Justice League #4 (August 1987)

Back in October of 2023, I looked at Justice League #3 (July 1987) as a tribute the late, great Keith Giffen, who had passed away then. I felt that Justice League International was some of his finest works in the comic industry. I am a big fan of that era of the Justice League. As such, when I wanted to look at a comic this week, I thought "Well, I don't think I've looked at a comic from the JLI era for a while, so why not go back there?" 

Last time we saw this group, they had battled the Champions of Angor, a group of superheroes from an alternate reality that were basically a pastiche/homage to the Avengers. They were trying to prevent the DCU from being destroyed by a nuclear war, much like their world was. Unfortunately, their coming to the then-USSR (remember, this was the 1980s) threatened to spark that very event in the DCU. Thankfully, the Justice League were able to prevent the tragedy, at the cost of what seemed like one of the lives of the Champions. That story ended with them discovering that Maxwell Lord had managed to make their way into their headquarters with another superhero he wanted in the League's ranks: Booster Gold. So, where do we go from here? Let's find out in Justice League #4!

The cover is a Kevin Maguire and Al Gordon piece. It's really well-drawn. We see Booster standing around the defeated Justice League, and he then spots the perpetrator. The shot reminds me of the For Your Eyes Only film poster.

It's a very unique shot for a comic book cover. A good way to hide the identity of the villain, while showing the last hero standing being shocked and unsure what to do. I love it.

"Winning Hand"
Writers: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis
Penciler: Kevin Maguire
Inker: Al Gordon
Colorist: Gene D'Angelo
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Editor: Andrew Helfer
Executive Editor: Dick Giordano

The story begins with the newly-formed Justice League [Batman (Bruce Wayne), Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), Mister Miracle (Scott Free), and Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)] meeting at a table. Batman is, as is typical for the Dark Knight, not a happy rodent cosplaying crimefighter. He wants to know how Maxwell Lord got into their headquarters, how he duplicated their signal devices, and even why he thinks he could put Booster Gold on the team. 

Guy Gardner, being Guy Gardner, is more interested in usurping Batman as leader. Meanwhile, we look in Maxwell Lord, Doctor Light, and Booster Gold. 

"Couldn't be bothered to provide a Keurig, Max?!"

Kimiyo Hoshi is none too happy with the bogus signal device she was given. Lord tries to mollify her by pointing out he has a plan for her and the League. However, Hoshi is furious about being used, so she quits.

I can understand why she quit. But I do wish she still stayed. I mean, say what you will about the Detroit-era JLA, but at least there was more than one female member in the group!

Booster Gold tries to get her to stay, but she's not hearing him. Lord assures him that if he needs her, he'll get her back in the fold. Lord is then confronted by Batman, Mr. Miracle, and J'onn. Lord tries to convince Batman the League needs Booster Gold, but Michael Jon Carter just tells Max to shut up.

He yells that he's doing fine on his own, and he's got no need to beg to join the League. As he leaves, he wishes Max luck with his plan, which leads the League to demand answers. Captain Marvel thinks that it is sad that Booster left, as he had a neat costume.

Outside, Booster kicks himself over his outburst and sees the press outside. He could fly off and not say a word to them, but that's not his style. Booster loves the spotlight, so he goes to talk to the reporters. A group of people notice this and think he'll be the perfect distraction. They disrupt the League's electric fence. Booster sees this and goes to check it out. 

The League's HQ has got power back, but they're vulnerable now (Mister Miracle hadn't finished the new HQ's security system yet). Canary pulls up an image of Booster, and wonders if he's trying to prove something. Booster finds the perpetrators.

"Uh...we're cosplayers looking for directions to the Comic-Con?"

Yes, it's the Royal Flush Gang! And of course, a fight breaks out.

Canary is wondering what the Gang is doing here. Batman asks if Mr. Miracle has the base's new energy shield ready. It is, and he turns it on. Unfortunately, it traps Booster with the Gang.

Booster tries to keep fighting, but a reporter snaps a photo, the camera's flash blinding him.

You'd think his costume's visor would be polarized in case of such a thing. Ten gives Booster a rock to the face, and Queen also lets him see what her boot tastes like. Jack tries to blast Booster but ends up hitting Queen. Fortunately for her, Jack's laser gun has a stun setting. That would have been awkward if he did accidentally blast a hole in her.

