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Speedball

This series chronicles the tumultuous journey of an ambitious football player navigating the highs and lows of professional sports. It delves into themes of friendship, rivalry, and the immense pressure to succeed on and off the field. Readers are offered a gripping look behind the scenes of the football world, where intense competition shapes lives. It's a must-read for fans of sports dramas and compelling character arcs.

Speedball: The Masked Marvel

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  • Speedball: The Masked Marvel

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    Few creators have left their mark like the inimitable Steve Ditko. His unmistakable creative vision brought the world the Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and, in 1988, Speedball! Together with writers Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco and Jo Duff y, Ditko crafted the adventures of Robbie Baldwin, a high school student with strange other-dimensional powers that create an energetic kinetic field that turn him into Speedball! In the classic Ditko style, Baldwin's life is complicated - his father is a district attorney with no love for costumed vigilantes and there is serious marital strife between Robbie's parents. This Complete Collection brings together every Steve Ditko tale of the New Warrior-to-be for the very first time. COLLECTING: SPEEDBALL (1988) 1-10 AND MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) 22, MARVEL AGE ANNUAL (1985) 4, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 14 AND 56 AND MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) 1-2 AND 5-6

    Speedball: The Masked Marvel