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Marvel #7Published by Marvel Comics, July 2000 Click here to view larger image of cover. "Night of the Comet, Man" Writer: Peter DavidPenciler: Chriscross Inker: Anibal Rodriguez Colorist: Steve Oliff Letterer: RS & Comicraft's Wes Abbott Editor: Tom Brevoort Editor in Chief: Bob Harras Original Price: $2.50 History Behind Issue: Continues from issue #6 and guest stars Moondragon and Drax, as well as Comet Man! Preview: From interstellar space comes Comet Man. What is his warning for Captain Marvel? And what does he know of an all-new foe who has ties to Genis' famous father, Captain Marvel? Issue Synopsis by James "Marvelite" Pedrick: The
story begins with some teenagers wanting to play basketball but not able to
due to a young kid sitting way up in the basketball net, when Kelly (from
the last few issues) suddenly shows up.
One of the teenagers, named Ian, is his boyfriend but has broken off
the relationship and wants his ring back.
She then uses her powers, though, to transform him into a tree,
telling him he can count his own rings. The
other teenagers then get angry and one pulls out a gun, but before he does
anything, the kid above, in the basketball net, zaps it with his hand. Meanwhile,
in Rick’s apartment, Rick Jones decides to let Moondragon go. After untying her, he offers her a chance to talk with
Moondragon through his connection to Captain Marvel (both Captain Marvel and
Drax are in the Microverse). Through
the conversation, Drax explains that he must stay in the Microverse to help
the Microns fight evil. Moondragon
reluctantly accepts her father’s decision.
Afterwards, Moondragon is crying and Rick asks if she will be okay.
She then kicks him in his under regions and says she will be now. At that
time, Kelly is walking with the boy who says his name is Benny. As they talk and introduce themselves to each other, they
mentally topple cars going by them. Benny
does not remember much of where he’s from, but he is interested on helping
Kelly destroy the world. Meanwhile,
in a ship in space, a man named Steve tells someone names Max that he
believes he knows where Benny is. In the
Microverse, Captain Marvel is exploring the polar regions of the planet he
is on, when he suddenly sees the destruction of earth through his cosmic
awareness. Moondragon also
senses the coming event. Rick
Jones then trades places with Captain Marvel, leaving Rick in the coldness.
Captain Marvel then travels with Moondragon toward Hollywood Bowl,
which is where Genis senses the coming trouble.
On the way, Moondragon explains that cosmic awareness will guide the
user to where they are most needed and show the likely scenarios of his
actions. Just
before they arrive, Comet Man arrives for Benny, calling him his son. But Benny does not want to go with him and shoots blasts at
him. When Captain Marvel
arrives, he recognizes him from the images earlier.
He tells Moondragon who says he must end him then before Benny ends
earth. Benny
and Genis then blast at each other and in the commotion, Benny calls for
Kelly’s help. Moondragon
hears the call and looks over at Kelly suspiciously, telling Genis that
something is wrong. During
the battle, though, Captain Marvel wins and then plans to finish off the now
unconscious kid. Rick Jones
tells Genis that he cannot just kill the kid, though, and Comet Man comes
over and says the same, saying that it’s his son and that the kid was
subjected to experiments. Captain
Marvel then asks Rick, still trapped in the Microverse, who Comet Man was.
He explains that his name was Stephen Beckley and that he got his
powers from exploring Halley’s Comet.
He then goes on to tell Captain Marvel once more that he cannot kill
the kid. But Captain Marvel
insists that he must because it’s the most practical way to save earth.
Rick, however, does not understand the thinking, saying it’s alien
– which is what Genis is. As Rick
is trying to talk Captain Marvel out of it, a large polar monster appears,
but not wanting to be bothered, Rick simply kicks it.
At the same time, Captain Marvel is struggling with Comet Man, but
finally agrees to let Comet Man leave with the boy… unsure of his
decision. Preview of Issue #8: Look, up in the air - it's the Super-Skrull. His mission: to annihilate a young woman whose very existence could unravel reality. His one obstacle: Captain Marvel - who had to decide whether he can allow one girl to perish in order to safeguard the universe. Click here to go to that issue's review! Review by James "Marvelite" Pedrick: This issue was fairly good. The Kelly character is getting interest and it looks like we may see a lot of her in the coming issues. I kind of missed seeing Marlo, though, and I hope we’ll see more develop with her next issue. I also look forward to Super Skrull’s and the Silver Surfer’s guest appearances in issues #8-9. Comet Man and the Microns have not been that interesting. |
