1970 – 1979: Each Year’s Best Marvel Character’s Debut
George Marston at GamesRadar posted his choices for 1970 – 1979: Each Year’s Best Marvel Character’s Debut. Comparing his choices to mine looks like this:
|
Year |
Marston |
Zablo |
Other Options |
1970 |
Valkyrie |
Conan the Barbarian: How could any of these characters be picked over Conan? He seemed the obvious choice to me and by a wide margin. | Agatha Harkness, Howard Stark, Red Wolf, Kull the Conqueror |
| 1971 |
Man-Thing |
Morbius the Living Vampire: was my choice but Man-Thing would be in my 2nd slot for 1971. | Mockingbird, Doc Samson, |
| 1972 |
Luke Cage |
Luke Cage: We agreed on this choice. That first issue blew me away. I’d have gone with Werewolf by Night in my 2nd slot. | Werewolf by Night, Adam Warlock, Dracula, Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Night Nurse, Shuma-Gorath, Tigra, Shanna the She-Devil |
| 1973 | Howard the Duck | Shang-Chi: started good and got better when Moench and Gulacy arrived. (And don’t discount the Moench & Mike Zeck run!) | Moondragon, Drax the Destroyer, Thanos, Mantis, Blade, Brother Voodoo (Doctor Voodoo), Daimon Hellstrom, Killmonger |
| 1974 | Wolverine | Wolverine: The obvious choice and we both agree. I’d put the Punisher in my 2nd slot. | Jackal, Punisher, Iron Fist, Deathlok, Colleen Wing |
| 1975 | Storm | Misty Knight: This was a tough choice for me. I like the Misty Knight character just a tad more and feel she has even greater potential to become a major player. | Korvac, Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man), Colossus, Krakoa, Nightcrawler, Gamora, Moon Knight, Moira MacTaggert |
| 1976 | Rocket Raccoon | Star-Lord: would be my pick in a tough year without any real standouts. I almost went with Nova so he’d get my 2nd slot. | Hellcat, Bullseye, Jack of Hearts, Black Tom Cassidy, Union Jack, Nova (Richard Rider), Captain Britain, Eternals |
| 1977 |
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) |
Sabretooth: gets my vote. | Arnim Zola, Corsair, Machine Man, Godzilla King of the Monsters, Deathbird, Gladiator (Kallark), Henry Peter Gyrich |
| 1978 |
Mystique |
Ben Urich: A non-superpowered character gets my top slot for 1978. | Arcade, Paladin, Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur, H.E.R.B.I.E. |
| 1979 |
Northstar |
Ant-Man (Scott Lang): easily gets my top spot for 1979. My 2nd slot would go to James Rhodes. | Shadow King, Justin Hammer, Cassandra Lang, Black Cat, Rom the Spaceknight, James Rhodes |
