Captain Marvel #53
Published and © by Published and © by Marvel, November 1977
Title: “The War of the Three Galaxies!”
Synopsis: Captain Marvel is recruited by the Inhumans to stop Kree and Skrull plans for a War of the Three Galaxies.
Writer: Scott Edelman
Penciler: Al Milgrom
Inker: Terry Austin and Bob Wiacek
Review: It’s understandable that New Yorkers in the Marvel U would be even more jaded than in the real-world NYC, but the idea that cops and military would just walk away from a spacecraft that crashed in Times Square really strains the reader’s suspension of disbelief. That qualm aside, it’s nice that someone remembered the dangling “War of the Three Galaxies” storyline from the Inhumans’ canceled series (see reviews). This story is a bit of an anticlimax after several issues of buildup in The Inhumans, but at least readers finally get some sense of closure.
Grade: B
Cool factor: The inks of Terry Austin. Even over Al Milgrom, Austin’s inks add a perfect polish.
Not-so-cool factor: The inks of Bob Wiacek. Not that Wiacek’s a bad inker, he’s just no Terry Austin. And having two inkers on a book really hurts the art’s consistency.
Notable: Concludes the “War of the Three Galaxies” storyline from The Inhumans.
Collector’s note: According to the Grand Comics Database, there is a 12p British variant of this issue. … According to MyComicShop.com, there is also a Mark Jewelers variant.
Character quotable: “You call yourself Kree? You are not worthy of that name!” – Captain Marvel, cosmic smack talker
Editor’s note: This review was originally published by Comics Bronze Age on Feb. 24, 2010.
