While I've briefly touched on the topic before, I think I need to give a bit more attention to those complete (and incomplete) issues of various MC2 titles that never saw the light of day. For today, I'd like to cover the earliest known unpublished issues of titles in the MC2 imprint. Here's what we know:
- Both the Fantastic Five and Wild Thing titles were cancelled prematurely with their fifth issue.
- Two issues of each title were in various stages of completion at the time of their cancellation.
- There are two pencilled issues of Wild Thing, one of which is already scripted.
- One issue of the Fantastic Five is pencilled, and the other exists as a plot.
- All four issues already had covers produced.
- Editor Mike Marts wished to collect these unpublished issues into a 'monster-size' comic in 2000 but this did not come to fruition due to the sales department vetoing the idea.
- When it was announced that these MC2 titles would be collected in digest form in 2005, there was some hope that the unpublished stories would be included.
- In the event, only one of the aforementioned covers saw print, that of Wild Thing #6 which was presented in the Spider-Girl Presents Wild Thing: Crash Course digest in 2007:
While I was unable to find the original fan interview where most of this was originally confirmed by Tom Defalco, this information was gleaned from a Comic Book Resources article which itself referenced these facts. It can be found here and further information was sourced from here.
I'm frankly curious why the Fantastic Five digest didn't also feature the cover for it's sixth issue. Perhaps one day these lost stories will see the light of day.
Until I stumble upon these missing stories in the Marvel Vaults, I remain
frogoat
Until I stumble upon these missing stories in the Marvel Vaults, I remain
frogoat