Justice League of America Vs. The Mandarin

 

Jack Kirby truly revolutionized comic book art. In addition to his amazing creativity in designing characters, monsters and machinery, he added many new visual tricks to the genre.  His use of extreme forced perspective, as shown on this cover, is one that many other artists picked up on and emulated.

Green Lantern Vs. The Mandarin

 

This is another match up that I have been meaning to get to for a while.  It just seems like a natural, given that they each rely on rings of incredible power.  I was glad that Marvel gave The Mandarin another chance after the fake-out in Iron Man 3.  His motivation and back-story in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings made for one of their most effecive MCU villains yet.

The Flash and Iron Man in: "Monkey Suit!"

It will be interesting to see how The Mandarin is handled in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.  The bait and switch that Marvel pulled with an actor portraying the villain in Iron Man 2 was one of the few times that fans really had a problem with a choice made for the MCU.  I'm glad there's a second chance to get him done right.

The Flash and Iron Man have shared adventures on the blog before - They were last seen together in STF #2546, and had a two-part tale that began in STF #1164 and concluded with their future counterparts in STF #1165...