Looking 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.
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John 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.
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Sgt. 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.
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The 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.
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Wulf 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.
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A 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.
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Satan 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.
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Dracula 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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Wulf joins forces with the Free Swordsmen’s Guild to save the city of Rama-Kesh from a magically induced drought. Another surprisingly strong outing from the Atlas (Seaboard) team of Larry Hama and Klaus Janson.
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Targitt heads to Alaska to foil a plot by an American corporation and Third-World powers to manipulate world oil prices. Gabriel Levy and Ric Meyers’ story might have limited appeal, but the visual storytelling – by 1950s comic-book artist Howard Nostrand – is strong.
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