Despite strong art from up-and-comers like Tom Sutton, Rich Larson and Mike Zeck, Creepy Things #2 is still a bit of a mess.
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A hodgepodge of reprints repackaged to look like a horror comic, this issue is largely a bland affair. While most of the work is uncredited, the lead story – featuring the debut of Tragg – offers stylish art by Jesse Santos.
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A “hitherto undiscovered bacterial force” “activates” algae and turns a washed-up Olympic swimmer into Man-Monster. Yes, this uninspired origin story by Tony Isabella, Rich Buckler and Mike Vosburg is as bad as it sounds. But the backup tale – featuring art by Enrique Badía Romero – is decent.
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Spider-Man and the Frankenstein Monster team to stop Monster Maker Baron Ludwig von Shtupf – but Man-Wolf stands in the way! A weirdly unsatisfying conclusion to a monster-themed two-parter by Gerry Conway, Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta.
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Spider-Man is zapped while breaking up a bank robbery and wakes to find himself imprisoned next to the Frankenstein Monster. What sounds like a comic with some monstrous potential turns out to be a ho-hum affair from the creative team of Gerry Conway, Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta.
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Spider-Man battles the Prodigy, an alien villain who is promoting misinformation to trap America’s teens with unplanned pregnancies. While just a so-so as a Spider-Man story, the Planned Parenthood giveaway by Ann Robinson, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito is a telling historical relic.
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This debut issue of Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch features some morally mixed-up tales. But the real appeal comes from the back-up text feature’s illustrations, drawn by a young John Byrne.
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Superman and a depowered Wonder Woman are swept into the future as a mechanical being tries to save the past. A dated lead story by the creative team of Denny O'Neil, Dick Dillin and Joe Giella falls short of the gorgeous Neal Adams cover, while a pair of reprints offer little added value.
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Tragg has to save a Sky God defector from her own people – and from a monstrous “devil shark.” A lack of back story makes this tale from Don Glut and Dan Spiegle a tough nut to crack.
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The Northern Light doesn’t take kindly to Conquermind, a powerful alien overseeing a school field trip to Earth. It’s a game effort by James Waley and Jim Craig, but ultimately not ready for prime time.
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