This Charlton house magazine from Bob Layton’s CPL/Gang Publications features The Question by Roger Stern, Michael Uslan and Alex Toth, and Doomsday +1 from John Byrne. If only Charlton’s regular lineup was that good!
READWhen someone steals his father’s original Bat-costume, Batman heads down memory lane in an effort to solve the case. This solid retelling of Batman’s origin by Len Wein is marvelously illustrated by two of the era’s greats: John Byrne and Jim Aparo.
READThe Titans are reunited, battle a brainwashed Mento, then fall while trying to save Zandia from Madame Rouge. A jam-packed-but-never-rushed issue by the masterful team of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
READHome alone in the X-Men mansion on Christmas Eve, Kitty Pryde earns her “X” squaring off against a N’Garai demon. An excellent final issue from the all-time X-team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin.
READA future version of Kitty Pryde swaps minds with her younger self in an effort to prevent a dystopian future. As their legendary X-Men run nears its end, Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin team to deliver one more all-time classic storyline.
READKitty Pryde joins the X-Men while Wolverine (with Nightcrawler chaperoning) heads home to Canada to settle some unfinished business. This fairly typical transitional issue rises above the norm thanks to the craftsmanship of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin.
READThe Titans get some downtime to go to work, visit friends and family, and play in the park. This “day in the lives” issue by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez is MUCH better than it sounds!
READThe classic X-Men creative team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin reunite on five new pages revealing the originally planned ending to “The Dark Phoenix Saga.”
READNow insane, the Captain America and Bucky of the 1950s plot to capture the real Cap and girlfriend Sharon Carter. Steve Englehart does a great job bringing the 1950s Cap into the Bronze Age, with solid art support from Sal Buscema.
READPhoenix returns to Earth for a family visit and a rematch against the X-Men – with Professor X joining the fray. Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin deliver the goods – mostly – with this penultimate chapter of “The Dark Phoenix Saga.”
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