B-list villain Dr. Death holds Gotham – including Batman and Robin – hostage with a deadly allergen. A surprisingly weak 45th-anniversary outing for DC’s flagship Detective Comics. Creative talent includes Gerry Conway, Gene Colan, Klaus Janson and others.
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Princess Diana inspires some of history’s greatest heroes to help the Amazons repel Ares’ invasion of Paradise Island. This issue reprints a surprisingly epic adventure from Wonder Woman #183-184, crafted by writer/artist Mike Sekowsky.
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At different points throughout its future, humanity recalls legends of Superman, champion of “truth, justice and the American way.” This anniversary issues – featuring an all-star cast of artists and several strong short stories from Elliot S. Maggin – earns a rare A+ grade.
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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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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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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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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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