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.
READFar from Earth, the X-Men face off against the mighty (familiar) Imperial Guard – and require some help from the Starjammers! An excellent swan song from Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum’s initial teaming on the all-new, all-different X-Men.
READTrapped in a fever dream, Professor X relives a previous battle between new X-Men and old. Marvel’s mighty mutants fall prey to the Dreaded Deadline Doom with this fill-in issue from Bill Mantlo and Bob Brown.
READThe X-Men face off with Eric the Red and Firelord with perhaps the fate of the universe in the balance. This one strains the suspension of disbelief, but it’s still a strong outing from the regular creative team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
READDuring a side mission to Moira MacTaggert’s island, the new team faces their first battle with the X-Men’s arch-nemesis, Magneto. Another flawed-but-enjoyable outing from the team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
READThe X-Men emerge victorious from the clutches of Black Tom Cassidy and the Juggernaut … with a little help from leprechauns? While there’s some good things happening in this issue, it ultimately falls short of the lofty standards of the Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum creative team.
READThe Thing and Rom team to battle a coven of Dire Wraith witches and the reanimated armor of Firefall. A can’t-miss affair for fans of the spaceknight, from regular Rom writer Bill Mantlo and the surprisingly solid art team of Bob Hall and Kevin Dzuban.
READSpider-Man and Power Man team to stop a gang that is terrorizing New York with an arson-fueled protection racket. The story falls short of poignant, but the art pairing of John Byrne and Al Gordon is quite excellent.
READThe Falcon fails to save an outspoken writer from Bodavia, but swears to hunt down the assassin. A rather bland whodunit from the team of Mark Evanier, Sal Buscema and Dave Simons
READThe Thing awakes to an elaborate practical joke staged by the Human Torch. Will payback work out? This lead feature by comics legend Barry Windsor-Smith is a subtle, confident masterpiece.
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