Time: late 1978. Spider-Man has just been cleared of all of the pending charges against him, so the marketeers and agents are coming out of the woodwork to sign deals with him. First up, there's a proposed TV deal:
ZING!! This is especially ironic, as the Spider-Man books of the era all have this on the cover:
Next up, a proposed comic book deal:
Oh, Spidey, how could you dis Jenette Kahn like that?
Of course, he's right...Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali didn't hit shelves until after Ali lost the title to Spinks...and Ali pretty quickly took it back, so Spidey was right to mock the concept of fighting Spinks.
Sadly, boxing is in such a state of disrepair and disrepute these days, I don't even know who is heavyweight champ right now (answer: 4 different people hold the title. I told you boxing was screwed up).
So if the project were to happen today, Superman would what--fight a wrestler? Someone from MMA?
Me, I'm old school. I'd only accept Superman vs. Clubber Lang.
Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard and Mike Esposito stick it to the man (and woman) 30 years ago in Amazing Spider-Man #186 ( November 1978).
ZING!! This is especially ironic, as the Spider-Man books of the era all have this on the cover:
Next up, a proposed comic book deal:
Oh, Spidey, how could you dis Jenette Kahn like that?Of course, he's right...Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali didn't hit shelves until after Ali lost the title to Spinks...and Ali pretty quickly took it back, so Spidey was right to mock the concept of fighting Spinks.
Sadly, boxing is in such a state of disrepair and disrepute these days, I don't even know who is heavyweight champ right now (answer: 4 different people hold the title. I told you boxing was screwed up).
So if the project were to happen today, Superman would what--fight a wrestler? Someone from MMA?
Me, I'm old school. I'd only accept Superman vs. Clubber Lang.
Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard and Mike Esposito stick it to the man (and woman) 30 years ago in Amazing Spider-Man #186 ( November 1978).
That seems like a very affectionate depiction of Jenette, and makes a very pleasant change from the harsh score-settling caricatures we usually get when one company depicts staffers from the other.
ReplyDeleteThe guy behind the TV producer looks like the man who put Spidey on TV in the origin story.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, that's a Marie Severin pasteover for Jeanette Kahn.
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