Uncle Sam and America Chavez

 

For me, today will be a fun day filled with family, food and fireworks. No matter where you hail from, I hope you are having a great Saturday as well!

Katana and Iron Fist in "The Sacred Temple!"

 

Katana and Iron Fist have fought together before on the blog.  They battled Davos in STF #1997, and first the killers of K'un L'un in STF #3104. This time, they seem to have run afoul of the Foreground Sword Guys!

Captain Marvel Jr. and Spider-Man

 

I never really understood those weird helmets that the A.I.M. henchmen would wear.  They looked like evil beekeepers and I can't imagine they had great peripheral vision.

Spidey and Freddy first met in STF #1358

I was glad to use an image by Stan lee's brother, Larry Lieber here.  I remember seeking out his few daily panels for the Spider-Man newspaper strip.  Many years back, I picked up an original strip by him:

Legion of Super-Heroes and Squadron Supreme

 

Getting the LSH on the big screen will face the same hurdles as Shazam!  if you want a series of films, you run the risk of the young actors aging too rapidly and they've already outgrown their roles in a few years. I knw Warner Bros.  is trying to get away from expensive streaming series, but that might be the best solution for such a property.

The Champions Vs. The Justice League of America

 

For this Anniversary Issue, I thought I would go for a full length free for all featuring two of my favorite teams.  I'm surely not alone in my love for the JLA.  The Champions, in this their first incarnation, never quite hit it big, but I always got a kick out of the oddball line up that they had.  A super-spy, a Demigod, a possessed stuntman and a trio of mutants filled out their ranks, and I enjoyed seeing these disparate heroes find a way to work together. 

Captain Marvel and Darth Vader

 

Shazam: Fury of the Gods has been delayed yet again.  While Warner Bros/Discovery seems to have finally found their version of Kevin Feige in Dan Lin, they don't seem to know what to do with the DC films already in development under the previous leadership.  I say stop dragging things out and release them already, using the end of The Flash as a hard reboot - then just start over from scratch.

Captain Carrot and Devil Dinosaur

 

We've seen Batman: The Brave and The Bold, DC Nation Shorts and Justice League Action each bring all sorts of DC characters to animation, no matter how obscure.  For some reason, Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew have yet to make the cut.   That seems to be quite an oversight to me - if there is any DC Comics property that was made for a cartoon adaptation, it's the Zoo Crew!

Aquaman Vs. Annihilus

 

Now that I think about it, Aquaman might fare better in space than a lot of heroes.  His body can withstand the intense cold and pressure of the deep oceans after all.  Still, he would have an uphill battle against Annihilus, who is quite at home on an outer space environment.  It would be an interesting battle.

I am happy to use an image of Annihilus here by John Buscema, a man who taught so many of us how to draw comics the Marvel way... Here's a Conan page by him I was lucky enough to pick up several years ago:

Moon Knight and The Elongated Man in: "Fracas on Fat Tuesday!"

 

The MK/EM team returns!  This is the eighth meeting of STF's greatest crimefighting team:

MK's desperate treatment for Ralph was conducted in STF #3169... Concern about Eclipso's lasting effect on Ralph arose in STF #3098, Ralph fell under Eclipso's influence in STF #2908, They faced an angry underworld in STF #2831,  Psycho Pirate turned them against each other in STF #2732, Ralph came to the rescue in STF #2518, and they first started working together in STF #2169...

Black Goliath and Elongated Man

 

I watched the Flash panel at DC Fandome and saw the trailer for the upcoming new season.  There was not one mention of Elongated Man.  It looks like his character and storyline will be written out early on and the show will focus on other subplots.  I was hoping maybe for a recasting of the character.  I get that the producers had issues with the actor portraying him, but it's too bad fans of the hero will no longer get to follow Ralph Dibny's story.

Katana Vs. Silver Samurai

The Silver Samurai always struck me as an imposing figure, I really liked the design of his armor.  It was cool to see him in live action in The Wolverine, even if it was a somewhat altered version.  Heck, he even retained his coolness when he faced off against John Belushi when Spider-Man met the original cast of Saturday Night Live in that classic issue of Marvel Team-Up.