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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Killraven and company team with an old astronaut to battle Deathraven and the High Overlord. Don McGregor and P. Craig Russell’s effort to conclude this War of the Worlds’ story has issues but remains a worthwhile book.
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The Hulk gets pulled into a religious war between two factions on Cygnet VII – with heartbreaking results. A surprisingly strong critique of organized religion from Hulk regulars Bill Mantlo and Herb Trimpe.
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The wizard Scartarium sends the Boomen to capture his creation Skrog, enslaving a woman named Cue, as well. A well-intentioned-but-subprofessional, done-in-one debut from the team of Bill Cucinotta and Bill Anderson.
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The Titans’ battle with mobster Anthony Scarapelli comes to a head, but final resolution comes from a new character – Vigilante! A jam-packed issue full of questionable new characters, from the creative team of Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Pablo Marcos
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The Impossible Man’s family scavenger hunt brings him into direct conflict with the X-Men – and almost starts an intergalactic war! Writer Chris Claremont, penciller Michael Golden and a virtual horde of inkers team on this slight, silly tale.
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The Amazing Spider-Friends thwart a disgruntled ballet-wannabe-turned-supervillain, then take in a production of the Dallas Ballet Nutcracker. This weird promotional comic by Jim Salicrup, Jim Mooney and John Tartaglione is equal parts C-list Spidey story, Classics Illustrated and Fun & Games Magazine.
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The newly renamed Southern Knights make a public appearance for their benefactor, but soon clash with the superpowered Dread. A strong second issue from a creative team including Henry Vogel, Audrey Vogel, Jackson Guice and Sam Grainger.
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In Dallas on a photo assignment, Peter Parker soon finds himself swinging into action to thwart the Kingpin’s Christmas plot. This promotional comic from the Dallas Times Herald – by the team is Jim Salicrup, Alan Kupperberg and Mike Esposito – is not much of a holiday treat.
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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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