Tara and Morgan seek refuge from the great desert in the halls of Timgad, the Citadel of Sorcerer Kings. Tried-and-true fantasy material gets a fresh visual-storytelling treatment from writer/penciler Mike Grell.
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Tara and Morgan set off to rescue their son but soon end up sidequesting to capture the Eye of Shakakhan. Divisive Vince Colletta joins the creative team as Mike Grell’s popular Warlord series goes monthly.
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A Vietnam veteran returns home with a secret – drug addiction! Will his love stand by her man? The lead story is an enjoyable-enough relic of its times, but it’s the Alex-Toth-drawn backup feature that makes this issue a winner.
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Haunted by the murder of her roommates, Liza Warner attends police academy and becomes … Lady Cop! A real stinker of a comic, from the team of Robert Kanigher, John Rosenberger and Vince Colletta.
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Superman and Flash get drawn into an alien civil war, and end up racing to the end of time. Martin Pasko’s central concept is a good one, and artist José Luis García-López is an underrated master. But this one ends up being less than the sum of its parts.
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Bad science and other silliness undermine what should have been a promising superhero anthology. Only the Neal Adams cover and some above-average Batman art from Michael (Nasser) Netzer save this one from being a total stinker.
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In the lead feature by Elliot S. Maggin and Mike Grell, Robin and Batgirl team to stop an invasion led by Benedict Arnold and Satan. Throw in a few reprints – including a Neal Adams Man-Bat story – and you’ve got a fine debut issue of The Batman Family.
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The Shadow and his associates follow clues to thwart the robbery of worn-out currency making its way back to Washington, D.C. While perhaps not as strong as its reputation, this revival debut by Denny O’Neil and Michael W. Kaluta is certainly enjoyable.
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Needing help infiltrating a gang of criminal runaways, Batman asks Robin to call the Teen Titans back together. Typically goofy B&B fun from Bob Haney, with typically excellent B&B art from Jim Aparo.
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Aliens abduct the son of one of Superman’s boyhood friends – and the Legion won’t let Superman save the boy! A serviceable if unspectacular story by Paul Levitz and the art team of Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano.
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