Marvel Tales #197: Review

Mar 1987
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Story Name:

Night of the Dragon

Review & Comments

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Marvel Tales #197 Review by (August 24, 2021)

Review: Five-page Hercules back-up story is an enjoyable little trifle. The oddest moment comes when the writer substitutes a recipe for beef stroganoff to distract the squeamish reader from the more violent bits.

Comments: The next story in this continuity is MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #37, HERCULES: PRINCE OF POWER: FULL CIRCLE





 

Synopsis / Summary / Plot

Marvel Tales #197 Synopsis by Peter Silvestro

Reprinted from MARVEL TEAM-UP #63

“The Bet”
Writer: Bob Layton. Art: Bob Layton. Colors: Yanchus.
Synopsis: In the 24th century, at the Bomb Crater Café, a buxom middle-aged woman bets a fellow patron that she can clear the bar out in under two minutes without yelling “Fire!” She then approaches Hercules and accuses him of ogling her and she slaps his face; Herc hits her back and every man is suddenly incensed against this man who would hit a smaller woman and they attack him. Herc beats up every guy in the place as the rest of the patrons flee in under two minutes. The lady collects her winnings and, changing back into Skyppi the Skrull, reveals that they now have the money they need for Recorder’s repairs, as they head to another bar where Skyppi thinks he can double their money, though Herc is reluctant….



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M. D. Bright (Cover Penciler)
Mike DeCarlo (Cover Inker)
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Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Iron Fist
Iron Fist

(Danny Rand)
Spider-Man
Spider-Man

(Peter Parker)

Plus: Skyppi.

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