Marvel-ous Monday: "Waiting for the End of the World!" by Grant and Trimpe

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here it is! The controversial finale to Omega the Unknown in Defenders #77 (August 1979)! Steven Grant (with plot assist by Mark Gruenwald) and Herb Trimpe (with inkers Al Milgrom, Steve Mitchell, and Chic Stone) present..."Waiting for the End of the World!"

Cover art by Rich Buckler and Al Milgrom

Nope, Ol' Groove hasn't forgotten this coda to the Omega saga from Defenders #78 (by Ed Hannigan, Trimpe, and Mike Esposito)...

Marvel-ous Monday: "Little Triggers!" by Grant, Trimpe, and Mitchell

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! You asked! You begged! You pleaded! You even threatened! But here it is, anyway: part one of the wrap up of the Omega the Unknown saga from Defenders #76 (July 1979)! The (Rich Buckler/Al Milgrom) cover says it all: "At last...the Omega Saga!" Now, it's doubtful that this is the wrap-up that anyone expected, but Steven Grant, Herb Trimpe, and Steve Mitchell did what they could with what they had! Keep in mind, this particular ish is more set-up for the action and revelations to come next ish.

First, here's the final page of Defenders #75 that led into ish 76 by Ed Hannigan, Trimpe, and Mike Esposito...

--and away we go!

Marvel-ous Mondays: "Carnival of Souls!" by Grant, Broderick, and Patterson

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ah, summertime! Amusement parks! Cotton candy! Roller coasters, baby! Who'da thunk all those things plus Spider-Man and the Ghost Rider would come together for an ish of Marvel Team-Up (#91, December 1979, to be exact)? Well, Steven Grant, Pat Broderick, and Bruce Patterson did! Toss in a baddie who sounds way cooler than what he is (Moondark!), pack it full of cool character bits, funny dialogue (from Spidey, natch), and tons of action (lookit all those panels Broderick got on some'a those pages!), wrap it up under an exciting Rich Buckler/Al Milgrom cover, and you definitely got your forty cents-worth, baby!