With Weird Tales of the Macabre, Atlas (Seaboard) was clearly looking to emulate Warren’s Creepy-and-Eerie formula. The short-lived company actually did a pretty good job of it, with nice art here from the likes of Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Pat Boyette, Ernie Colón and others.
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A secret race of Cat People turns Greer “The Cat” Nelson into Tigra, a werewoman who must battle both Werewolf by Night and Hydra. Another winner from Tony Isabella, this one illustrated by the journeymen art team of Don Perlin and Vince Colletta.
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Despite a nice Neal Adams/Bernie Wrightson cover and a pair of tales featuring Jack Kirby art, this collection of reprints from House of Mystery just isn’t very scary. Cool? Yes. Scary? No.
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Killraven and crew seek overnight refuge in a Octo-Tympanum-View-Scope emporium, tripping out and digging some tunes. Don McGregor and P. Craig Russell deliver one of the most pro-recreational-drug-use stories to come out of mainstream comics during the Bronze Age.
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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.
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When 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).
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The 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.
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A 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.
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With 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.”
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The 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.
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