#marvel 1980

[themarvelproject]

The X-Men in a sketch by John Byrne with inks by Terry Austin and colors by Steve Oliff (1980)

[vertigoartgore]

Wolverine by Bill Sienkiewicz (from 1986's Marvel Fanfare #28).

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Stan Lee and friends playing Spider-Man on the Atari 2600 (1982)

[browsethestacks]

Sensational She-Hulk #050 (1989)

Art by John Byrne

[vintagegeekculture]

Created by Daredevil, Avengers, and Indiana Jones comics writer Dave Michelinie, Lynxana the Huntress was an original character created for the 1985 Marvel STAR Comics line as a villain, an amoral, mercenarial "failed Thundercat" who had their ninja like martial training, strength, and courage, but who washed out and became a bounty hunter.

Gradually, however, Lynxana was reminded of her former ideals and Thundercat chivalry, and eventually teamed with the others temporarily, though she went her own way as she valued her personal freedom.

Lynxana had no appearances apart from the 3 issue arc that introduced her...in the US, that is. Thundercats had strangely durable popularity in the UK, which caused Marvel UK to make Thundercats comics well past the point you'd think, with the last UK issue printed in 1991 (!). Her return story was penned by 2000 AD's Simon Furman, yes, as in Judge Dredd Simon Furman.

(Note the difference in coloring technique. UK comics use "solid" coloring, whereas American comics used the less expensive "dot" or four-color method.)

What's the current legal status of this character? That is unknown, but in the typical work for hire license, Marvel owns any character they create for a licensed series, which is why, for example, Marvel-created original characters in Micronauts like Bug have returned in the proper Marvel Universe, whereas toy characters that were part of the Micronauts license like Prince Acroyear have not, or why Circuitbreaker, the anti-robot bigot enemy of the Transformers created for the Marvel Comic, showed up in the Marvel Secret Wars series. it depends entirely on the specific text of the work for hire contract, but the most likely scenario is that the rights to Lynxana the Hunter are still at Marvel.

Hmm. I wonder if Marvel knows they may have the rights to their very own Thundercat.

[comic-covers]

(1982)

[vintage-robots]

So silly, but hey.

[arcadebroke]

[mutantpowerlist]

Magneto - Max Eisenhardt / Erik Lehnsherr 🇩🇪

Master of Magnetism

Summons force fields and shoot electromagnetic pulses that can disable electronic devices

Helmet protects him from mental attacks

OMEGA

Teams: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, New Mutants (Headmaster), Hellfire Club, X-Men, Quiet Council, Brotherhood of Arakko, 198 Relatives: Anya Eisenhardt (deceased daughter), Scarlet Witch (daughter), Quicksilver (son), Polaris (daughter), Luna (grand-daughter), Wiccan (grand-son), Speed (grand-son), Joseph (clone) TV / Movies: X-men: Pryde of the X-Men (1989), X-Men: The Animated Series (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Wolverine and the X-Men (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (cameo) (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019), X-Men '97 (2024) First Appearance: The X-Men #1 (Sep 1963)

[sailor-iris]

She-Hulk Epic Collection: Vol. 3 (2022) originally published in Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #18

Art by: John Byrne

[all-action-all-picture]

Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly No. 408, dated 31 December 1980. She-Hulk and Man-Thing cover by Michael Golden (originally used on The Savage She-Hulk No. 8, 1980). Marvel UK.

[themarvelproject]

Cyclops and Jean Grey by Lukas Werneck (2024) in a fantastic homage to John Byrne's all-time classic cover for Uncanny X-Men #137 (1980)

[vertigoartgore]

1982's Fantastic Four Vol.1 #247 page 1 by writer/artist/inker John Byrne, colorist Glynis Wein and letterer Jim Novak. Source Source

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Stray Toasters - Artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz (1988)

[browsethestacks]

[vintagegeekculture]

Bob Layton's Hercules. His intergalactic Hercules: Prince of Power miniseries from 1984 done by Marvel Comics legend Bob Layton, where Hercules is exiled by Zeus to interstellar space, is a fun, devil may care good time that comes highly recommended and is a true hidden gem.