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“Deathgame” (Star Wars #20, February 1979) – MCC113

April 6, 2018 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

“Deathgame” continues Archie Goodwin’s original Star Wars tale taking place on The Wheel, a space casino that puts everyone in danger! And the stakes just keep on rising! In a world where Empire Strikes Back was still only in script form, the Star Wars universe grew here!

“The Ultimate Gamble” (Star Wars #19, January 1979) – MCC107

July 16, 2017 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

The death wheel in the sky keeps on turning and our team doesn’t know where they’ll be tomorrow! Today, however, they know they’re in danger from both the Empire and the people of the space station they found themselves on, which was supposed to be a safe haven!

“The Empire Strikes” (Star Wars #18, December 1978) – MCC101

May 21, 2017 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

The empire strikes! But it’s not striking BACK…not yet, anyway. (And do they really strike in THIS issue? We’ll talk about it.)

“Crucible” (Star Wars #17, November 1978) – MCC094

November 6, 2016 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

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!

“The Hunter” (Star Wars #16, October 1978) – MCC088

September 24, 2016 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

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”!

“Star Duel!” (Star Wars #15, September 1978) – MCC083

August 14, 2016 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

It’s a duel of the scoundrels as Han Solo faces off with the pirate Crimson Jack to wrap up the remaining plot threads from issue #7!

“The Sound of Armageddon” (Star Wars #14, August 1978) – MCC077

May 2, 2016 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

The water planet story arc ends here as Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie and the droids help when a war breaks out between the inhabitants of the planet!

Day of the Dragon Lords! (Star Wars #13, July 1978) – MCC071

March 26, 2016 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

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!

Doomworld! (Star Wars #12, June 1978) – MCC064

February 5, 2016 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

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!

Star Search! (Star Wars #11, May 1978) – MCC056

December 24, 2015 | Filed under: Ben, Marvel Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Star Wars

The continuing adventures, well, continue in “Star Search”! What is the fate of Luke from his ill-fated mission? What became of Princess Leia’s rescue mission? And will Han Solo and Chewie join the gang soon?

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Marvel’s Cosmic Comics

“Raydeen” (Shogun Warriors #1, February 1979) – MCC114

Shogun Warriors, a Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe work based on the Mattel toyline that merged a number [...]

“Deathgame” (Star Wars #20, February 1979) – MCC113

"Deathgame" continues Archie Goodwin's original Star Wars tale taking place on The Wh [...]

Battlestar Galactica Marvel Super Special! (Ben’s Bullpen Bulletin, January 1979) – MCC112

The coverage of Marvel’s licensed books from January 1979 ends here as we take a peek at the ads and [...]

“Battle at the Bottom of the World” (John Carter, Warlord of Mars #20, January 1979) – MCC111

The fifth chapter in Chris Claremont's "Master Assassin of Mars" continues here as Jo [...]

“Fugitive in Manhattan” (Godzilla #18, January 1979) – MCC110

Godzilla is shrunk down to the size of a house cat but he's still the king of the monsters! Kin [...]

Micronauts! (The Micronauts #1, January 1979) – MCC109

Bill Mantlo's classic run begins here! A toy line with no story is transformed into an inner-sp [...]

“Photo Finish” (The Human Fly #17, January 1979) – MCC108

The theft of a little girl's camera reveals an attempt to sabotage the Human Fly's newest [...]

“The Ultimate Gamble” (Star Wars #19, January 1979) – MCC107

The death wheel in the sky keeps on turning and our team doesn't know where they'll be tom [...]

Devil Dinosaur and Machine Man Finales! (Ben’s Bullpen Bulletin, December 1978) – MCC106

Taking a look at some of the extra things going on when the comics cover dated December of 1978 were [...]

“The Valiant Die But Once” (John Carter: Warlord of Mars #19, November 1978) – MCC105

Trapped in a strange land, John Carter and Dejah Thoris find their bonds of love tested and perhaps [...]

JAWS 2 (Marvel Super Special #6) – MCC104

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." they go and make a sequel! [...]

“Of Lizards Great and Small” (Godzilla #17, December 1978) – MCC103

Using Star Wars as a guideline,  we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marve [...]

“Niagara Nightmare” (Human Fly #16, December 1978) – MCC102

The Human Fly takes on greedy businessmen and really, really careless, incompetent reporters. At Nia [...]

“The Empire Strikes” (Star Wars #18, December 1978) – MCC101

The empire strikes! But it's not striking BACK...not yet, anyway. (And do they really strike in [...]

“The Headmen of Mars” (John Carter Warlord of Mars Annual 2, 1978) (Ben) – MCC100 and CBTM100

To celebrate 100 episodes of both the Marvel’s Cosmic Comics sub-feed AND the main feed, we cover Jo [...]

PRINCESS LEIA Issues 1-5 (Ben) – MCC099 and CBTM097

With news of Carrie Fisher’s passing, plans changed and Ben take a look back at the comic book mini- [...]

Ridin’ the Rails and the Dinos! (Ben’s Bullpen Bulletin, November 1978) – MCC098

Taking a look at what else is happening at Marvel with the cover date November, 1978. Moon Boy and D [...]

“Meanwhile, Back in Helium” (John Carter: Warlord of Mars #18, November 1978) – MCC097

Tars Tarkas battles alone against a contender for his leadership! [...]

“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 Great Godzilla Roundup” (Godzilla #16, November 1978) – MCC095

In part two of what could be called the "Godzilla Goes West" story arc, Godzilla proves hi [...]

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