#marvel 1980

[themarvelproject]

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

[vintagecamping]

Hiking beautiful Wonder Pass, with Marvel Peak and Mount Gloria beyond.

Alberta

1981

[vertigoartgore]

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

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Conan the Barbarian - art by Doug Beekman (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)

[comic-covers]

(1982)

[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.

[browsethestacks]

Sensational She-Hulk #050 (1989)

Art by John Byrne

[smbhax]

The Uncanny X-Men #205, May 1986. Cover illustration by Barry Windsor-Smith.

Info from Grand Comics Database

[vintage-robots]

So silly, but hey.

[arcadebroke]

[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)

[age-of-moonknight]

Variant cover for Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (Vol. 2/2024), #5 by Philip Tan and Rain Beredo.

[vertigoartgore]

1989's Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom : Triumph and Torment HC cover by Mike Mignola.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Thing - art by Joe Sinnott (1985)

[comic-covers]

(1983)

[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.