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Ultron Is Back! Avengers #55 Heats Up + Cheap Taskmaster & Classic TMNT
<p><strong>Ultron is back, and Avengers #55 is getting hot again.</strong></p><p>With <strong>James Spader returning as Ultron</strong> in the <em>Vision</em> Disney+ series, collectors are taking another look at <strong>AVENGERS #55</strong>, featuring Ultron’s first full appearance. High-grade raw copies are now selling for as much as <strong>$385</strong>.</p><p>Also this week on Bronze and Modern Gods:</p><p><strong>HOT BOOK OF THE WEEK</strong><br><strong>Avengers #55</strong> – Ultron’s first full appearance, plus an early appearance of Dane Whitman as the Black Knight. With Ultron returning to the MCU, this Silver Age key is back in the spotlight.</p><p><strong>OLD FART RULE</strong><br><strong>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8</strong> – One of the strangest and coolest early Mirage issues, bringing the Turtles together with <strong>Cerebus</strong> in a crossover created by <strong>Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim and Gerhard</strong>. It also introduces Renet, Lord Simultaneous and Savanti Romero, and first-print copies can still be surprisingly affordable.</p><p><strong>UNDERRATED BOOKS OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p><strong>The Demon #1</strong> – Jack Kirby introduces <strong>Etrigan the Demon</strong>, one of DC’s most enduring supernatural characters, in a 1972 series written and drawn entirely by Kirby.</p><p><strong>Avengers #195</strong> – The actual first appearance of <strong>Taskmaster</strong>, appearing in a final-page cameo before his full debut in #196. Despite the character’s long Marvel history, raw copies can still be found around the <strong>$10 range</strong>.</p><p>Plus Viewer Mail, Show & Tell, new member shoutouts and more comic collecting talk.</p><p>Follow us on Instagram and Facebook:@bronzeandmoderngodsLike the video, subscribe to the channel, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Become a Member for $2.99/month and get:• Members-only live streams• Bonus Show & Tell episodes• On-screen shoutoutsJOIN → <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHTY1eNYHr9JoTndx_m6kA/join</a>📬 VIEWER MAILSend questions to:bronzeandmoderngods@gmail.com</p>