Obscure BRONZE age characters 1st appearances 1 1

[Readcomix]

On May 16, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Dogsupreme said:

Here's another choice. I've always loved this premise.

 

Me too...then I assembled all four issues and read it...

[Semicentennial]

4 hours ago, Chaykin Stevens said:

Pretty obscure, but dating from 1968, so wouldn't that be in the Silver Age?  Was it ever explained why BPtG was cancelled after 2 issues in the days when it seemed like every other series was allowed to run for at least 6 issues, to give time for the sales figures to come through?

Another obscure first appearance was in Daredevil #128, which introduced Sky-Walker from Starron - the most startling character in the annals of Marveldom!

It explains it on the WIKI page.  Something to do with one of the editors not liking the character due to it's sympathetic view of the hippie subculture.   You're right that it's not bronze but it's towards to latter part of the SA era.  It's still a cool obscure 1st appearance book.

[Dogsupreme]

Believe it our not this was one of the first Spiderman comics I bought right off the stands. Something about the Big Pig, RAZORBACK just screamed to me "BUY THIS COMIC, SON"! He's a really a great character and would love to see a return with new outfit and abilities.

[electricprune]

eBay Bronze- Marvel Premiere 54, first Caleb Hammer. From '80 I believe.

[Dogsupreme]

9 hours ago, electricprune said:

eBay Bronze- Marvel Premiere 54, first Caleb Hammer. From '80 I believe.

I remember seeing that issue. Was he ever part of Marvel continuity?

[Dogsupreme]

Marvel Premiere #41. Marvel's STAR TREK? Would love to see them in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Edited May 18, 2017 by Dogsupreme

[electricprune]

3 hours ago, Dogsupreme said:

I remember seeing that issue. Was he ever part of Marvel continuity?

Oddly enough, yes. He was used many years later in the Marvel Western universe, at least. Someone can verify probably, but I believe he was killed off in a super hero book.

[NP_Gresham]

Obscure as one can get. May be a reboot of GA?

Kind of on the line for SA/BA

[electricprune]

12 minutes ago, NP_Gresham said:

Obscure as one can get. May be a reboot of GA?

Kind of on the line for SA/BA

That guy also graced the cover of Ghost Rider #12. Didn't know he was around prior to that.

[NP_Gresham]

2 minutes ago, electricprune said:

That guy also graced the cover of Ghost Rider #12. Didn't know he was around prior to that.

He appeared in Incedible Hulk # 135, not on the cover though

[Ken Aldred]

He was also brought back in a modern Garth Ennis mini-series...

[Ken Aldred]

Marvel Treasury Edition 12 : The Spanker

[electricprune]

6 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Marvel Treasury Edition 12 : The Spanker

Is that what the paddle is for?

[Ken Aldred]

IIRC, a former school headmaster heavily into corporal punishment.

Edited May 18, 2017 by Ken Aldred

[electricprune]

He will never admit it, but Guardian Comics' favorite Bronze character first appeared in Jungle Action 24, Wind Eagle.

[Dogsupreme]

22 hours ago, electricprune said:

Oddly enough, yes. He was used many years later in the Marvel Western universe, at least. Someone can verify probably, but I believe he was killed off in a super hero book.

It's odd that Marvel kills off these characters before their time.

[Dogsupreme]

One of the weirdest of the Marvel characters....

[Dogsupreme]

Jack Kirby's up dated version of the NEWSBOY LEGION?

[Dogsupreme]

For the longest time I never knew this was a Jack Kirby creation. Mainly because he did not do the cover. This is a very under-rated Jack Kirby creation and is actually very cool character. Also, issue 1's are EXTREMELY hard to find in true mint. It's that damned black cover.

Edited May 19, 2017 by Dogsupreme

[electricprune]

Tomb of Dracula 37, first Harold H. Harold.