I finally got my hands on something I've been looking for (for a reasonable price) since I was just a lowly little level 12 hornball - A "Marvel Swimsuit Special!"
This is the second issue in the series (though the third book of its kind), and it was released in 1993 when... times were different.
The coolest thing about them (other than the totally radical '90s hunkeroos and baberinos in general) is the amount of really talented artists that submitted pieces - So many industry-leading folks putting their spin on the self-aware, low-brow, tongue-in-cheek project.
This first image was by Joe Jusko, a super popular cover artist at the time. I remember his Conan covers the most.
I'll eventually scan the whole thing in high quality, but for now, I'll take some preview pics to show you some of my favorite and/or goofiest pages:
Here is Domino, looking like we might need to race her to a Dermatology appointment. She's apparently tacky enough to wear a swimsuit with a domino print on it.
And check out Cable in the back - Sun's out, cyberbun out! He's ready to catch some waves on a totally-worth-the-money-and-production-time rocket-powered machine gun surfboard.
I really appreciate this artist's commitment to all the "Liefeld pouches" here. I hope they're waterproof, or all those Tic Tacs inside 'em are gonna get ruined. :(
Penciling by Chris Batista, ink by Hector Collazo, coloring by Mark McNaab.
Let's kick off the "after the jump" part properly with this glorious image of Pip. Because this is certainly what people bought this book for.
It just so happens that this fuzzy little asshole narrates the entire issue, so he's to blame for the inherently sexist captions on all the pictures.
Jesus Christ, he's got two big toes on each foot.
Pencilking by Darick Robertson, ink by Andrew Pepoy, coloring by Tom Smith.
I love me some Cloak and Dagger.
Tandy looks as gorgeous as ever. Surely she owns stock in boobie tape by now.
Tyrone, however, is getting so much sand stuck to him right now... I don't think he digs being used as a beach blanket. I'm... not even sure he's ever had to wash his cloak before today! Yikes. He's all like:
Penciling by Joe Madureira, ink by Terry Austin, and coloring by Gregory Wright.
I can't stop laughing at how much Thunderstrike looks exactly like the Genetic Freak, Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner in this picture:
The work is entirely by Lou Harrison. It may not surprise you to learn he's also a Fantasy artist.
I've always had a thing for Silver Sable, and this page is just fantastic.
That being said, my favorite part is Sandman sitting there, looking like a dope, shaped like a sand castle. Which, while it seems silly, was probably the most challenging and detailed thing I've ever seen him do with his powers. Worth it for the shot, I suppose!
Line work and ink by Steven Butler, a favorite of mine. He did penciling for the "Silver Sable and the Wild Pack" series (which got me attached), but he's also known for designing the Scarlet Spider suit. Coloring by Gregory Wright.
If you thought I wasn't going to Morb out on this post, you were undead wrong.
Just look at that ridiculous batpackage. Also... Is he really serving a cape over a leather jacket, but with absolutely no pants? Damn, dude.
Penciling by Gary Barker, ink by Jimmy Palmiotti, coloring by Tom Smith.
I can spot Adam Hughes' work a mile away, wow. I guess I didn't realize he was doing work for Marvel this far back.
A fierce-as-ever, short-haired Natasha who looks like she got slammed so hard against a rocky wall that it cracked, got up, emptied out the rest of her clip, and still had enough time and energy to pose during a reload.
Black Widow, bay-bayyy. ♫
Oh my god, Ghost Rider is just so naughty. Wearing nothing but his birthday bones.
This scene just looks like it smells awful.
Artwork by Tristan Shane.
Shulkie in a metal bikini (function over fashion?), bursting out of the lava from an active volcano. You wanna talk "hot tub?" Sure, this gets a feature.
Penciling and ink by cover artist Steve Geiger, coloring by Paul... Mounts.
Deezamn, Bishop. Never seen guy looking so buff before.
Instead of just Bishop, this looks like Hank McCoy and Bishop had a child together. Does he have any other mode than "arm vein p-pop?"
Penciling by Dwayne Turner, ink by Mark Farmer, coloring by Gregory Wright.
Ah, one of the more famous '90s Psylocke images that wasn't done by Jim Lee.
This centerfold was used in lots of comic store ads for several years after this issue came out. I remember seeing posters in the shops themselves. Trading cards of this picture are one of the most costly to collect.
It's beautiful, and the colors/lighting/shading are all fantastic.
Penciling and ink by the wonderful Art Thibert, creator of the Raft max security prison and inker of some of the most iconic X-title covers.
Coloring by Paul Mounts, who did the coloring in hundreds and hundreds of just Marvel comics alone - I didn't mention that earlier because I was snickering at his name earlier in the She-Hulk feature. My bad.
Well, this wouldn't be Tumblr without a cat picture, yeah? Or a catgirl picture, I suppose.
This is the most adorable scene in the book. Just Tigra innocently taking a cuddle nap with some... um... wow, I don't know what the fuck those things are. Snuggle up anyway!
Penciling and ink by Amanda Conner, coloring by Gregory Wright.
Huh. Of all the characters in this book, I really didn't expect to see Dr. Cooper... Either which way, the swimsuit under the detective get-up is pretty choice, honestly.
This is, of course, another Adam Hughes line art joint. Ink by Mark Farmer, coloring by Gregory Wright (who did a lot of these, huh?).
What's this? A parody ad that you'd more expect to see in an issue of "What The--?!" that only '80s kids will understand? Yup, totally.
This was in the back of the book and doesn't fit the theme at all, but it gets a mention because of the weird inclusion and also to stall time until I had the final image ready, because I needed time to prepare...
THIS.
This is the one.
How could I not end this little "show and tell" without this beauty right here?
