Marvel Comics Presents: Featuring the Heroes for Hire (Part 1)

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>>85084531
And I already screwed up this early. This is going to be GREAT. This is the first cover for the first issue we're reading.

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I plan to skip the issue if nobody asks to read it, but even if someone does, we'd only be reading this Giant-Man story.

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Oh god, the extreme 90's art!

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>Iron Fist and Ghost Rider crossover

So this is basically going to be peak 90's.

>>85084648
Hey now, Sam Keith is pretty cool.

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I haven't actually read Ghost Rider, so I don't know what he's referring to.

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>>85084692
Wow, are you able to go to other storytimes while consistently posting in your own? I screw up when I try that.

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So does Ghost Rider ever actually close his mouth?

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>that coloring screw-up in the second panel

>>85084899
Oh man, I missed Vesper. I didn't even know I missed this shit character till right now.

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Wait, so he ran to punch her, she starts shooting fire, and then he's saving a girl? Am I just not fully awake yet, or is that just weird?

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>Danny with Two Iron Fists

He technically HAS used this since, but given that he can only use the Iron Fist power once a day before tiring him out, it's rarely a good idea.

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And here are the table of contents for >>85084531

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Damn, Danny. Since when were you so top-heavy?

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Huh, I've never heard of Arabian Knight.

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Oh Danny, you have no idea what you're getting into...

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Oh, NOW he closes his mouth.

>>85084787
It ain't easy, but I manage, and since I already read most of the stuff I'm posting I just need a quick skim for some """witty""" commentary.

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Man, that guy's seen better days.

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something something Masturbation joke.

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Seriously Danny, what were you thinking?

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>>85085180
Try to remember who Apoc was ORIGINALLY going to be once you get to him. It should get a few reactions from the three people who don't know.

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Dat pieta

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Here's the problem with these anthology stories. Even back here they had 6-parters.
In the age of Bendis decompression, can you imagine how long these stories would be?

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>thinks they're on the same side as the villains
>sees one of them is obviously a victim
>assume they got betrayed and attack them anyway

MARVEL CIVILIANS!!!

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Huh, is this a thing Ghost Rider can do?

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>"Impossible? I am a creature of the impossible!"

That's not a bad line.

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>"The World's Deadliest Heroes".

This sounds like a subtitle to the 90's Avengers.

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Fucking hell Ketch, why can't YOU fight the sickness guys? Can you even get sick?

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Dun dun dun!

>>85085676
Loved both sides of this issue. Had it as a kid.

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>>85085764
Well until someone asks otherwise, I'm only doing the Iron Fist/Luke Cage stories.

>>85085787
Give me a link to where you are getting the MCP stuff and I'll storytime the other side in a different thread?

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>>85085873
I downloaded them off Kat months ago when I originally did this.

You can understand why that's an issue now.

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Penance Stare!

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So my only knowledge of Ghost Rider is the movies, has the Penance Stare always been able to do this?

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Okay lady, you were nuts way before this demonic shit.

>>85085277
You mean the Owl thing, or the fact that Claremont wanted him to be behind Weapon X?

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This is basically a Silver Age origin story.

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>>85086008
The former, definitely. It's hilarious when you remember how the two are treated so differently.

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Ravage, the one 2099 series nobody remembers.

Miguel is, well, he's Miguel. Doom 2099 has Doctor Doom as the hero, which has its fans for obvious reasons. Punisher 2099 is fucking batshit as you would've known if you followed JSAnon's threads when they did it.

>>85085905
Shit, that is a problem. Still, loving this nostalgia trip.

>>85086008
>>85086047

It's great because as bad as Apoc is the original plan is even worse!

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>>85086124
Oh wait, Kat is somehow still around and has two seeds for the series.
Go nuts, Anon.

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>>85086149
It can ALWAYS be worse.

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And apparently Danny feels like looking like Ghost Rider.

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This sounds like horseshit.

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This is a really complicated plan.

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I love covers where they fuck with the logos.

>>85086321
>>85086351
This could have been damned good fodder.

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>>85086492
It's not like people haven't ripped off bad stories for better ones later on. Remember, Claremont did a variation on the Phoenix Saga in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu first, and then made the X-Men's version better.

