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In 1995, when the 2nd Superman/Spider-Man Treasury Edition team-up (first published in 1981) was reprinted as a standard-sized comic mag (with a gold-trimmed cover), it contained an irritating colour-glitch on several pages throughout the mag; namely, Superman's costume was coloured purple-ish rather than blue. I can only assume the re-colourist tried to subtly dis-tinguish the blues between Supes' and Spidey's costumes, but the printing process somehow screwed it up in some way. (It was also printed that way in a softcover collected edition of several DC/Marvel team-ups.) It surely couldn't have been a deliberate choice, as there are panels and pages where Superman's costume is the correct hue of blue.
So I'm sure you'll all be glad to know the new Facsimile Edition of the John Buscema illustrated team-up is free from such distracting and disappointing visual errors, allowing you to buy it with confidence, with a choice of the original Bob Larkin cover or one by Brian Bolland. The only niggle I have is the square-bound spines are a bit 'pinched', resulting in the margins between one page and another being almost invisible. It would've been better had the margins on the righthand and lefthand sides of alternating pages been wider, allowing readers to see the art and lettering next to the spine without having to flatten it out to facilitate a smooth read. However, that said, this is a must-have for all true fans.
So what are you waiting for? Get straight 'round to your local comics shop and buy a copy today!
8 comments:
Today is 50 years since the first issue of Super Spider-Man & The Super-Heroes went on sale. Note I said "first issue" not #158 but I didn't say #1 either!
Also today I'm exactly the same age as my mother was on the opening day of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (July 25th 1992). I remember odd stuff like that.
I think I've still got that issue, CJ, or a replacement for it from over 40 years ago. Remember we were talking (along with McS) about the 17th of February and I couldn't recall something else about that day, which also happens to be your birthday? I THINK it may've been the first issue of SMCW I originally had in mind (before I forgot), which was cover-dated February 17th, though it went on sale on the 10th.
Kid, I'd assumed you meant something happening on this coming Feb 17th in 2026.
Well, it'll be the 53rd Anniversary of the cover-date of SMCW #1 on this coming February 17th, CJ. Of course, perhaps I was thinking of something else, though if so, I still can't remember.
I had a wee look at this yesterday in Forbidden Planet, Glasgow. It's a nice book but not one that interests me as by 1981 I wasn't that interested in most superhero comics. Saying that I did pick up a nice replacement back issue of Mister Miracle (#20) to complete my Marshall Rogers collectioof Mr Miracle
It's a very nice book, McS, and collectable as it's the first (I think - and perhaps the only) time John Buscema drew Superman, so for that alone it's good to have. (Though I've got the original.) Having said that, it doesn't quite match the visual impact of its predecessor when it comes to the spectacle and panoramic cityscapes of Ross Andru, enhanced by uncredited retouches and/or redrawing of various Superman figures by Neal Adams. Can't at this moment recall whether or not I had any of the Marshall Rogers issues of MM, but isn't it a good feeling to complete a collection.
Yeah I have to say I was happy to get that issue of Mister Miracle at a half decent price.
A true Scotsman.
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