Celebrating Artist Ron Frenz

 

Celebrating the birthday of artist Ron Frenz (February 1, 1960) with the American Dream...

...a heroine from Earth-982, a near future approximation of the Marvel Universe, with the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson as Spider-Girl, and a next generation of Avengers)....who is Shannon Carter, the cousin of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Sharon Carter, who idolized Captain America, trained in his combat techniques, and eventually got Captain America's shield.  Debuting in A-Next #4 (January, 1999) to join those Avengers, Shannon then had her own 5 issue mini-series.

A-Next #4 (January, 1999) and American Dream #1 (July, 2008)

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American Dream #2 and #3 (July and , August 2008)

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American Dream #4 and #5 (August and September, 2008)

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Star Trek On Android

More schenanigans from Q...this time around, Q turns the Enterprise-D crew into Soong type androids like Data, and they learn while Data has incredible abilities, he also lacks the humanity of the crew, in this two part story from Star Trek: The Next Generation #79 and #80 (January and February, 1996) by Michael Jan Friedman, Gordon Purcell and Terry Pallot, with Gordon and Terry providing the covers.

Celebrating Artist Steven Butler

Celebrating the birthday of artist Steven Butler (January 29, 1965) with a couple of his covers for Nightwatch (#5 and #6, August and September, 1994), wherein the hero (the Spawned Nightwatch) faces off against Venom.

Celebrating Artist Frank Miller

Celebrating artist Frank Miller on his birthday...here, with a couple of his earlier efforts at Marvel, drawing two Star Trek covers (#5 and #10, August, 1980 and January, 1981), as the crew of the Enterprise had just come out of their movie debut in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Celebrating Artist Sal Buscema

Celebrating artist Sal Buscema on his birthday (January 26, 1936) with a couple of his Sub-Mariner covers (#34 and #35, February and March, 1971), wherein Sub-Mariner joins forces with the Hulk and Silver Surfer (setting the stage for the Defenders, though Doctor Strange would replace Silver Surfer for a time).

Remembering Artist John Romita

Remembering artist John Romita on his birthday (January 24, 1930 - June 12, 2023) with a couple of his covers to Amazing Spider-Man (#66 and #67, from November and December, 1968) featuring the master of illusion....Mysterio!

Celebrate Thor's Day With Him

Fresh from his hatching out of his cocoon in Fantastic Four #67 (October, 1967, with cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott), the creature created by the Enclave, known as "Him", faced Thor and Sif in Thor #165 and #166 (June and July, 1969, covers by Kirby and Vince Colletta)...and would then later return in Marvel Premiere #1 (April, 1972, covers by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins) as the man called Adam Warlock!