Monday, March 31, 2025

Captain Marvel and Firestorm (Vs. Mr. Universe!)

 

It looks like STF's arch-villain Mr. Universe is back for his 6th appearance - and this time he's gone after a couple of heavy hitters! Mar-Vell first met Firestorm in STF #2747...

There was a lot of tweaking required with this cover - Here's a look at the behind the scenes progress:



12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another superb cover. Nice!

Davejonz said...

Two very colorful uniforms - maybe these guys are about to do a costume swap to confuse Mr U.
And...Tantrum. What a great name for a super-villain.

Anonymous said...

Especially if he was the _son_ of Mr. Universe!

Think about it. In DEFENDERS v.1/#92 (1981), Eternity revealed how he had decided to learn more about Earthling humanity by splintering off portions of "himself" into separate mortal forms. So, if Mr. Universe is the moral inversion of Eternity (from, say, the DCU of Silver Age Earth-3), then Tantrum could be his spoiled evil brat! *

*Imagine Klarion the Witch Boy wearing the Mask of Loki.

Davejonz said...

@Anon - great notion. Tantrum as Mr U's villainous sidekick

Carycomic said...

Or, even better, Kid Eternity's cousin!

Carycomic said...

See STF #3417 for further details.

Bob Greenwade said...

Hm... What if one of the Guardians of the Universe became Captain Universe to battle Mr. Universe?

Detective Tobor said...

Irony? Galactus becomes Captain Universe to battle Mr Universe?

Anonymous said...

Or, better yet, Spongebob Squarepants becomes Galactus!

Anonymous said...

What if Rick Jones and Ronnie Raymond were to swap roles, so Ronnie switched with Captain Marvel and Rick merged with Professor Stein ...?

Detective Tobor said...

didn't DC have a Captain Storm in the Navy years ago??

Carycomic said...

Yes, they did. A WWII PT boat commander whose Nick Furious eye patch was a symbol of his seemingly being jinxed. So, he wound up on a special commando team made up of other seemingly jinxed military men. Code-name: The Losers! P.S.---the others were Gunner and Sarge (USMC raiders with a scout dog named Pooch) and Lt. Johnny Cloud (a full-blooded Navajo fighter pilot with the USAAF).

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