Day of the Dragon Lords! (Star Wars #13, July 1978) – MCC071
It’s space opera fantasy adventure fun as the back story of the water world society is revealed and war is engaged!
The old new adventures of the Star Wars universe continue!
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DEADLY OCEANS, ROARING WATERS, AND WALKING DEAD! Marvel Sci-Fi, June 1978 (Ben) – CBTM083
Looking at all the Marvel licensed books cover dated June 1978, Ben reads: Star Wars #12 — DOOMWORLD! — 4:13-18:33 (Luke Skywalker’s continuing adventure on a waterworld) Godzilla #11 — ARENA FOR THREE! — 18:33-39:44 (an epic three way Kaiju battle) Human Fly #10 — …DARK AS A DUNGEON DOWN IN …
Triceratops Head! (Ben’s Bullpen Bulletin, June 1978) – MCC070
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. June 1978 brought aliens from the other side of the universe and a giant with a triceratops skull for a helmet — from the head and hand of Jack …
March of the Dead! (John Carter #13, June 1978) – MCC069
Marv Wolfman continues his fantastic run on the pulp-tastic sci-fantasy all new adventures of John Carter!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind! (Marvel Super Special #3, June 1978) – MCC068
It’s the comic book adaptation of Stephen Spielberg’s sci-fi classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind! How does it hold up compared to other adaptations? How does it hold up compared to the movie? And what compliment does Ben pay to it? The answers to these questions and more will be revealed!
Master of the World! (Man from Atlantis #5, June 1978) – MCC067
Part one of a three part story has a troubling female character and a final page that transcends the rest of the issue. Cliches abound, some of them bad, but not all of them!
Down in the Mine! (Human Fly #10, June 1978) – MCC066
Human Fly does a stunt! Human Fly helps some people! All in a day’s work for Human Fly! But is it GOOD? Well, maybe…
Arena for Three! (Godzilla #11, June 1978) – MCC065
It’s Godzilla vs. Yetrigar vs. Red Ronin in a three-way Kaiju slugfest, with the lives of four random, thrill seeking white water rafters in the balance!
Doomworld! (Star Wars #12, June 1978) – MCC064
Luke was looking for a new rebel base, and now he’s caught by pirates on a water world…
…while Han, Chewie, and Leia were looking for Luke, and now they’re caught by pirates on a captured star destroyer, heading to that same water world!
The new adventures continue!
SKYWALKER STRIKES, Star Wars 1-6 (2015) – MCC063
It’s a new series! A new publisher! And a new canon! Ben explores the ongoing Star Wars series as it dives into new stories taking place directly after the first Star Wars movie!