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Marvel Team-Up (1972) #59-70, 75
Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up
Chris Claremont and John Byrne take the helm of MARVEL TEAM-UP - and deliver some of the most entertaining, edge-of-your-seat pairings yet! Featuring Spider-Man, the Human Torch, Ms. Marvel, Iron Fist, Captain Britain, Thor, Power Man, Havok and more - against the threats of Equinox, the Super-Skrull, the Steel Serpent, Arcade, Kraven, D'Spayre and the Living Monolith! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #59-70 and #75.
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2011
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Chris Claremont
3,285 books890 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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May 15, 2017
All-Time Favorite Classic. Withstands the test of time. Loved these stories when they first came out and love re-reading them now. Can read them over and over. Best of Spidey Team-Up Classics! Must have! Must buy! Must read!
January 14, 2012
Here's another collection of comic books from my childhood, and another I simply had to have, even though it's actually not complete (more on that in a minute). But I distinctly remember these coming out while I was in junior high school, and thinking, wow, these look GREAT! And of course, that's because I really liked John Byrne's artwork. I still do (which . . . sometimes I feel I ought to be ashamed, admitting that, but most of the time, I'm fine telling anyone & everyone that I like John Byrne's art--John Byrne's *writing*, on the other hand . . . ).
Also, this was a time when Chris Claremont wasn't (literally) filling the page with his captions and word balloons, and plots and characters made relative sense. I was enthralled (that's the word) with Captain Britain, and Arcade (Arcade! a villain named Arcade!), and Murderworld. And enraptured by more or less every female character Byrne drew. Especially Tigra.
But this brings me to the omission, which I understand (licensing), but doesn't make me less mad: this isn't complete because it's missing the historic Spider-Man/Red Sonja team-up! from issue #79! which . . . I think that was the first time I ever bought TWO copies of a comic. (Not that I have either one now, sadly.)
So: one star withheld from an otherwise five-star review.
Also, this was a time when Chris Claremont wasn't (literally) filling the page with his captions and word balloons, and plots and characters made relative sense. I was enthralled (that's the word) with Captain Britain, and Arcade (Arcade! a villain named Arcade!), and Murderworld. And enraptured by more or less every female character Byrne drew. Especially Tigra.
But this brings me to the omission, which I understand (licensing), but doesn't make me less mad: this isn't complete because it's missing the historic Spider-Man/Red Sonja team-up! from issue #79! which . . . I think that was the first time I ever bought TWO copies of a comic. (Not that I have either one now, sadly.)
So: one star withheld from an otherwise five-star review.
July 4, 2019
Claremont and Byrne were an exceptional team for their day, as everyone was soon to discover. One of the last stories in this collection, MTU 69, has a tie-in with Uncanny X-Men 111.
Fun to read again, but nothing really amazing happens.
Fun to read again, but nothing really amazing happens.
August 9, 2012
Chris Claremont and John Byrne! Beat that with a stick.
June 7, 2021
There are many iconic pairings in comics: writers and artists who work so well together that it’s hard to think of one without the other. Once such pair is Chris Claremont and John Byrne, most notably known for their early work on Uncanny X-Men, including the legendary Dark Phoenix Saga. However, Uncanny X-Men wasn’t the only title they worked on together; they also did a number of issues of Marvel Team-Up together, which is what’s collected in this book. Marvel Team-Up was an anthology series that would feature Spider-Man working with another character, typically in 1-2 issue stories.
This book collects Marvel Team-Up #59-70 and #75, all written by Christ Claremont (with help from Ralph Macchio on #75) and with art by John Byrne. Throughout the book, Spider-Man teams up with the following Marvel characters:
Yellowjacket and the Wasp (#59-60)
Human Torch and Ms. Marvel (#61-62)
Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon (#63-64)
Captain Britain (#65-66)
Tigra (#67)
Man-Thing (#68)
Havok and Thor (#69-70)
Power Man (#75)
The issues contained in this book are all a lot of fun to read. Chris Claremont’s writing is excellent throughout, and John Byrne’s art is incredibly clean and polished. Each story stands alone and independent of the others, and none of them require much existing continuity knowledge, so I think this book could actually serve as a great introduction to comics. My only complaint here is that issue #62 ends on a cliffhanger regarding some of the plotlines for Ms. Marvel’s ongoing story at the time, which readers of this book may not be familiar with. It would have been nice to include either a blurb or a few relevant pages from Ms. Marvel #11-12 to fill in the gaps here.
