As we previously discussed in our post about Savage Tales #3 last October, back in the fall of 1973 it seemed that Marvel's one-and-only sword-and-sorcery-centric black-and-white comics magazine was about to be cancelled -- for the second time. The first incarnation of Savage Tales had seen but one issue published in January, 1971 before Marvel's…

Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

06.04.2024

Captain America #175 (July, 1974) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

With this 175th issue of Captain America, the "Secret Empire" saga that had dominated the series' pages for over half a year finally reached its climax. And as our storytellers picked up their narrative right where the previous month's episode had left us readers hanging, you could hardly accuse writer Steve Englehart of underselling the…

Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

13.04.2024

Defenders #14 (July, 1974) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

When we last left the Defenders, back in September, the Defenders themselves were, well, leaving. Most of them, anyway. As was the writer who'd been chronicling their adventures since they'd graduated from Marvel Feature into their own title some sixteen months earlier: Steve Englehart. Just in case you missed it, Englehart had concluded his double-title,…

Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

17.04.2024

Avengers #125 (July, 1974) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

I suppose that Ron Wilson and John Romita's cover for this issue of Avengers might be taken as misleading by some readers, since, as we'll soon see, Earth's Mightiest Heroes never directly confront Thanos himself anywhere within its pages (indeed, the Mad Titan only puts in a personal appearance on a couple of them). I'm…

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Savage Tales #4 (May, 1974) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

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Avengers #125 (July, 1974) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

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