Following World War II, twin infant brothers – one good, one scarred – are raised in a monastery and trained in the fighting arts. There’s nothing shockingly original here as writer Ed Fedory and artist Jim Craig team for a kung-fu tale typical of the era.
READWhen a young girl plunges to her death, Tigerman tracks down those who traffic in runaways and extracts bloody revenge. This first appearance of Tigerman by John Albano and Ernie Colón kicks off a solid but unspectacular B&W anthology magazine from Atlas (Seaboard).
READThe crew of Moonbase Alpha encounters a race of extremely hostile aliens – or are they actually a peace-loving people? Fun but familiar, this is another decent outing from Nicola Cuti and a young John Byrne.
READA police officers efforts to stop a gang of graffiti artist’s is thwarted by a demon. This short, dialogue-free tale from Joey Cavalieri and George Pérez leads off a solid collection of fantastical short tales.
READWith a big decision to make, Timber Wolf turns to teammate Blok and the Legion archives for answers. Artist Howard Bender joins Legion regulars Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen for a one-off story that doesn’t feel like an adequate epilogue to “The Great Darkness Saga.”
READThe hunt for the Boar takes E-Man to the center of the Earth – and charges Nova into a super-powered future! Nova levels up in this full-length adventure from the creative team of Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton.
READKillraven and crew cross paths with Volcana Ash before coming under attack from the Death Breeders. Don McGregor welcomes key collaborator P. Craig Russell and the War of the Worlds will never be the same.
READKillraven sets off to seek the help of Pstun-Rage the Vigilant … but ends up killing him instead. This issue from the team of Don McGregor and Gene Colan is interesting, but tonally a little off.
READAfter losing a battle to Skar, Killraven discovers the power of clairsentience and uses it to hunt down the villain. Don McGregor continues to make Killraven his own, this time with art support from Rich Buckler and Klaus Janson.
READIn the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, Killraven and crew fight to escape the High Overlord, mutants and human slaves. Writer Don McGregor delivers strong action and decent characterization, with journeyman art support from Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel.
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