#marvel 1982

In his first appearance, Silver Scarab is introduced as a guy empowered by a gem that Thor defeats simply by pulling the gem off him.  He never appears again.

That’s about it.

Creators: Doug Moench and Alan Kupperberg Grade: F

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Thor talks to Wasp and then fights Graviton.

Creators: Doug Moench and Alan Kupperberg Grade: F

For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here. And see my Ratings of Runs on comics here.

Poor Desmond Pitt. He gets kidnapped, brain-wiped, and turned into a demon by Dr. Doom. Then he dies in battle with the Fantastic Four. Then Mephisto makes him fight Thor. Sucks to be him.

Creators: Doug Moench and Alan Kupperberg Grade: D.  Nice cover, bad comic.

For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here. And see my Ratings of Runs on comics here.

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The famous and great Hawkeye-and-Ant-Man versus Taskmaster issue….With the Frank Miller cover.

Ant-Man takes Cassie to the circus, Clint Barton goes to remember his old days as a carny, and Taskmaster shows up to ruin everyone’s fun.

When the problems start, Scott has a bit of trouble getting his costume out of his pocket.

One of the most copied and admired comics of all time. …

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #73 (1982)

There’s been a long-simmering storyline where Peter Parker’s ex-GF Deb Whitman has figured out that he’s Spider-Man, and this issue starts with her therapist confronting Peter in a very direct way.  It turns out, he just wants Peter to help him cure Whitman’s mental illness and doesn’t believe for a second that he’s Spider-Man.

It makes for a great splash page, but what a shitty therapist.

As…

Marvel Two-In-One #95 (1983): The Living Mummy

Thing and Mummy fight an old Egyptian sorcerer. Pretty bad, pretty dull.

Creators: David Anthony Kraft and Alan Kupperberg Grade: D

For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here. And see my Ratings of Runs on comics here.

Chris Claremont slowly, gradually, and wonderfully turned the Spider-Woman book into something really cool.  This is a key issue in her development, as it involves Jessica Drew and her Japanese boyfriend being attacked by Yakuza assassins.  As the story develops, we learn that a Yakuza faction knows she is Spider-Woman, and is trying to protect her from another faction, led by General Coy (father…

Marvel Team-Up #124 (1982): Beast

A lot of personal life stuff in this issue, which is cool.  Marvel Team Up wasn’t always a rock-em-sock-em book—the ability to focus on characters who often didn’t have their own solo books to be featured in allowed writers to develop those heroes.  In this case, Beast goes home to find his mother is repulsed by his blue-haired form.

We also get to spend some time with Peter Parker and his aunt,…