Mordru reaches back through time seeking mystical artifacts, and winds up pressing the superheroes of two Earths into his service. A lackluster JLA/JSA crossover from the team of Paul Levitz , Martin Pasko, Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
READRichie Rich and Jackie Jokers inhabit the roles of George Washington and Yankee Doodle in comedic retellings of Revolutionary tales. A ho-hum collection of humorous tales that hits with unexpected melancholy today.
READSpider-Man and Captain America travel back in time to witness the signing of the Declaration of Independence and wind up battling an annoyed Kang. An easy reader from the team of Jim Salicrup and Win Mortimer.
READAfter Easy Company takes a German town, Sgt. Rock ends up in solo combat in nearby woods. Despite the Bicentennial-themed cover from war-comics icon Joe Kubert, the interior stories serve up typical 20th-century warfare from Robert Kanigher, Frank Redondo and Norman Maurer.
READSpider-Man and Moon Knight’s effort to track down Maggia’s “Big M” leads them back to the wild winds of Cyclone. Despite its team up of interesting protagonists, this comic from Bill Mantlo, Jim Mooney and Mike Esposito proves to be an utterly average affair.
READThe Human Torch is happy to see Spider-Man but isn’t prepared for a visit from the Frightful Four. Also: Annihilus! A spectacularly average comic from the team of Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and Jim Mooney.
READThe Cat comes to Manhattan seeking Spider-Man’s help to hunt down and stop the misandrist Man-Killer. The new villainess is an unsubtle sign of the times, from the all-male team of Gerry Conway and Jim Mooney.
READOn a motorcycle road trip out west, Superman Jr. and Batman Jr. stumble across a small town with a dark secret. Bob Haney’s second installment of the Super Sons Saga shows slight improvement, with art support from Dick Dillin and Murphy Anderson.
READWith this second issue, Monster Hunters veers away from its title concept in favor of the standard horror-host-introducing-scary-tales format. Featuring work from the likes of Nicola Cuti, Steve Ditko and Tom Sutton.
READA descendent of Dracula uses science to create a bat-serum in hopes of helping humanity and rehabilitating his family name. The world’s most famous vampire brand gets a campy reboot from the team of D.J. Arneson, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico.
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