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Between that signature haircut, the bulging muscles and the beautifully painted paperback covers, Doc Savage seemed like a superhero to me growing up. I think he would he would have been right at home in a JLA adventure.
I will be interested to see what Thor's role will be in Avengers: Doomsday. As one of the final standing founding members, I imagine that he would be critical to the plot, but I'm not sure haw much of the film he will appear in. Another question is whether this movie and the follow up Avengers: Secret Wars will be the cinematic swan song for the God of Thunder - until the inevitable MCU reboot that is!
Something tells me that Daffy got them into this mess and Bugs will have to figure a way out of it! I loved the cartoons where Bugs Bunny would tangle with Witch Hazel, and I think this team up has a lot of potential for the same kind of antics.
Time for another All-Kirby classic! In addition to his superhero and monster comics, Jack Kirby also made quite an impression with his western heroes.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer had Johnny Storm using the entire team's powers in a moment evocative of the Super-Skrull. Secret Invasion featured Emilia Clarke as a character with Super Skrull abilities. These were both just teases though, we really need to see the one true Super Skrull up on the big screen some day.
These two first battled in STF #3172...
These two heroes first appeared together in STF #4095, and I thought I would bring them back together. The FGG (Foreground Gun Guys) are back, and someone has to take them down, after all!
After all of the Femme Fatales that he has had to deal with, I wonder how The Spirit would react to working alongside the Avenging Amazon? It would be cool to read about, especially if it was illustrated by a master of the form like Brian Bolland!
For this, the fifth appearance of The Light Brigade, I thought I would include one of my all time favorite villains. His simple concept and look really appealed to me as a kid, and it didn't hurt that I first saw him illustrated by the legendary Joe Kubert.
Time for a Golden Age meeting of the ocean's greatest heroes!
Aquaman and Namor have a bit of history on this blog. They last met with the Defenders in STF #3927, they were battling Mer-Mutates in STF #2270, tried to avert war in Issue #1105, faced the sea's wrath back in Issue #751 and starred in my very first STF two-parter in Issue #3 and Issue #4.
This is the third meeting between these heroes. They first met with Booster Gold and The Defenders way back in STF #165, and The Hulk almost replaced Booster in STF #1855...
Blue Beetle took a little tweaking on this one. Here's a peek behind the scenes:
One reason I always had a soft spot for Hourman was his somewhat baggy mask. Most other heroes had form fitting masks that clung perfectly to their heads. Rex Tyler's looked more like something I would have come up with at home when trying to make a superhero mask out of a winter hat or something. It made him kind of relatable.
These two heroes previously met in STF #1834, and first crossed paths back in STF #578,,,
Perhaps I am tempting fate by giving He Who Must Not Be Named cover billing, but these are the chances one has to take. Let's hope that Doctor Fate will be able to thwart his plans!
Quasar was one of those Marvel heroes that I expected to eventually break our and become a heavy hitter, but he never quite did. Still, I generally enjoyed his appearances. He did seem like he might have fit better in the DCU rather than Marvel - maybe it was his very Silver Age style costume.
Looks like we will be seeing Lex Luthor on the big screen again sooner than we thought, with Man of Tomorrow scheduled to hit theaters in just two years. Supposedly Lex and Superman will have to join forces against a larger threat - it has to be Brainiac, right? I have a suspicion that we may see Lex even before that though - I don't think an appearance on Peacemaker season 2 is out of the question.
We all loved Yoda in the original Star Wars trilogy at the end of his career as a wise mentor. It was great to see him in his prime in the prequel trilogy. Baby Yoda on The Mandalorian was a smash hit. Let's hope, though, that Disney can resist the urge now to give audiences Teen Yoda in an angsty drama on the CW or something - that may be a bridge too far.
Mr. Universe returns for his 12th appearance as STF's greatest villain, and this time he is super-charged enough that it will take two teams to beat him. Fortunately, this issue is 100 pages, so there will still be plenty of room left for some fun back-up tales!
My goodness, are we really on the march towards STF #5000?
Here are some larger views of this issue's individual stories:
The Stargirl series was a lot of fun. I'm not holding my breath waiting for the character to show up in the DCU, though. I assume that it will take a few years to establish a Justice League, let alone introduce the JSA and their spin-off characters. As for Nova, Frankie Raye will probably be considered too close to Shalla Bal to be a candidate for entry into the MCU any time soon.
Coming tomorrow: STF #4900!
Sure, it's easy to accept a hero from another planet when they have movie star good looks. What if your savior has a face that only a mother could love?
Batman and E.T. were two classic films of the 80's that both used the full moon for one of their most iconic shots. I've had it in the back of my mind to combine those two moments for a while now, and I am glad to finally got around to it.
Sword of the Atom was quite a departure from Ray Palmer's usual science-based adventures, but I got a kick out of the change of pace. It didn't hurt that it was illustrated by legendary Atom artist Gil Kane. Those stories are still fun to revisit.
Maybe they missed their window, as comic book movies are having a tough time lately - but I really wish we had gotten a Hanna Barbera Cinematic Universe. Start with Space Ghost, then Johnny Quest, Dynomutt, The Herculoids and more could follow afterwards. Superhero fatigue be damned, I'd buy my tickets!
here we have a human brain encased in a robotic body and a robotic body programmed with human brain patterns. I think that these two would work together well.
I'm not sure what type of mystical shenanigans that the Red Skull has gotten into to give him the edge over two Flashes, but it would be interesting to find out. And then, it would be entertaining to watch Jay and Barry give him his comeuppance.
Despero's deadly return in the pages of Justice League America was a shock to read, given his new, more brutal depiction juxtaposed against the League's bwa-ha-ha era. Even his fin seemed to have changed position on his head, coming straight for you instead of side to side as it was in the Silver Age. A showdown with the Savage Dragon was destined to heppen.
When Marc Tyler Nobleman, comics' historian and Patron of this Blog, suggested this pairing, I agreed that these heroes would be interesting to see work with one another. Then I realized that using Raven's white outfit would make them go together visually as well. Thanks, Marc!
Joe Kubert didn't do much work for Marvel, so it was always a treat to see his take on one of their characters. I wonder which one of them I would most have liked to have seen him illustrate an extended run of. A Joe Kubert Thor series would have been amazing.
Giant robots wrapped in a science-based mystery is just the type of situation that would get these two together. I'd love to see them share an adventure.
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