Marvel Milestones: Dragon Lord, Speedball & the Man in the Sky #[nn]
In "A Hero Is Also a Man!", Robbie embarks on a secret struggle balancing his parents’ expectations with the strange, bouncy powers that come with being Speedball—a hero in the making. Written by Steve Ditko, Tom DeFalco, and Roger Stern, with art by Ditko and inks by Butch Guice, this 2006 Marvel Milestones issue captures a pivotal moment in a young hero’s life. The cover by Frank Miller and Bob Wiacek perfectly frames the tension between duty, identity, and the sudden rush of becoming something more.
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Robbie's D.A. dad wants him to have a career in the law and his mother wants him to pursue a life in the arts. Instead, Robbie is secretly trying to cope with groovy new superpowers that make him talk funny and bounce around like a rubber ball. When Robbie saves his parents from a career criminal bent on revenge, Speedball is introduced to the world.
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