Okay Anons, I have an errand, so I'll finish up the Iron Fist story when I get back. I'll even try to finish up the thread then.

>>85084648
It's MAXXium style, dog.

>>85084618
Black Goliath was a better name for Foster, IMO, but I think this issue is around when Hawkeye became Goliath again.

>>85084675
>Werewolf by Night vs a Wendigo.
>1 and done

Requesting that. Sounds like it has potential.

>>85084746
In Ghost Rider #25, Danny Ketch "dies" and Ghost Rider spends a few issues trying to figure out how to bring him back to life.

>>85084851
Sure he does. Look at panel 4.

>>85085042
Huh, wasn't paying enough attention to those Giant Man credits.
Early McDuffie. And our old friend Ron Wilson.

>>85085464
>Here's the problem with these anthology stories. Even back here they had 6-parters.

But they had the pagecount of two regular issues or so, and allowed all kinds of odd crossovers or N-listers to get a story or too. How many starring roles do you think Arabian Knight has ever had?

>>85087370
Marvel Comics Presents is something we desperately need in current continuity, just a huge book that refreshes us on all the C-Z listers goings on. Like where is Typhoid Mary even actually? Haven't seen her since The Initiative?

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>>85087095
CAN DO

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>>85087529
I accept that they are many reasons it wouldn't work, but I'd enjoy if we got consistent anthologies, and Marvel/DC used THOSE to decide what characters were popular instead of manufactured hype.

Like Edge of Spider-Verse. Spider-Gwen was okay, but I was way more interested in SP//dr and Aaron Aikman, to the point of even getting one of the variant covers for him. But Marvel is only putting Gwen in her own solo.

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Here we go!

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Round One.

FIGHT!

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Remember, one of the first appearances of the Wendigo had them fight the Hulk.

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You could kill him ANYWAY. You know, save the rest of Canada.

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>Also: DOOM 2099

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>"A special preview of Doom 2099"

So I guess if you've already read Doom 2099, you already know what's in it.

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Oh god, the shitty coloring in that first panel.

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Friendly Fire's a bitch, innit?

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>"He can't get free now!"
>"Oh shit, he got free!"

Friendly fire AGAIN!

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WHY DOESN'T HE STOP?!

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He's clearly smarter than Mephisto.

It IS Mephisto that made Ghost Rider, right? Or was that a creation of the movie?

>>85087529
They tried a revival I wanna say during Dark Reign? All I remember is that one of the features starred Danny Ketch's ex girlfriend Stacy Dolan investigating some conspiracy.

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I'm going to focus on just the Iron Fist and Luke Cage stories, so no Doom 2099 unless someone wants it.

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>>85088337
There was also a Omega Flight feature that ran through the entire run, showing what happened to US Agent while in Canada. Apparently Tony Stark had him there to keep an eye on that one Bendis creation who absorbed the powers of all the mutants who lost their powers in M-Day or something, I forget his deal.

It's also where that "famous" page of SHIELD agents trying to arrest Man-Thing for not being registered with the SHRA took place.

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So does Nocenti just call dibs on every Typhoid Mary story?

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Who the fuck is this guy?

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>Danny Rand kicked a steel girder in half without the Iron Fist

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>"You might just as well tell me you learned your art in Atlantis."

Except Atlantis is known to exist in your universe. You can go there.

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Oh hey, they actually celebrated the Avengers Anniversary at one point.

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Okay, I know people make jokes about comic book characters wearing their underpants on the outside, but Typhoid Mary is literally wearing panties over those pants.

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An earthquake? How convenient.

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I feel like that wouldn't hold the pyramid.

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You will learn to hate Cavalieri if you're a Danny/Misty shipper.

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For anybody mad about how Misty is being written, remember this.
It could always be worse.

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Lemme spoil it, Randy Oberlin never comes up again.

>>85088727
Skeleton Ki deserves a comeback.

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You can tell he didn't know much about Iron Fist.
When was the last time someone called him "Daniel"?

>>85088833
He's holding onto the edge of the pannel, clearly.

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>>85089230
Apparently he was in DnA's Guardians of the Galaxy for two issues.

