While Alicia is in the hospital recovering from a savage beat down at the hands of Annihilus, Ben Grimm’s first love comes calling. John Byrne delivers a poignant story here, along with some overpowering inks over penciler Ron Wilson.
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The Terminator returns to execute the contract on the Titans lives – with help from a shocking ally. This issue features one of the Bronze Age’s best twists, from the creative team of Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Romeo Tanghal.
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The X-Men head to Japan for Wolverine’s wedding, but the reunion is soon interrupted by Viper and Silver Samurai. This continuation of the Wolverine miniseries offers excellent work from Chris Claremont, Paul Smith and Bob Wiacek.
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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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The action heroes of the Silver-Age Charlton universe join together to stop the Manipulator and assorted other big bads. This one-off from the team of Dan St. John and Greg Guler would be an above-average fanzine but falls short as a professional comic-book outing.
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Tigorr, the new head of the Omega Men, leads a reckless-but-inspirational assault on the Citadel homeworld. Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen settle into a solid-but-not-spectacular groove.
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