A villain defeated by the original Batman escapes a coma – and Earth-2 – to seek revenge on the Bronze Age Batman. Mike W. Barr and Dave Gibbons say goodbye to one of the quintessential team-up books of the Bronze Age, while Barr and Jim Aparo say hello to the Outsiders.
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Still disgusted with American politics but ready to return to superheroing, Steve Rogers becomes Nomad. An enjoyable comic and interesting new direction for this title from the team of Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta.
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The DC Implosion couldn’t keep a good superheroine down. Gerry Conway’s Vixen finally earns her DCU debut, teaming here with Superman in a story drawn by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte.
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The Black Cat plots to bust an aging cat burglar out of jail – and crosses paths with Spider-Man in the process. This new-character debut by Marv Wolfman and Keith Pollard isn’t the most original, but this comic still provides serviceable fun.
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Shirtless men get their battle on in strange, savage environments – one within Earth’s core, the other on Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories get the Bronze adaptation treatment from Len Wein, Alan Weiss, Marv Wolfman and Murphy Anderson.
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The Legion’s Karate Kid travels to the 20th century – then decides to stay to “find” himself. Paul Levitz pens DC’s odd attempt to cash in on the ’70s’ kung-fu craze, with Ric Estrada and Joe Staton collaborating on art.
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A demon-handed barbarian named Valcan wards off several assassination attempts initiated by a sinister king. There's little new to be had from this by-the-book barbarian tale from David Michelinie and Ernie (Chua) Chan.
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Polaris Spanner recalls his past, from becoming a Kaborian squire to discovering he’s an intergalactic fugitive. Nicola Cuti and Tom Mandrake launch a space saga short on originality and lacking pizzazz.
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Refusing to accept help from Batman, Man-Bat struggles to save his wife from the hypnotic control of Baron Tyme. Gerry Conway’s story isn’t the best, but Steve Ditko draws an interesting Batman and Al Milgrom delivers surprisingly strong inks.
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The Fantastic Four team with the Black Panther to investigate a mystery – and find themselves prisoners of ancient Rome! Writer/artist John Byrne delivers a fine done-in-one tale, though it does little to showcase its African guest star.
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