Luke Cage: Featuring The Defenders (Part 1)

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And since you Anons expressed interest in seeing the ads, here we go.

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I have no idea why not-Batman is riding a pegasus, I've never read this freaking series.

>>84409709
From the narration I'm guessing he was betting Valkyrie he could ride her horse.

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Okay, so Valkarie has the horse.

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In case I didn't tell you this was from the 70's, that outfit just SCREAMS "70's".

ahh man not Gerber tho

>>84409772
Luke is in some of the Gerber stuff.

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>>84409772
>>84409801
He's in THIS trilogy, and then he appears almost 20 issues later. Should we skip through Gerber so we can continue the Power Man and Iron Fist story?

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God damn it Hulk, must you throw a tantrum over EVERYTHING?

>>84409749

>Black Knight, who has gone back in time to fight along Richard the Lion Heart.

i hate you so fucking much dane

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Okay, new rule. I'm only posting ads that actually have Marvel characters in them.

>>84409850
Let's just try to do the issues with Luke.

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>Pennyworth

WE GET IT, NIGHTHAWK IS BATMAN

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I admit, I'm no historical economist, but I feel like it would take a while to get 25 mil in the 70's.

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That silhouette! Could it be...

>>84409772
This one has the Sons of the Serpent ya damn mark

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LUKE CAGE
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>>84409956

i wonder how Nighthawk became the Squadron Supreme guy who stuck around

>>84409749
Man, Dan Whitman ends up in the Crusades a lot.

He also at one point body swapped with the Black Knight of that period, and ended up meeting Exodus before Apocalypse turned him into Exodus.

>>84409956
>>84409999

not muh wreaking crew

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>>84410035
Oh, this one I actually know! It's alternate realities, so this Nighthawk was never part of the Squadrons.

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Remember, Luke weighs 300 fucking pounds.

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Okay, ads with Marvel characters, and letters.

>>84410071

Oh so he's just like 616 i can't rememeber his real name

>>84410052

dude loves getting medieval. iirc he was also a rock for a little bit

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Skipping ahead a bit to add the rest of the letters.

>>84410101
>war is hell
What was that about?

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Solid bronze for only 3.99?! We should all sign up!

>>84410084

Buscema draws the best punches in comics, always fucking great

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I'm joking, don't actually send Marvel that money.

>>84410137
>hulk and doc should go and the defenders should be all nobodies
I hope these guys died in their mothers' basements, they probably thought Avengers was good

>>84410160
I do wonder what they would do if they got one of those clippings all these years later.

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I guess he has super strength?

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>>84410198
That's assuming the address is still valid.

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Remember when you could casually use the word "holocaust"?

>>84410137
>Namor, Hulk and Strange are too individual so remove them from the Defenders
This fucking guy.

>>84410231
TO GOOGLE MAPS!
Actually, never mind, I'm too lazy.

>>84410242

you can still use it to mean disastrous fire or w/e just

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So apparently Luke was doing this while Danny was looking for Colleen after she got kidnapped by Master Khan for reasons.

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>>84410189
>>84410245
I don't know anything about the Defenders, but I thought they WERE the "literally who" team, by design, like Avengers were in the early 90's.

>>84410312

they were but that is also the Avengers origin.

and i was wrong about not muh crew huh

>>84410312
Defenders were the Justice League of mahvel who were not incessantly focused on infighting and who fucks who drama like the Avengers

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>"The Defenders"
>"Featuring The Incredible Hulk!"
>"The Mysterious Doctor Strange!"
>"And the Savage Sir Not Appearing in this issue!"

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>>84410367
>not focused on infighting
>my first issue has the Hulk throw a fit over a pathetic misunderstanding

I'm taking the piss, but I can't imagine this is a small problem with people like the Hulk and Namor in a small room.

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So has Thunderball done this trick lately?

>>84409607
>tfw the cover lied to me

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>>84410410
Covers lie more often than not, especially in comics.

