When an ancient pyramid is relocated to America, only Isis can stop an evil magician bent on conquering the world. Denny O’Neil’s simplistic story and the subpar art from Ric Estrada and Wally Wood make Isis #1 a forgettable affair.
READDisgusted by mankind’s predilection for guns, a veterinarian takes an assignment in Africa that puts her at odds with poachers. Perhaps there’s a good comic-book story somewhere in this premise, but this debut issue – by Carole Seuling, Steve Gerber, George Tuska and Vince Colletta – isn’t it.
READA tape found on the moon allows Superman to learn the story of his father, Jor-El. Paul Kupperberg, Howard Chaykin, and Murphy Anderson collaborate on the comic industry’s first miniseries, but the results are terribly dated.
READMorbius and the Thing go from fighting each other to tangling with the Living Eraser, winding up in Dimension Z. All told, a pretty awful outing from Bill Mantlo, Arvell Jones and Dick Giordano.
READWhen aliens from Saturn invade Norway, nurse Jane Foster finds a magical stick that turns her into a female Thor. An uninspired mess of a story from the team of Don Glut, Rick Hoberg and Dave Hunt.
READTelevision’s Bionic Woman makes her way to comic books. Based on this uncredited stink bomb, that might not be a good thing.
READA prehistoric sub-human frozen in ice emerges eons later to bring death and destruction to a Minnesota town. A stinker of a debut from the usually interesting talents of Michael Fleisher and Mike Sekowsky.
READA family of acrobats who worked for the mob steal some experimental police tech and become the Dragon Force. A sub-professional-but-undeniably-fun debut from newcomer Johan Roux.
READSeries hostess Countess R.H. Von Bludd gets an origin story in this horror anthology debut. Unfortunately, none of these tales – from Charlton regulars including Joe Gill, Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton – offer much in the way of originality or artistic execution.
READOne of the Bronze Age’s key indie publishers gets off to a shaky start with this collection of amateurish B&W stories. Of the four, only Vince Argondezzi’s Mister Justice is within shouting distance of professional.
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