Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Byrne-ing to Read: "Death Drone!" by Mantlo, Byrne, and Esposito

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're back with the second and final part of our Bill Mantlo/John Byrne/Mike Esposito Champs vs. Swarm mini-epic! From Champions #15 (June 1977) here's the origin--and end (sort'a) of Swarm in "Death Drone!"
Cover art by Al Milgrom


















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  1. keythd23October 11, 2017 at 1:10 AM

    This was during the period where John Byrne could do not wrong with his pencils, even when teamed with a weak inker. The next and final issue we were treated to John Byrne inking George Tuska.

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