disc@houxz.UUCP (S.BERRY) (09/27/84)
About all the "revolutionary" changes taking place at DC and Marvel:
These recent changes have virtually all been to increase sales,
often in books that have uneven or wavering support. Most of them
are not permanent, even when the company(ies) claim them to be so.
Specifics:
(1) Don Blake- A throwaway character, for sure. The Avengers just
need to find a new "live-in" doctor.
(2) Fantastic Four- The Thing will be back together with them
soon; She-Hulk only took up the slack in the "Clobberin'"
department temporarily.
(3) Spiderman's Costume- This one was a big BS campaign by Shooter to sell
books. Who would want to miss THE issue where Spidey changes his
costume? He's already back in his old one, probably for good.
(4) "Black" Lantern- Hal Jordan will be back as GL within a year or so.
(5) Iron Man- Ditto for Tony Stark, but may take longer.
(6) Justice League- As soon as the sales for this book REALLY drop off
(10-15 issues) we'll be seeing much more of the old guard. Conway
has said the other heroes will be around from time to time; I believe
they'll be around much more, and that the "kids" will eventually be
phased out (I Hope!).
(7) Flash- Flash will be aquitted (probably because Prof. Zoom will
show up at the trial), and will likely find a way to get his
Barry Allen identity back as well. The Reverse Flash is/was too
good a villain to lose--the classic opposite a la Sinestro, Brotherhood
of Evil Mutants, etc.
Scott J. Berry