With the Fantastic Four trapped in the Negative Zone, Annihilus plots to destroy, well, everything. Can the Avengers breach his barrier? John Byrne’s Negative Zone epic spills over into The Avengers. Can writer Roger Stern and finisher Joe Sinnott keep up?
READAs Angel races to recruit the Avengers, Cyclops escapes Magneto’s dungeon and attempts to free the X-Men. This reprint tale by Gary Friedrich, Don Heck and Werner Roth gets three new pages drawn by Sal Buscema.
READBatman and Wonder Woman team to stop a notorious industrial spy who operates from a ship on international waters. Madcap writer Bob Haney cranks the crazy to 11, with strong support from artist Jim Aparo.
READThe Avengers lay the Swordsman to rest in Vietnam – where they run afoul of the Titanic Three! An intriguing-but-sometimes-impenetrable story from Steve Englehart, with art by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton.
READLuke Cage’s search for love interest Claire Temple takes him to Southern California – and into battle with Black Goliath. A solid-but-unspectacular debut of a new hero from the creative team of Jenny Blake Isabella, George Tuska and Dave Hunt.
READA descendent of Dracula hopes to turn his family’s castle into a tourist attraction – unwittingly unleashing an ancient evil. One of the legendary titles of the Bronze Age gets off to a slow – albeit well drawn – start with this debut issue from Gerry Conway and Gene Colan.
READDr. Spektor and companion Lakota Rainflower head to England to rescue Spektor’s distant cousin from zombies. Solid work from the dependable Spektor creative team of Don Glut and Jesse Santos.
READGreen Arrow learns the truth about a secret adventure that predates the Justice League’s official formation. Marvel transplant Steve Englehart dives deep into the DC toy box for this alternate origin story for the JLA, illustrated by Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
READSamson crosses the Huzon River to battle Kull the Killer and foil the plans of Terra of Jerz. This Bronze Age reprint of a mid-1960s Mighty Samson offers work from Otto Binder and Frank Thorne.
READThis trio of Weird War offerings is highlighted by a Kamandi “Tales of the Great Disaster” outcast featuring art from the inimitable team of Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin.
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