Great Comic Book Fights: Captain America vs Batroc

I was re-reading some old Captain America comics this afternoon for inspiration and came across this pretty spectacular fight between Cap and Batroc from Tales of Suspense #76, written by Stan Lee and drawn by John Romita. I’ve edited down a bit; there’s a few panels with people running and screaming “Holy fucking shit, Captain America is here to ruin our meticulous plans and we better leg it before OH GOD SHIELD TO THE HE–” that didn’t really need to be included but the gist is certainly present.

Thanks to Bully for sending me scans of the relevant pages so I don’t have to crack the spin on my Masterworks volume. You should go see what he did for the Ides of March.

And then there was the time that Superboy cheerfully explained that he lied to Lori Lemaris about giving her legs and decided to brainwash her instead.

Great Moments In Comic Book Dialogue #1

And then there was the time that John Constantine went to Ibiza.

From Simon Oliver and Goran Sudzuka’s Chas: The Knowledge

From Starfleet’s QuickFix Manual (Third Edition)

There may be other books out there, but I don’t want to hear about them.

Because sometimes you just need to post a picture of Ben Grimm with a huge sandwich.

MARKETING!

For the record.

INGLOURIOUS MARVELS

Captain Marvel: Book Editor

If I showed up with my Doonesbury Solar Calculator, these people would worship me as a god.

Angel Love explains it all.

Thanks, Angel Love!

Hulk: Philosopher

“Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” – Albert Einstein

“What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.” – Sigmund Freud

“There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.” – Don Herold

“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.” – Socrates

If Comic Book Romance Were Real

This only works in dreams.

DOOM WILL BROOK NO INTERFERENCE FROM GENEVA OR ITS CONVENTIONS

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We doin’ big pimpin up in N.Y.C.

And then there was the time that Captain America straight up snapped a tiger’s neck.

And then there was the time that the Fantastic Four’s robotic secretary Judo-flipped Paste Pot Pete after he broke into the Baxter Building.