Our Pal Sal: "Slaughter on 10th Avenue!" by Claremont, S. Buscema, and Leialoha

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! We're back with the second smash installment of Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, and Steve Leialoha's Marvel Team-Up masterpiece featuring Spider-Man, Black Widow, Nick Fury--and more to come! This time we're gonna check out MTU #83 (April 1979). "Slaughter on 10th Avenue!" brings Nick Fury into the fold, gives us the low-down on the whole Nancy Rushman/Black Widow identity thing, and even adds the Silver Samurai and Boomerang to the mix! Plus, we learn who's behind the whole schmeer...but Ol' Groove'll let you learn that secret for yourself if you've never had the pleasure of reading this beauty before! Onward!

Our Pal Sal: "No Way to Treat a Lady" by Claremont, S. Buscema, and Leialoha

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! A mere month before Marvel started the main storyline that would become the legendary "Pegasus Project" saga, Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema (Our pal!), and Steve Leialoha got it all together to create a four-part saga for Marvel Team-Up that was pretty doggoned far-out! Part one, "No Way to Treat a Lady" (from MTU #82, March 1979) teams the ever-amazing Spider-Man with an amnesiac Black Widow as they go up against...Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.?!?  Don't Sal and Steve make an incredible art combo?

Keep your eyes peeled for later chapters, baby, 'cause it gets even better with more S.H.I.E.L.D. and even Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu joining the party!

Black and White Wednesday: Stunned by Steranko--In Black and White

What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today Ol' Groove is ripping off taking a page from me mate Joe Bloke's (of BIFF! fame) playbook. Yers trooly is gonna just plunk down a whole bunch of random images that I've stolen collected from all over the interweb for your enjoyment! The tie that binds is that they're all Groovy Age Jim Steranko illos, whether they be covers, interior art, posters, sketches, or whatever. Enjoy!