Jack then tries to blast Booster (his gun is set to kill this time)...and he fails. Yeah, Booster's suit also has its own forcefield. Since Jack's gun is useless against the future-born hero, Booster easily sends Jack to dreamland. He then taunts Ten by telling her he can see her. She asks him if he'd hit a woman. And the answer is...

"There's also the fact that you're a supervillain and all..."

...yes, he would. The League give Booster some applause. Well, except for Batman. Batman does not clap for people. He does give Booster a smirk. That is very high praise from the Dark Knight right there. He also warns Booster there is someone behind him. Oh, Bats must love him. Well...also because he has a good reason for Booster to be concerned.

"ME ACE SMASH PUNY GOLD MAN."

Evidently, gamma radiation steroids are a thing in the DCU. Who knew?

But seriously, this Ace is not a human like the other members of the Gang. He's not even a metahuman. He's actually a big robot. A very big, and very annoyed robot that easily swats Booster aside like he was a fly. Forcefield or not, that has to hurt.

The rest of the League jump into action. This Ace has many useful gadgets that allow him to counter the League. He's got flamethrowers to counter the Martian Manhunter. He's stronger than Captain Marvel. He can turn himself yellow to counter Green Lantern. He presumably is unaffected by Black Canary's sonic scream. It's almost as if he was deliberately modified to fight the League. Maybe somebody provided information about the League to the Gang to ensure that Ace was modified to nullify them...

Despite Ace being the supposed "perfect weapon" against our heroes, there's one factor that even whoever modified him to nullify the League can't defend against: the power of quick thinking and inspiration. Booster grabs Ace and takes him into the sky. You see, he and Blue Beetle have cooked up a plan.

Booster tells Beetle to push the League HQ's energy shield to critical. Ted obeys, and their plan works beautifully.

The rest of the Gang are not going to get that deposit back.

Force shield cut the robot in half, baby!

As Booster hoots and celebrates the big win, J'onn notes that the future-born fame-seeker would make a fine Leaguer after all. He just needs some energy and enthusiasm. Batman says they'll get him to work on that. 

Later, the League lick their wounds. They fully welcome Booster to the League. Captain Marvel calls their attention to the TV, as it shows Maxwell Lord holding a press conference. He calls himself the official press liaison to the League and talks about how happy the superhero team is to welcome Booster to "our" group, like he's involved with them. The story ends with Batman saying that Lord is going to be dealt with, and the man is not going to like it...

I enjoyed this comic. We get some really good intrigue with Maxwell Lord muscling his way onto the League in his own slick corporate manner, and it can be implied that he hired the Royal Flush Gang to fight the League. Notice how Ace didn't have a counter for Booster Gold? We also get to see some of the humor that would later fully define the JLI era, mainly in the interplay between Guy Gardner and Batman. Honestly, their interplay is a lot of fun to read. The Dark Knight is a great straight man. 

We also get to see the very beginnings of the Blue and Gold team, the friendship between Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. It's also nice showing that for all his faults, Booster is truly a capable hero at heart. His interplay with the Royal Flush Gang is hilarious. I do wish that Kimiyo Hoshi/Dr. Light did stick around. Yeah, from a story and character perspective, I do get why she'd quit. 

Thing is, the character only recently debuted in Crisis on Infinite Earths. So, including her on the team does make sense. But I do wish she stayed because as I said earlier, this League could use another woman on the team. Not to mention her scientific skills would be a boon. And it could continue her story of becoming humbler after the Crisis. I get the feeling the creative team did intend for her to return, but as they say in pro wrestling, "Card Subject to Change". I would have had her bond with Ted Kord, both being brilliant minds and all that. 

Kevin Maguire's art is very good. I especially love the way he draws faces. He is a master of facial expressions. You can see the emotions on the characters' faces very well, which also helps with the drama and humor. He also draws costumes very well. They look almost exactly like real clothes. 

I love this era so much, and if you ever get the chance to read it, do so! And if you do want to read this for yourself, I recommend tracking down the 2008 trade paperback Justice League International Vol. 1. Thanks for reading this blog entry! if you liked it, show it off! Take care of yourselves and each other! If you liked what I write and want to give this blog some additional support, please make a donation to my Ko-fi! See you next time!

Terranigma Remastered Reveal Trailer, My Thoughts.

