>>84409607
>>84434586
Welcome back to the Defenders, Anons! Let's see if we can finish up Luke Cage's time in The Defenders!
>>84457357
It may be a bit of a long haul at 6 issues, but if we get through, we should be finished with our detour to the past and be ready to see where the story of Luke Cage and Danny rand goes.
Huh, going by this image it doesn't look like Luke's in this issue. Whatever, I already posted the cover.
You know what has to suck about having only one arm? Dealing with itches on that arm. That's one of those minor things that would annoy the hell out of me.
Don't question the god damn wizard! When he tells you to stop, you freaking slam the breaks!
See? You questioned the wizard, and your buggy was friggen totaled.
Remember when you could get a legit hallween mask for under five dollars?
Don't you hate it when women grow a second face on their forehead?
See, this wouldn't have been a problem, Strange, if you teleported her.
Okay, so clearly I'm not the only one confused as hell by that random murdering elf.
>America's third best-selling humor magaine
Huh, nowadays they'd try to add enough qualifiers to make them #1.
I'm guessing he's referring to Ditko's Strange?
So Clea hasn't appeared since Bendis offhandedly broke them up, yes?
>>84457733
Ditko Strange is boring as hell sober
oh no, she's setting her entire army on the hulk, however will he- you know how this is going to go.
Wait, wasn't Val's costume gold last time?
So, is this an actual supervillain of Spider-Man's? Cause I've never heard of him.
>>84457521
The itches in the missing arm would be worse.
The one that's still there at least you can scratch against something.
Phantom itch is just your brain being stupid.
>admits Strange is better than her
>Still tries to fight instead of GTFO immediately.
For back before wikipedia was a thing!
And NOW we're back to Luke Cage.
>>84457810
I thought Phantom Limb was relatively rare?
By the way, we're done with Gerber's Defenders.
You'd think they wouldn't keep fighting when nobody knows what they're talking about, as opposed to going "We'll never give it to you!"
>>84457865
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_pain
>It has been known that at least 80% of amputees experience phantom sensations at some time of their lives. Some experience some level of this phantom pain and feeling in the missing limb for the rest of their lives.
>Luke grabs the Rhino out of midair, and then slams him into the other direction, fighting against intertia
Depending on how heavy the Rhino is, that may be a new example of Power Creep.
>>84457931
Woah, 80%? Wow, I thought it was a LOT lower.
Apparently Conway didn't get the memo of Val's new golden costume.
I don't actually have these Hulk issues, sadly.
>>84457970
All downhill from here
>>84457697
You want some kind of answer about that? Becauseyou'll never get one.
>>84457746
Okay, Panel 2 has just voicecasted Shazanna as being Madeline Kahn to me.
>Egghead, because Eggman is too dignified a name.
I know the dates are the other way around, I don't care.
>>84457756
No, you're just dull-minded.
>>84458020
If you've only ever read Ditko's wackiness while high, it must seem comparatively boring while sober.
Remember when you could put O.J. Simpson in ads without it being weird?
>>84457957
Maybe you're thinking of some other syndrome, like alien hand syndrome or supernumerary phantom limb syndrome.
>>84457802
Hostess almost never used actual villains, the mostly created original characters.
>>84457987
Summary: Hulk is smashing shit up in New York after his wife dies and the Defenders come to take him out. They attack first and ask questions later until they actually do ask questions first and find out that Hulk is going nuts because the love of his life just died so they take him back to the Sanctum Sanctorum. Hulk asks if Doc can bring Jarella back and Doc says it's impossible then he starts smashing Doc's shit then he asks him again and Doc says yes again then Hulk gets sad when he realizes his wife is gone forever and Val hugs him while crying saying they'll always be there for him but Hulk brushes her off and leaves the mansion murmuring about being all alone
Oh joy, it's another "letter about the Defenders roster"!
>>84458062
I feel like they mostly used generic humans most of the time, so an actual supervillain makes me wonder.
So is Val always the one who leads when Strange is gone?
... Okay, what the hell. Why is the Hulk wandering around in the Ben Grimm disguise?
>>84457889
And apparently no one told Keith that Valkyrie changed costumes.
>>84458150
It takes me a bit to notice it.
>>84458150
Stick to writing the funny books instead of drawing them
>"With the Defenders dead, nothing can stand between me and the sacred star of capistan!"
You know, besides the X-Men. And the Avengers. And the Fantastic Four. Shit, Doctor Strange isn't there and he's one of the biggest deals in the Defenders.
You live in New York, you stupid civilian. This shit is why you should get insurance.
I can't tell, is Hulk surprised that someone smart is agreeing with him, or does he assume that, since Nighthawk is agreeing with him, that means he's smart?
So who's that third person on the cover with Spidey and Hulk?
I feel like this is horseshit.