Here, we have remorseless killer Frank Castle flexing his best end-of-catwalk pose in front of a... wrestling match between a bunch of lady demon dinosaurs battling... for his affection? To tip him American cash? Or maybe all those hearts come from their love of beating each other up? I'm not here to judge.
And then there's a sign for 75 cent hotdogs, but it's been covered with another sign for... $20 tooth brushes? What in the shit is going on here?
There is one thing I do know, though. The artist wants you to think that The Punisher has at least $2.75 worth of hotdog under that massive crotch skull.
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THE FOGGY APPEARANCES MASTERPOST
So I decided, after literal years of relying on places like the marvel wiki and comicvine to look for and double check Foggy Nelson's appearances throughout the marvel universe, to go and make a comprehensive list of his appearances outside of the main Daredevil title, counting Daredevil limited series and one off stories, along with cameos and alternate universes. The intention was to streamline the process for myself so i dont have to scour through pages and pages every time I wanna remember which comic that one thing happened, but hey, why not make the process of finding comics easier for people who aren't as deranged as I am? So here I made this post, from a real Fog-head to other Fog-heads out there, listing every issue outside of the Daredevil title (as it is more straightforward to find him, and extremely long to type on this list) he appears in, from barely there cameos to central roles, sorted by whether they are set in Earth 616 or not, and in no particular order. This is simply a list to serve as a guide to find him, it is not a curated list so the quality varies wildly, but I hope you're all as curious as I was to find all the most obscure and niche Foggies out there. Enjoy :)
EDIT 1: The original post had been published without one of my alterations to the draft saving, so if you reblogged it without this edit, the list was missing 14 titles.
616:
Daredevil (1964) Annuals: #1, #2, #3, #4, #8, #9
Daredevil (1998) Annuals: #1
Daredevil: Yellow: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6
Daredevil: Redemption: #1, #6
Marvel Graphic Novel: #24 (Daredevil: Love and war)
Daredevil: Cage Match: #1
Daredevil: Man Without Fear (2019): #1, #2, #5
Daredevil: Dark Nights: #3
Shadowland: #5
Shadowland: After the Fall: #1
Black Panther: Man Without Fear: #513, #521, #522
Daredevil vs Punisher: #2
Daredevil/Spider-Man: #2, #3, #4
Punisher Kill Krew: #2, #3, #4, #5
Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock: #2
Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula: #1
Daredevil: Reborn: #3, #4
Daredevil: Father: #1, #2, #5, #6
Daredevil/Deadpool: Annual '97
Devil's Reign: #3, #4
Devil's Reign Omega: #1
Elektra Lives Again: #1
Dark Reign: Elektra: #2
Uncanny Origins: #13
Power Man and Iron Fist (1978): #77
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963): #16, #42, #43, #65, #218, #429, #438
Spectacular Spider-Man (1978): #240, #242, #250
Spider-Man (1990): #75
Spider-Man Unlimited (1993): #13
Spider-Man/Kingpin: To the Death: #1
Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Annual '97
Uncanny X-Men (1963): #46
The New Warriors: #21, #23, #24, #25
Marvels: #2
Captain Universe: Daredevil
White Tiger: #1
Marvel Fanfare (1982): #1, #27
Marvel Team-up (1972): #25, #107, #141
Marvel Team-up (2004): #9
Marvel Two in one (1974): #37, #38, #78
Marvel Age: Annual #1
Avengers (1998): #26
New Avengers (2005): #1, #2, #3
Iron Man (1968): #35, #327, #328
Iron Man (1998): #1
Captain America (1968): #234
The Incredible Hulk (1968): #153
Superior Iron Man: #3
Ka-Zar (1997): #15, #17
Over the Edge: #6, #10
Silver Sable and the Wild Pack: #23, #28
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History: #6
Onslaught: Marvel Universe: #1
X-Man: #21
Fantastic Four (1961): Annual #3
Fantastic Four (1998): #35, #47, #48
Fantastic Four: The Wedding Special 2006: #1
Thunderstrike (1993): #16
Spider-Man/Black Cat: #4
The Marvel Saga: #1, #13
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Daredevil 2004: #1
Marvel Encyclopedia: #5
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Update '89: #5
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: #8
OTHER UNIVERSES:
Daredevil Noir: #1, #3, #4
Daredevil: End of days: #1, #5, #8
Daredevil: Man Without Fear (1992): #2, #3, #4, #5
Daredevil: Season One (2012): #1
Spider Gwen (2015, vol. 1): #1
Spider Gwen (2015, vol 2): #9, #20, #21, #22, #24, #27, #33
Powerless: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra: #1, #2, #3, #4
Ultimate Elektra: #1, #2
Ultimate Spider-Man (2000): #109, Annual #2
Survive!: #1
The Ultimates 2: #3
Spidey Super Stories: #43, #50
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes: #9
Marvel Age Spider-Man: #15
Not Brand Echh (1967): #2, #4, #9
What the--?!: #3, #11
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: #7
Marvel Hostess ads vol.1 #7
Secret Wars, too: #1
Secret Wars: Secret love: #1
Dark Ages: #2
Marvel Knights: 20th: #1
Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects: #2
Avengers Halloween Special: #1
Contest of Champions (2015): #4
1602: #1
1872: #2
Paradise X: #10
Marvels X: #2
What if? Daredevil: #1
What if? Daredevil vs Elektra: #1
What if Karen Page had lived?: #1
What if? (1977): #8, #35, #38
What if...? (1989): #26, #73, #89, #102, #105
Spider Girl: #0, #17, #63, #74, #82, #85
Spider-Man: Chapter One: #9
Mutant X: Annual #3
Daredevil/Batman: #1
Daredevil/Shi: #1
Daredevil: The Movie Adaptation: #1
Sins of Sinister: #1
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