Today in Comics History, June 24, Midsummer Night: Who's the special guest at the barbecue? It's Agatha all along

from The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) #3 (Marvel, December 1985), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Jim Mooney, colors by Janet "JayJay" Jackson, letters by Lois Buhalis

Today in Comics History, Mardi Gras: Vision would like to encounter these things called "beignets"

from The Vision and the Scarle Witch (1985 series) #9 (Marvel, June 1986), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Adam Philips, letters by Bill Oakley
Moral of the comic: You just can't keep Vision away from them crawdaddy sammiches!

Today in Comics History, October 31, Halloween: Okay, I sorta see why John Byrne might have wanted to revert the Vision's personality

Technically this panel takes place on Mardi Gras, but it references Halloween, and I can never pass up an opportunity to spotlight the Rutland Halloween Parade in comics!


from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) #4 (Marvel, June 1986), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Adam Philips, letters by Bill Oakley
Which of course reminds me that I never completed my my full series of One Night in Rutland posts. Yes! I will do them! Just...not today.

Today in Comics History, September 30: Check out Agatha here, actin' like we haven't been anxiously waiting Spooky Month all year long

from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) #4 (Marvel, January 1986), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Jim Mooney, colors by Janet Jackson, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Luke Cage's Sweet, Sweet, Christmas Day Off

In this year (2023, natch!) Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on January 16 - today, in comics history! How are Luke Cage, the Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver going to celebrate it?


from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) #8 (Marvel, May 1988), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Adam Philips, letters by Bill Oakley
AW GEEZ QUICKSILVER you should have stopped just before the "but." Come to think of it, you should have ended before the "some." On third thought, why don't you just SHUT UP QUICKSILVER


Luckily Luke Cage Eplains It All for You™ in the conclusion:


Anyway, my point, and I do have one, is don't invite Quicksilver to any celebrations that are slightly to the left of Nathan Bedford Forrest Day.

Man, I loathe Quicksilver.

Today in Comics History, December 21: Just once, Cap wishes Jarvis would bring him a beer

from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) #7 (Marvel, April 1986), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Adam Philips, letters by Bill Oakley

Comics Do Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, Act 3: Sunday in the Park with Wanda

from The Vision (2016 series) #12 (Marvel, December 2016), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colors by Jordie Bellaire, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, July 12, 2017: They lost on Final Jeopardy

Remember on February 3, where the Vision Twins were accused of schoolroom shenanigans, and it looked a little bit like this:


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4 (Marvel, April 2016), art by Mike Del Mundo
And then suddenly, on March 16, it looked a little like this (note the date difference):


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4, second printing (Marvel, May 2016), art by Mike Del Mundo
Well, here it is, July 12 a year later, and whatdaya know, now it looks a little like this:


from The Vision #2 Director's Cut (Marvel, September 2017), art by Mike Del Mundo
Geez! Make up your mind, comics! When will you stop accusing the Viztwins, anyway? And why are they still in school in July? They're not bad students! Let them go out and play their little robot games. Like...um...Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, I guess.

Fun with Comics: The true story behind WandaVision

from FOOM #6 (Marvel, June 1974), by Tony Isabella, Paty Cockrum, Duffy Vohland, Paul Kupperberg, and Alan Kupperberg

Today in Comics History, March 16, 2016: They lost on Double Jeopardy

Hey, remember back on February 3, where the Vision Twins were accused of shaking down their classmates for their lunch money, Pokémon cards, and this week's cool new Marvel Comic book releases? Naw, me either. But they were j'accused, and it looked a little bit like this:


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4 (Marvel April 2016); pencils, inks, and colors by Mike Del Mundo
Well, whatever you can say about that scene (like, Vin Vision is much taller than three apples), you can say this: it definitely happened on February 3.

Or...did it?


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4, second printing (MARVEL, May 2016); pencils, inks, and colors by Mike Del Mundo
What? Marvel changed the cover just because this book got reprinted six months later? Hmmm, on the positive side, that absolutely does help to identify the second printing from the first in the best way aside from putting the words "Second Printing" on the cover. But it does point out the deficiency in our Earth-616 school districts where the new pair of kids have to face a kangaroo court every month. Although, kangaroo court? That sounds like fun! "Your honor, I'd like to pocket this motion."

Anyway, at least we've heard the last of that.

...

But please do come back again on July 12, next year!

