#Delvadia

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Daredevil (vol. 1) #77: …And So Enters the Amazing Spider-Man!

Read Date: December 03, 2022 Cover Date: June 1971 ● Writer: Gerry Conway ● Penciler: Gene Colan ● Inker: Tom Palmer ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Jean Izzo ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read: ● DD and SM outdoing each other in the self-pity category ● poor Foggy, woken up in the middle of the night AND body shamed ● Gene Colan is slaying the art this issue. and his spider-man looks terrific! ● damn, i'm not that far along in Spider-man yet. spoilers! ● why does Peter have black hair? ● why does Mary Jane have blonde hair?

Synopsis: Still dealing with the loss of Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man happens to spot Daredevil and figures him the luckiest guy in the world, little knowing that DD is dealing with romance problems of his own (Karen Page). Spider-Man returns home and changes to his civilian guise of Peter Parker. He notices a gathering of people outside his apartment but he's distracted by the arrival of Mary Jane who wants to talk to Peter, however Peter, not wanting to talk, pushes her out. In the park where the people are gathered, there is a strange alien ship which has summoned Namor the Sub-Mariner to its presence. Soon both Daredevil and Spider-Man arrive and a series of misunderstandings pit both the heroes against the monarch of the sea. As the battle rages on, in Los Angeles, Karen Page has returned to New York to see Matt. While back in the park, the teardrop craft explodes and a female figure appears and takes Namor away in a flash of light. With nobody to fight, Daredevil and Spider-Man part company. Returning home, DD arrives home and just misses a call from Karen. Continued in Sub-Mariner Vol 1 40. (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daredevil_Vol_1_77)

Fan Art: Spider-Man and Daredevil by RyanLord

Accompanying Podcast: ● Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil - episode 10

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Daredevil #75 (1971) Marie Severin Cover & Gene Colan Pencils, Gerry Conway Story, El Condor (First appearance)

#Daredevil #75 (1971) #MarieSeverin Cover & #GeneColan Pencils, #GerryConway Story, #ElCondor (First appearance) "Now Rides the Ghost of El Condor!" Traveling with Foggy to the city of Delvadia on a Senate fact-finding mission in order to get his mind off Karen, Matt Murdock ends up finding himself (As Daredevil) saving US Ambassador Jerome Villiers from thugs working for El Condor... SAVE ON SHIPPING COST - NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN DELTONA, FLORIDA https://rarecomicbooks.fashionablewebs.com/Daredevil.html#75  #RareComicBooks #KeyComicBooks #MarvelComics #MCU #MarvelUniverse #KeyIssue #VintageComicbooks

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Series: Characters Not Yet on the Wishlist Nor in a Tournament

Tarantula

- Several have carried this mantle - 100s of comics - Delvadian (South America) national super-soldier - Usu. a Spider-Man villain, but can be a friend

Bios: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Tarantula (not counting the two Parker clones & Clay Riley)

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365 Marvel Villain paper cut-outs - one villain, every day, all year.

November 9th - The Tarantula

Anton Miguel Rodriguez was a revolutionary terrorist in the fictional South American republic of Delvadia. His exploits during the revolution earned him the name ‘The Tarantula’ and were so severe and savage that he was ultimately expelled from the country. Cast out, he decided to travel to America and use his skills as a costumed criminal. He battled Spider-Man and was soundly defeated and incarcerated. The Tarantula was later freed from prison by The Jackal. Following another defeat at the hands of Spider-Man, The Tarantula allowed the Jackal to expose him to a radioactive treatment that was meant to bestow him super powers. The process transformed him into a grotesque, half-human/half-arachnoid creature. Although he was finally able to hold his own against Spider-Man, The Tarantula was bereft over the horrid creature he had become.. so much so that he leapt from a building in the middle of his battle with Spider-Man and perished from the fall. A cloned version of The Tarantula was later created by The Jackle.  The villain first appeared in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #134.

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My two favorite fictional Marvel countries are Alberia, which appeared exactly once and has never been mentioned again, and Delvadia, which is a dumb name but was THIS close to greatness only for Marvel to take their ideas in dumb directions

Marvel naming their fictional countries: just chuck a bunch of vowels in there and call it a day

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I thought I remembered one with the Spiderman villain Tarantula's fictional home country of Delvadia but that's in South America.