>>85089234
This is terrible, hillarious but terrible.

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>>85089368
This is the most that Danny has cared about his company in years.

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Seriously, just read that last page if you need proof that this guy knows nothing about Iron Fist.

"My only friend."

Not Colleen Wing, almost literally the first friendly face he met on Earth after coming back from K'un Lun.
Not Luke Cage, the man he came to call a brother.

This guy who worked at Rand-Meachum.
Also, if you recall, that entire company was bought out by Namor's Oracle company.

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Also, since when did Danny have a motorcycle?!

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I mentioned this woman in an unrelated thread. If you're the Anon who asked about her, hopefully we'll see the end of this story.

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Don't bantz with the madman while you have a civilian with you, Danny!

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So is Iron Fist's identity a secret, or is it public? I genuinely can't tell!

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This is only a few weeb degrees away from bragging about superior japanese steel.

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Danny, why does THIS impress you? You've seen way more impressive shit before.

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>that third panel smile

She wants the D.

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All right, let's finish up with this issue.

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>Iron Fist has devloped into a great character since Byrne brought him back from the Great Beyond

Hey now, let's not go too far.

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Wait, do you work for Hydra, or AIM?

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oh no who would have seen that coming.

Say what you will about Misty, but when was the last time SHE got held hostage?

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Oh god, what happened to the artist on this page? Did he get drunk?

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Oh hey, remember when he was around?

>>85085964
Yes, he can see into your soul with it.

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Okay, it looks like we'll just BARELY be able to slide in under the page limit, so let's try one more issue so we can be done with this damn anthology format.

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Now that we know Logan's past, do we have any explanation for the tailoring they mention?

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>in this issue, we replaced your Iron Fist with Hank McCoy
>let's see if they notice

>>85088305
Mephisto never created Ghost rider , he trapped Zarthos after he went crazy. Mephisto just used him as a mockery to the spirits of vengeance

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I won't lie, this bit makes me giggle.

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... Does Hydra just have amazing benefits or something? Why would you sign up for this?

>>85091029

FINNALY caught up. Glad to see you still doing this.

>Cages 2nd solo ends with a demon begging Luke to spare him
>Danny fighting goddamn HYDRA


Our Heroes For Hire can't get a break huh?

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And those two are fucking dead now.

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There's TWO? DUN DUN DUN

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I'm not stopping, even though Bendis and this 90's art is testing my resolve.

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And THAT'S it for this thread. See you in a few hours, and we'll try and get through with this series, and move on to the next!

>>85090543
Ugh, why is this cover so hot?

>>85091128
... Fetish much?

>>85085540
Ketch Rider, yes. Usually they look more like Longshot's throwing knives, but one of that Ghost Rider's powers was a chain of infinite length that could fire off projectiles from itself, or straighten into a spear.

>>85085616
Nah, they were still pretty hard into the No-Kill rule in the 90s,

Would fit Dark Avengers, tho.

>>85086114
>Ravage, the one 2099 series nobody remembers.

I remember it. I've got like. 4 issues of it.
It was probably better when it was an Escape from New York rip off starring a yuppie than when it was the same yuppie turning into a monster man.

>>85088305
>It IS Mephisto that made Ghost Rider, right? Or was that a creation of the movie?

Sorta.
Blaze was originally empowered by a deal with Satan, that eventually got rewritten to be a deal with Mephisto because of the late 70s Satanic Panic.
This was still further rewritten after Danny became Ghost Rider so there was a whole lineage of Spirits of Vengeance, and Mephisto was only halfway manipulating other things.

And then the Way series went and wrote Mephisto out and Satan back in, because the comics code was dead and screw mom I'm including all the Satan I want.

>>85088819
Well, you can get KIDNAPPED there, when Namor's off his meds.

I don't think Atlantis has a vibrant tourism economy.

>>85088987
I think those are Pantyhose, chief.

>>85089768
Wait, did Danny get hit, or did he evaporate his clothes with the Iron Fist?

>>85090370
>hfw you focus your chi and make your D into a thing like unto iron.

>>85088987
>>85088655
So many boners...

>>85085787
I would love to see the Two-Gun Kid story

rise