Hephaestus attacks Wonder Woman with an emotion-fueled flame device he hopes will gain him favor with Ares, god of war. An oddly average comic by the team of Martin Pasko, José Delbo and Vince Colletta.
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Returning from an interstellar mission, Superman finds himself trapped on an Earth where everyone has changed sexes. This lightweight relic from Martin Pasko and Curt Swan isn’t bad, but it’s not very entertaining, either.
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The lead feature for this 1973 issue of Batman is a little weak, but the final backup tale – by Frank Robbins and Dick Giordano – is an all-time classic.
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Satan sends Corrupta to Greenwich Village in a sneaky effort to capture his sister Devilina’s soul. Atlas (Seaboard) apes Warren’s B&W-magazine style with this C-list collection stories from the likes of Ric Estrada, John Albano, Frank Thorne and others.
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As is often the case with DC’s Bronze Age horror titles, the art in this issue of House of Secrets is stronger than the stories. A Bernie Wrightson cover kicks off a strong lineup featuring work by Jim Aparo, Alex Toth, Nick Cardy and others.
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This collection of Warren reprints features stunning Bernie Wrightson horror art, albeit buried under some poor full-color production.
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A magazine editor’s search for the truth about how criminals are meeting their gruesome ends leads him to the Spectre. Michael Fleisher generates buzz with this gruesome-but-simple tale, which features gorgeous art from Jim Aparo.
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Madame Xanadu helps stop a drug addict and a young woman experimenting with witchcraft from unleashing a pair of demons. Marshall Rogers art is stronger than Steve Englehart’s story, but this whole package is quite nice – especially the backup feature by J.M. DeMatteis and Brian Bolland.
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Dracula hooks up with his fourth cousin and their progeny would eventually terrorize coeds in New York City. Excellent Frank Thorne art can’t save this subpar one off from Gary Friedrich.
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The Creature Commandos are sent to investigate a South Pacific island, where they discover the War that Time Forgot! The lead feature by Mike W. Barr, Bob Hall and Jerry Ordway is decent, and this whole issue earns a B grade.
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