It's The END Of The WORLD - For MWOM... (Updated)

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Just got back from the shops with my latest copy of The MIGHTY WORLD Of MARVEL, and sad to say, if the assistant in WHS is correct, it's the last issue.  On September 30th 2022, it will be a whopping 50 years since its weekly incarnation first appeared on newsagents' counters (though it's had a few spells of rest in between then and now over the years), so I hope that PANINI will do a Special Issue to mark the occasion when it comes.

To be honest, I'm in two minds about the mag's demise.  On the one hand, it was great to be able to still buy a comic I used to get as a 13 year-old lad, but on the other, it was MWOM in name only, as in recent years it hasn't contained any of the heroes it originally published back in the 1970s.  Although sad, it's also kind of nice to now have a complete set of the revived incarnation of the title, and who knows - maybe it'll make a return one day, as it has several times before.

So it's the end of the world for ol' Mighty, alas - but the rest of the world goes on.  One thing worth mentioning is that the current incarnation is the longest-lasting version of the title, surviving for three months short of a whopping 17 years, so it must've been doing something right.  Thanks, Panini, for giving me back a part of my youth for all those years - it's appreciated.

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Below is a November 1972 cover from an issue of MWOM - 47 years ago.  It's dated the 18th, but it would've been available in newsagents on the 11th, which makes it the closest '70s equivalent to the current ish.  Where did the time go?

MIGHTY MARVEL COLLECTED EDITIONS CHECKLIST - ON SALE NOW!

MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL #22

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76 pages of Marvel Universe adventure!

The final chapter of the epic ‘Infinity Wars’ saga is here!  Heroes and villains unite to face Gamora... but she isn't going down without a fight! By Gerry Duggan & Mike Deodato Jr!

First printed in Infinity Wars #5-6.

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ESSENTIAL X-MEN #21

76 pages of uncanny action!

Magneto travels through time into a desolate future – but is it one of his own creation?!  The X-Men think so!  By Cullen Bunn & Marcus To!

First printed in X-Men: Blue #33-34.

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DEADPOOL UNLEASHED #7

76 pages of Marvel’s hottest hero!

Secret Agent Deadpool infiltrates the sinister organisation called Gorgon!  Let's give him a big hand (he’s going to need a new one)!  By Christopher Hastings & Salva Espin!

Deadpool tackles the patchwork monster called Frankencastle!  By Ivan Brandon & Sanford Greene!

First printed in Secret Agent Deadpool #3-4, Prelude to Deadpool Corps #2 and Deadpool Team-Up #894.

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BABE Of The DAY - JANE RUSSELL...

It's JANE RUSSELL, looking sultry

as she stares longingly across the table at me

in one of our very favourite places - McDonalds

(they've done it up all nice for our visit).  Something

I've wondered about is why, as one of their burgers is

named a Big Mac, they're not called MacDonalds

instead of McDonalds.  (So it should be a Big Mc.)

Not that Jane cares - she'll eat anything, whatever

it's called.  And, boy - lemme tell you... that

 woman can eat, that's for certain!

SPECTRUM IS GREEN...

Semi-regular commenter McSCOTTY mentioned TIMPO toys recently, and it reminded me that I really should add some to my collection of 'stuff'.  The only Timpo figure I own is the CAPTAIN SCARLET one from the '60s.  I think that there were at least three different figures (Scarlet, CAPTAIN BLUE, and COLONEL WHITE), but there may have been a fourth one, LIEUTENANT GREEN, as well.  They were all in the same position and had the same face, with only the colours differing, but they were great little figures - wish I had more than just one.  They turned at the head and waist, but could hardly be called 'action figures'.

In the early '90s, four SPECTRUM figures (makers unknown) were given away with a cereal, I think by KELLOGG'S, though I'm not sure.  They had no moveable parts and were moulded onto little bases, but, again, were nice little collectables.  A good many years ago, I acquired the Scarlet figure for a mere 50p at a market somewhere, and then a year or two ago, I acquired the full set of four on eBay, and am very pleased to have them.  They happily agreed to pose for the photo below at short notice (as did Timpo Scarlet above) so that you can admire them, so I hope you appreciate their dedication to duty.  An SPV and SPC were also part of this set - I'll add a photo of them some day.

What Timpo figures do you remember having as a kid, Crivs?