When Superboy rescues an oil-slicked Aquaboy, the young heroes team to teach Big Oil a lesson. A not-so-subtle ecological outing from the team of Frank Robbins, Bob Brown and Murphy Anderson.
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A secret from Iris Allen’s past brings her and the Flash to a dystopian 30th century. It’s an interesting flash forward for DC’s Scarlet Speedster, courtesy of Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick and Murphy Anderson.
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Diana Prince and I Ching pick up some murderous hitchhikers, then get stuck in a snowstorm – and a local legend. Mike Sekowsky’s story falls short of its goal but his art, with guest inker inker Wally Wood, is excellent.
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Agents of O.G.R.E. recruit a California millionaire as part of a plot to buy a nuclear bomb to destroy Atlantis. Steve Skeates story doesn’t do justice to Nick Cardy’s striking cover, but Jim Aparo’s interior art is quite nice.
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This collection of Golden Age reprints – gathered under an iconic Neal Adams cover – offers a fun glimpse into the earliest days of superhero comics. Featuring work from the likes of Jerry Siegel, Lou Fine, Sheldon Moldoff and more.
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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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