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1990-07-01 00:07:10
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1990 / Box 29 / EiC: Tom DeFalco

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Silver Surfer #39

Issue(s): Silver Surfer #39
Cover Date: Jul 90
Title: "The Fight Game"
Credits:
Alan Grant - Writer
James Sherman - Penciler
James Sherman - Inker
Renee Witterstaetter - Assistant Editor
Craig Anderson - Editor

Review/plot:
The first rule of "The Fight Game" is we don't talk about the "The Fight Game", and that's fine because i don't intend to talk much about this fill-in. It uses the perfectly fine formula of a space explorer finding a strange planet that serves as a metaphor for human behavior. In this case it's a species that evolved into spectators, so they lure mercenaries to their planet to fight for their pleasure. And that's about it.

The book has a goofy/funny tone to it, which i guess is broadly in line with the injection of humor that Jim Starlin announced would be a part of his run (with the inclusion of the Impossible Man in Silver Surfer #36). But this is more goofy than funny.

James T. Sherman's art is certainly different. This panel (featuring an arena fighter posing as Shalla Bal) has a pulpy Romance comic feel to it.

Quality Rating: C-

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: Takes place after Silver Surfer annual #3.

References:

  • The Silver Surfer is still wondering if he did the right thing "for that 'Lifeform' - or for George Prufrock". That's a reference to Silver Surfer annual #3.

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Characters Appearing: Silver Surfer

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Comments

Did Alan Grant ever write anything else for Marvel? He did a lot of DC work, mostly at Batman and Lobo, but this is the only Marvel comic I've ever seen from him.

Posted by: OverMaster | July 4, 2017 5:51 PM

He wrote Nick Fury Agent of Shield 11, which had Scottish dialogue fnord could not understand. :)

Posted by: Michael | July 4, 2017 6:01 PM

I'd swear he wrote at least a few things for Marvel, but obviously he found DC a much more comfortable place.

Posted by: ChrisW | July 4, 2017 8:41 PM

Oh, I forgot, he also wrote the second Batman and Daredevil crossover. His Daredevil was rather bad, including a scene where he reacts and comments to an image in the Batcomputer (????), but I found his Kingpin to be decent enough.

Posted by: OverMaster | July 4, 2017 10:02 PM

Oh come on, all he needed to include was a panel of Daredevil "feeling" the Batcomputer screen and he would have been on par with at least half of DD's pre-Miller writers.

Posted by: Morgan Wick | July 5, 2017 9:12 PM




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