Some of my favorite stories in here include the Iron Fist issues, which wraps up Chris Claremont’s run on the character after his solo series was cancelled prematurely and he moved over to Heroes for Hire. I also really liked the Captain Britain issues, which feature the first appearance of Arcade and his ever wacky Murderworld amusement park. Finally, the Man-Thing issue was also really fun, although probably the most confusing for those not already familiar with the character.
All in all, I think this is a great little collection of stories that can give readers a good overview of various Marvel characters, all with Chris Claremont’s stellar writing and John Byrne’s outstanding art.
This book collects Marvel Team-Up #59-70 and #75, all written by Christ Claremont (with help from Ralph Macchio on #75) and with art by John Byrne. Throughout the book, Spider-Man teams up with the following Marvel characters:
Yellowjacket and the Wasp (#59-60)
Human Torch and Ms. Marvel (#61-62)
Iron Fist and the Daughters of the Dragon (#63-64)
Captain Britain (#65-66)
Tigra (#67)
Man-Thing (#68)
Havok and Thor (#69-70)
Power Man (#75)
The issues contained in this book are all a lot of fun to read. Chris Claremont’s writing is excellent throughout, and John Byrne’s art is incredibly clean and polished. Each story stands alone and independent of the others, and none of them require much existing continuity knowledge, so I think this book could actually serve as a great introduction to comics. My only complaint here is that issue #62 ends on a cliffhanger regarding some of the plotlines for Ms. Marvel’s ongoing story at the time, which readers of this book may not be familiar with. It would have been nice to include either a blurb or a few relevant pages from Ms. Marvel #11-12 to fill in the gaps here.
Some of my favorite stories in here include the Iron Fist issues, which wraps up Chris Claremont’s run on the character after his solo series was cancelled prematurely and he moved over to Heroes for Hire. I also really liked the Captain Britain issues, which feature the first appearance of Arcade and his ever wacky Murderworld amusement park. Finally, the Man-Thing issue was also really fun, although probably the most confusing for those not already familiar with the character.
All in all, I think this is a great little collection of stories that can give readers a good overview of various Marvel characters, all with Chris Claremont’s stellar writing and John Byrne’s outstanding art.
July 9, 2013
A real mish-mash, with the highlights being the Iron Fist, Captain Britain, and Living Pharaoh stories.
The Wasp & Yellow Jacket team-up that kicks things off has a villain with a nice back story, but nothing of interest beyond that [5/10]. We're at least starting to develop some continuity with the super-skrull two-parter, but it's basically another big fight and then there's a deux ex machina at the end [4/10]. The Iron Fist two-parter shows how much better Claremont is when he writes about something that matters. Thus we get a two-parter with an interesting supporting cast and an intriguing villain deeply tied to Iron Fist's own origin [7/10]. The Captain Britain stories are similarly good, primarily because they intro CB and Arcade to the American shores [7/10]. The Tigra and Man-Thing stories are both decently good for the limitations of the medium at the time [6/10]. The Living Pharaoh two-parter reads like it could have been an X-Men story and it's better for that [7/10]. Finally, the Luke Cage story that finishes things off is a bit embarassing for its 70-isms [5/10].
The Wasp & Yellow Jacket team-up that kicks things off has a villain with a nice back story, but nothing of interest beyond that [5/10]. We're at least starting to develop some continuity with the super-skrull two-parter, but it's basically another big fight and then there's a deux ex machina at the end [4/10]. The Iron Fist two-parter shows how much better Claremont is when he writes about something that matters. Thus we get a two-parter with an interesting supporting cast and an intriguing villain deeply tied to Iron Fist's own origin [7/10]. The Captain Britain stories are similarly good, primarily because they intro CB and Arcade to the American shores [7/10]. The Tigra and Man-Thing stories are both decently good for the limitations of the medium at the time [6/10]. The Living Pharaoh two-parter reads like it could have been an X-Men story and it's better for that [7/10]. Finally, the Luke Cage story that finishes things off is a bit embarassing for its 70-isms [5/10].
October 29, 2023
Claremont and Byrne are the Lennon and McCartney (or Simon and Garfunkel) of comics. They brought out the best in each other and created memorable comics that read great today. If space aliens landed on Earth and asked me “What are comic books?”, I would give them Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four, Lee/Ditko Spider-Man, and Claremont/Byrne X-Men.
