The Avengers battle an ancient entity who is attempting to harness the power of the Hulk to awaken dark gods. Legendary writer Harlan Ellison drops by the Marvel Universe for this overstuffed story (with some help from Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney).
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Batman battles Doctor Phosphorus inside an offshore nuclear plant; meanwhile, Silver St. Cloud enters Bruce Wayne’s life. This second Steve Englehart outing features poorly matched art from Walter Simonson and Al Milgrom.
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An investigation into what’s making the people of Gotham City sick brings Batman into battle with Doctor
Phosphorus. The Steve Englehart era begins on Detective, with art from the mismatched team of Walter Simonson and Al Milgrom.
The Fantastic Four escape the Negative Zone and save the universe – but are they in time to save their loved ones from Annihilus? John Byrne’s excellent Negative Zone epic comes to a close with this surprisingly anticlimactic conclusion.
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Mr. Fantastic is dead (or is he?), the FF are trapped in the Negative Zone, and Annihilus threatens everything. Yikes! Unfortunately, this is one of the few issues of Fantastic Four where John Byrne’s art lets his story down.
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The new Doom Patrol are ambushed by the Cossack, a Soviet asset aimed at recovering the defector Negative Woman. Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton’s three-issue reboot of the Doom Patrol wraps up with a third solid issue.
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In the clutches of General Immortus, the new Doom Patrol must work together to escape; also, the origin of Celsius. Another solid outing from the new Doom Patrol creative team of Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton, though Chief’s behavior is reprehensible.
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A revamped Robotman teams with a new generation of heroes as old foe General Immortus attacks. Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton team to relaunch a new iteration of the Doom Patrol.
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Searching for their missing teammates, the Avengers soon find themselves battling the X-Men in lieu of the real villain, Magneto. Roy Thomas’ story feels stuck between two ages, but John Buscema and George Tuska’s art is quite nice.
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A tragic turn at a peace rally sets the Titans on a new course with the mysterious Mr. Jupiter. Plus, the first appearance of Lilith. A jam-packed issue from the creative team of Robert Kanigher and Nick Cardy.
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