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Review: Godzilla #18

Made small by Henry Pym’s shrinking gas, Godzilla escapes S.H.I.E.L.D. custody then battles a rat in New York’s sewer. The king of the monsters comes to New York – just not at the scale readers might expect – in this tale from Bronze Age stalwarts Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe.

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Review: U.S. 1 #1

Ulysses Solomon “U.S.” Archer sets out with his CB-radio skull replacement and souped-up eighteen-wheeler to hunt down the maniacal Highwayman. This debut issue from Al Milgrom and Herb Trimpe isn’t as full-out awful as one might expect.

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Review: Amazing Adventures #33

During a layover in what was once West Virginia, Killraven discovers a society of African-American separatists living underground. This strange mix of racially charged dystopian tropes is a tough read from today’s vantage. From the fill-in team of Bill Mantlo, Herb Trimpe and D. Bruce Berry.

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Review: Amazing Adventures #30

The High Overlord is called before a forum of Martian masters to review an earlier debacle against the rebel Killraven. A lovely new framing sequence from artist P. Craig Russell almost makes up for this slapdash repackaging of a contemporary reprint. Almost.

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Review: Amazing Adventures #24

In the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, Killraven and crew fight to escape the High Overlord, mutants and human slaves. Writer Don McGregor delivers strong action and decent characterization, with journeyman art support from Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel.

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Review: Amazing Adventures #23

Killraven fights to free himself from Martian overlords and mutant rat creatures while his allies plan a rescue mission. The overarching story of Killraven and crew seems to be spinning its wheels, but this is still an enjoyable comic from the team of Don McGregor, Herb Trimpe and Frank Chiaramonte.

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