Here's the Marvel database list:

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Fictional_Countries

(Seeing this you probably could just make up your own fictional island if you needed to, lol)

Asking here as I have more followers than on my main--

Any Marvel comics fans who know of a fake Latin American country/island from Marvel comics? I feel like there are some I remember from the comics but I can't think of a name.

Thanks!

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Mockingbird Eases Into Spider-Man’s World, While [SPOILER] Returns To It

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for “Amazing Spider-Man” #25 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen and Giuseppe Camuncoli, on sale now.

The supersized “Amazing Spider-Man” #25 kicks off with “The Osborn Identity,” a new story arc that presumably serves to reintroduce Peter Parker’s worst nemesis back into Spider-Man’s world. Meanwhile, one of the issue’s backup stories gives another one of Spidey’s major foes a rejuvenating overhaul.

RELATED: Osborn Returns, But Is The New [SPOILER] A Bigger Threat To Spider-Man?

The 40-page main story does indeed feature Osborn’s expected return, but it also contains appearances from a couple of other characters that stand to impact the lives of both Spider-Man and Peter. In fact, the term “couple” might potentially hold an entirely different meaning for Peter, one that he hasn’t had experience with for some time now.

Peter & Bobbi Sitting In A Tree…

Bobbi Morse, aka Mockingbird, isn’t a character commonly associated with Spider-Man, and most certainly isn’t one that’s had any kind of presence in the life of Peter Parker until recent months. Nonetheless, Spider-Man’s mission to Delvadia in search of the elusive Norman Osborn finds both Mockingbird and her resources as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. at his disposal, and she plays a significant role in apprehending the criminal thought to be Osborn, although it turns out to be a false lead. Later, Bobbi accompanies Peter to Hong Kong as their next lead on Osborn takes them across the world, coincidentally in conjunction with a fundraising event taking place at Parker Industries’ Hong Kong division.

The transcontinental downtime gives Peter and Bobbi a chance to connect without with the masks, although not surprisingly, their initial banter involves superhero shoptalk, as the two trade Twitter-like summations of their worst tribulations as costumed heroes. Apparently sensing a kinship, Peter later awakens Bobbi during the flight and essentially hits on her with little warning… or style. Of course, such moments are primed for that old Parker luck to strike; Bobbi doesn’t even get a chance to process Peter’s bombshell when Aunt May herself pops up out of nowhere, announcing her last-minute decision to attend the fundraiser, and giving her nephew some grief for his not-so-suave moves. If that weren’t enough, Harry Osborn announces his presence as well. Needless to say, further discussion of any possible dinner date between Peter and Bobbi is put on hold, at least for the duration of this issue.

It wouldn’t be the first time Peter dated a fellow super-type, of course – he had that fairly long-running sort-of fling with Felicia Hardy, aka The Black Cat, although she was more interested in Spider-Man than the man behind the mask. More recently, he discovered an attraction to his origin twin Cindy Moon, aka Silk, although it was their mutual powers that led to their animal attraction more so than any kind of normal compatibility. And while Peter and another female ally only became an item in an alternate reality, some sexual subtext could be inferred from her occasional guest-appearances over the years – and that very same ally seemingly comes back this issue.

Silver Sable – Dead No More… If She Ever Was At All

It turns out that Spider-Man and Mockingbird aren’t the only ones after Norman Osborn – in Delvadia, an invisible assailant brings down the headquarters of El Facoquero, the crime lord identity Osborn has assumed, and providing an unintended assist in his capture. The same accoster appears in Hong Kong, targeting Osborn in a sniper attack, but in searching for Osborn, Spider-Man and Mockingbird manage to foil the mystery character’s deadly plans. Spidey manages to short-circuit the sniper’s cloaking technology, revealing the presumed-dead Silver Sable as the attacker.

Readers might remember that Sable’s apparent death in 2012’s “Amazing Spider-Man” #687 was the first to take place on Spider-Man’s watch since Spidey made his infamous “No one dies” vow. While the unexpected return of a friend believed to be dead is always cause for celebration, Peter should be especially pleased to see Sable appearing to be alive and well, considering his earlier pledge – a development that begs for exploration in future issues.

