Crimson Dynamo (July 30, 2003) This Day In Comics
In Crimson Dynamo #1 (July 30, 2003), Russian collegiate Gennady Gavrilov became the eighth Crimson Dynamo after he found the helmet of a “Beta unit” designed by Anton Vanko based on but improved over the original, with its very own recharging satellite in orbit. Believing the helmet to be a sophisticated gaming system, Gavrilov caused […]
Lemar Hoskins (July 29, 1986) This Day In Comics
Lemar Hoskins (July 29, 1986) This Day In Comics Lemar Hoskins was born in Chicago, Illinois. Along with his three Army buddies, he is given superhuman strength by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker, and they become wrestlers. The four later form the Bold Urban Commandos (also known as the “BUCkies”), and […]
Thor #32 (Marvel Comics) Comic Covers
Thor #32 – Forever Kursed released by Marvel on February 1, 2001. 100-page Giant! The Dark Elf, Malekith, has unleashed the icing death of the Casket of Ancient Winters on Asgard and only the God of Thunder can stop him. But first he’ll have to get past the indomitable Kurse, a foe whose strength rivals […]
1984 – Strikeforce Morituri (Marvel) Classic Comics
Strikeforce: Morituri #1 – Though Some Have Named Thee So… released by Marvel on December 1, 1986 Strikeforce Morituri #1-5Writer: Peter B. GillisArtist: Brent Anderson Set in the future (circa 2070s), the Earth finds itself terrorized by an alien race of plunderers called the Horde. The Horde, while more technologically advance than humans, are content […]
1980 – The Greatest of the Spaceknights!
ROM was originally introduced as an action figure in 1979 by Parker Brothers. To encourage sales of the action figure, Parker Brothers teamed up with Marvel Comics to produce a ROM comic book. Interestingly, the ROM action figure did not sell well and faded into obscurity, but the comic book survived well into the 1980s […]
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #300
The Amazing Spider-Man #300 – Venom released by Marvel on May 1988. The First Full Appearance of Venom! Witness the return of Eddie Brock! And red-and-blue Spider-Man! Are Eddie and the symbiote still holding an irrational grudge against the wall-crawler? This is a Venom/Spider-Man smackdown you won’t want to miss! Since Amazing Spider-Man #252, Spider-Man […]
The Badoon (July 16, 1968) – This Day In Comics
The Badoon (July 16, 1968) – This Day In Comics The Badoon are older than the Kree and the Skrulls. They first appeared in Silver Surfer #2 (July 16, 1968). They are notable for living under strict gender segregation, resulting in two separate societies; the Brotherhood of Badoon (ruled by a “Brother Royal”) and the […]
Karl Lykos (July 15, 1969) This Day In Comics
Karl Lykos (July 15, 1969) This Day In Comics Karl Lykos was the son of an explorer’s guide. As a teenager, he accompanied his father to Tierra del Fuego as the elder Lykos guided a wealthy client named Mr. Anderssen and Anderssen’s young daughter, Tanya. While defending Tanya from mutant pterodactyls, Karl was bitten by […]
Magma (June 28, 1983) – This Day In Comics
Magma (June 28, 1983) – This Day In Comics – New Mutants #8 Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla hails from Nova Roma (New Rome), a colony of the Roman Republic reportedly founded shortly after the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. The colony is hidden in the Amazon Rainforests of modern Brazil and was ruled […]
Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics
Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics – Marvel Comics Buck Mitty was the senior entomology professor at Empire State University until his funding was cut off. Desperate to prove the value of the insect world, as well as to gain enough wealth to continue his research, Mitty designed the Humbug costume to achieve […]