Wednesday, July 8, 2020

MONSTERS UNLEASHED! NO. 2 (PART 1)


MONSTERS UNLEASHED!
Vol. 1 No. 2
September 1973
Publisher: Stan Lee, Marvel Comics Group
Editor: Roy Thomas
Cover: Boris Vallejo
Pages: 76

A terrific issue starting with the moody cover art by Boris Vallejo illustrating the interior story, "Frankenstein 1973". The Marvel Monsterbus was firing on all cylinders here. Includes text articles on the Karloff'Frankenstein films by Martin "Marty" Pasko and a review of the then-recent book on the life and career of Boris Karloff by Tony Isabella. The stories and art are all top-notch. Even the reprint was pretty good!

CONTENTS:
"Frankenstein 1973"
Script: Gary Friedrich
Pencils: John Buscema
Inks: Syd Shores
Letters: Joe Rosen

"Karloff, The Man, The Monster, The Movies" text article by Tony Isabella.

"Lifeboat!"
Script: Gerry Conway
Pencils: Jesús Blasco
Inks: Jesús Blasco
Letters: ?

"The Madman" (reprinted from MENACE #4, June 1953)
Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Bill Everett
Inks: Bill Everett 
Letters: Bill Everett

"The World's Most Wanted Monster: The Saga of the Karloff Frankenstein" text article by Martin Pasko.

"Sword of Dragonus" (Reprinted from PHASE #1)
Script: Frank Brunner; Chuck Robinson
Pencils: Frank Brunner
Inks: Frank Brunner
Letters: Frank Brunner

"The Roaches!"
Script
Gerry Conway (adaptation); Thomas Michael Disch (original story)
Pencils: Ralph Reese
Inks: Ralph Reese
Letters: Ralph Reese










































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