“Meanwhile, Back in Helium” (John Carter: Warlord of Mars #18, November 1978) – MCC097
Tars Tarkas battles alone against a contender for his leadership!
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“The War in the Washington Monument” (The Human Fly #15, November 1978) – MCC096
The Human Fly grapples with two Vietnam vets who have turned to terrorism to get the word out about the shoddy care wounded veterans are receiving.
“The Great Godzilla Roundup” (Godzilla #16, November 1978) – MCC095
In part two of what could be called the “Godzilla Goes West” story arc, Godzilla proves himself to be one tough dude.
“Crucible” (Star Wars #17, November 1978) – MCC094
This month’s Star Wars is a fill in issue, meant to fill in the gap for scheduling purposes as the regular team worked on the series, but also meant to fill in the gap on some of Luke Skywalker’s past!
Machine Trees and Machine Men! (Ben’s Bullpen Bulletin, October 1978) – MCC093
Ben takes a peek at the ads and editorial material in the Marvel comics cover dated October, 1978 and also takes a look at two comics related to Jack Kirby’s 2001: A Space Odyssey: Machine Man #7 and Devil Dinosaur #7.
“What Price Victory?” (John Carter: Warlord of Mars #17, October 1978) – MCC092
The “Claremont era” of John Carter: Warlord of Mars continues with part 2 The Assassins of Mars! How does it stack up to Wolfman’s first half?
“Live from New York, It’s Saturday Night!” (Marvel Team-Up, October 1978) – MCC091
NEW EPISODE! It’s Spider-Man in one of his most outlandish team-ups: the cast of Saturday Night Live? It all makes sense, in a comic book sort of way…although the question remains: how in the world did this happen? Guest starring: Stan Lee!
“Roam on the Range” (Godzilla #15, October 1978) – MCC090
NEW EPISODE! Go west, young kaiju! It’s cowboys vs. kaiju and one side is WAY outmatched. (Spoiler: it’s not the kaiju!)
“Death Rides the Big Balloons” (Human Fly #14, October 1978) – MCC089
NEW EPISODE! Balloons! Tight ropes! Mute orphans! This one has it all… All except suspense, logical plots, and character decisions that make sense.
“The Hunter” (Star Wars #16, October 1978) – MCC088
NEW EPISODE! A delightful “birthday” surprise for Ben, as new characters are introduced and old characters are revisited and MOVIE characters are almost forgotten! Almost. Bounty hunters and droid hatred abound in “The Hunter”!