>>84410367

that's not the Avengers really either.....

well infighting part was but it was never a huge deal

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I need to start calling people "Stumblebums".

>>84410409

>shoulda known a building falling like that would attract attention

this is why you fuckers are stuck on the C list

>>84410145
Probably monkeys.

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>>84410474
I would read a comic about moneys going to war. No WMDs, all infantry, but it would be amazing.

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>Luke Cage uses a girder to smack away Thunderball's iron ball

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>>84410396
The drama is not the selling point and the Hulk is very emotional but 9 times out of 10 will not flake on his boys or have any fuss about it like you would with Hulk appearing as a guest spot in any other book, it's just some banter.

It helps they are fucking stacked power level wise

>>84410440
Who fucks who infighting and serious arguments infighting

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>>84410525
>It helps they are fucking stacked power level wise
Wasn't the original roster literally "the strongest members in Marvel who aren't in a team now"?

>>84410525

relationship drama has never been a big Avengers thing, specially inter team relationships. Viz/Wanda and Pym/Jan are like the only ones.

>>84410525
>it's a very short commercial break in the form of an image posted by a tripfag

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>>84410600
Well luckily, we've got the room today.

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Huh, so that was the first ever appearance of the Wrecking Crew?

>>84410554

Scanning wiki it seems like Strange's book got cancelled and they wrapped the story up in a Hulk/Namor crossover. Then fan response was so good it they got a try out issue of some random Marvel thing and then their own book

>>84410657

I think so!

weird I thought they were Thor villains so I had assumed they were Kirby creations

>>84410554
Strange
Namor
Hulk
Surfer

Surfer didn't appear much so it was basically just Hulk with dumb magician and fish man. It wasn't about the strongest though, it was because they were all loners. Who happened to be the strongest in hindsight

>>84410592
>the only ones
Really really really extremely big ones

>>84410600
I know these issues and it is not going to go to image limit

>>84410657

>Dirk Garthwaite first appears in the title Thor, and is depicted as a former manual laborer in a demolitions crew who is fired for his violent and anti-social tendencies. Garthwaite creates a costume for himself and adopting the alias the Wrecker, commits a series of robberies, demolishing looted locations and leaving a crowbar at the scene of the crime. The Wrecker enters a hotel room that, unknown to him, is occupied by Asgardian god Loki, the adopted brother and arch-foe of the Thunder god Thor. He knocks the depowered Loki out and puts on his helmet. The Wrecker accidentally receives an enchantment - meant for Loki - from Loki's ally, Norn Queen Karnilla, and courtesy of his now indestructible crowbar is granted superhuman strength and stamina.

what an amazing origin

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>>84410662
It's interesting what kind of partners can come from desperate attempts to keep a story going.

>>84410722
He argues with Thor about the privileges of strength when Thor starts to chastise him for being a big dumb dickhead. It's really memorable for some reason

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>>84410684
Wrecker himself is a Kirby creation, but not the rest.

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Man, when even Hulk is talking smack at you, pick a better career. He's not exactly a brain trust himself.

>>84410629
>the power of the Asgardian Norn Queen lies dormant in this crowbar
You know, the Wrecking Crew are kind of weird when you think about it.

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>>84410799
It's why they're loved, Anon.

>>84410035
He's from the second version of the Squadron Sinister, made up of people from 616 + Evil Hyperion.

Speed Demon has a reasonably solid run over the years too, with Main Cast status in New Thunderbolts and Superior Foes.

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Alright Anons, this trilogy ends with this issue. After this, Luke Cage returns to HIS series.

>>84410857

>Story we had to call DOOMBALL
>No Dr Doom in a baseball uniform in sight

disappointed

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>>84410870
He doesn't want Luke Cage to spot him, Anon.

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You wouldn't get it if you aren't a massive Marvel nerd, but Thunderball is actually a sciencist who is seemingly superior to Bruce Banner himself.

