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Marvel Two-In-One #59
Issue(s): Marvel Two-In-One #59
Cover Date: Jan 80
Title: "Trial and error!"
Credits:
Ralph Macchio - Script
Marv Wolfman - Plot
Chic Stone - Penciler
Alan Gordon - Inker
Jim Salicrup - Assistant Editor
Roger Stern - Editor
Review/plot:
I think i've already complained about members of the FF showing up as guest stars in Marvel Two-In-One, so let me just move on. The Human Torch does make a comment in this story that could be interpreted as a reference to the time he and the Thing shared as co-stars in Strange Tales, so there's that, at least.
As for the story: can you call it a bucket list if it's a list of things you want to do before you get married? I guess it depends on your views on marriage (ha, ha!). Anyway, this story is about a random guy that has the equivalent of a bucket list before he hits age 30 and gets married (both of which are about to happen), and the Human Torch and the Thing have to follow him around town to prevent the disasters he's causing.
The first one is "be a cowboy".
The second one is apparently "fake your way into the fire department and almost let someone die during a fire at the World Trade Center".
And the third one is "be a detective".
The fourth item, though, is "Be a husband".
Awwww! Isn't that sweet? No, it's not sweet. Lady, your fiance is a lunatic. Dump him and get the hell out of there.
One thing to realize is that this story follows the cool and serious Pegasus Project storyline in this book. A change of pace is one thing, but this is garbage fluff. If i bought this in realtime i'd be pretty disappointed.
Here's a random shot of a guy holding a newspaper with a funny headline. Was Terry Austin inking Howard Chaykin on something particularly detailed?
Quality Rating: D
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: The MCP places this between Fantastic Four #214-215.
References: N/A
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
That newspaper is a reference to some kind of prank pulled on Austin that Chaykin was involved in.
This story was actually plotted during Wolfman's earlier run on MTIO, but was left unfinished.
Based on the length of the Torch's arms in that first panel, I suspect this is actually the Super-Skrull impersonating him...
During the museum robbery, a painting can be seen in the background of an eyeball lying in a pool of something. I think this is a reference to Rick Griffin, who used to stick such eyeballs in his rock concert posters and Zap Comix stories.
"This story was actually plotted during Wolfman's earlier run on MTIO, but was left unfinished." I suspected as much! It stunk of that lousy stint. Thank you for calling out Norman's nearly fatal irresponsibility, which outraged me as well.