The battle with the Super Skrull in #61-62 is the direct result of the occurrences in #59-60. I love how Claremont and Byrne continually feed ongoing plotlines, sneaking little seeds in there which bear fruit down the road. They cleverly used #63-64 to tie up all of the loose ends of the recently cancelled Iron Fist series which they were working on. They give Captain Britain his first US appearance in #65-66, where they also introduce the villain Arcade, who goes on to appear in many different titles.
#69-70 feature the return of The Living Pharaoh from the Thomas/Adams run of The X-Men. The Living Pharaoh once again seeks to capture the mutant Havok in order to steal his power, only this time he succeeds and becomes the Living Monolith. His battle with Thor is incredible. #79 was omitted due to the fact that it featured Red Sonja, who Marvel no longer has the license for. Thankfully it was collected in the Spider-Man/ Red Sonja hardcover back in 2008.
I had an absolute blast rereading this stuff and strongly recommend this book...if you can find a copy. It is sadly out of print.
The battle with the Super Skrull in #61-62 is the direct result of the occurrences in #59-60. I love how Claremont and Byrne continually feed ongoing plotlines, sneaking little seeds in there which bear fruit down the road. They cleverly used #63-64 to tie up all of the loose ends of the recently cancelled Iron Fist series which they were working on. They give Captain Britain his first US appearance in #65-66, where they also introduce the villain Arcade, who goes on to appear in many different titles.
#69-70 feature the return of The Living Pharaoh from the Thomas/Adams run of The X-Men. The Living Pharaoh once again seeks to capture the mutant Havok in order to steal his power, only this time he succeeds and becomes the Living Monolith. His battle with Thor is incredible. #79 was omitted due to the fact that it featured Red Sonja, who Marvel no longer has the license for. Thankfully it was collected in the Spider-Man/ Red Sonja hardcover back in 2008.
I had an absolute blast rereading this stuff and strongly recommend this book...if you can find a copy. It is sadly out of print.
September 2, 2024
Spider-Man: Marvel Team-Up by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
Spider-Man Marvel Team-Up #59-70, 75 calificación 3/5 estrellas.
Lo mejor fue el arte de John Byrne, la anatomía perfecta para cada personaje. Chris Claremont siempre satura el arte con muchos diálogos internos como un afán de querer llamar la atención.
Tampoco me agrada la forma en que a Claremont se le dio todo el crédito de sus más reconocidos trabajos dejando fuera la clara influencia de Dave Cockrum, John Byrne o Frank Miller. Fue como paso con Stan Lee a Jack Kirby y Steve Ditko.
De los issues de Marvel Team-Up dibujados por John Byrne faltaron el número de Hulk, el de Red Sonja cuando pose a Mary Jane Watson, para mi era el mejor issue le doy un 4/5 estrellas, también falto el de Storm y Black Panther.
Estas historias ya las había leído de Niño el número con Tigra lo recordaba a Spider-Man frente a Kraven el cazador y a Tigra con rasgos de mujer afroamericana de los filmes de explotación de los 70s, no me agradan Johnny Storm, Carol Danvers o Captain Britain.
Me aburrió la primera mitad, casi dejo de leer estuvo entretenida la segunda mitad, excepto por Havok, Thor y Luke Cage qué estuvieron regulares.
Las portadas de los issues con the Wasp, Man Thing y la de Thor son recreadas muchas veces a petición de los fans veteranos a encargos de muchos artistas como comiciones y se ve en Internet, como en la galería de Byrne Robotics.
Spider-Man Marvel Team-Up #59-70, 75 calificación 3/5 estrellas.
Lo mejor fue el arte de John Byrne, la anatomía perfecta para cada personaje. Chris Claremont siempre satura el arte con muchos diálogos internos como un afán de querer llamar la atención.
Tampoco me agrada la forma en que a Claremont se le dio todo el crédito de sus más reconocidos trabajos dejando fuera la clara influencia de Dave Cockrum, John Byrne o Frank Miller. Fue como paso con Stan Lee a Jack Kirby y Steve Ditko.
De los issues de Marvel Team-Up dibujados por John Byrne faltaron el número de Hulk, el de Red Sonja cuando pose a Mary Jane Watson, para mi era el mejor issue le doy un 4/5 estrellas, también falto el de Storm y Black Panther.
Estas historias ya las había leído de Niño el número con Tigra lo recordaba a Spider-Man frente a Kraven el cazador y a Tigra con rasgos de mujer afroamericana de los filmes de explotación de los 70s, no me agradan Johnny Storm, Carol Danvers o Captain Britain.
