistry Between Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby
Following the plotline of Marvel Comics, the Studio is coming up with their new The Fantastic Four movie featuring Pedro Pascal.
Vanessa Kirby in Mission Impossible 7
It seems Marvel Studios is going to focus on Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards and Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm’s long-lasting relationship in The Fantastic Four. But meanwhile, fans seem to ship Kirby’s Sue Storm with another MCU character of Latin heritage. It’s none other than Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, with whom Sue had a brief romance as per the comics.
The Undeniable Chemistry Between Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby
Following the plotline of Marvel Comics, the Studio is coming up with their new The Fantastic Four movie featuring Pedro Pascal.
- 2/15/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Comics may be more accessible than ever right now (as I state everyweek) with Tpb’s being the biggest seller. As well as your Lcs you can walk into places like Waterstones and HMV and be greeted with a healthy selection of the latest paperback collections. This change in the market has no doubt brought a change in story telling too. We have been in this pattern of decompressed story telling, writing for the collected edition for a long time now. The problem is so few writers can do it well and sustain a story arc for 5/6 issues. We very rarely nowadays get a single issue that is heralded for its unique story telling or its outstanding approach to art. Especially from the big two. It is fair to say floppies (single issues) are only for die hard fans now. It seems every year is going to be the year floppies finally die.
- 2/4/2021
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
X-Men #40
Written by Roy Thomas
Pencilers: Don Heck
Inkers: George Tuska
Letterers: Artie Simek
Editor: Stan Lee
Marvel
Because the characters exist in the public domain, there have been countless comic book iterations of classic horror icons Dracula and Frankenstein, including “official” versions of both characters which exist within the respective Marvel and DC Universes, versions which interact with each company’s superheroes. But through the years, those heroes have also encountered and battled one-off iterations of the horror monsters, independent of the “main” characterization.
One of the earliest such examples is X-Men #40. While Marvel would eventually introduce Frankenstein’s Monster to their universe with 1973′s The Monster of Frankenstein #1 (the first four issues of which essentially adapt Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein), the creature made an appearance of sorts years earlier, in the January 1968 issue of X-Men.
Long before they were a sales juggernaut starring in multiple comic books...
Written by Roy Thomas
Pencilers: Don Heck
Inkers: George Tuska
Letterers: Artie Simek
Editor: Stan Lee
Marvel
Because the characters exist in the public domain, there have been countless comic book iterations of classic horror icons Dracula and Frankenstein, including “official” versions of both characters which exist within the respective Marvel and DC Universes, versions which interact with each company’s superheroes. But through the years, those heroes have also encountered and battled one-off iterations of the horror monsters, independent of the “main” characterization.
One of the earliest such examples is X-Men #40. While Marvel would eventually introduce Frankenstein’s Monster to their universe with 1973′s The Monster of Frankenstein #1 (the first four issues of which essentially adapt Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein), the creature made an appearance of sorts years earlier, in the January 1968 issue of X-Men.
Long before they were a sales juggernaut starring in multiple comic books...
- 10/18/2014
- by Austin Gorton
- SoundOnSight
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