Marvel often tried to put two characters together in a series of ads or anthologies that often left me scratching my head. So let’s celebrate those double feature specials!
Morbius and Lilith. Kind of makes sense, both vampires, right? Wrong. Morbius is a scientifically created vampire, while Lilith was magically created. OK, I’m a nit-picker.
Brother Voodoo and the Son of Satan? Competing religions right there! The Mark of Satan was the original title for Daimon Hellstrom’s series.
Hey, we’re launching Man-Thing #1, and just because you love monsters so much, you should also buy Ka-Zar #1! Well, both series have characters running completely naked in the great outdoors.
How about putting Ka-Zar in Astonishing Tales along with Doc Doom? Jungle tales combined with evil dictator conquering tales—peanut butter and jelly! We just weren’t ready for that jelly. I just noticed that Zabu’s head is the hyphen in Ka-Zar’s logo. Too bad Zabu’s head was also the same color as the background!
And then there was Amazing Adventures with the Inhumans and the Black Widow. That didn’t make sense either; you would think the Inhumans and Doctor Doom would be better off sharing a title!
Amazing Adventures #7 is almost a crime, because you have 2/3 of a great cover ruined by the Widow at the bottom. What’s more dramatic, some dude with a bionic arm threatening to burn down San Francisco or the lithe Black Widow karate kicking a fat guy? I think I know which one Neal Adams preferred. Nuff said.
