Swamp Thing finds a hidden village filled with robots – including mechanical doppelgängers of his human self and wife. Len Wein’s script strains credulity but serves up ample opportunities for sumptuous Bernie Wrightson art.
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Archie’s Red Circle line delivers some EC-style horror, with macabre tales from artists including Jesse Santos, Bruce Jones and Sal Amendola.
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Trying to catch their breath in the Everglades, the Micronauts instead encounter the smoldering touch of Man-Thing! Writer Bill Mantlo ups his game a bit this issue, but the art – from Michael Golden and Josef Rubinstein – isn’t as strong as previous outings.
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The Micronauts’ search for Bug brings them to Cape Canaveral – and into battle with crazy scientist Professor Prometheus. The art from Michael Golden and Joe Rubinstein remains strong, but writer Bill Mantlo needs to up his story game.
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Baron Karza’s tyranny continues on Homeworld while, on Earth, the Micronauts search for Bug and begin repairs on their ship. This transitional issue by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden sets up future issues but offers little in the way of a main plot.
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The Thing and Human Torch team with Mole Man to stop Alden Mass’ plan to supercharge Earth’s core. Writer/artist John Byrne wraps up a rather down-to-Earth FF two-parter.
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Reed and Sue settle into family life in Connecticut, while Ben and Johnny head to California for an auto race. Writer/artist John Byrne follows up his cosmic “Trial of Reed Richards” arc with this down-home issue.
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The Outsiders continue to adjust to their new lives in Gotham – at least until Ned “Meltdown” Creegan escapes from prison. Mike W. Barr loads this done-in-one story with character moments, all drawn with aplomb by veteran Bat-master Jim Aparo.
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As the Outsiders begin to settle into their new lives in Gotham, a terrorist known as Agent Orange plans his attack. Writer Mike W. Barr continues to do a good job fleshing out these characters, with Jim Aparo handling the art.
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The Shi’ar give Phoenix a psychic lobotomy, but can their technology really hope to hold such power in check? Based on strong source material, Mary Jo Duffy and Jerry Bingham deliver one of the better issues of What If?
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