In 1995, the game Terranigma was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Developed by Quintet and released by Enix (as in one-half of Square-Enix) in Japan and Nintendo in Europe/Australia, the game was an action RPG that told the tale of a boy named Ark, who would help resurrect a ruined world and said world would grow new life that would evolve to the then-recent 1990s. The game was praised for its gameplay, story, and presentation, but criticized for its difficulty.

The game would be part of a spiritual trilogy with fellow Quintet games Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia. Unlike the former two games, this one never got an official release in North America because of Enix having closed its US offices by the time localization of the game was completed. The game had been given unofficial mods over the years, but due to complicated rights issues, these three games have never been released in any form. Officially, at least. Until now. Clear Water Games announced they are giving the game re-release! Let's look at the trailer.

For context, this game's world was supposed to be a hollow sphere. The outside is always in light, the inside in darkness. And basically, these areas gave rise to their versions of God and the Devil. Yeah. I'm not making that up. They probably will be able to outright say that now as Nintendo has loosened up its localization rules quite a bit since the 90s. 

I imagine the kid in that art is Ark. And he is very impressed with the game's logo.

Yeah, imagine walking up to a door and suddenly, BOOM! Face!

A masterpiece lost to time...well, only to North America. Remember, this game did get official releases in Japan, Europe, and Australia.

Can't go climbing without your lucky blue crab claws! That's just common sense!

Man, these new Final Fantasy bosses are weeeeeeeird...

"I am not crossing this desert without some kind of vehicle!"

Yeah, you can tell they really mastered the Mode 7 at that point.

Yup! Bring it back! Bring it all back! 

Little...green to be the Sahara, ain't it?

OH YEAH, AIRPLANE!

"AND I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INFINITE ICE CREAM, TOO!" Yeah, yeah...

Well, this looks really cool! I'm happy that this game is finally getting an actual North American release, and on a variety of consoles and Windows, too. I hope it does well, and we get to see Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia get releases! I know I will support this! I like a good RPG, and I'd love to give this game a shot! Thanks for reading this blog entry! If you liked it, show it off! Take care of yourselves and each other! If you like what I write and want to give this blog some additional support, please make a donation to my Ko-fi! See you next time!

Spider-Man Unlimited #13 (August 1996)

Since I watched Spider-Man: Brand New Day (which was great, by the way), I wanted to take a look at a comic focusing on the Web-Slinger. And on a whim, I ended up picking up a comic that was from a rather...wild era for the Webhead: the 1990s.

The 1990s were...quite an interesting set of years for the character that could arguably be said to be Marvel's mascot: Spider-Man. He had an animated series (Notably, this cartoon was the first to use the "Spider-Verse" concept), and yes, he also had a glut of comic books during that era. Spider-Man is arguably one of Marvel's most popular characters that lacked an X-Gene at the time. In fact, the comics even billed him as the Non-Mutant Super Hero. While the quality of the comics' stories of the era can be argued about thanks to the second Clone Saga, there was no doubt that people were buying Spider-Man comics by the bushel. 

The comic we're looking at here is the first issue of Spider-Man Unlimited. This book lasted from 22 issues, going from 1993 to 1998. The issues were published quarterly (meaning four times a year) on glossy paper, an unusual practice at the time. In the 2000s, all of Marvel's books would get that printing treatment. The early issues were tie-ins to various crossovers like Maximum Carnage and the second Clone Saga. Later on, they switched to telling stand-alone stories. 

Another Spider-Man Unlimited series would be released in 1999 that was a tie-in to the 1999 cartoon of the same name. This one only lasted six issues. A third series of the same name debuted in 2004. This series was an anthology title that lasted a bit longer, 15 issues published bimonthly. Like the first series, this one was set in the mainstream Marvel Universe. So, with all that out of the way, this is Spider-Man Unlimited #13!

The cover is a Frank Teren piece. It's...pretty decent. It depicts the Scorpion looking like he's about to rip off our man's jaw, while Power Man and Iron Fist look on in horror. It's pretty dynamic, but I admit, I wish it was done by a different artist. 

