When Last We Left the Embodiment of Toxic Masculinity...
But it's not due to altruism or s sense of justice, but simply horniness!
So while he indulges his lust, the unit's sole survivor reports to the king about their attacker...and the birthmark he bore which indicates the barbarian is, in fact, the supposedly-dead heir to the throne!
The current usurpers aren't happy with the news and order IronJaw captured ASAP...
The current usurpers aren't happy with the news and order IronJaw captured ASAP...
This never-reprinted tale from Atlas/Seaboard's IronJaw #1 (1975) actually serves as a decent example of "world-building from scratch".
And, the writer intended the lead character to be a real asshole...
And, the writer intended the lead character to be a real asshole...
To say writer Michael Fleisher was "politically-incorrect" long before the phrase was coined is putting it mildly!
If you really want to take a look at how polarizing the guy was in the comics/sci-fi community, click HERE!
Warning: it ain't for the faint-hearted!
BTW, Fleisher ended up scripting extended runs of Marvel's Conan the Barbarian color comic and the Savage Sword of Conan b/w magazine from 1981 through 1985 as well as Marvel's comic adaptations of both the Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan movies!
If you really want to take a look at how polarizing the guy was in the comics/sci-fi community, click HERE!
Warning: it ain't for the faint-hearted!
BTW, Fleisher ended up scripting extended runs of Marvel's Conan the Barbarian color comic and the Savage Sword of Conan b/w magazine from 1981 through 1985 as well as Marvel's comic adaptations of both the Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan movies!
I really rather liked Fleisher's writing at this time. He adopted a different tone than found in much of the stuff I was reading in the early 70's. His Spectre remains a favorite especially given it was drawn by the incomparable Jim Aparo. His work for the brief Atlas-Seaboard outfit gave the company a different voice. Tougher if not more mature necessarily.
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