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Marvel Spotlight #30
Issue(s): Marvel Spotlight #30
Cover Date: Oct 76
Title: "A night on the town!"
Credits:
Len Wein - Writer
John Buscema - Penciler
Joe Sinnott - Inker
Review/plot:
I don't know if Marvel was seriously trying out an ongoing Warriors Three series with this Spotlight issue, but i don't know what they could have done differently to improve its chances. You've got the Warriors Three, drawn by John Buscema, frolicking through the streets of New York and having meaningless but fun adventures.
That's all you can ask for. Maybe replace Len Wein; he's a decent writer but i don't think he nails the humor the way Stan Lee or even Gerry Conway have done for the Three. But he's not making or breaking the book.
They're on Earth; you wouldn't really want them in Asgard or you'd drive away people that get turned off by the swords & sorcery element. But they're not fighting super-villains, which might seem a little too commercial (although i wouldn't mind). And it's just a fun, simple story.
Now, my opinion is you don't really need a Warriors Three book. They are good supporting characters that don't necessarily belong in the spotlight. But there's no doubt that this issue gave them a fair chance at it.
Quality Rating: C+
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: This takes place between Thor #247-248.
References:
- Thor left the Warriors Three in New York while he left for Costa Verde to deal with Firelord in Thor #246-247.
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
I remember having this issue as a kid. Sure, it's a lightweight story, but fun nonetheless. A neat way to delineate the three distinct personalities of the trio: The exaggerated braggart Volstagg, the prototype dashing, heroic, Errol Flynn-like Fandral, and the stoic, serious, quiet Hogun the Grim, the straight man of the trio, although one who can toss out a quick quip when called upon. I kinda think of this story as Norse mythology meets the Marx Brothers.
