Kamandi and mutant friend Ben Boxer join the Horse Marines to explore “the dominion of devils” … aka Canada! More madcap, post-apocalyptic adventures from the mind of Jack “King” Kirby.
READ’Tis the season for this collection of reprints – and an unpublished Angel & the Ape story – from the DC archives. Creative gift givers include Denny O’Neil, Nick Cardy, Bob Oksner and more.
READWhen FBI agent John Targitt’s wife and daughter are blown up in a mob hit, the agent seeks bloody revenge. A below-average script from Ric Meyers gets strong storytelling support from veteran artist Howard Nostrand.
READAfter learning the alien threat still lives, Phoenix races to New York to stop the annihilation of the city. Heavy with Biblical allusions, this series, by artist Sal Amendola and new writer Gabriel Levy, still has potential.
READThe Grim Ghost hosts a party for his neighbors, but sneaks out early to send some bad guys to hell. Michael Fleisher and Ernie Colón make the most of this kit-bashed creation.
READKillraven, Volcana Ash and the Freemen liberate human slave pens before destroying the Death-Birth citadel. The classic Killraven creative team of Don McGregor and P. Craig Russell begin to hit their stride with this action-packed conclusion to their Death-Birth story arc.
READA foe from E-Man’s past returns, this time sporting the ability to change E-Man into fictional monsters. Another winning issue of the surprising E-Man series, by the regular creative team of Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton. Plus: More Rog 2000 by John Byrne!
READIronjaw saves a wench, becomes a sword for hire, threatens to rape his own sister, then becomes king. Whew. A surprisingly misogynistic outing – even for the ’70s – from the team of Michael Fleisher and Pablos Marcos.
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