Legacy.
Something you should always keep in mind: If it weren't for guys like Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Otto Binder, Al Avison, Syd Shores and a very, very young Stan Lee, there would be no Marvel. Period. Full stop. No Golden Age Marvel means there would be no Silver Age Marvel, no Bronze Age Marvel, no Marvel period. And that would mean no San Diego Comic Con, no Marvel Cinematic Universe, and NO MARVEL LEGENDS. Think about that for a minute.
That's why I find it sad and disappointing that a line that calls itself Marvel Legends has yet to make the first Marvel character to ever appear. That would be Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch.
But I guess I shouldn't be surprised. DC Universe Classics never made a Golden Age Superman, either. Action Comics number one and Marvel Comics number one are the two most important comics ever published. No one can argue that point. Yet here we are.
So this is my annual (semi-annual?) plea to Hasbro thread: Hey, guys. Please don't ignore this chapter of Marvel history. It's too damned important. Both my grandfathers served in World War II. My Father was a little boy during the Golden Age, and my grandmother would buy him comics. He told me about these great characters that helped him get through some very hard and scary times. I was not around for the Golden Age, but I have a very strong affinity for that amazing time in history. I really can't think of this line as "Marvel Legends" unless you give us the characters that started it all.
And this would also include the characters that were created in the Silver and Bronze Ages that were retroactively inserted into the Golden Age: Spitfire, Union Jack (although I'm fine with the one we have), The Crusaders
Other Golden Age heroes besides the Invaders: The Liberty Legion! All of 'em!
The Young Allies (Kid Commandos?) : Bucky, Toro, Human Top, Golden Girl and Subbie!
The villains: Master Man, Teutonic Knight and Warrior Woman are a pipe dream. They ain't gonna happen. Maybe Agent Axis, the original Ringmaster, Isbisa, Baron Blood, U-Man, The Reaper, Blue Bullet, The Golem, Scarlet Scarab, Iron Cross. And for heaven's sake, ARMLESS TIGER MAN!!!!! But hell, we don't even Jim Hammond yet.
So if you want these truly classic characters in action figure form, now is your chance to speak up and let Hasbro know. If you DON'T want them, that's fine too. But let me know why. Too goofy? Too outdated? I would genuinely like to know.
The last thing I want you to remember about the Golden Age characters is they provided kids, young adults and American service members cheap and accessible entertainment. But more importantly, they offered readers hope and inspiration in a very dark time in world history. Hope and inspiration in a time when we needed it the most.
"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. Remember, Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
Have at it, Fwoosh.
Put me down for everyone pictured. A Golden Age shelf would be phenomenal.
I'd likely buy all of these except Cap, Bucky and Namor. I don't need to ever buy a single other version of any of those 3, but the rest? Sign me up!
Absolutely yes! I discovered a lot of these characters buying back issues of The Invaders from the quarter bin at my local shop when I started collecting in the early 80s. Then I read the finale of the Kree-Skrull War and wanted to know who the Blazing Skull, Fin, Angel, and this other Vision were. Roy Thomas did a lot to keep these characters alive for younger generations.
I've always been a WWII buff in general and as a comics fan I appreciate that era's books. Some may seem "cheesy" by today's standards but you have to appreciate and respect them for what they are and what they helped build. And honestly, I find a lot of them to still be fun and entertaining in their own right.
Keep fighting the good fight for these characters SDcomics, there are plenty of us right there with you.
Honestly, I'd much rather have many of these characters than many of the modern characters introduced since the 2,000's. The mutant flavor of the month just doesn't do it for me.
The original Human Torch, Toro, Whizzer, Miss America, etc.. They have a rich history that truly makes them actual legends from the beginning of the great Marvel Universe. Please make them in Marvel Legends Hasbro.
Considering the recent most obvious shift toward modern renderings in the main line, I would love to see the Hasbro team take a chance and produce a few amazing parallel lines like "Marvel -Golden' Age- Legends", "Marvel -Silver Age- Legends", and "Marvel Bronze-age Legends" if for no other reason but to appease us older collectors and tie off those loose ends like Hammond Torch and assorted legendary-but-neglected Marvel characters.
Hey! We’re still lacking Spitfire too!
the Spirit of ‘76, Silver Scorpion, Howling Commandos, Scarlet Scarab, the original Sun Girl,
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