"The Sting of Conscience"
Writer: James Felder
Penciler: Joe Bennett
Inkers: Randy Emberlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Montano
Colorist: Christie Scheele
Letterer: Jack Morelli
Editor: Ralph Macchio
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Harras

The story begins with J. Jonah Jameson in...a bit of a pickle. And like in some of the pickles he's found himself in over the years, this is one he really brought on himself. You see, he's been kidnapped by a man he'd be happy never to see again: MacDonald "Mac" Gargan, aka the original Scorpion. You see, all the way back in Amazing Spider-Man #19 (December 1964), Jameson had hired Gargan (then just a regular private investigator) to find out how Peter Parker to get those, well, amazing pictures of Spider-Man he does. However, Gargan was never able to find out how, as Peter's Spider-Sense allowed him to constantly evade the man. In the next issue, Jameson funded an experiment to give Gargan the powers of a scorpion, complete with armor grafted to his body that included a mechanical stinger tail.

Gargan showed to be stronger and tougher than the Webhead, but the treatments, combined with the fact that he could not remove his suit, made Gargan go crazy. He's had a hatred for Spider-Man, but his real vendetta was with Jameson, blaming him for his current state. 

Mac here's got his exoskeleton modified and even a brand spanking new stinger. The first sting will hurt. Bad.

The second sting will paralyze the victim, killing them in 24 hours. The third finishes the job. In fact, the only reason that Gargan hasn't killed Jameson already is because he's being paid to kidnap the media mogul. But...if Gargan believes that Jameson was trying to escape, well...things can happen.

Jameson tries to buy Gargan off, but he's not biting. After all, Jameson is the reason Gargan is like this now, and Scorpy's new benefactors are giving him a very fat check for this.

Over at the Daily Bugle, there's a bit of a panic going on over Jameson's being missing. Ben Urich theorizes that this is connected to the Bugle's investigation of Rand/Meachum, but Robbie Robertson wants some actual proof before of it.

But on a happier note, over in Times Square, Luke Cage is finding himself in an old hangout: The Gem Theater, where he and Iron Fist ran their old Heroes for Hire business back in the day, starting with Hero for Hire #2 (August 1972) until the events of Power Man and Iron Fist #125 (September 1986). Afterwards, Cage was forced to relocate to Chicago and start over in Marvel Comics Presents #82 (August 1991). This led up to his 90s series, which we looked at before. His return to NYC would be chronicled in Cage #20 (November 1993). While he did like his time there, he'll always be a New Yorker at heart. 

He noticed that none of his old friends were there to meet him at the bus station. But not because they didn't want to be there. They had something else planned.

"Now eat some cake, Lukey!"

Yup, they were preparing a homecoming party!\

It's a small party, consisting of Colleen Wing, Misty Knight, Toby (a homeless man who helped Luke on cases here and there back in the day), and D.W. Griffith, the current owner of the Gem. Yeah, his uncle Max had passed away and D.W. had inherited the Gem as a result. He's having trouble keeping the place afloat as people aren't watching westerns much anymore, and a company is buying up the neighborhood to put in a theme park. You know, D.W., you could well, diversify the films shown at the theatre. Show other stuff! It's your theatre now, man! You can do that!

Cage offers to help by being a paid tenant of D.W.'s. Colleen Wing tells Luke that she's been needing some help with Nightwing Restorations, since Misty Knight has started working at Murdock, Nelson, and Sharpe in Daredevil #353 (June 1996). Luke turns the offer down, as he is not someone to accept charity. Uh, Luke? She's offering you a job. A paid job. You're not freeloading, you're doing a job. A job where you'll get paid. And you can use of that check to pay rent to D.W., helping him keep the Gem open. Everyone wins.

Colleen wonders where he'll get cases without her help, but as is wont in superhero books, the phone rings.

It's Robbie Robertson, and he wants to hire Luke to find Jameson.

Cage is only here because he's being paid.

As you can see, after the events of his 90s series, Cage has returned to his classic look, metal tiara, yellow shirt and all. Ben Urich gets a call from the cops, and he informs Jameson that the Scorpion was the man who took Jameson, as seen in the beginning of the issue. Someone asks Robertson if Cage can handle the Scorpion. Cage just tells the smartmouth that he can handle him in the classic Cage way. 

In a coffee house, one of the employees witnesses this on TV. It's Ben Reilly, a clone of Peter Parker who was operating as Spider-Man at the time. Yeah, that was a whole thing. The 1990s Clone Saga is...an utter mess to explain, and I have neither the time nor desire to explain it here.

