I'd Go Anywhere With You: How a comic book geek congratulates another comic book geek on his wedding

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Two days later, the phone rang. It was his dear college friend Von, wishing him a happy wedding.

“Hey, what’s up?” Von started. You could never have guessed English was his second language. A steady diet of American and British programs, and liberal use around his home in Sri Lanka, had prepared him well for his American trip. After his initial shyness led him to be dubbed “The Brown Recluse,” he never missed a chance to come to the drawing room or the bars and diners on the Strip and socialize.

“So Peter Parker’s found his Mary Jane?”
“She’s in my web, Von.”

“Well, don’t let her slip away,” he quipped. “No bridge diving without a bungee! Although I can understand a girl diving off the George Washington Bridge to get away from your diatribes.”

“Aw, get stuffed, Von. She’s such a sweet, down-to-Earth chick. I can’t wait for you to meet her. We met last month.”

“Wait, are you doing this for a green card or something?” joked Von.

“Yes, and I rushed the date before she notices they’re counterfeit dollars,” Lewis retorted.

“So Booster Gold needed to marry before he got deported back into the time stream,” rhapsodized Von, “and Blue Beetle bribed Queen Bee to tie the knot with him, with Batman officiating?”

“And the whole thing takes place on the island of Kooey Kooey Kooey,” continued Lewis, “so they can have a casino wedding. Until they ask for any objections, now or forever hold your peace, and Major Disaster shows up with a ring and a desperate plea!”

“Last month. Wow! She must be really into you!”

“We were about to flee the country---I mean, travel across the country---and we decided to let her Dad officiate. If she comes to her senses the next day, I figured you would fly around the Earth at super-speed and save us an annulment!”

“If you get near my neck of the woods, you should stop by Mallet,” Von offered. “I’m moving out next month with a couple of friends, but you two will be welcome there, too!”

They continued bantering, with promises Von would spare Gina surprise attacks at the front door until they got to be friends. Ten minutes after they said “let me let you go,” they finally hung up, as Lewis heard the apartment door open and his roommate slowly trudging up the steps.

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A few more really great comic book moments

My drawing, after Colan.

.I've referred back to earlier posts. Now I've edited it to 25, with personal fave honorable mentions moved below: I love every Gerber issue of Man-Thing, but that kind of title doesn't dispose itself well to this. Hmm.

Spider-Man refuses to give in to D'Spayre ( I could do 25 Spidey moments :-D) *
aRt: John Byrne


Gamma Town is created when Whatever Town is destroyed by the Leader's Gamma Bomb (Hulk #345) ARt: Todd McFarlane

Doc Strange "dies" (DS vol. 2, #4) *

Spider-Man catches the Burglar, who then has a heart attack (another synopsis I've read, and don't have the comic! ASM 200) *

Batman shakes hands with Lex Luthor---dynamite! Kingdom Come #3

Thor, in the Destroyer, forces Hela to lift her brittle bone curse Thor #382

Scorpio commits suicide Defenders #50

Captain America finds his footlocker ravaged at the end of "Seige of Avengers Mansion" (#276)

I don't imagine heroes like
dr. strange or a quiet moment like the one with Cap and that foot locker (haven't seen it in almost 20 years
but never forgot Buscema/ Palmer's panels) would end up going so far in a conglomerate list, but here's a nice collection
based on stories I at least know. We'd all vote differently somehow (and the more you think about it, it just grows huge)

One thing I've noticed: some heroes have had more generally-acknowledged great moments, and some long lasting
stalwarts (thinking of Iron Man, Submariner) had great moments within their titles that aren't as widely remembered.

(never had the Korvac saga, but I imagine that ending is UP there)
Another decade and the answers could've been: Hobgoblin revealed to be Ned. But frankly, Spidey's battle with Hobby in the
careening Goblin Van in ASM #251 was a way bigger hit with lil' me.

I want to say Dracula fights Quincy Harker in his home in TOD #32 but I can't narrow it to a moment. If you can only own
one issue of the series---get that.

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