>>84458338
Blackagar Boltagon's cumsleeveagin
>>84458323
You're right bird-nose, I should hit black-man
Well it's not like New York's rivers can get any MORE toxic.
>>84458374
>Blackagar Boltagon's cumsleeveagin
Wow, they're REALLY scraping the bottom of the barrel if they're using Medusa on an EXERCISE book.
>>84458033
Hank Pym's non-Ultron arch nemesis is so goddamn lame.
So happy Masters of Evil got associated with Zemos after he stopped showing up.
>You used to be able to get a shirt with Hercules on it
This guy is just Doctor Strange in a costume, isn't he?
>schlemiel
>noun
>a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person.
This doesn't sound like a word you'd expect Rhino to know.
>>84458052
The OJ trial was crazy shit. OJ was a solidly B-tier celebrity and all of sudden BAM double homicide, and his lawyer's daughters all grew up to be big assed sluts.
>>84458410
The only other major females in 1977 are the ones that fuck a man made out of gum gum and the one that fucks a toaster
Wait, surgeons are just GIVEN experimental super science to take home with them?
Man, even at the time this nonsense with the Elf made no sense, and the contemporary readers were just as confused as I am.
>>84458133
Makes sense. Hulk's a spaz, Nighthawk's an idiot, and Luke's a Merc.
>>84458513
Medusa wasn't even the major female, at the time, it was Crystal who was the big deal. And even then, your waifu Val could've been there instead, since she's actually a physical fighter..
If you followed X-Anon's early storytimes, you should know all this stuff about the Colbalt Man's backstory.
>>84458568
And here we see Luke Cage already trying to leave the Defenders.
>>84458573
Medusa was on the Fantastic Four and has cool hair powers. This is superior to being Quicksilver's girlfriend or Johnny or whoever it was at the time
Luke Cage, a man who walks through the offenses of a man who claims to be a supergenius who just took out Not-Batman.
>>84458323
The latter.
Hulk is SMARTEST THERE IS.
Kyle looking a bit Nighthawkman in this issue.
>>84458410
Wasn't her exercise literally just "Yank your hair"?
Mar-Vell actually had TWO Hostess ads. There's this one, and the one where he stopped Nitro by flying into his plane and giving hi twinkies.
>>84458625
Right, I forgot she didn't join the Fantastic Four or Avengers (and she joined them both, I believe) until a decade or two later.
>>84458456
There was a time when Dr. Strange had a standard superhero costume.
>>84458474
It's New York, there's a lot of Yiddish in the vocabulary.
>>84458666
I actually just looked it up. The exercise has two steps.
>"Sit crosslegged on floor, and take hold of as much hair, near the scalp, as you can."
>"Pull your hair forward, so you can actually feel your scalp move, and then pull backwards."
There's even a note saying don't do this to a friend "or teacher".
What IS this toy? Just hotwheels shot out of a gun?
>>84458670
Which is super hilarious given what Nitro does.
>>84458718
You mean just adding the mask to use normal outfit? But what I mean is, I guessed this was Strange in a disguise, like the time Cyclops pretended to be "Eric The Red".
>Roger Slifer
Please no Yu-gi-oh reaction images, Anons.
I just realized, does Luke not get a Hulk nickname?
>>84458764
Who WROTE this shit
Hostess ads are classic and you can justify them with people being swayed by the power of twinkies but that comic is the flimsiest backstory to a toy ever
"Magician", "Birdnose", "Girl", they all get Hulk-names, but I don't recall Luke (or Red Guardian, now that I think about it) getting ones.
>>84458474
He's Yugoslavian. So yeah, probably has more to do with the Marvel Bullpen's New York Jew origins.
Man, this Val body-sharing stuff sounds convoluted.
Speaking of, I vaguely remember hearing that Flash and her broke up because the other woman took over every time to blueball him. Is THAT Barbara? I feel like after 40 years they would've dealt with that plot point and laid it to rest.
Looks like someone finally escaped that murderous elf.
>>84458898
>Fuzzy Hair
There's Luke's nickname.
>>84458810
Fuzzy hair
Hulk is calling Cage a nappy headed ho
>>84458929
>>84458937
So basically if Savage Hulk met modern Cage, he'd have to come up with a new name, since he's been bald for a decade?
And suddenly, Patsy.
>>844590072016 /co/ hates this page
>>84458984
Googling Hulk nicknames says that Cage is also called black man which is not far from the truth in regards to modern day Luke Cage
>>84458958
TWISTED MEGO THEATER
Remember when Beast was an Avenger?
>>84459047
Best time for Beast.
>>84459038
/co/ hates a lot of things, I've come to find.
So was this "Crazy" magazine that they keep advertising for any good?
>The current incarnation of the Red Rahah is Doctor Strange!
Called it! Well, sort of.
