A trio of fun tales, including the first proto-Conan story by the legendary team of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith. Also featuring work by Jack “King” Kirby, Tom Sutton and more.
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The Shadow and his crew take to the seas to thwart an assassination plot by the mercenary General Sodom. Frank Robbins steps in for Michael W. Kaluta, joining Denny O’Neil to deliver a surprisingly good period adventure.
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Batman fakes Bruce Wayne’s death and adopts the mob persona Matches Malone in preparation for battle with Ra’s al Ghul. Solid art but silly stories, from creators including Denny O’Neil, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano.
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Is it a mummy’s curse or a complex case of murder? You guessed it: Only the Shadow knows! This issue features a prescient story from Denny O’Neil and masterful art from a perfectly paired Frank Robbins.
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The fingerprints of Charles Dickens are all over this DC reprint digest, as the Victorian author’s classic tale serves as inspiration for more than one story. (Except for Jack Kirby’s Bronze Age Sandman adventure, of course, a story widely distributed for the first time in this issue.)
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Topo the octopus runs off with Aquababy; Aquaman pursues, but winds up battling Starro the Conqueror instead. Weak villains bring down the story, written by David Michelinie, but the art by Jim Aparo is strong. (The J’onn J’onzz backup feature, drawn by Mike Netzer and Terry Austin, is pretty, too.)
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The Weather Wizard steals an experimental “vibrojector” to use against the Flash, but ends up battling Aquaman instead. David Michelinie comes onboard as writer, but Jim Aparo’s art (as well as Mike Netzer and Terry Austin’s art on the J’onn J’onzz backup feature) is the real draw here.
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Aquaman must stop the Marine Marauder, a “lowly marine biologist” who uses air-breathing sea creatures to steal swine-flu vaccine. Steve Skeates story is pretty silly, but Jim Aparo’s art is excellent as usual. Throw in a well-drawn backup story by Mike Nasser and Terry Austin (written by Denny O'Neil) and this is one to pick up for the art.
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Bad science and other silliness undermine what should have been a promising superhero anthology. Only the Neal Adams cover and some above-average Batman art from Michael (Nasser) Netzer save this one from being a total stinker.
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The Shadow and his associates follow clues to thwart the robbery of worn-out currency making its way back to Washington, D.C. While perhaps not as strong as its reputation, this revival debut by Denny O’Neil and Michael W. Kaluta is certainly enjoyable.
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