The Elementals escape confinement for a rematch with the Destroyers – a confrontation with seemingly deadly results. Bill Willingham’s first hit series is already showing signs of being a contender.
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The Elementals attempt to explain their inexplicable return from the dead to the FBI but are interrupted – by the Destroyers! A promise-filled first issue from Bill Willingham and company.
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The Justice Machine teams with the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents to battle General Von Geist’s super-powered, “ultrablitz” stormtroopers. This lead feature by William Messner-Loebs and Bill Reinhold is a bit of an afterthought thanks to this issue’s backup story: the outstanding debut of Bill Willingham’s Elementals.
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Spider-Man and the Punisher both want to stop Doctor Octopus from poisoning New York – but have very different methods. Denny O’Neil and Frank Miller return for another Amazing Spider-Man Annual – and this one is even better than their first!
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Doctor Doom clashes with MODOK while Sub-Mariner attempts to rescue a damsel in distress – before the Cosmic Cube explodes! A so-so, hodgepodge of a finale by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia.
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Doctor Doom struggles to bring Sub-Mariner to heel as the two race into conflict with MODOK – and the Cosmic Cube! A fun outing that is hampered by some curious character choices, from the team of Gerry Conway, Gene Colan and Mike Esposito.
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An amnesiac Sub-Mariner is stalked by Doctor Doom, who needs Namor for a plot to acquire the Cosmic Cube. A fun, stylish outing from the team of Gerry Conway, Gene Colan and Mike Esposito.
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With Power Man and Black Goliath under the Ringmaster’s thrall, it’s up to the supporting cast to save the day. This two-parter gets a poor second act from the replacement creative team of Bill Mantlo, Ron Wilson and Fred Kida.
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Luke Cage’s search for love interest Claire Temple takes him to Southern California – and into battle with Black Goliath. A solid-but-unspectacular debut of a new hero from the creative team of Jenny Blake Isabella, George Tuska and Dave Hunt.
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Jon Sable is hired to provide security for a jewel auction but may have met his match in Maggie the Cat. Mike Grell takes on comics’ sexy-jewel-thief/love-interest archetype with this debut of Maggie the Cat.
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