Clea’s efforts to reveal the Defender’s past to Valkyrie reintroduces the team to past perils. This Giant-Size outing features classic Golden and Silver age work from the likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett and Steve Ditko, along with a gorgeous framing sequence penciled by Jim Starlin.
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Captain America and the Falcon are drafted by the government to stop a plot to destroy the United States during the Bicentennial. Jack “The King” Kirby’s return to one of his most famous creations proves to be a lot of fun.
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Spider-Man takes the month off as the Human Torch and Hulk team to stop a revenge plot that involves bringing back Blastaar. A fairly weak story by Len Wein gets a major assist from the strong pencils of Gil Kane.
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A second group of aliens stop Phoenix’s suicide attempt, turn him into the Protector and send him to battle a cyclops. A victim of the dreaded Atlas-(Seaboard)-last-issue revamp, this outing by the new creative team of Gary Friedrich and Ric Estrada is pretty much a bust.
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As the Legion prepares for a celebration, Brainiac 5 seeks to cure an ally trapped by visions of alternate futures. LoSH regulars Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen anchor an impressive team of talent for the special anniversary issue.
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After a several-year hiatus, Thomas Troy is again able to rub the ring and resume fighting crime as The Fly! Stories in this issue do little to draw in new readers but feature nice art from the likes of James Sherman and Trevor Von Eden.
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The servants of an unknown evil gather powerful magical relics – and the Legion appears unable to stop them! The classic Legion creative team of Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt are in fine form as they launch “The Great Darkness Saga.”
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In a post-apocalyptic New York, Killraven and his allies battle human thralls, a Martian tripod and a cyborg called Warlord. Better-than-expected art from the team Herb Trimpe and Frank Giacoia anchor an action-packed script from Marv Wolfman.
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