’Tis the season for this collection of reprints – and an unpublished Angel & the Ape story – from the DC archives. Creative gift givers include Denny O’Neil, Nick Cardy, Bob Oksner and more.
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When FBI agent John Targitt’s wife and daughter are blown up in a mob hit, the agent seeks bloody revenge. A below-average script from Ric Meyers gets strong storytelling support from veteran artist Howard Nostrand.
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An increase in demonic energies in the Washington, D.C., area puts four strangers on the path to becoming Night Force. The legendary creative team behind Tomb of Dracula reunite, but the results – at least in this debut issue – fall short.
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When an evil sorcerer threatens Stanhope College, Supergirl turns to Wonder Woman and Morgan LeFay’s daughter for help. Supergirl gets a new look and a new direction from writer/artist Mike Sekowsky.
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The Young Aquarians team with Batman and the Teen Titans to defend a neighborhood from the establishment and the mob. A dated – make that VERY dated – story from Bob Haney, with great art from Bat-art-legends Jim Aparo and Neal Adams.
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Raven gathers the new Teen Titans to rescue an escaped alien princess Koriand’r from Gordanian slave traders. DC finds its answer to Marvel’s X-Men – and, in Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the creative team to pull it off.
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Jim Starlin brings a watered down version of his cosmic storytelling to the Distinguished Competition, but the real draw to DC Comics Presents #26 is the debut appearance of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez's new Teen Titans.
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A tape found on the moon allows Superman to learn the story of his father, Jor-El. Paul Kupperberg, Howard Chaykin, and Murphy Anderson collaborate on the comic industry’s first miniseries, but the results are terribly dated.
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Morbius and the Thing go from fighting each other to tangling with the Living Eraser, winding up in Dimension Z. All told, a pretty awful outing from Bill Mantlo, Arvell Jones and Dick Giordano.
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Astronaut Chris Galland and crew convince savage tribes of post-apocalyptic humans to unite against the “blood-sucking dome dwellers.” Not original and poorly scripted, this Atlas (Seaboard) comic from John Albano, Pat Broderick and Frank McLaughlin is still a lot of fun.
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