Where was i going digging? Into Blip!
We already looked a bit at Pizzazz! so Blip! was only natural, and overdue. Blip!, like Pizzazz!, was a magazine published by Marvel Comics. This one was aimed at Video Game Players back in 1983. One might expect a range of years there, but it lasted only 7 issues, all covered dated '83.
In my digging i found 3 Un-Comics to reward my search - and a nice bonus tie-in to one of them. The third of those, from the final issue of Blip!, we saw in the post mentioned above.
The first comes from the first issue and appears to be the first ever Mario Brothers comic - a Triple First bonus -
If anyone knows of a Mario strip prior to '83, let us know.
The second (and final?) of the three is just a bit more odd than the other two. You see, that was when the Spider-Man game from Parker Brothers came out. So, Spidey got the cover -
Yes, those are the actual game graphics on the screen.
Inside, we get the Big Match...
...Spidey Vs. Stan!...
Those kids had some serious bragging rights back in those days, and that was before Stan got to be so well known and loved as a cultural figure.
The article was followed directly by our Spider-Man un-comic, with art by Jazzy John Romita! - also featuring the video game -
art by Bob Camp and John Romita for Blip #s 1 & 2 (1983)
