Actually I hope they reprint Marvel Super-Heroes #20 next.

First off, I’d like to see Marvel do more of this sort of thing, reprinting their 1980s graphic novels in the comic book format. They did it just recently with Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment, though I didn’t buy that one since I still have the original hardcover. But Emperor Doom by David Michelinie and Bob Hall is one that eluded my personal purchase back in 1987, and has been reprinted in that convenient floppy form this week for probably obvious Doom reasons. So here’s the deal: this is a very old-fashioned superhero comic…nothing here that wouldn’t have been out of place in Avengers, or pretty much any mainline Marvel superhero comic, of the period. Clear, traditional layouts and storytelling, lots of dialogue and thought balloons: it feels every bit of its nearly 40 years of age, but that’s not a knock. It’s a nostalgic bit of playing in the Marvel Universe, all focused around the company’s greatest villain. And speaking of which, I do find it interesting…

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