{"id":27765,"date":"2021-06-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=27765"},"modified":"2021-06-14T19:09:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T23:09:35","slug":"1970-1979-each-years-best-marvel-characters-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=27765","title":{"rendered":"1970 – 1979: Each Year’s Best Marvel Character’s Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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George Marston at GamesRadar posted his choices for 1970 – 1979: Each Year’s Best Marvel Character’s Debut<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Comparing his choices to mine looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Year<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Marston<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Zablo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Other Options<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1970 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Valkyrie<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Conan the Barbarian<\/b><\/span>: How could any of these characters be picked over Conan? He seemed the obvious choice to me and by a wide margin.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAgatha Harkness<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Howard Stark, Red Wolf, Kull the Conqueror<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

Man-Thing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Morbius the Living Vampire<\/span><\/b>: was my choice but Man-Thing would be in my 2<\/span>nd<\/sup><\/span> slot for 1971.<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMockingbird, Doc Samson, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

Luke Cage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Luke Cage:<\/b> We agreed on this choice. That first issue blew me away. I’d have gone with Werewolf by Night in my 2nd<\/sup> slot.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWerewolf by Night, Adam Warlock<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Dracula, Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Night Nurse, Shuma-Gorath, Tigra, Shanna the She-Devil<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHoward the Duck<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShang-Chi: <\/span><\/b>started good and got better when Moench and Gulacy arrived. (And don’t discount the Moench & Mike Zeck run!)<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMoondragon, Drax the Destroyer, Thanos, Mantis, Blade, Brother Voodoo (Doctor Voodoo), Daimon Hellstrom, Killmonger <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWolverine<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWolverine<\/b>: The obvious choice and we both agree. I’d put the Punisher in my 2nd<\/sup> slot.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJackal, Punisher, Iron Fist, Deathlok<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Colleen Wing<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nStorm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMisty Knight<\/span><\/b>: 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.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKorvac, Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man), Colossus, Krakoa, Nightcrawler<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Gamora, Moon Knight, Moira MacTaggert<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRocket Raccoon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nStar-Lord<\/span><\/b>: would be my pick in a tough year without any real standouts. I almost went with Nova so he’d get my 2<\/span>nd<\/sup><\/span> slot.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHellcat, Bullseye, Jack of Hearts, Black Tom Cassidy, Union Jack, Nova (Richard Rider), Captain Britain,<\/span><\/span> Eternals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Sabretooth<\/span><\/b>: gets my vote. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nArnim Zola, Corsair, Machine Man,<\/span><\/span> Godzilla King of the Monsters, Deathbird, Gladiator (Kallark), Henry Peter Gyrich<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

Mystique<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Ben Urich<\/span><\/b>: A non-superpowered character gets my top slot for 1978. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nArcade, Paladin, Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur, H.E.R.B.I.E.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

Northstar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

Ant-Man (Scott Lang)<\/span><\/b>: easily gets my top spot for 1979. My 2<\/span>nd<\/sup><\/span> slot would go to James Rhodes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShadow King, Justin Hammer, Cassandra Lang, Black Cat, Rom the Spaceknight, James Rhodes<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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