When an undercover police sergeant is murdered, Sam Lomax is called in to work the case. The lead feature by Russ Jones and Mike Sekowsky serves up some weak sauce, but the backup by Mike Ploog is stronger fare.
READThis trio of war stories by John Albano seem more interested in body counts than morality tales. With art from Pat Broderick, Al McWilliams and John Severin.
READLooking to burnish its reputation, The Combine forces an imprisoned Destructor into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Huntress. A third straight winning issue of The Destructor from the team of Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko.
READJohn Targitt falls prey to Professor Death’s nerve gas, but ultimately assumes a new identity as the more powerful Man-Stalker. A confusing script undermines a tonal shift that is well served by stylish art from cartoonist Howard Nostrand.
READSgt. Stryker and company race to get a one-star general back to HQ with some important intel about the African front. Another solid lead story by Archie Goodwin and Al McWilliams, but the real treat here is the striking backup tale showcasing art from master cartoonist Alex Toth.
READThe Destructor heads to New Mexico in pursuit of a mob boss, but ends up battling Deathgrip instead. Another winner from an all-star creative lineup of Archie Goodwin, Steve Ditko and Wally Wood.
READWulf and Rymstrydle discover unexpected conditions in the Iron Citadel where they end up battling a mechanized colossus. The new creative team of Leo Summers and Steve Skeates take the barbarian on a different sort of adventure.
READA pair of law enforcement tough guys – the NYPD’s Sam Lomax and cop-turned-P.I. Luke Malone – blow away bad guys with Magnums. Gary Friedrich serves up two crime stories long on silly and short on grit, while the work of artists Mike Sekowsky and Mike Ploog suffers from unsympathetic inking.
READSatan sends Corrupta to Greenwich Village in a sneaky effort to capture his sister Devilina’s soul. Atlas (Seaboard) apes Warren’s B&W-magazine style with this C-list collection stories from the likes of Ric Estrada, John Albano, Frank Thorne and others.
READDracula hooks up with his fourth cousin and their progeny would eventually terrorize coeds in New York City. Excellent Frank Thorne art can’t save this subpar one off from Gary Friedrich.
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