The Phantom of 1776 travels to colonial America to free Africans who were under his protection. Don Newton’s story doesn’t quite land but his artwork for this Bicentennial issue is excellent.
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Moon Knight’s conflict with the Maggia is interrupted by Spider-Man, bringing the two heroes to blows. Though this issue holds a special place in this reviewer’s heart, this 1978 tale from Bill Mantlo, Mike Zeck and Bruce Patterson remains typical Spidey fare.
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The Hulk-Busters latest effort to cure the Hulk triggers a problem with the sun; meanwhile, Jarella returns. A beautiful drawn issue from Herb Trimpe and John Severin. with a wonky story from Archie Goodwin (aided by a young Chris Claremont).
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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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