>>84459007
>Instead, I accepted an offer-- More like an order, actually-- from the Goddess Moondragon to return with her to Titan for proper tutoring in eating bald pussy.
>>84459038
Hey, the problem isn't Patsy herself, it's her creative team.
Captain Pureheart marries the Devil is a great character hook.
>>84459136
I only mentioned it cause I remembered a similar page/panel in the new one recapping her origin. Also was when people got mad bc they assumed it was wrong.
>>84459159
Most people just assume that Marvel will screw up when they try to explain classic backstories because they have a lot of sheer batshit to them that isn't acceptable anymore.
Now, if THIS page was released today, /co/ would have a collective stroke.
>>84459087
It was a naked attempt to create a Marvel version of MAD.
What If is a book with a great hook, and I loved when Exiles took that concept and added a recurring main cast, too.
The annual "What If" events were never quite as good.
>>84459173
It's modern Marvel that is not acceptable
All right Anons, we've got two more issues left to go through tonight before we get continue on from Power Man and Iron Fist!
>>84459173
I was gonna mentionedsexistbut I also remember some people freaking out over Ewing's Galactus issue
>>84459185
>It was a naked attempt to create a Marvel version of MAD.
Yeah, it looks like that. Going by your deliberate avoidance of a yes or no answer, I'll assume that it was absolute wank.
>>84459190
... because modern Marvel is too busy trying to make things "relatable", they aren't bothering to go full COMICS.
The example I love bringing up is this. When was the last time a Marvel team had their own plane, that they used frequently?
>>84459208
I remember that issue having really weird art. Or maybe it was the coloring? I forget, honestly.
Be back in a moment Anons, I'm going to nuke a pizza.
>>84459254
The only time Marvel ever goes "comics" is to go wink wink nudge nudge this shit is wacky bro like that fucking USA kaiju that Ewing shit out that exists only so every can point and go wow that sure is COMICS
>>84459296
You don't need to be such a cynic. If someone does something good, tell them they did good. If they fuck up, make sure they know it. I can like Ewing's Ultimates and still think that Civil War II is a steaming pile of garbage.
>that Hulk smile in the second panel
Oh yeah, Val has a flying horse, doesn't she?
>Hellcat literally goes "Nyah Nyah" at the motherfucking HULK
Didn't they JUST get finished with one of these kinds of villains?
Wow, that horse is strong if it can easily carry an extra 300 pounds of dead weight.
So Clea isn't in the new Doctor Strange series yet, right?
>The end of the Defenders?
At least one person prefered Val's golden costume to her classic one.
>"Who remembers Scorpio?"
Not modern Marvel!
Is it weird that I can't see someone say the word "gang" in this context without thinking of Scooby Doo?
>"I'm a loner, you dig?"
Cut to a few months later, where he joins a team with Iron Fist for longer than he was EVER with the Defenders.
Oh, this is going to go well...
Given how one of Hulk's catch phrases is "Leave Hulk Alone", it's good that this argument got resolved quickly, rather than being the plot of the issue.
Okay, so in this one issue alone the Defenders lost Val, Strange, Red Guardian, and Luke Cage.
All that leaves them with is... Nighthawk, Hellcat, and the Hulk.
So we're about to find out if >>84458568 is right that Nighthawk shouldn't be the leader, because of the three he's the only one who should be.
Remember when you used to be allowed to smoke in Marvel?
Ah, so close to figuring out a superhero's secret identity, and so far from connecting the dots.
Remember the Zodiac Key, Anons. It will be important in... let's say a month? Maybe 6 weeks?
And the last Defenders Dialogue in these threads.
Why would you TELL the villain you're going easy on him?
As much as I'm sure you wish I could continue with The Defenders, we're only here for the Heroes for Hire, so that's it for this series.
... Wait, so we're never going to find out what the deal with this freaking guy is?!
So Anons, tomorrow we're going to continue Luke and Danny's story. However, their story is a recurring subplot in another book, so we'll start from the beginning, and end when they don't appear anymore. It'll take a few threads for it to reach fruition, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway, since it's a good book.
See you Anons tomorrow, for John Byrne's Namor The Sub-Mariner.
>>84460245
>See you Anons tomorrow, for John Byrne's Namor The Sub-Mariner.
Oh godi blind bought that run in a 50 cent bin for the wtf factor
>>84458573
This was right after the first volume of Inhumans. Crystal was in limbo at the time. Medusa was actually the biggest female not named sue storm at the time.
>>84459254
All-New, All-Different Avengers and the AIMvengers come to mind.
Hell, the ANAD Avengers just bought a discount rocket ship that needed to be powered by Thor's Hammer just to keep it going in order to travel into space to try to find Nova's missing dad. It came out of nowhere in how much it felt like classic Marvel.
>>84457714
>nowadays they'd try to add enough qualifiers to make them #1.
But that wouldn't be funny.
