Showing posts with label vince colletta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vince colletta. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Heroic Halloween in Rutland MIGHTY THOR "Firesword!" Conclusion

When Last We Left the Norse God of ThunderMighty Thor, Lady Sif, and Hildegarde had pursued the Absorbing Man to Rutland, Vermont, where the Son of Odin defeated him, only to discover the villain was merely bait, manipulated by the guy shown on the kool Gil Kane/Joe Sinnott cover above!
Now, forsooth, the mayhem shalt begin!

Poor Glynis Wein (dressed as Supergirl) can't catch a break!
First, magician Felix Faust conjures up a demon who possesses her (while giving her the powers of Supergirl) and forces her to battle the Justice League (as seen HERE)!
Now Loki enchants her, and most of the Rutland Parade goers/participants!
We saw weakened evil mage Felix Faust steal comics writer Steve Englehart's muffler-free car at the end of the Justice League tale HERE!
So a DC bad guy is responsible for a Marvel bad guy hurtling to his doom!
(Spoiler: Loki survives, eventually gets his sight back, and causes the Avengers/Defenders War, which results in another Halloween trip by the Mighty Avengers to Rutland the next year!
We're saving that one for Halloween 2022!)
Written by Gerry Conway, penciled by John Buscema, inked by Vince Colletta, with caricatures of all real-life comics pros and fans penciled by Marie Severin.
BTW: Thor eventually saves Lady Sif!
Next Week:
And that's all the clues you're getting!

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Monday, October 18, 2021

Heroic Halloween in Rutland MIGHTY THOR "Firesword!" Part 1

Let's Begin the Final Chapter of the "Rutland Trilogy"...right at the Parade!

Note the presence of our four comic creatives, writers Steve Englehart (balding blonde), Gerry Conway (long brown hair), Len Wein (curly hair and goatee) and colorist Glynis Wein (do we have to tell you, the only woman in the group?).
Also note the real Justice League on the float directly behind the "Avengers'" float!
Steve's noisy car will play a pivotal role at the climax of this tale, as it did in the previous one.
And Parade organizer/comics uber-fan Tom Fagan is back in his NightHawk costume!
We see Loki back in disguise after revealing himself to The Absorbing Man at the end of our previous post!
"Who ever heard of Power Girl anyway?"
Well, nobody, since DC's Power Girl (the Supergirl of Earth-Two) wouldn't debut until four years later!
(BTW, she was co-created by Gerry Conway!)
Glynis is costumed as Supergirl, though they couldn't call her that in a Marvel book!
When she disappears, she'll be possessed by a demon and do battle with the Justice League!
Love him or loathe him, you gotta admit the trickster god knows how to make an entrance!
But, to find out what happens next, you'll have to be back...
BTW, the Absorbing Man, like most villains, survived this setback and is still creating havoc throughout the Marvel Universe!
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