The Origin of Star-lord

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Bill Sienkiewicz, Doug Moench, Marvel Comics, marvel spotlight, origin, saga of starlord, Star-lord, Starlord, Tom Sutton

Though we have a general consensus that the Star-lord Special Edition by Claremont and Byrne is one of the awesomest Bronze Age comics, Star-lord fans know a few gems awaiting those who dig deeper. Consider this origin story by the prolific Doug Moench. And dig that opening splash panel by Tom Sutton!

Do you absolutely desire your own copy printed on tree corpses? You can buy Star-lord’s origin in Marvel Spotlight #6; Marvel Comics, 1980. Oh, the scent of vintage paper!

Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Rubinstein.

Doctor Strange vs. the In-Betweener, Round Two!

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Creators Chronicles, Doctor Strange, Ernie Chan, In Betweener, Roger Stern, Tom Sutton

Doctor Strange #28 contains the big finale to “The Creators Chronicles” by Roger Stern and Tom Sutton, with Ernie Chan. Did you miss Round One of this cosmic battle? By the Rings of Raggador, click Part One to take your astral self where it needs to go.

Collector’s Guide: From Doctor Strange #28; Marvel Comics, 1978.

Doctor Strange vs. the In-Betweener, Round One!

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Creators Chronicles, Ernie Chan, In Betweener, Roger Stern, Tom Sutton

Roger Stern concludes the saga begun by Jim Starlin in Doctor Strange #23. With artists Tom Sutton and Ernie Chan, Stern pits the Doctor against the In-Betweener for two solid issues. It’s pretty awesome, and check out these radical double splash pages!

If you sense the hand of Jim Starlin in these two issues, you are right on. He isn’t in the credits, but Stern wrote a letter to the letters page telling how Starlin masterminded this whole storyline and told Stern what he had in mind for the good Doctor. The whole thing ends up tying up some loose plot threads from Starlin’s original Warlock run. For the conclusion of this cosmic battle, click Part Two.

Collector’s Guide:
– From Doctor Strange #27; Marvel, 1978.

Man-Thing: Elements of Terror Part 1!

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Elements of Terror, Man-Thing, Marvel Comics Presents, Steve Gerber, Tom Sutton

Whatever knows fear, blogs at the touch of Man-Thing! Today’s Man-Thing Memento begins a sprawling multi-part saga serialized in the first twelve issues of Marvel Comics Presents. This was the best story they had going on at that time and it’s a shame it has never been collected. Instead, we have to dig up a bunch of sub-par anthology stories to get the muck monster madness we need. Digging the creepy Tom Sutton art!

Collector’s Guide: From Marvel Comics Presents #1; Marvel, 1988.