Before they became the superstar creative team on The Uncanny X-Men writer Chris Claremont, artist John Byrne and inker Terry Austin turned out an incredible take in Marvel Comics Team-Up #79.
In the issue an ancient artifact turns a museum guard into a centuries old wizard set on world domination.
In the same museum an archaic sword transforms Mary Jane Watson into the female barbarian Red Sonja and Spider-Man comes along for the ride.
Teaming up, Spidey and Red take on the Wizard and his minions in a desperate attempt to stop his dastardly plans.
Needless to say things work out and once again Spidey (and Red Sonja) save the day. The magical spell wears off and the guard and Mary Jane Watson return to their true forms.
This is a great issue that foreshadows the amazing stories Claremont, Byrne and Austin will start churning out for the X-Men.
In fact several of the characters seen in Claremont and Byrne’s run on Team-Up show up in The Uncanny X-Men.
I recommend fans of the creative duo check out their other collaborative pre-X-Men work on Iron Fist and Team-Up. You won’t be disappointed.
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