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Power Man & Iron Fist #84
Issue(s): Power Man & Iron Fist #84
Cover Date: Aug 82
Title: "Revenge!"
Credits:
Mary Jo Duffy - Writer
Denys Cowan - Penciler
Steven Mitchell - Inker
Denny O'Neil - Editor
Review/plot:
Sabretooth and the Constrictor are back in town looking for vengeance for the last time they were defeated by Nightwing Restorations and the Heroes for Hire.
In that last appearance, the villains were dressed anonymously and we didn't know for sure it was them, but now we do.
I like the Sabretooth/Constrictor partnership. It's something that's been lost since Sabretooth became more popular in the 90s.
Sabretooth starts by going after Misty Knight, since she humiliated him in their last fight. But when he shows up at her apartment, he finds Harmony instead. Sabretooth mauls her badly, putting her in the hospital.
After his friends convince Luke not to go off on his own...
...Luke and Danny confront Sabretooth and Constrictor...
...and Luke nearly kills Sabretooth but Danny talks him out of it.
It's a pretty good issue.
Quality Rating: C+
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A
References:
- Here's where it was confirmed that it was Constrictor and Sabretooth that we saw in Power Man & Iron Fist #78.
- It's confirmed that the Constrictor and Sabretooth have been working for Montenegro "from the start". Montenegro appeared in Power Man & Iron Fist #71 and Power Man & Iron Fist #80.
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: Sabretooth Classic #3
Inbound References (1): showCharacters Appearing: Blind Toby, Bob Diamond, Claire Temple, Colleen Wing, Constrictor, D.W. Griffith, Harmony Young, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Rafael Scarfe, Sabretooth, Solace Previous:
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Comments
The line about Sabretooth and Constrictor working for Montenegro from the start references an attack on Jeryn Hogarth--I assume that's Iron Fist 15, Sabretooth's first appearance, where his employer is never identified. Jo Duffy was wrapping up dangling Iron Fist plots pretty efficiently in her last few issues of PM&IF.
good last issue for MJ Duffy, but marred by poor artwork. Its really important to have a good artist on this series to show distinctions in the two heroes fighting styles. The artwork here in the fight scenes is "Heck-ian" for lack of a better term.
