Know the classics- Avengers 158,159

[Nutcase65]

This is the introduction to one of, I believe, the most underwritten bad guy in Marvel,... GRAVITON.

I have seen it touched on lightly in other threads but I want to say, this guy could have been one of the most powerful villians in Marvel.

I feel if he had the same continual writing/development as Magneto his power would be off the charts. In his premiere he was doing all kinds of ultra powerful stuff and he was just getting the hang of things.

Anyhow, we also see the tension Vision has towards the newly added Wonderbread. Vision is on hi "I'm an android, I can't feel" kick and it gets sorta tiresome.

Anyway, I always liked Graviton as a baddie and I give the issue of his imtroduction 7 Loonies out of 10

[dlw66]

Nutcase -- the fight at the beginning gets 7 Loonies by itself; Graviton adds another 2. I'd score this one a 9. One of my favorites in this era (of course, things really get cooking in #161-2!!).

[Nutcase65]

YOU KEEP YOUR HAND OFF MY LOONIES!


It would've been a nine but I didn't like how he beat himself in the end. It felt sorta forced.

Thou shalt not question the loonies

[ultron69]

I thought he had potential, but was too over-the-top and, well, Silver Agey for me. At first I didn't like the way he lost, but in a way it does add depth to the character, that he was so distraught over the apparent death of Judy that he lost control of his awesome power.
Did he ever appear again?