Today in Comics History, February 3, 2016: Robots stand accused of injuring a human being or, through inaction, allowing a human being to come to harm

cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4 (Marvel, April 2016); pencils, inks, and colors by Mike Del Mundo
But please come back on March 16!

365 Days of Defiance, Day 277: Where hate's a dream and love forever stands / Or is this a vision in my mind?

As we saw yesterday, when you get yourself a J. M. DeMatteis comic, you don't merely get an exciting super-adventure, you get food for thought Sometimes even second helpings in the same story!:
Panels from Marvel Team-Up (1972 series) #129 (May 1983), script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Kerry Gammill, inks by Mike Esposito, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Diana Albers

Today in Comics History, Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving Party Hints from the Scarlet Witch

She's may be just an ordinary housewife/mutant manipulator of reality and time/space, but Wanda Maximoff has got it goin' on. Why, back in the days before she was divorced from her robot husband who went on to have a murderous but critically acclaimed second family, Wanda was the consummate homemaker! In fact, she's made several homes completely from stray atoms of the universe around her! So when she throws a party, she really throws a party! Here's just a few of her handy household hints that'll ensure you a happy Thanksgiving party, and you won't even need to have your origin retconned into an Inhuman! Take it away, Wanda!

1. Make sure you invite all your friends! To put them at ease, remind they don't have to dress up special — just wear everyday clothing! (Geez, Namor, if you're too hot, just let me know and I'll turn down the thermostat!)


from Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985 series) #6 (Marvel, March 1986), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Richard Howell, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Adam Phillips, letters by Rick Parker and Bill Oakley
2. There will be some guests who it might be difficult to invite! Swallow your pride and ask your dad to come over, even if he disapproves of your husband, has vowed to destroy the entire human race, or if he voted for Trump.


3. For those who came in late, recount everyone's origin! Note: This hint does not apply to the Summers Family Thanksgiving when Cable arrives, or else you'll be there through November 30.


4. Pig out! And don't let Crystal do that thing where she changes the cranberry jelly into cranberry sauce. That's just plain screwed up.


5. If all else fails, reset the universe.

Today in Comics History Future, October 22, 3022: Even in the 31st century, no one wants to buy Vision's baseball card collection

from All-New All-Different Avengers #13 (Marvel, October 2016), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Adam Kubert, colors by Sonia Oback, letters by Cory Petit

More Cow/Bull Month, Day 2: The Nanny Dairies

Panel from Vision and the Scarlet Witch #4 (February 1983), script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey, colors by George Roussos, letters by Janice Chiang

More about the Vision than you ever wanted to know.

In the spirit of The Vision in a Sweater and a Bathrobe and The Vision in a Turtleneck comes these astonishing follow-ups from the synthezoid men call...The Vision! In...something. This time it's...

The Vision in a Speedo!

Panels from (top to bottom) The Avengers #137 (July 1975); The Avengers v.3 #23 (December 1999); What If? v.2 #9 (January 1990)


Special Bonus! From the immortal Avengers #254, here's an all-new, all-elegant fashion parade by Vizh! He shops at Casual Male...so you don't have to!

The Vision in a Polo Shirt, Sex Dungeon Wear*, and Hanging Around the Playboy Mansion!

Panels from The Avengers #254 (April 1985), script by Roger Stern, breakdowns by Bob Hall, finishes by Joe DelBeato and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Christie Scheele, letters by Joe Rosen


Extra Special Bonus!: what if the Vision had the same musculature as Rob Liefeld's Captain America**? We'd all freak out, that's what!


Panels from The Vision #1 (November 1994), script by Bob Harras, pencils by Manny Clark, inks by Al Vey and Mike Machlan, colors by Joe Andreani, letters by Bill Oakley


And if you've come this far, you can't avert your eyes in time to unsee

NAKED VISION!

Think that's bad enough? Does that make you feel uncomfortable? Then maybe you haven't noticed the crowning point in the Vision's miniseries of the nineties skeeviness:

HE HAS A PIN-UP OF PSYLOCKE.

I'm pretty sure that's about all you want to know about The Vision for quite some time.


*Not that I know anything about that.
**Persons of a nervous disposition should not click on this link. Probably too late, sorry.

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 197

Panel from Avengers #143 (January 1976), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Perez, inks by Sam Grainger, colors by George Roussos, letters by Tom Orzechowski

If I Ran Marvel Comics

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