#255: May 1975 (w/Mark Russell) - "The Stalker Called Moon Knight"

Mark Russell is the Eisner Award-winning writer
of Not All Robots, co-created with Mike Deodato Jr., as
well as the writer and co-creator of Billionaire Island
with artist Steve Pugh, Second Coming with Richard Pace,
and the Eisner-nominated Traveling to Mars with Roberto
Meli. Marvel fans know him as the writer of Fantastic Four:
Life Story and the current writer of X-Factor, and his
new book, Grimm and Grimmer: Classic Fairy Tales
Rebooted, is out now!


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Stories Covered in this Episode: 


"The Stalker Called Moon Knight" - Werewolf by Night #32, written
by Doug Moench, art by Don Perlin and Howie Perlin, letters by
Ray Holloway, colors by Phil Rachelson, edited by Len Wein, 1975
Marvel Comics


"The Doomsmith Scenario!" - Uncanny X-Men #94, written by Chris
Claremont and Len Wein, art by Dave Cockrum and Bob McLeod,
letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Phil Rachelson, edited by
Len Wein, 1975 Marvel Comics


"Warhunt!" - Uncanny X-Men #95, written by Chris Claremont and
Len Wein, art by Dave Cockrum and Sam Grainger, letters by Karen
Mantlo, colors by Petra Goldberg, edited by Marv Wolfman, 1975
Marvel Comics


 


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