Anyway, Ben finds Jameson's home trashed, and meets Marla Madison, Jameson's wife. He's surprised that someone actually willingly married the man. Marla married JJ in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #18 (1984). Ben was in a self-imposed "exile" during that time. Again, 1990s Clone Saga, too long to explain here.

She gives him a note that he she didn't give the cops or Robbie. The note confirms Ben Urich's theory that he was kidnapped in response to the Bugle's looking into Rand/Meachum. And then he gets ambushed by the Scorpion.

"Hello, baaaaaaaaby!"

Marla does the smart thing and runs to get some help.

Ben fights Gargan, but the Scorpion is able to get a sting in on the current Webhead. And like Gargan promised earlier, Ben is hurting. Bad. Gargan spots Marla and tries to give her a taste of his tail, too. Ben saves her and gets a second sting for his trouble. Our hero now has 24 hours to live. 

Despite this, he's able to get Marla away.

Over at Nelson, Murdock, and Sharpe, Luke asks Misty where Danny is. He has a hunch Rand/Meachum is somehow involved in this and wants to talk. She tells him that he's not been in a communicative mood recently. Luke's not worried. He's always had a knack for crashing parties. He heads to the Rand/Meachum building and finds Danny with a guest.

"YES, MY BELLY TATTOO IS SWEET!"

Yeah, the big floating dude there is called the Contemplator. One of the Elders of the Universe, his particular deal is basically understanding the spiritual and mental aspects of reality. At this time, he's been playing mentor to Danny, since around the events of Marvel Comics Presents #125-136 (April-September 1993) The two have a little heart-to-heart. Danny feels the two had fallen from grace and has become cynical about being a hero. Cage tells him that he still can. Danny admits that he has little to do with the day-by-day running of his company. One of his senior advisers, a Jason Quartermaster (yeah, that's totally not a supervillain name) is more in tune with things.

Luke meets up with Quartermaster, who is shown to be fascinated with Cage's steel-hard skin. As Luke leaves, Jason makes a call. He's getting too close. Cage returns home and finds the Scorpion waiting. The man tosses a briefcase of money at Cage, but if anyone knows Luke Cage, the man doesn't accept bribes. The two end up fighting.

Cage is a powerhouse, but the Scorpion himself is no slouch. His tail can't sting Luke (bulletproof skin and all), but Gargan is still able to punch Luke hard enough that it actually makes his nose bleed.

Thankfully, Spider-Man is able to save the day...sort of. Remember, the Scorpion stung him with a neurotoxin that'll kill him in 24 hours. And it's dulling his strength and Spider-Sense. Gargan does get sent packing, but not by the heroes, by police sirens. As crazy as he is, Gargan is aware if the cops find him, they'll call in the Avengers or Code: Blue. And he can't deal with them now. So, he's out of there.

The two discuss the situation. Spidey's got less than 12 hours left to live. And he can't find a cure in time. He also promised Marla he'd find Jameson. So, the two agree to work together on this. Spidey points out that whoever made Scorpion's new toxin must have made a serum to counteract it, just in case. They'd need a big biochemistry lab to do it. Cage may know where one can be found...

Spidey heads to the Daily Bugle's archives, hoping to find a clue to the Scorpion's new hidey-hole. However, the Bugle seems to have no archives on him...which makes sense. Jameson created the Scorpion, I can imagine he'd want the kept on the down-low. As such, Ben is doing a Spider-Man tradition: angsting about his dying and all that. He then gets an unlikely angel.

"I actually came to tell you to leave. You know how Jonah gets, Webs."

 Yes, Marla Jameson herself. She wonders why Spider-Man does what he does, considering her husband's hatred for the man. He points out that fate gave him his power and that he has to do what's right with it. Great power must also come great responsibility, and all that. 

Marla has a theory to offer: that as much as Spider-Man uses his costume and powers to play hero, Garnagan also uses his power and identity as the Scorpion to play villain. Gargan in deluded, saying he "died" when he became the Scorpion. And one cliche when it comes to criminals, superhuman or otherwise, is that they return to the scene of the crime. This sets off a lightbulb, a spark of inspiration in Benny's head.

Time passes. It's 5 PM, and many of the Rand/Meachum office workers have gone home. Cage makes his way into the building and finds someone waiting for him.

