A man falls hard for a woman who wipes out on a surfboard – but her mommy issues stand between them. Bronze Age romance comics prove even harder to follow than the superhero ones, but this one features nice art by Alex Toth, Ernie Colón and others.
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The fingerprints of Charles Dickens are all over this DC reprint digest, as the Victorian author’s classic tale serves as inspiration for more than one story. (Except for Jack Kirby’s Bronze Age Sandman adventure, of course, a story widely distributed for the first time in this issue.)
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Hephaestus attacks Wonder Woman with an emotion-fueled flame device he hopes will gain him favor with Ares, god of war. An oddly average comic by the team of Martin Pasko, José Delbo and Vince Colletta.
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Trouble on the home front sees Warlord taking a job as a mercenary, tracking down an infamous thief. A simple story with strong action scenes served up by series creator/writer/artist Mike Grell.
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Gravely wounded during a battle with pirates, Warlord is nursed back to health by a mythical creature under the sea. This simple story offers surprising depth, from the team of writer/artist Mike Grell and inker Vince Colletta.
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Warlord gets involved in a local conflict between a group of golden-skinned pacifists and a neighboring, ogre-like tribe. Another solid done-in-one adventure from Mike Grell and Vince Colletta.
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Drowning his woes in wine, Warlord soon finds himself battling a werewolf inside a burning, surreal tower. A strong done-in-one issue from Warlord creator Mike Grell, with inks by Vince Colletta.
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Warlord must cross blades with his own son, who has been prematurely aged and is under the control of Deimos. This concluding chapter of Mike Grell’s latest storyline is solid but should pack more emotional punch.
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Warlord and friends make their way to Deimos’ fortress, where the sorcerer holds Morgan and Tara’s son captive. Mike Grell’s Bronze Age mainstay (inked poorly by Vince Colletta) has settled into a consistent, serviceable rhythm.
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Superman and Captain Marvel discover they’ve switched costumes and powers as part of a Mr. Mxyzptlk plot. Both the lead story – by the team of Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano – and backup feature would have been more at home in the Silver Age.
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