Superman finds himself going toe to toe with Captain Thunder, a Captain Marvel analogue turned inexplicably evil. This outing from Elliot S. Maggin, Curt Swan and Bob Oksner never quite escapes its own oddness.
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Cosmic rays give birth to a team of heroes known as the Fantastic Four: Big Brain, Dragonfly, Mandroid and Ultra-Woman! Roy Thomas is at the helm of this excellent alternate-universe take on Marvel’s first family.
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Intent on tracking down his own killer, Deadman learns a lesson about the cost of vengeance from the Phantom Stranger. A fairly weak story from Arnold Drake gets a nice boost from an early effort by artist Mike Grell.
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Legionnaires headed to a wedding get tossed back through time to ancient Earth, where the encounter Durlans masquerading as gods. A solid-but-flat outing from the creative team of Paul Levitz and Dave Gibbons.
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Legionnaires battle the Emerald Empress in an effort to thwart her plans for a hijacked Weber’s World. Under the team of Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt, the Legion of Super-Heroes was a consistently excellent read.
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As the Legionnaires continue to recover from the “Great Darkness Saga,” Lightning Lord comes looking for his sister. The classic LoSH team of Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen deliver an excellent transitional issue.
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Chameleon Boy’s quest to restore his powers sees him and his father, R.J. Brande, fighting for their lives. Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen get right back at it with this Chameleon-boy-centered issue.
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As the Legion prepares for a celebration, Brainiac 5 seeks to cure an ally trapped by visions of alternate futures. LoSH regulars Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen anchor an impressive team of talent for the special anniversary issue.
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Duke “Destroyer” Duck travels across nega-space to avenge the death of The Little Guy at the hands of Godcorp, Ltd. Steve Gerber + Jack Kirby + Righteous Anger = A pretty solid debut issue. (All this, plus the first appearance of Groo the Wanderer, too!)
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Trapped on a dead world in his astral form, Arion lies helpless as his ancient mentor battles the Star-Spawn. Readers hit the ground running and never get the chance to get settled in this difficult series debut from co-creators Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema.
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