Sunday, 15 February 2015

FINALLY! PART TWELVE OF FOOM COVER & IMAGE GALLERY...

Images copyright MARVEL COMICS & relevant owners

And now, at last, we reach journey's end, as Crivens features the final two issues of FOOM magazine, which, over the course of around five and a half years, managed to produce 22 pulse-pounding publications devoted to all things MARVEL.  It's hard to believe that it's been just over two years since the series began on this blog, but now we pull down the curtain and take our last bow as the audience rise to their feet and make their way towards the exits, hopefully satiated by the magnificent meal of Mighty Marvel Masterworks on which they've so fervently and ferociously feasted.  (And just try saying that with a mouthful of marbles.  On second thought, better not - you might choke, and I need all the readers I can get.)

Any reminiscences about any of the images on show?  Were you a FOOM fan, or did it manage to slip under your radar at the time?  Feel free to tell your fellow Criv-ites all about it in the comments section!  Incidentally, the back cover illustration of the final ish (22) was reused on The FANTASTIC FOUR Annual for 1980, issued near the end of 1979.  
















Update: As a special bonus, below is the cover and a few interior images from a FOOM one-shot published in 2017, 44 years after the final issue of the original series.



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4 comments:

  1. John Pitt15 February 2015 at 14:41

    It's been a brilliant journey, Kid. Seen by me for the first time, as I was one of those who just let it pass me by. So a big thanks for giving all of it to me ( and others like me ) now. I've really enjoyed this series!

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  2. Kid15 February 2015 at 15:00

    Glad you enjoyed it, JP. I'm going to do an 'Omnibus' edition (some time soon) of just the covers, to save folks having to trawl through the archives for them bit-by-bit.

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    1. John Pitt16 February 2015 at 22:51

      They all deserve to be together in one gallery, Kid.
      Hey, I have JUST learnt that Marvel UK were plugging a forthcoming #23 back in '79! Any idea why it never came to fruition?

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  3. Kid28 July 2023 at 05:42

    Can't understand how your comment slipped under my radar, JP. Anyway, to belatedly answer your question, no, I don't know for sure, but it seems likely that it wouldn't have been financially viable due to production costs and a low subscription, hence the decision was taken at the last moment not to go ahead with it.

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