Monday, July 6, 2009

Wolverine 72 - Old Man Logan Part 7

Credits:
  • Writer: Mark Millar
  • Penciler: Steve McNiven
  • Inker: Dexter Vines
  • Colorist: Morry Hollowell

    Summary:
    Flashback to fifty years ago: Red Skull stands over the fallen and dying Captain America. After gloating over his success -- saying how Red Skull and his chief lieutenants are going to divide America among them -- he firmly holds Cap's head and places a thumb over each eye...

    Now. Red Skull wears his most glorious prize, the grisly and bloody uniform of Captain America. He is in his trophy room where he keeps mementos of the fallen superheroes which includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Captain America's Shield
  • Iron Man's Armor
  • Spider-Man's mask and webshooters
  • Thor's winged helm
  • Dr. Strange's Cloak
  • Daredevil's billy club/baton and chest insignia
  • Elektra's sai
  • Silver Surfer's board
  • the Thing's dismembered hand
  • Quasar's quantum bands and chest insignia
  • Cyclop's visor and head mask
  • Vision's head
  • Iron Fist's mask
  • Black Knight's ebony sword
  • Hulk's pants
  • Punisher's skull shirt
  • Angel's wing
  • Nightcrawler's tail
  • Nova's helm and forearm bands
  • Moon Knight's cowl
  • Beast's head
  • Cap/US Agent's triangular Shield (?)



    Can't make out the other trophies. Sorry. :)

    He awaits the arrival of Tobias' party, carrying the vials of super soldier serum and the bodies of Hawkeye and Logan inside the body bags. As they start to unwrap the body bags, Logan comes to and dispatches everyone in the room until Red Skull is the only one left.

    Red Skull - at this time the better fighter and in better shape -- batters Logan around the trophy room, crashing into the shelves. He criticizes Logan for not even popping his adamantium claws. The automatic doors of the trophy room shuts close, isolating the two inside from the soldiers outside. He picks up the Black Knight's sword and delivers the finishing blow -- only to be block by Captain America's shield, picked up by Logan among the broken shelves and mementos.

    Logan, with shield in hand, fights back and beats red Skull down. Red Skull falls and is pinned... then Logan decapitates Red Skull with Cap's Shield.

    By the time the soldiers blasted their way through the door, Logan is already wearing what's left of Iron Man's armor. He hit the soldiers with repulsor blasts then flies off all the way back to California. The fuel rods of the armor finally burn themselves out, he crashlands somewhere near the Calirfornia wasteland.

    Finally arriving back on his farm, despite of it still two weeks ahead before the deadline, he finds his family murdered. Logan's neighbor says that the Hulk Gang got... bored.

    And with that, Logan is finally pushed over the edge. For the first time in fifty years... SNIKT! Claws pop out... Wolverine is back!
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