Hidden gems of Marvel?

[Clive_Reston]

What are some of your favorite Marvel comics that aren't particularly famous (and maybe aren't even on Unlimited yet)?

(I'll start: the 1997-1998 Man-Thing series drawn by Liam Sharp is incredibly gorgeous.)

[Russ Chappell]

New Mutants Special Edition - criminally underrecognized.

[Col_Fury]

The art's probably not for everyone, but I've always had a soft spot for the HAVOK & WOLVERINE: MELTDOWN mini.

And it probably doesn't count, but the Kirby returns era of CAPTAIN AMERICA. The Madbomb destroys MINDS instead of property!

[StrayLamb]

I quite enjoyed a number of the four issue limited series that came out in the early to mid eighties, like Wolverine, Hawkeye, Vision & the Scarlet Witch, West Coast Avengers, Magik, Beauty & the Beast, Rocket Raccoon, Falcon, Gargoyle, and Nightcrawler. They told a nice succinct story, while focusing on characters that didn't always get the spotlight at the time..

[Clive_Reston]

I recently reread and enjoyed that first Hawkeye miniseries--I'm a sucker for any time Mark Gruenwald drew a story, just because he was so manifestly a writer-not-an-artist who sometimes had to draw stuff to get across what was in his head! (See also: that "What If?" sequel to the earlier "Pawns of Korvac" story, which at least gave him a chance to not draw backgrounds.) Anyway, my favorite part of it is the third issue, with its chase scene in the NYC subway system--lovingly and very accurately rendered, except for *one* panel where Oddball is running up an escalator in the Times Square #7 train stop that I know very well is a down escalator, having taken it thousands of times...

[lettsmonster]

I have always considered FF 303 one of the best Thing stories, squarely in my top 3, though probably little regarded by most. Still tugs at the old heart strings.

[StrayLamb]

My favorite Thing story is in Marvel Fanfare 15 by Barry Windsor Smith, where Johnny plays an April Fools joke on Ben. I love the scene where Ben wakes up, smashes his alarm clock, then opens the cupboard to get a new one - the cupboard being full of alarm clocks. Also enjoyed the Rocky Grimm Space Ranger story which ran thru his own title after MSH Secret Wars (the original)..

[Col_Fury]

Fantastic Four #352 is one of my favorite FF stories. Mr. Fantastic vs. Doctor Doom in a battle thru time! Heck, the whole Simonson FF run is pretty neat-o.

Also, I just read the recent Rocket series (guest starring the Technet!) which I thought was pretty great.

[StrayLamb]

I've just finished reading Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Annual 1 (1974) (or Kung Fu Special 1), "The Master Plan of Fu Manchu," a story told in three chapters plus a framing sequence, each done by a different writer/artist team, which results in a surprisingly cohesive story, featuring Iron Fist, the Sons of the Tiger, and Shang-Chi, all of whom deal with a different part of Fu Manchu's plot, while never actually encountering each other. Beautiful art throughout, as a bonus. Highly recommended..!