Me aburrió la primera mitad, casi dejo de leer estuvo entretenida la segunda mitad, excepto por Havok, Thor y Luke Cage qué estuvieron regulares.
Las portadas de los issues con the Wasp, Man Thing y la de Thor son recreadas muchas veces a petición de los fans veteranos a encargos de muchos artistas como comiciones y se ve en Internet, como en la galería de Byrne Robotics.
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September 20, 2019I love this book and how it has multiple parts about how spiderman makes or meets new friends and makes new enemies. Through out each part spider man gains more allies and new enemies that want to kill him. When reading this graphic novel, you feel the need to cheer him on because seeing the villains makes them look powerful and menacing. There are plenty of multiple different themes such as adventure and suspense but also excitement and fear. What I learned from "Spiderman: Marvel Team-Up" is that you must rely on your instincts and fight to survive and don't give up no matter what. I would recommend this to all the Marvel fans and people who absolutely adore comic books, this would be their dream book come true. Plus I love the use of the colors done by Byrne. Also Claremont and his other team are very good at what they do. Good Job!
August 6, 2017
Some great team-up stories by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Some of the highlights include team-ups with Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Daughters of the Dragon, and Captain Britain. My favorite though was the team-up with Thor against the Living Monolith. Claremont has a great handle on Spider-Man, utilizing his science knowledge as well as nailing his humor while also showing some of the pathos of the character. Byrne's art is fantastic throughout. None of the stories are groundbreaking (although I am pretty sure the Captain Britain story features the first appearance by the villain Arcade, who went against the X-Men fairly regularly for a while) but they are all a lot of fun by two creators at the top of their game.
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April 18, 2021¡Spidey se pasea con un montón de aliados! Claremont, en 1978 un fijo de la Marvel ayudando con esta colección de "crossovers" a "ornamentar" su universo junto a un John Byrne disfrutón, le dio historias divertidísimas (la de Man-Thing o MJ convertida ¡En Red Sonja!) pero no hay nadie como Luke Cage.
June 27, 2018
You absolutely can't go wrong with the creative team of Chris Claremont, and John Byrne...
January 10, 2019
Claremont and Byrne were doing more in 17 pages of late 1970s comic books than most books do now with issues collected on a trade.
December 19, 2019
Good stories, but weak compared to Claremont and Byrne's work on X-Men (which started around the time this ends.)
April 21, 2020
This is a fun little crossover/marketing tool.
November 23, 2024
1.75
No vale la pena leer esto
No vale la pena leer esto
April 26, 2015
Sadly I remember buying some of these issues back in the day. At the time I thought the stories were amazingly good. I expected to just be horrified when the stories did not age well as with many comic books of the old days once I started to read through the issues. But while these stories might not be the best they were still really good. These comic books are still better than half the crap being produced today. It was Claremont and Byrne in their prime, while they were good and before they got on the endless X-Men treadmill of doom. These selection of comic books are actually several connected stories that cover several issues. The main star of the book Spider-Man is latterly thrown / Hit / Punched from comic to comic helping out or being helped by other heroes along the way. The team up roster was good with Thor, Man-Thing, Ms. Marvel (now Captain Marvel) Iron Fist along with Misty Knight (currently a lead member of the Defenders comic) and then Power Man. Unfortunately Yellow Jacket and the Wasp are just annoying out of place and we don't escape them for two full issues. I mean really they have a messed up relationship still, Hank Pym's idea of a gift to his wife is to secretly inject her with an experimental formula to increase her powers. While Jan is still more interested in men and a new wardrobe than being a super. It is nice to know they have updated them to modern times now.
In the end even with a few complaints this collection of Marvel Team-Up comics is still worth your time. It contains some classic comic book goodness.
In the end even with a few complaints this collection of Marvel Team-Up comics is still worth your time. It contains some classic comic book goodness.
March 29, 2024
These are some the best Marvel Team-Up stories ever produced. Certainly some of my favorite stories. Claremont & Byrne did some fantastic stuff in these pages.
Marvel Team-Up #59-60 - Spider-Man teams up with Yellowjacket & the Wasp
Marvel Team-Up #61-62 - Spider-Man and his bromantic partner the Human Torch are together again. Then Ms. Marvel shows up to help out.
Marvel Team-Up #63-64 - Spider-Man teams up with Iron Fist and then the Daughters of the Dragon
Marvel Team-Up #65-66 - Spider-Man meets Captain Britain
Marvel Team-Up #67 - Spider-Man and Tigra
Marvel Team-Up #68 - Spider-Man and the Man-Thing
Marvel Team-Up #69-70 - Spider-Man gets caught up in mutant affairs with Havok and the Living Monolith, but it takes Thor to turn the tide.
