Solo Avengers 7, cover-dated June 1988.
"Hijacked!" by Tom DeFalco, with art by M.D. Bright and Jose Marzan.
and
"The Token," by Bob Layton & Jackson Guice.
What happens when Professor Alan invites Jason Alberich from the Longbox Crusade to to discuss issue 7 of Solo Avengers? Will Jason be able to overcome his Hawkeye fandom to judge the stories objectively? What business management lessons does the Professor see in the stories?
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Another fun issue with a great co-host.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, the airport security of the first story makes it almost a time capsule of a simpler time. I wondered if Silver Sable being in the story was a way to introduce her to readers. She had only been around a couple of years.
Also, Hawkeye must have been pretty popular as he headlined the front end of this title during the whole run.
There was this sort of push in the 80s and 90s to cash in on team books by putting out 'solo' titles, like Teen Titans Spotlight. But I doubt books like this could survive in this day and age. With sales so carefully monitored these days, having a rotating cast with (I assume) rotating creators would be too labile. For example, I would pick up Starfire and Hawk stories in TTS, but Jericho issues - hard pass.
Always appreciate your comments, and I agree that books that rely on the guest character (like these solo books, or team-up titles) would struggle today. I don’t know if books can recover from a temporary dip in sales from a run of less popular guests.
DeleteAnd good work bringing the SAT-worthy word “labile” to the party.