Deathlok’s quest to restore his humanity brings him to Maj. Ryker’s brother Hellinger and a Luther Manning clone. New inker Klaus Janson improves the look of this series but it’s still unclear where plotter/artist Rich Buckler is trying to take the story.
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Deathlok battles human drones in abandoned subway tunnels while Mike Travers frees Nina from Maj. Ryker. Rich Buckler is joined by Bill Mantlo and a “whole blame Bullpen” of artists, but this story simply idles in place.
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Deathlok is confronted by former friend Mike Travers, then the cyborg antihero resumes his quest to regain his lost humanity. The short lead feature by Rich Buckler and company is padded out by a fun Stan Lee/Gene Colan reprint.
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The Titans face off with the Russian Starfire who is in the United States on a tragic mission. A sharp political lurch to the right makes this issue of The New Teen Titans – by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez – a bit of an awkward read.
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Starfire gets involved in a whirlwind romance – one that takes a tragic turn thanks to The H.I.V.E. A strong, character-driven issue from The New Teen Titans creative team of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. Also: The debut of Captain Carrot.
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Topo the octopus runs off with Aquababy; Aquaman pursues, but winds up battling Starro the Conqueror instead. Weak villains bring down the story, written by David Michelinie, but the art by Jim Aparo is strong. (The J’onn J’onzz backup feature, drawn by Mike Netzer and Terry Austin, is pretty, too.)
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The Weather Wizard steals an experimental “vibrojector” to use against the Flash, but ends up battling Aquaman instead. David Michelinie comes onboard as writer, but Jim Aparo’s art (as well as Mike Netzer and Terry Austin’s art on the J’onn J’onzz backup feature) is the real draw here.
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Aquaman must stop the Marine Marauder, a “lowly marine biologist” who uses air-breathing sea creatures to steal swine-flu vaccine. Steve Skeates story is pretty silly, but Jim Aparo’s art is excellent as usual. Throw in a well-drawn backup story by Mike Nasser and Terry Austin (written by Denny O'Neil) and this is one to pick up for the art.
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After losing a potential ally, Deathlok remains on the run from Maj. Simon Ryker’s soldiers and “supreme death-machine.” After a one issue absence, Rich Buckler’s Deathlok returns to Astonishing Tales (with some creative help from Doug Moench, Keith Pollard, Arvell Jones and Al McWilliams).
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Warlord and friends make their way to Deimos’ fortress, where the sorcerer holds Morgan and Tara’s son captive. Mike Grell’s Bronze Age mainstay (inked poorly by Vince Colletta) has settled into a consistent, serviceable rhythm.
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