Aquaman must stop the Marine Marauder, a “lowly marine biologist” who uses air-breathing sea creatures to steal swine-flu vaccine. Steve Skeates story is pretty silly, but Jim Aparo’s art is excellent as usual. Throw in a well-drawn backup story by Mike Nasser and Terry Austin (written by Denny O'Neil) and this is one to pick up for the art.
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Locked in the JLA satellite, the Justice League and Justice Society investigate who among them is a murderer. The conclusion to this Gerry Conway two-parter stumbles, keeping it from being a classic. (The interior is by JLA regulars Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.)
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The Justice League and Justice Society meet for a social get-together – but the good times end in murder! Writer Gerry Conway delivers a more-intimate-than-usual drama for the 1979 edition of this annual team-up, and he gets solid support from the journeyman art team of Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
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After losing a potential ally, Deathlok remains on the run from Maj. Simon Ryker’s soldiers and “supreme death-machine.” After a one issue absence, Rich Buckler’s Deathlok returns to Astonishing Tales (with some creative help from Doug Moench, Keith Pollard, Arvell Jones and Al McWilliams).
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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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Bluebird – “Detroit’s most exotic private detective!” – retrieves secret space-warp documents from the clutches of Pigtails and Orson. This one is an earnest effort from the creative team of Joe Zabel, Mike Gustovich, Aaron McClellan and William Messner-Loebs – but it’s just not ready for prime time.
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Jack of Hearts saves capsized boaters before heading home for an eventual battle with an assassin named Jonathan Hemlock. This one-shot outing from Bill Mantlo – featuring nice art from Keith Giffen and Rudy Nebres – is a strong scene-setter issue.
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A trio of short stories – including a Human Target tale by the winning team of Len Wein, Neal Adams and Dick Giordano – all take a backseat to a subtle-but-iconic Nick Cardy cover.
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Kitty Pryde and Storm – who is trapped in the White Queen’s body – race to save the X-Men from the Hellfire Club. This one features a convoluted plot from Chris Claremont and solid art from guest artist Bob McLeod.
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Kitty Pryde must transfer to Emma Frost’s academy; the X-Men are attacked by Sentinels that are under Hellfire Club control. A real mixed bag of an issue from Chris Claremont and fill-in artists James Sherman, Joe Rubinstein and Bob McLeod.
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