I Fight Till I Fall!

“I fight till I fall!”

Stephen at his truest. This statement is pretty much true throughout all his comic years. His determination and resiliency knows no bounds.

Marvel Premier #3 (1972)

Completely random thought that has no relevance to my page.

What happens if Black Bolt forgets the toilet paper...?

I feel personally called out-

Oh my vishanti, Stephen’s hiding his feelings again. RUn that back please..

Oh and let’s not forget...

Oh and then there’s-

Stephen, you love Clea. Always have, always will. Dont come in here with no “oUtDatEd inFoRmAtiOn.” After all this mess she told him to get his job back and clean himself up and he did just that. She cares about him and he knows that. I don’t think he’s ever lost his feelings for her. She is literally the healthiest relationship with another human that he HAS.

Also I don’t quite appreciate the very clear racism and dehumanization in older comics regarding Wong’s standing as manservant, but I can appreciate how Stephen actually corrects his mistakes when he speaks ill of him and realizes just how much he needs his friend. Him calling him old friend is heartwarming. How their relationship has grown from master-servant to master-master over the years is much better.

(And to be fair he’d been having quite a rough day/night. Though it’s not exactly an excuse.)

Marvel Premier #4 (1972)

Of course Stephen had to have his dramatic backstory telling moment while staring out a window, which is probably the same one he’s told 1,000 times. I love him for his drama though

Though I really do enjoy his and Hank’s interaction. Although he was skeptical in the beginning about the workings of magic, calling it “cheating” and all, he eventually came around and even helped him solve a mystical problem. 👀 Open minds are just lovely. Definitely easier than getting Reed or Tony to do the same.

It’s always funny to watch someone watch Stephen getting flung around by “nothing” and being completely confused about it, though