On his return from the past, Spider-Man somehow gets sidetracked to 2019 — and the Martian-controlled world of Killraven! Bill Mantlo follows up his multi-part, Salem-witch-trial epic with this enjoyable done-in-one, again illustrated by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito.
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In 1692 Salem, the Dark-Rider has defeated Spider-Man, Vision, the Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom. Can Moondragon save the day? Wordy recaps slow the pace, but Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito recover to nail the ending of this four-part classic.
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Trapped in 1692 Salem, the Scarlet Witch, Vision and Spider-Man battle crazed mobs, Cotton Mather and the mysterious Dark-Rider. Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito deliver another strong chapter of their time-travel, team-up epic.
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Cotton Mather uses Doctor Doom’s time machine to bring the Scarlet Witch to Salem of 1692 – for a burning! This opening chapter to a six-part, Bill-Mantlo-penned epic is crazy fun, with solid art from the team of Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito.
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The Brood continue to pursue the X-Men, but this time it’s Carol Danvers – now as Binary – who saves the day. This debut of Binary – from the creative team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum – has a mostly been-there, done-that feel.
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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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This collection of Warren reprints features stunning Bernie Wrightson horror art, albeit buried under some poor full-color production.
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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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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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A reluctant werewolf turns to Dr. Strongfort Stearn, AKA Mr. Monster, for protection from the Were-Devils Athletic Club. Canadian Golden Age character Mr. Monster gets a late-Bronze-Age remix in this fun debut issue from Michael T. Gilbert and William Messner-Loebs.
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