It’s also a development that proves Madame Web’s earlier claim that Sable had never died to be correct — a claim Madame Web made only three issues after Sable’s apparent drowning. In conjunction with the many resurrections seen in “The Clone Conspiracy,” Peter’s “No one dies” oath has become more akin to a simple statement of fact than it has any kind of promise.

Dan Slott’s extra-sized story allows room for plenty of developments, but the hint of a fling, or more, for Peter and Bobbi in the same story as Sable’s return seems to a beg for a connection, despite the two developments’ independently generated beginnings. The notion of a romance between Peter and Silver doesn’t seem quite as far-fetched with the idea of a potential relationship between Peter and Bobbi postulated only pages before. And a possible love triangle involving a mercenary and a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent is certainly something Peter never even would have had nightmares over back in his friendly neighborhood days.

While “The Osborn Identity” hints at an upcoming new or reinstated role for Norman Osborn in Spider-Man cast of characters, a subplot with some likelihood might be another identity entirely – namely that of Peter’s future girlfriend. The drama stands to be further explored in “Amazing Spider-Man” #26, on sale April 5.

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Comic Reviews 3/15/17: Marvel, Kill or be Killed, and Sex Criminals

Comic Reviews 3/15/17: Marvel, Kill or be Killed, and Sex Criminals

Amazing Spider-Man #25 Oofa-doofa, this is a large issue. Is it worth $10? Considering that’s the standard price for the first volume of most Image titles…probably not, but this is one stuffed issue. The main story follows Spider-Man as he tracks down Norman Osborn, first in Delvadia working with Mockingbird, SHIELD, and Tarantula and Devil Spider; and then in Hong Kong as a rogue agent with just…

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Daredevil (vol. 1) #79: "Murder!" Cries the Man-Bull!

Read Date: December 04, 2022 Cover Date: August 1971 ● Writer: Gary Friedrich ● Penciler: Gene Colan ● Inker: Tom Palmer ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Sam Rosen ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Synopsis: Battling the newly powered Man-Bull, Daredevil is forced to retreat from the fight because he is no match for the Man-Bull or his men. Meanwhile, George and Dia Alec are captured by the Man-Bull's goons and taken hostage once more.

Foggy, lamenting over his ordeal in owing payments to the mysterious Mr. Klein is shocked to find that Karen Page is back in New York. Karen is upset because she feels that she has lost Matt Murdock forever, however their conversation is cut short when Mr. Klein calls to harass Foggy once more. After Mr. Klein checks on his creation, the Man-Bull, who at that time now has the Alecs prisoner.

Daredevil arrives to save the Alecs, and battles the Man-Bull across the city, until DD manages to trip up the Man-Bull and make the giant beast-man knock himself out. With the Man-Bull and his goons taken into custody, DD bids farewell to the Alecs.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daredevil_Vol_1_79)

Fan Art: The Murdck - Blinding Justice by sentine11e

Accompanying Podcast: ● Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil - episode 10

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Daredevil (vol. 1) #76: The Deathmarch of El Condor!

Read Date: December 03, 2022 Cover Date: May 1971 ● Writer: Gerry Conway ● Penciler: Gene Colan ● Inker: Tom Palmer ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Artie Simek ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read: ● random South American story continues ● Colan draws excellent horses as well. I can't tell you how many times I've seen artists draw excellent human figures but barely manage some animals. Is there anything Colan can't draw? ● interesting 2nd person p.o.v. narrative in the yellow boxes (this is a trend that continues) ● if Daredevil randomly appears in Delvadia, wouldn't that, you know, blow his cover since Matt and Foggy just happen to be there as well? ● even though he's not explicitly Catholic yet, Matt has the catholic-guilt routine down pat ● that's the second time in two story arcs that DD has unalived someone via helicopter ● ope! never mind. he's still alive ● Spider-Man will be in the next issue! I love crossovers

Synopsis: Following the troops of El Condor to their camp, Daredevil stumbles upon El Condor's plot to use helicopters as weapons to "free" the oppressors of his people. Daredevil saves the captured US representatives under El Condor's capture, and defeats most of his men. Chasing El Condor onto a helicopter, Daredevil forces the foe to leap from his helicopter.

