THOR & X-MEN COVER GALLERY - PART ONE...

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I have a feeling that the X-MEN segment of the above cover was used before somewhere, but I know that the art on #22 was originally a cover on an issue of the mid-1970s weekly, The SUPER-HEROES.  MARVEL UK certainly believed in re-cycling, that's for sure.  Anyway, presented for your personal perusal, are the first ten issues of the merged The MIGHTY THOR And The X-MEN comic from the early '80s.

We'll be looking at the final ten issues in an upcoming post, but, in the meantime, if you have any recollections of these comics, feel free to share them with your fellow Criv-ites in the ever-lovin' comments section.

The VOLUPTUOUS VALERIE...

Remember HAI KARATE aftershave

back in the 1970s?  The voluptuous goddess

in the TV adverts was VALERIE LEON, who

appeared in quite a few movies and TV shows. 

We're not interested in her acting CV though,

we only want to admire her stunning and

 intoxicating looks - so admire away.

PART TWO Of TV TORNADO #1...

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When you think about it, TV TORNADO had quite a line-up within its pages - SUPERMAN, BATMAN, The MAN From U.N.C.L.E., etc.  Trouble was, the real biggies were text stories rather than comic strips, which is perhaps not the best way to present superhero adventures.  It's interesting to speculate on whether the mag might've enjoyed a far longer run had the artwork been of the same high-quality as in TV CENTURY 21.  Can you imagine Superman and Batman being illustrated by ace artists like MIKE NOBLE or RON EMBLETON?!  Wow!  Of course, whether NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS would've allowed anyone else to produce brand-new tales of their top superheroes is open to question, as is whether CITY MAGAZINES could've afforded the licensing rights to do so.

Anyway, enough of 'what-ifs?', let's just enjoy the second half of the first issue of TV Tornado together.  Just think, you lucky collectors - now you have the complete comic to add to your collection.

Click here for Part One.