There are a lot of cool headquarters in comics Batman has his cave, Superman has his fortress and Doctor Strange has his Sanctum Sanctorum. Still there was always something I really liked about the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building, mainly because it has been effectively used as a plot point in some of the FF's best stories. Whether it was launched into outer space, used as a gateway to the negative zone, or being crashed by super villains, it has always been like another character. I think my favorite tale was during John Byrne's run, where The Trapster is thwarted in his invasion attempt solely by the Building's security system - great stuff!
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I liked Pat Broderick's art. I think if I remember right he did Fury of Firestorm in the '80's as well as Captain Atom toward the late '80's early '90's, right?
I remember my first issue of FF. Reed and Johnny tried recruiting Luke Cage to replace Ben, who had been de-powered somehow. Alicia's dad The Puppetmaster had taken control of Cage...
I never got to see how that resolved...
Captain Atom & Human Torch? Cap. 1 Torchie 0, that's how I see it. Once again, and oddball pairing that works, thanks for doing such a good job Ross.
ReplyDeleteThanks! An according to my Facebook Page, Pat Broderick likes this cover too - always so cool to see one of the artists that I feature react positively.
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