Manic Monday--Love, Wakanda Style!!

Tony Stark has flown to Wakanda for the dedication of a new Stark Industries facility there, and well...

...he's still Tony Stark, no matter the country.

Meanwhile, Rhodey, who's still just Tony's pilot at this point, is also having some luck with the Wakandan ladies:

He's just sitting there reading a Playboy, and he still attracts the ladies. How badass is that?!?

Meanwhile, Tony's charms are working, too...

But even though the other Wakandans aren't too happy about Tony makin' time with their ladies...

...they have nothing to worry about, because all is not as it seems:

See, Tony is really there to help T'Challa flush out revolutionaries trying to sabotage Wakanda's vibranium supplies. No time for love!!

Oh, and speaking of revolutionaries...

D'oh!! 

Love is never what it seems in Wakanda. And Rhodey will never be quite the ladies' man that Tony is.

BTW, this story featured the Mandarin using the reanimated corpse of Killmonger to try and destroy all of the metal in Africa, Asia and Europe, because COMICS. That had damned well better be the plot of Black Panther II...

From Iron Man Annual #5 (1982)

Madbomb T-Shirts?!?

This ad appeared in some of this week's Marvel books:

Hey, I'm all about using covers from Kirby's mid-70s Marvel work as the basis for T-shirts.

But Black Panther #2? Not one I would have chosen.

How about...

If that were on a T-Shirt, I would wear it every day for the rest of my life. I'm not kidding.

Other, better choices than Black Panther #2 (your mileage may vary):

OK, I know 2001 is unlikely, for licencing reasons, but I still have to throw these out there for consideration.

So, there's a lot of good candidates for T-shirts based on Kirby's mid-70s Marvel work, is all I'm saying.

Friday Night Fights--Most Wanted Movie Scene Style!!

It's the Avengers/Defenders War on Friday Night Fights!!

Looooong story short--Dormammu has tricked the Defenders into gathering the pieces of the ancient artifact known as The Evil Eye, purportedly in order to restore the Black Knight's soul to his body. In reality, Dormammu is going to seize it and use the Eye to--c'mon everyone--rule the universes.

Ah, but Loki, who has been helping Dormammu, realizes that he will last in a Dormammu administration about as long as Anthony Scarramucci. So he goes to Avengers, and convinces them that the Defenders have turned evil and plan to use the Eye to wreak havoc on humanity. So, both sides fighting over each piece of the Eye, thinking the other team the bad guys.

Doctor Strange is in Indiana, where the corn is as high as an elephant's eye!

Strange gives Mantis the slip, and thinks that he's home free.

Oh, Stephen, how poorly you know T'Challa!!

POW!!!

Man oh man, there is absolutely no reason that we can't repeat this fight in a Marvel movie. Right, guys??!?! Please??

[SPOILER ALERT: Doctor strange casts a spell to put T'Challa and mantis to sleep, which is totally cheating]

Spacebooger would like to remind you that the Defenders won every single matchup in the Avengers/Defenders War. Go figure.

T'Challa's foot to Strange's face in Defenders #9 (1973), by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema and Frank McLaughlin

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? If I win, I might show you the kung fu battle between Mantis and Strange. So go vote!!

Panther Vs. Reaper!!

Since everyone is so excited over the Black Panther teaser trailer, I figured I'd cash in and show the very first appearance of T'Challa as an Avenger, facing off against the Grim Reaper (in his first appearance ever).

T'Challa has just arrived at Avengers Mansion to find all the heroes dead (!!), and the police are blaming him. But he escapes and tracks down the real killer...

Yay, T'Challa!!

Boo, whoever designed that costume for the Reaper...all time worst...

From Avengers #52 (1968)