>>84410409
Probably not.
They mostly last like four pages nowadays, because they got too good at jobbing. And because nobody respected Thor's power level for a long time.

>>84409873
>that look when Nighthawk kisses her
SHE LOVES IT

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Sorry the pages are taking a while Anons, long day at work.

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Gotta admire the cop who sees, THE HULK and tried to lock him up.

>>84410151
$3.99 for a Spider-Man Medallion? That's ridiculous! For that much I could get 2 mood rings and a pet rock!

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Sorry, this page was supposed to go before >>84411065

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>>84411085
Oh god, pet rocks WERE a thing, that was some nonsense.

>>84410758
The Wrecker and Absorbing Man are both incredible for being total moron jerks who get magically enhanced up to being Thor threats.

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Ouch, that had to hurt...

>>84411159
Absorbing Man was and has always just been a cunt but he'll just go fuck off jabroni if you try to talk to him. Wrecker went off on Thor like he was in a Gundam series or a Ditko book once provoked ideologically

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>>84411202
Maybe it's the sleep deprivation, but what the hell does "fuck off jabroni" mean?"

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Here's Luge having a punch out with a member of the Wrecking Crew,

>>84410933
That's the reason why Thunderball is the only member of the Wrecking Crew besides The Wrecker himself who's at all personally memorable.

Seriously. Piledriver and Bulldozer are totally "The Rest"

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Billy, the fucking wizard is giving you an order. Shut the fuck up and do it.

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Shouldn't this piss off Hulk?

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Huh, I guess Hulk doesn't mind.

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And no the letters.

>>84411331
Hulk and Doc are lads

Were lads
Doc let Hulk break a few of his rare artifacts when he absolutely lost his shit after his wife died

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And that's it for the night. I'm barely able to stay awake as is. I'll see you tomorrow for Power Man's next appearance in The Defenders!

>>84411313
Magic hypnosis, anon.

>>84410523
How the hell does that ball work?

>>84411417
Norn Magic.

>>84410775
>>84410790
Hulk is talking all kinds of shit at them.

>>84411214
>Stay mad
Nighthawk please don't use internet lingo.

Fun Fact: Iron Fist has been officially been filming for 3 months.

>3 months down, 4 months to go
We should be hearing more casting announcements in a couple of months time.

And, the cast of Luke Cage will be showing a preview and discussing the show at SDCC. I thought they only reveal Marvelix things at NYCC? Maybe they'll show an episode there, like JJ.

>>84410799

*Only* the Wrecking Crew?

>>84410857

Why is the most inarticulate member suddenly talking all super-villain-y?

>>84411065

Social commentary so fresh it could be today!

>>84411102
He has the bomb in his glove, doesn't he?

>>84411197

Getting your ball crushe-

Too obvious, sorry.

>>84411214

I think "Jabroni" means asshole, jerk, punk, tool, douchebag, fuckhead, idiot, dolt, bonehead, schmuck, loser, dimwit, chump, etc.

>>84411250
>last panel

More social commentary!

>>84410145
A casual search says it's a combination war/horror comic. Which sounds like an awesome idea.

>>84413108
They felt bad for Bulldozer always getting forgotten between Wrecker and Thunderball?

>>84411214
>>84413260
Jabroni is derived from "Jobber". Popularized by Dwayne, "the rock" johnson.

A jobber, in professional wrestling kayfabe parlance means a person who's job it is to lose to make the more important wrestlers and stars look good.

>>84414154

Yeah, no. It's way older than The Rock (or any other wrassler). Pretty sure it's old dago slang.

bump for others

>>84417768

Interesting development.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/07/11/scoop-a-6-year-old-girl-iron-fist-kaare-andrews-and-afu-chan-launch-iron-fists-for-marvel-now/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Made my day OP.
Thanks

>>84411331
Luke, they spent like, Ten Minutes trying to convince you they weren't there to blow the damn place up. You've got nobody to blame for your failure but your own tired self.