Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. hope an Elite defector can help them find the Madbomb – before it’s too late! Jack Kirby’s multipart epic gets back on track with this action-oriented issue.
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In a vast complex under the “western badlands,” Captain America and the Falcon struggle against the forces of the Elite. Jack Kirby’s art remains dynamic but he stumbles as a writer here.
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A classic bait-and-switch package – but that might be fitting for a treasury special celebrating the brith of a nation that has often struggled to live up to its advertised ideals. Instead of Superman, this treasury edition mostly offers up Tom “Tomahawk” Hawk reprints from longtime artist Fred Ray.
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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?
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As 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.
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Batman 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.
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The 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.
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Luke 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.
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A 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.
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Dr. 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.
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