Marvel Team-Up #75 - Spider-Man and Luke Cage, Power Man
Marvel Team-Up #59-60 - Spider-Man teams up with Yellowjacket & the Wasp
Marvel Team-Up #61-62 - Spider-Man and his bromantic partner the Human Torch are together again. Then Ms. Marvel shows up to help out.
Marvel Team-Up #63-64 - Spider-Man teams up with Iron Fist and then the Daughters of the Dragon
Marvel Team-Up #65-66 - Spider-Man meets Captain Britain
Marvel Team-Up #67 - Spider-Man and Tigra
Marvel Team-Up #68 - Spider-Man and the Man-Thing
Marvel Team-Up #69-70 - Spider-Man gets caught up in mutant affairs with Havok and the Living Monolith, but it takes Thor to turn the tide.
Marvel Team-Up #75 - Spider-Man and Luke Cage, Power Man
January 16, 2017
I am as much a continuity wonk as the next Marvel fanboy, but it was kind of nice reading these tales from a simpler time, when continuity meant cross-references to the past adventures or events around a character, and not a continuous series of puzzle boxes and cross-over event fragments.
A fun read to cleanse the palate.
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JANUARY 2012:
Some of the best comics from the late 70s, by one of the best creative teams of the er-- Chris Claremont and John Byrne, just as they were also starting off on Uncanny X-Men. The done-in-one (or -two) tales are plain ol' fun, not nearly as nuanced or sophisticated as comics today but not as overwrought or overly clever, either. Byrne's art is on the upswing, and Claremont was writing feeling stories that weren't super-saturated with angst, "body and soul."
Good stuff.
Reprints MTU #59-70 and #75 (but, sadly, no Red Sonja).
A fun read to cleanse the palate.
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JANUARY 2012:
Some of the best comics from the late 70s, by one of the best creative teams of the er-- Chris Claremont and John Byrne, just as they were also starting off on Uncanny X-Men. The done-in-one (or -two) tales are plain ol' fun, not nearly as nuanced or sophisticated as comics today but not as overwrought or overly clever, either. Byrne's art is on the upswing, and Claremont was writing feeling stories that weren't super-saturated with angst, "body and soul."
Good stuff.
Reprints MTU #59-70 and #75 (but, sadly, no Red Sonja).
March 31, 2013
Just generally subpar.
Authors' go-to moves:
* Someone throws a punch and misses . . . ON PURPOSE!
* Someone's highest priority is "just staying alive."
* Spider-Man hits someone in the jaw and thinks "That was as hard as _____. It didn't even hurt him"
* Jean DeWolff in a vehicle.
Also, is this the first appearance of Arcade? Because it established what exactly is wrong with him. He is always hired to kill someone, he brings that person to "Murderworld" which is part pinball, part Westworld, and that person escapes. There's no menace.
Authors' go-to moves:
* Someone throws a punch and misses . . . ON PURPOSE!
* Someone's highest priority is "just staying alive."
* Spider-Man hits someone in the jaw and thinks "That was as hard as _____. It didn't even hurt him"
* Jean DeWolff in a vehicle.
Also, is this the first appearance of Arcade? Because it established what exactly is wrong with him. He is always hired to kill someone, he brings that person to "Murderworld" which is part pinball, part Westworld, and that person escapes. There's no menace.
March 20, 2012
A trip back to the comics of my youth. Claremont & Byrne were, and are, two of the best in the business. They weren't at their peak quite yet, and there aren't any epics here, but the stories are a lot of fun for the most part. A similar and better Man-Thing/D'Spayre story would be told in Uncanny X-Men #144. This collection is missing the later Red Sonja issue, probably due to licensing issues.
September 12, 2016
A great collection of MARVEL TEAM-UP comics featuring Spider-Man from late 1977/early 1978. I was 1 when these comics were first issued so these were all new to me. Finally got to see Hank Pym in his Yellowjacket guise, as well as see Tigra featured in a starring role. Great retro collection, when comics were able to take themselves a little less seriously.
May 9, 2014
I don't really pick up individual Marvel Team-Up comics, but I really enjoyed this one. I especially liked that it comes from my favorite X-Men creative team Claremont and Byrnes. I liked seeing Peter interacting with other superheroes outside if his monthly comics. Good read overall.
March 24, 2017
Good collection, action packed with lots of character variety. =)
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