"Yes, Cage! It was me, the obvious villain!"

Yes, it's Jason Quartermaster. Told you that was a supervillain name! And he's also not lying when he says his universal solvent can harm Luke. When our man gets some of it on him, it's able to burn his skin. The two go at it, Jason ranting about how smart he is, and how he's better than everyone else because of it. Misty Knight comes to the rescue, trying to get him from the damaged catwalk with her bionic arm. Cage, having enough of Quartermaster's mouth, uses the chain he has around his waist as an improvised whip to knock Quartermaster into the vat of his solvent. And then everything starts exploding.

Yeah, Luke and Misty better find that serum quick. Quartermaster clearly booby-trapped the lab, just in case. We then go next to the ruins of Ravencroft Hospital. It's here that Gargan has Jameson captive, the very place he first became the Scorpion. He gives Jameson another sting. Since that's number two, Jameson now has 24 hours to live.

 He rants and raves about his lousy life as a private investigator, and how Jameson offered him a way out of it...and made him into a monster simply because of his grudge against Spider-Man. And speaking of Spidey, he makes his entrance here. The two fight, but again, Ben is dying from Scorpion's toxin. This allows the Scorpion to take him to the woodshed. Thankfully, Luke and Misty have arrived. And they brought another man with them. 

Danny screamed when he realized he forgot to wash the suit.

Yes! Danny's back, baby! The Iron Fist is back!

He helped Misty and Luke find the antidote for the Scorpion's toxin. Luke and Danny then take on the mad armored arachnid-man, Danny using his namesake Iron Fist to smash the Scorpion's tail. Feeling a lot better, Ben also jumps in to help as Misty tends to Jameson and gives him some of the antidote. Of course, Jameson is very grateful to the heroes for saving his life.

The battle ends when the Scorpion seemingly dies...of a heart attack.

Ben examines the exoskeleton. He discovers that it was booby-trapped to pump Gargan full of the same toxin that was in his tail in case he was defeated or captured. Luke points out that Danny was no failure because when it came down to it, he did the right thing in the end. Danny admits Luke is right about that, but he laments that he hesitated, something he didn't do in the old days. He has to leave, to find himself again. This is meant to lead into the events of Iron Fist #1 (September 1996). 

Code: Blue arrives to take the presumably-dead Scorpion to the morgue. But it turns out...he's not dead.

He busts out of custody and is picked up by another truck. Quartermaster's a bust, but it's not a great loss. In fact, it's merely the beginning...

The story ends with Luke getting his fee to DW to help save the Gem, and Ben watching Jameson on TV. Being the grateful sort that he is, Jameson accuses Spider-Man of being in cahoots with the Scorpion. So, things are back to normal.

I'm not too familiar with James Felder's writing. In fact, I think this is the first comic I've ever read which he penned, and I have to admit, I think this was a very enjoyable read. He really gets Luke Cage as a character, and same with the disillusioned Iron Fist. Yes, I think his return back into the suit is a bit quick, but that's due to the story's page limit. I also liked the way he wrote Ben Reilly. He is a lot like Peter Parker in personality...which makes sense as he's a clone of the original Webhead. I also liked that Marla is a bit more tolerant of Spider-Man than her husband is. Allows a nice contrast to Jameson. And of course, Jameson learns nothing from his nearly dying at the hands of the Scorpion, a villain he helped create. 

Jason Quartermaster is a bit of a basic villain, but he works for the story. I do wish he stuck around, because I can imagine this dude going after many other heroes out of a desire to prove his so-called "mental superiority". He'd be a good villain for any superhero to fight. 

Joe Bennett's artwork is...alright. It is clearly in the style of the likes of Rob Liefeld, but with more...competence, for lack of a better word. His art would improve over time, as shown in his work on Immortal Hulk. I do like his tweak of Scorpion's design, though.

Yeah, I wanted to look at a Spider-Man comic, and yet, I ended up looking at one that reunited Power Man and Iron Fist. Life is funny like that. If you want to read this for yourself, I recommend tracking down the 2016 trade paperback Luke Cage, Iron Fist & The Heroes for Hire Vol. 1. It's a great trade. Thanks for reading this blog entry! If you liked it, show it off! Take care of yourselves and each other! If you like what I write and want to give this blog some additional support, please make a donation to my Ko-fi! See you next time!