The Demons Three declare war on each other, each bringing a team of superheroes under its thrall. Too much punching and not enough characterization undermine this JLA/JSA/Legion crossover from Martin Pasko (with Paul Levitz ), Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
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Mordru reaches back through time seeking mystical artifacts, and winds up pressing the superheroes of two Earths into his service. A surprisingly lackluster first half to a JLA/JSA crossover from the team of Paul Levitz , Martin Pasko, Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
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Karb-Brak, an alien allergic to superpowers, banishes Superman to 1776 – where the Man of Tomorrow saves the Declaration of Independence! An odd Bicentennial issue from the team of Cary Bates, Curt Swan and Tex Blaisdell.
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After Easy Company takes a German town, Sgt. Rock ends up in solo combat in nearby woods. Despite the Bicentennial-themed cover from war-comics icon Joe Kubert, the interior stories serve up typical 20th-century warfare from Robert Kanigher, Frank Redondo and Norman Maurer.
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A classic bait-and-switch package – but that might be fitting for a treasury special celebrating the brith of a nation that has often struggled to live up to its advertised ideals. Instead of Superman, this treasury edition mostly offers up Tom “Tomahawk” Hawk reprints from longtime artist Fred Ray.
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Batman battles Doctor Phosphorus inside an offshore nuclear plant; meanwhile, Silver St. Cloud enters Bruce Wayne’s life. This second Steve Englehart outing features poorly matched art from Walter Simonson and Al Milgrom.
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An investigation into what’s making the people of Gotham City sick brings Batman into battle with Doctor
Phosphorus. The Steve Englehart era begins on Detective, with art from the mismatched team of Walter Simonson and Al Milgrom.
The new Doom Patrol are ambushed by the Cossack, a Soviet asset aimed at recovering the defector Negative Woman. Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton’s three-issue reboot of the Doom Patrol wraps up with a third solid issue.
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In the clutches of General Immortus, the new Doom Patrol must work together to escape; also, the origin of Celsius. Another solid outing from the new Doom Patrol creative team of Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton, though Chief’s behavior is reprehensible.
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A revamped Robotman teams with a new generation of heroes as old foe General Immortus attacks. Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton team to relaunch a new iteration of the Doom Patrol.
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