THOR #269-271 (1978)
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It’s the “new and improved” Stilt-Man. I think he’s always “new and improved” when he appears. Anyway, the improvement is adamantium, which must be awfully easy to obtain and shape if a guy like Stilt-Man can use it.
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This story has two of my favorite villains: Blastaar and Stilt-Man. Yes, Stilt-Man goes mano-a-mano with Thor. How? A new enemy, F.A.U.S.T.–a secret organization–is behind the new stilt suit.
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They also reach out to Blastaar…
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Blastaar and Stilt Man are unlikely allies. But with his powerup, Thor and Blastaar have a spicy battle.
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But FAUST abandons Blastaar at a critical moment.
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Once his henchmen are disposed of, Thor needs help piercing the adamantium hub of FAUST’s craft, so he gets The Avengers and Nick Fury to join him.
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It’s cool to see Walt drawing these guys. And there’s also a chance to see him draw single panels of a whole bunch of other Marvel guys as they react to explosions from the big fight. I’m not counting these as guest starring roles, though, because they’re literally just a panel per person and they’re designed just to remind us how cool New York City is in the Marvel Universe.
F.A.U.S.T. is a computer that is made of Adamantium, but Thor hits it with a lightning bolt and changes its composition. This is the first time we’ve seen Thor do this–and the first time that there’s been a hint that his lightning bolts are anything other than normal lightning. I’m classifying this as a forgotten power set.
* This article was originally published here
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