Will come bagged and boarded shipped in a sturdy comic mailer. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to be in slightly used but not. One of moebius many collaborations with the cult filmmaker turned comic book writer. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. October 1991 september 1992 number of issues published. Fury and his howling commandos, spiderwoman, deathlok, killraven, kazar, black knight, hercules, alpha flight, power pack, black cat, silver sable, manwolf, stan lee, to name just a few. Gold key comic books gold key comic books was responsible for a variety of grated comic book titles in its heyday including star trek. He is a both a parody of superman and is described as the alien love child of ted. Cut to a shot of the cover of the comic linkara vo. Produced in collaboration with the nfl and written by fabian nicieza and artist jose delbo, the series started. Produced in collaboration with the nfl and written by fabian nicieza and artist jose delbo, the series started publication in 1991 and ended after 12 issues. Terrible sales, predictable dialog, and endless football puns saw that this. Kalaol turner is the star of the marville comic series.
The nfl superpro series might just be the worst corporate comic series that marvel ever produced. It starred phil grayfield, aka superpro, who was just your average ex nfl player turned superhero. These next characters have not been so lucky, and have unfortunately lingered. Marvels weird 90s nfl superhero may have just returned. While the threat of bane was legitimate and memorable, the overall arc and the amount of. Joe field is a humble comic shop owner who had a big idea. Instead of considering superpro the worst comic of alltime, i see this as the plan 9 from outer space of comic books. Find the value of the marvel comic nfl superpro volume 1. You cant title your book nfl superpro and put nfl on your costume. I paid a buck for this in a bargain bin and i am sure some folks would say i paid too much. Does have a crease with no ink break near the spine. Marvelnew universe comic books 1 of spitfire and the troubleshooters. That s the sound of comic book excitement coming to.
Due to the nature of said podcast we tend to do bad comic books though real talk. Nfl superpro marvel comics 1991 1992 with as many years as marvel comics has under its belt, sometime in that long expansive history, youre going to falter. Its the final issue of gridiron action as comicdoms favorite football hero battles the nefarious forces of evil in compulsion and repulsion. Sep 06, 2017 looking every bit as 90s as any character ever has, nfl superpro is exactly what it sounds likea superhero character created by marvel and the nfl who is the avatar of truth, justice and. Highvalue comic books are outperforming traditional investments from what i remember, the book was mostly considered lighter kiddie fare and never sold well compared to other bat titles.
Highvalue comic books are outperforming traditional. Looking every bit as 90s as any character ever has, nfl superpro is exactly what it sounds likea superhero character created by marvel and the nfl who is the avatar of truth, justice and. Created by tom defalco and ron frenz, the series featured a group of former professional american football players for the fictional new york smashers team who became a group of heroes for hire, calling themselves kickers inc. Thats pretty much what happened in september 1991 when marvel joined forces with the nfl and released the oneshot nfl superpro. The hopi tribe tried to force marvel to pull an issue of superpro from the stands. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. This is one of those strange concepts in comics where a product is attempted to be merged with a comic book character. This template will categorize articles that include it into category.
Top 10 moebius works you can actually find comics bulletin. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. This page contains a list of all the comics included in nfl superpro vol 1. Golden books activity book and workbookgolden press incredible hulk. Large marvel nfl superpro comic and super pro super bowl special magazines. Reading consecutive issues of batman or detective comics might be coherent, but reading the alternating stories between those and more batman family titles makes the whole thing read and look very uneven. We finally went on to do the death of superman and i forgot just how poor, the jla issue aside, the overall comic is. In this one, phil grayfield gets doused with chemicals which turned him into a nearinvincible superhero. Produced in collaboration with the nfl and written by fabian nicieza and artist jose delbo, the. This series is written by fabian nicieza, proving that he is the bill mantlo of the 90s and no one has answered to my satisfaction why there has never been a human fly nfl superpro teamup, and dont give me any crap about. Marvel comic books not to be outdone by its rival dc, marvel comics has amazing superheroes as. Dark horse published a black and white edition of madwoman back in the 90s that you can probably track down, but the us branch of humanoids released a fullcolor trade paperback edition in feburary 2012, so you should be able to find it at the finer comic shops in your area. Its by the archvillain that we can judge what the hero is made of. Written by evan skolnick, with art by jose delbo and mike decarlo.
Nfl superpro super bowl special marvel comics fabian nicieza, jose delbo, bob hall on. Nfl superpro and the characters in his book were considered to be the most shameless marketing ploys in marvel history. What is the value of captain america marvel comic 1 answers. Comic books for sale buy dc, marvel comic books online.
Spiderman and the xmen complete set 16 2014 all vfnm. Apr 03, 2007 in the early 90s, the nfl wanted to get in with the kids, and decided to work with marvel comics to produce the worst comic book in the history of time. Representatives of the hopi indian tribe found this comics. Nfl superpro was a shortlived comic book series published by marvel comics, centered on. Superpro tackles soccer and environmental issues when he confronts ripsaw in the amazon rain forest. Get a great deal with this online auction for comic books presented by property room on behalf of a law enforcement or public agency client. And as youll read below, joe had a simple idea that turned into a worldchanging idea. Nfl superpro was a shortlived comic book series published by marvel comics, centered on phil grayfield, an ex national football league nfl player who survives a freak accident and wears a nearindestructible football uniform. If youre having trouble watching this video on the screenwave player, you can. Incredible hulk tv show specialgrandreams publishing journey into mysterythe mighty thor. This book was doomed from the start, even if alan moore or neil gaiman had been writing it. Since marvel and the nfl teamed up to produce comic book covers.
Yeah, we get this action shot of superpro charging through criminals in. Jan 15, 2018 there are still some undiscovered gems out there. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to be in slightly used but not roughly used condition. We believe nfl superpro to be one of the greatest comic books ever written.
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