Topic: Tales from The Box of Interesting:Marvel Two-in-One #54

[zedhatch]

A new feature on my site, I recently discovered a box of old early comics that are an interesting mix-match of fun, odd, and cool stuff.  All are dated between 1974-1978 (with some odd early 80's in the mix).  Aquired in the old shrink wrapped 3 for $1 or so bags the mix of stuff is down right cool and loaded with memories so I have chosen to read through the comics and write up articles as I do.  I hope to update this once a week until I am done with the box, but you know how intentions go.  Anyway to start off I picked a classic Ghost Rider #29.  Hope you enjoy:



http://www.zedsjoesite.com/tales/gr/tales1.html

[Tamer]

I remember buying those grab bags myself. Spider Man with the white face in a box on the lower left if I recall right.

[zedhatch]

Some had them like that, but others didn't, the really odd part about those ol bags is that they would mix up different companies.  In fact I am positive the GR here was packed with Detective Comics and a Weird War Tales.  I am trying to recall from memory but some of the packs did stick out to me even back then.  I was told that these were what were damaged (hence the lost covers) and didn't sell on the newstands, they were just repackaged and redistributed.  Been so long since I got these (Literally around 1978 or so) it's hard to say. 

[zedhatch]

More than a week, sorry, but finally updated this with another set of funky and fun comics. 

This time Baron Wiewulfs Haunted Library is looked at, and a bit laughed at, enjoy.



http://www.zedsjoesite.com/tales/tales2/tales2.html

[zedhatch]

An extra installment of Tales from the Box of Interesting this weekend.



This time another Charlton Comic, this time one of thier few Licenced comics, the Bionic Woman, to say this comic is less than stellar would be an understatement, but sometimes those types of comics are fun in themselves.  Enjoy:

http://www.zedsjoesite.com/tales/tales3/tales3.html

[Tamer]

Cool idea Zed, on the front page.

[zedhatch]

Cool thanks Tamer,

Just FYI I do have some SW comics in the que for this as well.  Trying to start out with a broad mix to give people a feel for what this is all about but I should have the first one of them up in the next couple of installments. 

[Tamer]

Sounds good Zed, but I don't mess with the artist. You keep rolling the way you always roll and your items will make our front page period. If you can throw SW in awesome, but we like it all here.

[zedhatch]

Oh it was in the box, in fact I kind of chuckled when I saw it there, remember it fondly.

[zedhatch]

This is what could quite possibly be my favorite comic of all time, at least if you pressed me this is the one I would have to point to.  It is the comic I often attribute to my love of comic books and superheroes.  It introduced me to Deathlok (who became my favorite Marvel Character), Quasar (Who is often scoffed at now, but really shined in this issue), a great fight with the Thing (One of the best he ever had IMO), the first appearence of Screaming Mimi (who became a pretty popular charcter later when she changed her name) and much more.  Enjoy a trip back to a time when comics were still a land of wonder in Marvel Two-in-One #54



http://www.zedsjoesite.com/tales/tales4/tales4.html

[Tamer]

I love riding along for these old comic reviews. Back on the front page.

[zedhatch]

Cool, glad you are liking it.