The Titans break up a mob plot that utilizes children as drug runners – but things take a tragic turn. A superior conclusion to a two-parter from the creative team of Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Romeo Tanghal. Plus: Atari Force makes its spinner-rack debut.
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While dealing with the fallout of their encounter with Brother Blood, the Teen Titans find themselves under attack from Gordanians. The New Teen Titans creative team of Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Romeo Tanghal is starting to fire on all cylinders.
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A man falls hard for a woman who wipes out on a surfboard – but her mommy issues stand between them. Bronze Age romance comics prove even harder to follow than the superhero ones, but this one features nice art by Alex Toth, Ernie Colón and others.
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As the heroes of three worlds come to blows, Red Tornado tries to free Earth-X from Nazi control. Overstuffed with characters, this story – from Len Wein, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano - welcomes the Golden Age Quality superheroes to the Bronze Age DCU.
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A transmitter mix-up brings members of the JLA and JSA together with the Freedom Fighters to fight Nazis on Earth-X. The long-defunct Quality superheroes join the DCU in this team-up tale from Len Wein, Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano.
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The fingerprints of Charles Dickens are all over this DC reprint digest, as the Victorian author’s classic tale serves as inspiration for more than one story. (Except for Jack Kirby’s Bronze Age Sandman adventure, of course, a story widely distributed for the first time in this issue.)
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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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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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