Battling on the ground in front of the statue commemorating the original El Condor, a fluke bolt of lightning strikes the base of the mountain causing rocks and the statue to tumble down on the combatants. While Daredevil manages to get to safety, he is unable to save El Condor who is crushed under the rocks.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daredevil_Vol_1_76)

Fan Art: Nelson and Murdock by MJChoe

Accompanying Podcast: ● Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil - episode 10

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Daredevil (vol. 1) #75: Now Rides the Ghost of El Condor!

Read Date: December 01, 2022 Cover Date: April 1971 ● Writer: Gerry Conway ● Penciler: Gene Colan ● Inker: Syd Shores ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Sam Rosen ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read: ● Conway had me going with that accent. I was just about to complain about it. ● I'm envious of Gene Colan's command of drapery and the human figure ● Rude, Matt! Foggy is your friend! Friends don't give friends concussions!

Synopsis: Traveling with Foggy to the city of Delvadia on a Senate fact-finding mission in order to get his mind off Karen, Matt Murdock ends up finding himself (As Daredevil) saving US Ambassador Jerome Villiers from thugs working for El Condor, a costumed revolutionary who people believe is either a reincarnation of the famous revolutionary figure of the region, or somebody posing as him.

When the ambulance drivers that are supposed to take Villiers to the hospital turn out to also be working for El Condor and take the wounded ambassador to El Condor to be their prisoner. The next day, Matt knocks out Foggy in order to become DD and find the location and stop El Condor. Along the way, he sees that US representative Keith Bayard has rounded up a posse to fight El Condor, but they are easily defeated and Bayard is captured, however DD overhears El Condor say that Bayard is more valued to him alive.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daredevil_Vol_1_75)

Fan Art: Daredevil Portrait by Buddhaman1

Accompanying Podcast: ● Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil - episode 10

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Series: Characters Not Yet on the Wishlist Nor in a Tournament

Tarantula (female mantle-bearers)

The common female Tarantula is Maria Vasquez (Heroes for Hire (Knight/Wing), Six Guns, Fearless Defenders). Her look is distinguishable, with the red streak in her hair.

OG Tarantula’s daughter Jacinda just wears his outfit, and rarely appears

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Lowkey if I ever got the chance to work for Marvel I would just pitch them a Delvadia book about a new Tarantula and new Condor fucking up the imperialists every single year until they fire me or let me write it

Go for it bitch!!! Don't let them stop you!!!

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Delvadia is like all of Marvel's bad Cold War tropes in one. It's a military dictatorship whose nationalist hero was a state assassin who becomes a supervillain for hire. Then there's a Daredevil story where a revolutionary named the Condor is trying to overthrow the dictatorship (Operation Condor was the CIA program propping up dictators in Latin Am.) so Daredevil helps the military defeat him???? Also Tarantula (assassin) was literally originally meant to be a hero b4 editorial got him lol

Literally if u read his page on wikipedia u can see his creator wanted him to be Captain America but for another country so Marvel rly fucked that one over huh

That thing about Condor has me dead. They rly gonna act like it wasn't an American backed operation like okay then.

Marvel: Operation Condor? I dont know that bitch

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Osborn Returns, But Is The New [SPOILER] A Bigger Threat To Spider-Man?

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for “Amazing Spider-Man” #25 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen and Giuseppe Camuncoli, on sale now.

“The Clone Conspiracy” is over, but its fallout continues to reverberate in the massive 96-page “Amazing Spider-Man” #25, as Peter Parker finds himself more driven than ever to track down one of his most notorious foes after Wilson Fisk provided Peter with critical information at the end of “The Clone Conspiracy: Omega.” The first part of “The Osborn Identity” makes no secret of who this not-so-mysterious foe is, and in fact Peter gets some high-powered help in his global trek to find the one-time Green Goblin.

RELATED: Clone Conspiracy Omega Sets Up Spider-Man’s Immediate Future

Norman Osborn isn’t the only Spidey supervillain to begin his return to prominence, though, as one of the issue’s backup features also kicks off the new career of a bad guy that many likely didn’t expect to return quite so soon, or in their new guise.

Otto Octavius Is Dead – Long Live Otto Octavius

Otto was last seen turning to dust during his climactic battle with The Jackal, aka Ben Reilly, in “The Clone Conspiracy” #5. “Amazing Spider-Man” #24, however, revealed that while Otto’s previous body had indeed disintegrated, he had still managed to transfer his consciousness into his modified version of The Jackal’s proto-clone and flee the scene. This issue features the first look at Otto in his new physically fit and youthful form, an amalgamation of The Jackal’s “ultimate template” spliced with Otto’s own DNA, as the now-buff super-scientist makes his way back to a long-unused secret base of his out west, a seemingly normal automobile junkyard cleverly named The Auto Empire.

