Here's JULIE NEWMAR from before
she played CATWOMAN in the BATMAN
TV show in the '60s. Yet she still looks like the
cat who got the cream to me. What about the
rest of you cavorting Crivvies?
Friday, 20 January 2017
RECOMMENDED READING: The AVENGERS...
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| Images copyright MARVEL COMICS |
I have to confess that I've lost track of modern comics. The characters don't seem to be the ones I grew up reading, whether they be MARVEL or DC mags. Why the powers-that-be would jettison decades of continuity and alienate long-time fans seems a stupid thing to do, but what do I know? I'm just a guy who's been contributing towards their success for many years.
Surely there must be a way of attracting new readers without chasing away older ones? And this new title is a step in the right direction. It's set in the time when the original AVENGERS had 'retired', and HAWKEYE, QUICKSILVER & The SCARLET WITCH had joined CAPTAIN AMERICA to become the new team. (I just love that 1960s corner cover box!)
I'd first read the original stories when they were reprinted in a British periodical called TERRIFIC back in 1967, and reading new adventures of the same line-up (starting from when they first formed) makes me feel as if I'm a kid again, sitting with a pile of comics in the back garden of the house I lived in at the time.
If you hail from the same period as myself and enjoyed The Avengers when you were a youngster, then you're sure to love this comic as much as I do. So here are the first three covers to whet your appetite. You'll find #3 in all good comicbook shops now - and, if you're really lucky, they might still have #s 1 & 2 as well. Happy reading!
And, as a bonus, below is how I first encountered the new team of The Avengers way, way back in 1967. Just a shame they got the colour of CAP's sleeves wrong.
