Villains: X-men, Silver Surfer

So there was some interest in the Random Registry Ramblings, but to keep things simple I?ll limit my posts to one or two topics at a time. Right now, let?s talk about?

The art of the crossover- no I?m not talking about Steve Nash with a basketball I?m talking about great Silver/Bronze Age appearances by cool heroes/villains where the story continues from one title to another. For many of these you have no way of knowing what happened to a character prior to the book you?re reading unless you read the notes by the editor in the comic itself. Take Hulk 172 for example- it talks about how the Juggernaut was trapped in some other dimension before making his escape in Hulk 172. How did he get trapped in the first place? I want to read that story! The editor?s note in that panel says to see X-men 81 and Dr. Strange 182. How else would I know this? If not for the editor?s note I would never have had the chance to read that very cool back story.

I enjoyed putting together the following list over the past several weeks so you can follow the exploits of some of my favorite villains as they jumped from one book to the next (in order of appearance). There may be some holes, but for the most part it should be complete through the Bronze Age (*note- this list does not include flashbacks, robots, clones, etc.). I?ve been trying to pick up reading copies of these to fill the gaps in my collection ever since I started this little project and I?m really glad I did. These stories rock! Enjoy.

VILLIANS X-MEN

Magneto: X-men 1 to X-men 4-7 to Journey into Mystery 109 to X-men 11 to X-men 17-18 (70 reprints) to Avengers 47-49 to X-men 43-45 (91-93 reprints) to Avengers 53 to X-men 63 to Fantastic Four 102-104 to Amazing Adventures 9-10 to Avengers 110 to (Daredevil 99- story continues, but no Magneto) Avengers 111 to Defenders 15-16 to X-men 104 to Captain America Annual 4 to Super-villain Team-up 14 to The Champions 16 to X-men 111-113

Juggernaut: X-men 12-13 (67 reprints) to X-men 32-33 (80-81 reprints) to X-men 46 to Dr. Strange 182 to Amazing Adventures 16 to Hulk 172 to X-men 101-103 to X-men 122 to Spider-woman 37-38 to Amazing Spider-man 229-230 to X-men 183 to Marvel Team-up 150 to X-men 194 to X-men 217-218

Sentinels: X-men 14-16 (68 reprint) to X-men 57-60 to Avengers 102-104 to X-men 98-100 to Hulk Annual 7 to The Champions 17 to X-men 151 to New Mutants 2

The Living Monolith (Pharaoh): X-men 54-56 to Marvel Team-up 69-70 to Power-man and Iron Fist 57 to Revenge of the Living Monolith

Sabretooth: Iron Fist 13-14 to Power-Man and Iron Fist 66 to Power-man and Iron Fist 84 to Spectacular Spider-man 116 to Spectacular Spider-man 119 to Power Pack 27 to X-men 212-213 to X-men 222 to Daredevil 238 to Wolverine 10

VILLIANS SILVER SURFER

Loki and Dormammu- Avengers/Defenders war: Defenders 8 to Avengers 116 to Defenders 9 to Avengers 117 to Defenders 10 to Avengers 118 (to Avengers Annual 11)

Thanos: Iron Man 55 to Captain Marvel 25-30 to Marvel Feature 12 to Avengers 118 to Captain Marvel 31-32 to Avengers 125 to Captain Marvel 33 to Daredevil 107 to Warlock 9-15 to Iron Man 88 to Avengers Annual 7 to Marvel 2-in-1 Annual 2 to Logan?s Run 6 to Captain Marvel 57 to Avengers 174

Super-Skrull: Fantastic Four 18 to Fantastic Four 32 to Thor 142 to Captain Marvel 2-3 to Captain Marvel 25-27 to Marvel Chillers 7 to Marvel Team-up 61-62 to Alpha Flight 9-10 to Silver Surfer Annual 1 (Volume 3) to Silver Surfer 25-28 (Volume 3)

I?ll leave you with an image of my latest acquisition, Defenders 15 CGC 9.6, off-white to white pages. Magneto is one of my favorite characters and I just couldn?t resist the chance to grab this high grade Bronze Age issue for such a great price (thanks again finuga).

Til next time.

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