'War of the Worlds'
Amazing Adventures No. 18
Marvel Comics, May 1973
Certainly, 'Killraven' is one of the greatest of the sci-fi comics of the 70s (standing alongside Deathlok's appearances in Astonishing Tales during the same time period). Neal Adams started the artwork on this issue of Amazing Adventures, but left the assignment unfinished. Howard Chaykin hastily was recruited to fill in the missing pages.
While limited to only 20 pages, writer Gerry Conway nonetheless was able to come up with a narrative that sufficiently fleshed out the future world of Killraven to keep readers intrigued and ready to come back for more.
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Killraven has to be one of the most blatantly homosexual characters of any comic book, ever. Look at the evidence:
1. Low-cut, skin-tight singlet with straps that go all the way down to his bathing suit area, with fishnet over his tummy, stars on his hips, and an extra cutout nearly exposing his crotch
2. He wears a tiara
3. He wears bands around his heaving biceps with little gold stars on them
4. Thigh-high pirate boots with no pants, of course
5. Ripped physique, most likely coated with a light layer of baby oil
6. Yes, he's shown mingling with a woman in one panel, but that was likely just for show. The last panel is the straight truth, or lack thereof: when confronted by three hot, scantily-clad women, Killraven's IMMEDIATE response is to scream "NO! NO!"
7. His name is "Killraven"
There's NO WAY the guy that designed him was straight. I think he saw Sean Connery's outfit in Zardoz and decided he HAD to one-up it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.
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