Pantodude Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 hchill25, ADAMANTIUM and Readcomix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ADAMANTIUM Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 8:26 PM, Pantodude said: I love this having grown up during the time period, I wouldn't know the 1st appearance, but do get a kick out of seeing it from time to time Spider-Variant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ADAMANTIUM Posted June 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2022 Recent pick up by me for something like $43 Some LCS are generous when it comes to these "underated" loves Turnando, ernster, Tri-Color Brian and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 8:35 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: Recent pick up by me for something like $43 Some LCS are generous when it comes to these "underated" loves Human fly is vastly under rated! I actually would pick this up off the stands. Didn’t he also team up with ghost rider in issue 2 ADAMANTIUM and ernster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 9:52 PM, APDallas said: Human fly is vastly under rated! I actually would pick this up off the stands. Didn’t he also team up with ghost rider in issue 2 It's one of those, that if it were copper age, I'd compare it to a darkhawk book. Truly I dont know much about the human fly, but this issue has always been attractive to me, maybe because there is a 35 vent variant that I had one day hoped to find dollar bin diving. I'd be interested to hear if ghost rider showed up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 8:16 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: It's one of those, that if it were copper age, I'd compare it to a darkhawk book. Truly I dont know much about the human fly, but this issue has always been attractive to me, maybe because there is a 35 vent variant that I had one day hoped to find dollar bin diving. I'd be interested to hear if ghost rider showed up! The cover implies far more excitement than what the reader actually gets, imo. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 No pix handy but off the top of my head: Kamandi, Woodgod @kav (Marvel Premiere 31) and the Shroud (SVTU #5). steveinthecity, Spider-Variant and kav 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaykin Stevens Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 My favourite Human Fly issue was #14, with Frank Robbins inked by Steve Leialoha instead of the usual Esposito or Springer. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MAR1979 Posted June 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) On 6/4/2022 at 10:52 PM, APDallas said: Human fly is vastly under rated! I actually would pick this up off the stands. Didn’t he also team up with ghost rider in issue 2 On 6/5/2022 at 12:58 AM, steveinthecity said: The cover implies far more excitement than what the reader actually gets, imo. Steve, I don't entirely agree. There were several pages in the story I feel did. Infantino's "style" in 1977 I do not think was a match for the book. Sadly, the Fly other than on some of the covers was not given A or even B list interior artists. Purchased 12.5 years apart the OW/W with less nice wrap cost me 30% more (not accounting for inflation) than the White page nicer wrap copy. Edited June 5, 2022 by MAR1979 Jasonmorris1000000, ADAMANTIUM, steveinthecity and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post namisgr Posted June 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) I really enjoyed this title, and so think it could be considered a bit underrated. Edited June 5, 2022 by namisgr jokiing, Randall Dowling, steveinthecity and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post namisgr Posted June 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2022 Obscure? You bet! Spider-Variant, MAR1979, Jasonmorris1000000 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) How about a barbarian in a science fiction or horror story line? Edited June 5, 2022 by namisgr comic_memories, Spider-Variant and MAR1979 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) On 6/4/2022 at 10:35 PM, Readcomix said: No pix handy but off the top of my head: Kamandi, Woodgod @kav (Marvel Premiere 31) and the Shroud (SVTU #5). The Shroud! Definitely. As for Kamandi or (the yet unmentioned) Warlord, I thought neither would be considered “underrated” due to both having seemingly successful solo books. Kamandi and Warlord are probably my two favorite 70’s DC titles that don’t include Superman(Lois, Jimmy, JLA, etc.) Edited June 5, 2022 by steveinthecity Clarity namisgr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 1:05 PM, steveinthecity said: The Shroud! Definitely. As for Kamandi or (the yet unmentioned) Warlord, I thought neither would be considered “underrated” due to both having seemingly successful solo books. Kamandi and Warlord are probably my two favorite 70’s DC titles that don’t include Superman(Lois, Jimmy, JLA, etc.) I could see that. I didn’t think of Warlord because I agree and what more could be done with him? But Kamandi’s run was maybe half as long (59 issues; slowly working my way through a recently completed run, so maybe I’m partial right now. Loved the ones I read as a kid.) I just think of Kamandi as a whole rich world they could do more with. Maybe I’ll feel different once I read the whole thing; maybe he character is tapped out. Not that this equates to underrated, but I keep thinking that if the movie studios reach for comics other than strict superheroes for big budget material, DC has 2 of the best 3 candidates for non-hero movies: Kamandi and the Challs. (My third top-of-head pick is Magnus in our ever more robot- and AI-obsessed world.) steveinthecity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 10:29 AM, Readcomix said: I could see that. I didn’t think of Warlord because I agree and what more could be done with him? But Kamandi’s run was maybe half as long (59 issues; slowly working my way through a recently completed run, so maybe I’m partial right now. Loved the ones I read as a kid.) I just think of Kamandi as a whole rich world they could do more with. Maybe I’ll feel different once I read the whole thing; maybe he character is tapped out. Not that this equates to underrated, but I keep thinking that if the movie studios reach for comics other than strict superheroes for big budget material, DC has 2 of the best 3 candidates for non-hero movies: Kamandi and the Challs. (My third top-of-head pick is Magnus in our ever more robot- and AI-obsessed world.) Not meaning to go off topic, but I’d think Metal Men could be turned into something as well. Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterX Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 12:26 PM, namisgr said: Obscure? You bet! Ooo, a new title for me to hunt down, thanks! comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comic_memories Posted June 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) On 6/5/2022 at 2:22 PM, MisterX said: Ooo, a new title for me to hunt down, thanks! There are a few other Skywald titles you might be interested in such as Tender Love Stories, Jungle Adventures, Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, Wild Western Action, Blazing Six Guns and The Heap.... definitely obscure and all short titles. Edited June 7, 2022 by comic_memories MisterX, Jayman, djzombi and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 I remember this cover being very striking. Had to get it. JJ-4, hchill25, MAR1979 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I always thought Thongor was an interesting character. If for anything, this was Stan Lee's choice over Conan according to Roy Thomas and only because Stan thought he had a cooler sounding name. ADAMANTIUM, steveinthecity, comic_memories and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
