FANTASTIC FOUR #136-137 (1973)

This story is wizard.

Medusa can’t stand rock and roll! 

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A street gang based on Marlon Brando’s The Wild One! 

And The Shaper of Worlds!

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It’s actually all very silly and stupid, but it’s also fun. 

Gerry Conway’s scripts were generally bad, so this one being as not-so-bad was a breath of fresh air.  I do like that it helped me finally understand what Shaper of Worlds is about.  Apparently, he’s cursed with an inability to have an imagination, so he goes around bringing other peoples’ dreams to life.  Kind of like a credit card company.

 Susan Storm is still separated from Reed, so Medusa is filling in the required woman role.

Marvel Knights #1-6 (2002)

The “Marvel Knights” are now a team: Daredevil, Punisher, Black Widow.  Two out of three of those characters have very strong solo series coming out at the same time, so…

X-Statix #1-5 (2002): Good Omens

I continue to love this series.  We get the first issue (#1) as part of Marvel’s September relaunches of multiple series, but unlike the other new #1s (which seem to…