Tuesday 14 October 2014

1992: MOTORMOUTH from THE EXPLOITS OF SPIDER-MAN Issue 1 (Marvel UK)


£@<$ me!  It's a one-page background piece on MARVEL UK's MOTORMOUTH from the first issue (cover-dated 21 October 1992) of THE EXPLOITS OF SPIDER-MAN.

Ms. Davis' early adventures had already appeared in the pages of OVERKILL earlier in the year, albeit in an edited form to minimise the copious guest appearances by established US characters (deemed essential for getting traction in the fiercely competitive US market, but also at odds with Overkill's initial brief to target Tharg's readership).  This second outing presented the early strips just as they had appeared in the US edition.

This was the only time, except for the OVERKILL EASTER SPECIAL the following year, that Genesis strips appeared outside Overkill on this side of the Atlantic.  

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