Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Demonicus Scheme!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Art by Herb Trimpe & Jack Abel

...as Combatra and Raideen hurtle towards the Moon to assist Dangard Ace, trapped inside Dr Demonicus' MoonBase, pilot Ilongo Savage and Dr Tambura are cooking up a plan...

Next Month: Rematch!

Plus Some Surprise Guest Stars!

Written by Doug Moench, penciled by Herb Trimpe and inked by Mike Esposito!

Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Demonicus Scheme!" Part 1

When Last We Left Our Gleaming Gulliver...

...our narrator will kindly (and conveniently) fill us in on the previous goings-on...

To Be Concluded Next Monday!

You'll note they didn't mention S.H.I.E.L.D. or Godzilla (whom Dr Demonicus previously fought) by name in Marvel's Godzilla #4-5 (1977)!
While I understand them not being able to identify Godzilla by name (due to the expiration of the licence from Toho Studios), S.H.I.E.L.D. (which is owned by Marvel) shouldn't be a problem, especially since (SPOILER) the agency shows up next issue!
Written and illustrated by the classic crew of Doug Moench, Herb Trimpe, and Mike Esposito.

Monday Mecha Madness NIGHTMARE "Massacre of Mankind!"

Look at this tale and tell us...if you can...when was it created?

Was it

The Golden Age (1940s)?

The Atomic Age (1950s)?

The Silver Age (1960s)?

or

The Bronze Age (1970s)?

The answer will surprise you!

One hint: The artist who drew it worked in all four eras!

It was written and laid-out in the 1950s, but penciled and inked in the 1970s!

Scripted by Walter (The Shadow) Gibson and laid-out by Gene Fawcette back in 1952, the tale was fully-penciled and inked by Bill (Sub-Mariner) Everett for Skywald's b/w anthology Nightmare #2 (1971)!

It's actually the first chapter in a three-part tale, but the other two parts were never re-done!
You'll see the complete original tale starting TOMORROW!

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Monday Mecha Madness CAPTAIN VIDEO "Island of Conquerors"

Makino, the Robot Who Inspired the Creation of Marvel's Ultron...

...as we showed HERE, wasn't the only Metalic Menace that TV hero Captain Video battled during his short comic book career!
There were also these guys, mechanized monsters who plotted to take over the planet!

This story from Fawcett Comics' Captain Video #6 (1951) was penciled by George Evans and inked by Martin Thall.

You'll note that the Captain and Video Ranger now look like actors Al Hodge and Don Hastings, who played them on TV, instead of the generic "handsome hero" look of issues 1-4. 

Unlike some of the more fantastic stories the comic produced, this one could have been done as a several-episode arc of the TV series, especially with the "human-looking" robots!

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Monday Mecha Madness WORLD OF FANTASY "Guardian of the Stars!"

What's kooler than a Jack (King) Kirby cover?

How about the Steve Ditko story it leads into?

Did the cover or the story come first?

The total redesign of the robot indicates whichever was done first wasn't provided to the other artist as reference!

Also, shouldn't the title be "Guardian of the Earth"?

Of course, that would be a "spoiler", ruining the drama shown on the cover...

Illustrated by Steve Ditko, this tale from Atlas' World of Fantasy #17 (1959) was probably plotted by Stan Lee, though the scripting doesn't read like his work.
Trivia: Though both the Jack Kirby cover and the Steve Ditko story have been reprinted, they weren't reprinted together!
Each was reprinted in an expensive Omnibus devoted to that particular artist's work!

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Monday Mecha Madness SHOGUN WARRIORS "Moon Menace!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Art by Walt Simonson

...having driven off three creatures spawned by meteors, the Shogun Warriors now face the prospect of a gigantic meteor about to strike the Earth!

Coincidence?

I don't think so...

"Doctor Demonicus"?

Yes!

Before doing Shogun Warriors, writer Doug Moench and artst Herb Trimpe handled the creative chores on Marvel's previous adaptation of a Japanese media property...Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
(Sadly, the Goszilla comic ented just after Shogun Warriors began, preventing a kool crossover storyline!)
Dr Demonicus first appeared there, in issues 4 & 5 (1977), though not illustrated by Trimpe, but by guest-artist Tom Sutton, who filled-in for those two issues!

As for exactly who the demented doctor is...

Wow, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe was really handy, eh?

The Shogun Warriors (and Doctor Demonicus) will return in September!