We've checked out the disappointing Franken-Castle team-up, the meh last issue, the not-bad Thor, issue, and the pretty good Satana one; but today we're up to the best of the run! From 2011, Deadpool Team-Up #885, written by Rick Spears, art by Phil Bond, inks by Dan Brown.
Deadpool and his caption boxes fail a situational awareness check when showing up for a job, and catch an anvil in the face. After a dream about triceratops and a bikini girl, Pool wakes up captured by the strawberry Quik-drinking Dr. Kilgore. Wait...that's not strawberry Quik; "this pink libation is actually the vampire lactations of Hellcow!" (Part of this balanced breakfast!)
Kilgore recaps Hellcow's origin, including a disturbing sequence where Howard the Duck drives a stake through her heart. That's not the disturbing part; Howard is drawn especially toothy there. Kilgore had dug up Hellcow's body, restrained her in a silver cage, and had been drinking her milk to stave off dying of drug-resistant tuberculosis. But the effects of the milk were starting to wane, so he had a new plan, involving drilling into Deadpool's brain, removing his pituitary gland, and injecting himself full of mutated human growth hormone. Deadpool tells Hellcow in an aside, "I'm starting to think this Kilgore dude might be kinda not cool." They have to team-up to fight for their freedom, hijinks ensue.
Even for this title, this is a very silly issue. But for Hellcow, it works! As I write this one, I don't think there's been any big announcement of Marvel Legends for this year's San Diego Comic-Con. I'm guessing they're not making Hellcow--that would probably be risky, even for HasLab--and yet, it's been tough to keep her down.
I'm pretty sure the chances are better for Bat-Cow being made versus Hellcow. Unless it's made by dyslexic toy makers by mistake.
ReplyDeleteFor my money, the Machine Man team-up was the best. Really enjoyed this one too, though.
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