Amazing Heroes Issue #126— Page 17
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Title
Amazing Heroes Issue #126— Page 17
Subject
Periodical
Comic Strips
Comic Strips
Description
This representative article in Amazing Heroes issue 126 is called “The End of the Eternity— The Beginning of a Millennium” by Andy Mangels. The title of the article is in large, bold, capital letters. “The End of Eternity— The Beginning of A” is in italics, and “Millennium” is not, but is in even bolder text than the rest. The article, which is divided into three separate columns, has Andy Mangels’s name on the top of the second in bold letters. The first column contains four different “definitions” of the world “Millennium” (I have definition in quotations because one of them is “DC Comic’s newest cross-over series of eight weekly issues). After this definition, the article itself starts. It discusses the new series brought on by DC called Millennium, an eight-issue series that appeared weekly, and “will change the lives of every man, woman and super-hero on Earth.” It contains a very loose interview (many quotes are incorporated within the piece) with Steve Englehart, who wrote the series. It contains bolded subheadings in italics, with one being present in the third column saying “Those Old Cross-Over Series Blues.”
“The End of Eternity— The Beginning of a Millennium” by Andy Mangels perfectly encompasses what issue 126 of Amazing Heroes is all about— the ringing in of a new series, Millennium, and how it signals an overarching change for the comic itself. Once again, it’s important to note the definition of the word “millennium,” which according to Merriam-Webster, is both “a period of great happiness or human perfection” and “a period of 1,000 years.” This introduces the series Millennium as something fantastical, something new and exciting that hasn’t been seen before. A name like that represents something monumental, like a 1,000-year time period itself. Looking into the series directly, it includes the idea of heroes bringing in the start of the newest wave of human evolution. This article is supposed to introduce a series exploring evolution while showing that Amazing Heroes is evolving as well. It presents them as a hip, up-to-date comic that isn’t afraid to cover a crossover series. Considered an “intercompany crossover,” Millennium brought in different superheroes from different comics, creating a new world from combining different worlds. The wikia page specifically for “intercompany crossovers” revealed that it’s normally between two different publishing companies, like Marvel and DC, but Millennium specifically falls under DC’s publishing. This, again, shows that including this article on the series that’s toying with something like an intercompany crossover but not exactly, showing that Amazing Heroes is down for anything new or unheard of to bring in its new era. With the Millennium series itself, its background of ten immortals being chosen to be protected by superheroes themselves is a fresh idea too— the purpose of superheroes is to protect the general public in total, not just a couple of designated people. This fresh idea brings a new plotline to comics, being that superheroes normally serve the needs of all, not just a few people. Steve Englehart, the writer of the series, said in an interview with Ronald Levitt Lanyi that he tries to say something through writing in fantasy. This conveys that through his Millennium series, Englehart isn’t afraid to toy with the new, and say something about politics or society while doing it. While this isn’t something unseen in comics, it proves that he’s willing to “stir the pot” and channel a new message, regardless of what it is.
“The End of Eternity— The Beginning of a Millennium” by Andy Mangels perfectly encompasses what issue 126 of Amazing Heroes is all about— the ringing in of a new series, Millennium, and how it signals an overarching change for the comic itself. Once again, it’s important to note the definition of the word “millennium,” which according to Merriam-Webster, is both “a period of great happiness or human perfection” and “a period of 1,000 years.” This introduces the series Millennium as something fantastical, something new and exciting that hasn’t been seen before. A name like that represents something monumental, like a 1,000-year time period itself. Looking into the series directly, it includes the idea of heroes bringing in the start of the newest wave of human evolution. This article is supposed to introduce a series exploring evolution while showing that Amazing Heroes is evolving as well. It presents them as a hip, up-to-date comic that isn’t afraid to cover a crossover series. Considered an “intercompany crossover,” Millennium brought in different superheroes from different comics, creating a new world from combining different worlds. The wikia page specifically for “intercompany crossovers” revealed that it’s normally between two different publishing companies, like Marvel and DC, but Millennium specifically falls under DC’s publishing. This, again, shows that including this article on the series that’s toying with something like an intercompany crossover but not exactly, showing that Amazing Heroes is down for anything new or unheard of to bring in its new era. With the Millennium series itself, its background of ten immortals being chosen to be protected by superheroes themselves is a fresh idea too— the purpose of superheroes is to protect the general public in total, not just a couple of designated people. This fresh idea brings a new plotline to comics, being that superheroes normally serve the needs of all, not just a few people. Steve Englehart, the writer of the series, said in an interview with Ronald Levitt Lanyi that he tries to say something through writing in fantasy. This conveys that through his Millennium series, Englehart isn’t afraid to toy with the new, and say something about politics or society while doing it. While this isn’t something unseen in comics, it proves that he’s willing to “stir the pot” and channel a new message, regardless of what it is.
Creator
Kevin Dooley, Doug Erb, Kim Thompson, Dave Hall, Donald K. Niven, Audi Paden, Coco Shinomiya, L.M. Gorell, Arlene Easter, Mark Thompson, Rachel Enger
Source
MSU Special Collections Comic Art, PN6725.A47
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Date
October 1st, 1987
Contributor
Autumn Miller
Rights
All rights reserved
Relation
-http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/21 (Cover)
-http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/22 (Table of Contents)
-http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/22 (Table of Contents)
Format
Comic, 6.6x10.3 inches, black and white
Language
English
Type
Periodical
Coverage
1981-1992
Files
Collection
Citation
Kevin Dooley, Doug Erb, Kim Thompson, Dave Hall, Donald K. Niven, Audi Paden, Coco Shinomiya, L.M. Gorell, Arlene Easter, Mark Thompson, Rachel Enger, “Amazing Heroes Issue #126— Page 17,” Critical Fanscape, accessed October 17, 2026, https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/23.