Superheroes teaming for a war against monsters? Not quite. But this collection of reprint tales from the likes of Otto Binder, Gil Kane and Russ Heath is still a lot of fun.
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Superstitious townsfolk in Transylvania interrupt a scientist’s enlarging-ray experiment, unleashing the mindless destruction of Sporr! This so-so story leads off a trilogy of tales featuring art by Jack “King” Kirby and Dick Ayers.
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Tensions grow between England and its New World colonies, eventually leading to the American Revolution. A sequential-art retelling of the American origin story from longtime comics educator Leonard Rifas and friends.
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Captain America teams with Spider-Man and Nick Fury in an effort to keep the Sultan from annihilating Washington, D.C. An odd, subpar story from David Anthony Kraft with strong art support from Mike Zeck and John Beatty.
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Mr. Fantastic sends Godzilla back to the Cretaceous, where the King of the Monsters clashes with Devil Dinosaur! The science is, umm, questionable, but Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe still serve up some competent fun.
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When an undercover police sergeant is murdered, Sam Lomax is called in to work the case. The lead feature by Russ Jones and Mike Sekowsky serves up some weak sauce, but the backup by Mike Ploog is stronger fare.
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After several years in mothballs, the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents program is reinstated – just in time to thwart an alien invasion. The Silver Age team returns with new material from Pat Gabriele, Mark Texeira and others, with reprint backups from the likes of Jack Kirby and Neal Adams.
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Agents of O.G.R.E. recruit a California millionaire as part of a plot to buy a nuclear bomb to destroy Atlantis. Steve Skeates story doesn’t do justice to Nick Cardy’s striking cover, but Jim Aparo’s interior art is quite nice.
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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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