Friday, November 10, 2006

Weird Comics: Avengers #1

Early Marvel was really, really strange. Take Avengers #1.

The story begins with Loki, the evil Norse god, tricking everyone into thinking the Hulk was a menace. (Which, come to think of it, he was. Details, eh?) To keep safe, the Hulk goes into hiding...

As an elephant-juggling robot clown in a circus.

Which, when you think about it, makes perfect sense.


Ahem.

Better still, people fall for it. They "just happened to find" a giant green clown robot with superhuman strength. For that to seem normal, well, let's just say that Marvel Earth must be a very cool place.


Yes, the people fall for the Hulk's cunning disguise. The ant in the panel's lower-left corner doesn't. Take that how you will.

Said ant alerts Ant-Man, who has been searching for the Hulk. Ant-Man rushes to the circus and unleashes his secret weapon and a great catch phrase: "Release the steel cylinder, my tiny warriors!"

Righteous.

Later on, the Hulk fights the Wasp, a tiny flying heroine, with the best tool for the job, and a tool I suppose he always keeps on hand: fireplace bellows.


Sweet.

Near the issue's climax, the mighty Thor comes after his eeeevil brother, only to fall prey to...mad, hot, sweaty hairy-backed troll love.


Yeah, I love comics.
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4 comments:

  1. SallyP12:31 PM

    Hmmmm...Loki does seem to be enjoying himself WAAAAYYYY too much. Nice to know that an ANT is the only creature on the planet to find a greet giant juggling elephants to be a bit...odd. Still, it is a GREAT story.

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  2. Disintegrating Clone4:57 AM

    When it comes down to it, couldn't we all do with just a little troll love?

    Or maybe that's just me...

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  3. Anonymous5:59 PM

    These stories actually seem a hell of a lot more entertaining than the kind of crap there is nowadays.

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