Otto quickly discovers that his base has been taken over by Hydra, and after defeating not only the goons in his base but also their leader, he’s unexpectedly approached by Hydra supreme scientist Arnim Zola. The battle was merely a ruse by Hydra, according to Zola, to promote Otto as the cell’s new leader, united by their common interests of destroying Parker Industries. With the backing of Hydra science used to bolster Otto’s own scientific skills, Otto fashions himself a new Hydra-esque costume, and with its advanced abilities and Otto’s own reinvigorated condition, dubs himself The Superior Octopus.

Hail Hydra – And The Superior Octopus

Despite his awkward new moniker, Otto’s new identity and outlook on life is a natural fit with his new allies. His armored tentacles evoke the same kind of reptilic imagery long associated with Hydra, both the clandestine group and the mythological creature it’s named after, and even their traditional olive-green color schemes match. Less of a fit, though, is Zola and presumably Hydra’s grudge against Parker Industries – are the scientific breakthroughs at Peter’s company seen as a threat by Hydra’s own science division? Or is there some as-yet unknown connection between the two global powerhouses?

Historically, Otto has largely seen everyone else as beneath him, and that vibe is all too apparent here. He clearly sees his alliance with Zola and Hydra as a powerful means to further his own ends, and a likely intent might be to try and break up his partnership once his own needs are met. Such a move would put Otto at odds with a formidable foe, however, and Otto’s prowess could lead him down another path: to serve his own ends by moving up within Hydra, becoming a major player in a far-reaching organization whose paths had rarely, if ever, crossed before now. Superior Ock is potentially more powerful now than he has ever been, even if he were to break from Hydra, but a permanent place within their organization would give him a kind of hierarchal power that he has never experienced.

This Is All Supposed To Be About Norman Osborn

All of the developments with Otto are squeezed into a ten-page backup comprising the issue’s final feature, but the lengthier 40-page opening chapter regarding Norman Osborn is the issue’s marquee story. The new storyline opens with your friendly globalized Spider-Man swinging through the Republic of Delvadia, home turf of The Tarantula and Devil Spider, who join Spidey on his quest to locate crime lord El Facoquero, aka The Warthog, aka an incognito Norman Osborn. Spidey has some even bigger allies, though — namely Mockingbird, as well as the backing of S.H.I.E.L.D.

After Spidey’s intensity during this high-octane mission is noted by Tarantula, Peter reveals to Bobbi that having once again losing many loved ones because of The Jackal’s machinations, he is desperately looking for some kind of victory by capturing Osborn. Despite capturing El Facoquero, he doesn’t get the win he so desperately wants, though, when the grotesque crime lord is revealed by Nick Fury not to be Osborn. As it turns out, Osborn is using the guise of Facoquero in several locations around the world to mask his trail, so Peter and Bobbi track their next lead of Osborn to Hong Kong, also the site of a Parker Industries event benefitting Peter’s Uncle Ben Foundation.

RELATED: Clone Conspiracy #5 Reset A Key Aspect of Spider-Man’s World

Before that, though, Peter makes his way back home, where the remains of Uncle Ben that had been unearthed by The Jackal are returned to their resting place. There, Peter then reunites with Aunt May and Harry Osborn before Peter and Bobbi head off to Hong Kong — where they’re surprised to discover that both Aunt May and Harry have unexpectedly tagged along to attend the fundraiser. This puts Peter and Bobbi at a disadvantage trying to locate Osborn with Peter’s aunt, and Norman’s son, in tow. Once they’ve arrived, and after some coercion of the local criminal element, Peter and Bobbi learn that Osborn himself is indeed in Hong Kong – and attending that very same fundraiser.

The two also discover that they’re not the only ones after Osborn, as Spider-Man stops an invisible rooftop sniper from assassinating his arch-foe at the event, immediately after Norman notices his son Harry is present. The identity of the assailant is a significant surprise that wraps up the story’s first chapter, and promises to play a significant role in future installments.

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