Two comics, years apart. Thor 385 and Hulk 9 (vol.2). Both show the Hulk battling a superhero, Thor and Wolverine, respectively. In both cases, the Hulk holds a woman by the leg upside down, threatening to hurt her unless the hero surrenders. What's the connection? Both stories are by Erik Larsen. Larsen drew Thor 385 and according to him, he also co-plotted the story. Hulk 9 was drawn by Ron Garney but was written by Larsen.
Thor 385. Plot by Jim Shooter and Erik Larsen. Script by Stan Lee. Art by Erik Larsen.
I noticed that at least twice during Stan Lee's run, supporting character Betty Ross, was referred to as "Miss Brant" and "Betty Brant." Betty Brant is a Spider-Man supporting character who was Peter Parker's first girlfriend.
Tales to Astonish 62. Script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko.
Incredible Hulk 113. Script by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe.
Is this a Kirby self-swipe/reuse? He had to draw the latter comic in a pinch when Gene Colan fell ill, so I wouldn't blame him if he dove into his previous artwork to make a deadline.
From this swipe you can see the Human Top (later Whirlwind), real name David Cannon, apparently likes to read the newspaper and smoke in bed. You can see that in the swipe, he's gone on from smoking cigarettes in bed to smoking cigars in bed. Don't smoke in bed. Better yet, don't smoke at all.
In the episode, "To Another Shore" in Justice League Unlimited. Gorilla Grodd (Powers Booth) narrates the origin of Prince Jon, the Viking Prince. The narration is set to a series of images drawn in style and indeed mostly adapted from the art of Joe Kubert. On top, are the comic panels and on the bottom, stills from the episode. Some of these, I'm just guessing. I mean, Prince Jon fought a shark three or four times and his series only lasted 24 issues! It also appears they flipped the image for most, if not all these panels. If you're wondering what the heck Sgt. Rock is doing in some of the panels, that's because the Viking Prince was frozen and later revived, a la Captain America.
The video from where I got the screenshots is here:
Well, invasions to enhance your prestige. This 5 page comic (I left out the first page since it was just the narrator, the Wasp, talking about herself) tells the story of the ruler of another planet who wanted to make himself great in history by conquering another planet. Unfortunately, he didn't have much of endgame planned. Instead of being revered, he ends being widely despised by his people for plunging them in an expensive war with no apparent benefits. Seems way too familiar today....
