The Thing and Rom team to battle a coven of Dire Wraith witches and the reanimated armor of Firefall. A can’t-miss affair for fans of the spaceknight, from regular Rom writer Bill Mantlo and the surprisingly solid art team of Bob Hall and Kevin Dzuban.
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Spider-Man and Power Man team to stop a gang that is terrorizing New York with an arson-fueled protection racket. The story falls short of poignant, but the art pairing of John Byrne and Al Gordon is quite excellent.
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The Thing awakes to an elaborate practical joke staged by the Human Torch. Will payback work out? This lead feature by comics legend Barry Windsor-Smith is a subtle, confident masterpiece.
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Spider-Man rescues an amnesiac Black Widow from S.H.I.E.L.D., running afoul of Nick Fury – and Boomerang and the Silver Samurai, too! Though not quite as strong as the previous issue, this second chapter of the Marvel Team-Up super-spy saga by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema and Steve Leialoha is still a great deal of fun.
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E-Man and Nova Kane find themselves under attack from lovers who are the personification of order and disorder. A surprisingly dark outing from Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton, with a back-up feature from comics legend Steve Ditko.
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An energy packet released from a nova star gains sentience and eventually makes its way to Earth to become … E-Man! A fun bit of counterprogramming from Charlton and the creative team of Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton.
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Jean Grey nearly dies saving the X-Men but becomes Phoenix instead … then the rest of the team goes on vacation. A mid-issue shift in plot keeps Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum’s debut of Phoenix from being a classic.
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The new X-Men race to S.H.I.E.L.D.’S orbital platform to rescue teammates captured by the Sentinels. A fun read from Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum – but one that requires some serious suspension of disbelief.
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A pair of short stories from regular Ragman writer Robert Kanigher. The first one, with finished art by the Redondo Studio, is a bit hurried, but the wordless backup story, featuring full art by co-creator Joe Kubert, is quite masterful.
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When a mute, blind orphan witnesses a murder, local thugs once again come to blows with Ragman. Another excellent offering from Bob Kanigher and the Redondo Studio, though the art is better executed than the story this time out.
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