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Spider-Girl #29 COVER by Olliffe, 2000 -- Spider-Girl-Goblin vs Nova and (1st app) Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes aka "Fred"

Artists: Pat Olliffe (Penciller) , Al Williamson (Inker)

11 Comments - 285 Views - 7 Likes

Spider-Girl #29 COVER by Olliffe, 2000 -- Spider-Girl-Goblin vs Nova and (1st app) Jim Rhodey Rhodes aka Fred Comic Art

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page with 1st appearance of "Fred" and JJJ

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Artwork Details

Title:	Spider-Girl #29 COVER by Olliffe, 2000 -- Spider-Girl-Goblin vs Nova and (1st app) Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes aka "Fred"
Artist:	Pat Olliffe (Penciller)
Artist:	Al Williamson (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	285
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	5/12/2022
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Description

I love all things Spider-Girl, and any time I can acquire a cover, I am a happy man.

This one has a great image of Spider-Girl on a Goblin glider hurling pumpkin bombs at Nova and a mysterious new superhero. Wait, what?

In this issue, while having some fun with a glider borrowed from her friend Normie Osborn, Spider-Girl encounters a mysterious costumed & caped figure blasting through the wall of JJJ's office. JJJ is fuming, but the sight of May on a Goblin glider temporarily takes the wind out of his sails (see add'l image to see all of this).

Spider-Girl pursues, but then Nova appears on the scene, and some great battle action ensues with the three characters.

The mystery figure disappears during the mayhem with none of Spider-Girl's questions answered. But in later issues he is revealed to be James "Rhodey" Rhodes, who gained superhuman powers after exposing himself to experimental microscopic robots. He eventually became a personal bodyguard for Tony Stark, but never bothered with a monikor, so Spider-Girl just called him "Fred."

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Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 5/12/2022

Glider and Nova and Hunk? Oh my!

Pat Olliffe has long been an underrated penciller. For me, he was like the second coming of Ron Frenz, with his old school traditional approach to drawing comics. The aerial perspective here is fabulous. You can almost feel the speed that Fred and Spider-Girl are moving towards each other at!

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 5/12/2022

Nice cover Fred!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 5/12/2022

Cool cover! I'm a total sucker for covers with vertigo-inducing cityscapes and this one's killer! I love Olliffe's work and think he should get lots more credit than he does! Another great pick-up Paul!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/13/2022

Olliffe's work on Untold Tales of Spider-Man fit into the classical Spider-lore with stories that fit into the Ditko era, so it's cool to see that took that mentality to Spider-Girl! In real life, there wouldn't be any fantastical names and Fred would make just as much sense as having real life celebrities.

Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 5/13/2022

Love the perspective on this with Olliffe giving us a real sense of just how high up these characters are fighting. Olliffe's style was perfect for the stories DeFalco was telling in this title, and this cover is a big high point (no pun intended) from their run.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/13/2022

"Fred", lol! I guess it's not always in the name :) Great cover, man! First thing that popped into my head was that perspective and the depth exhibited as a result. With the figures, all adds up to a lot of movement and energy! Definitely a cover that makes you want to see what's going on inside the comic. Congrats, man!

Dave W
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 5/13/2022

Spidey Girl on a glider?! Throwing pumpkin bombs?!? Yes please - this cover has sold me! Congrats, great cover! Thanks for sharing!

Harry M
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 5/13/2022

Thanks for the description, it was a really confusing cover before I read it. Fred? Somehow a not very inspiring name. Congrats.

Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 5/13/2022

Awesome battle cover!!!

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 5/17/2022

What if...? This would make a great cover for that series, too, imo. Nova? Rhodey? And spider girl on the goblin glider? That's a pretty cool concept for a cover. And I love the angle he chose. It reminds me of the great 70s marvel covers. Very cool addition. Congrats!

Some Collector
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 5/17/2022

I like the vibe of that cover, alot!

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