Luke Cage’s search for love interest Claire Temple takes him to Southern California – and into battle with Black Goliath. A solid-but-unspectacular debut of a new hero from the creative team of Jenny Blake Isabella, George Tuska and Dave Hunt.
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A collection of new horror stories and Atlas-era reprints, from talent including Doug Moench, Dave Gibbons, Alfredo Alcala and others.
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After babysitting Wundarr, the Thing teams with Captain America and soon finds himself fighting the Badoon in the far-flung future. This Steve Gerber story is a bit of a mess, with solid-but-unspectacular art support from Sal Buscema and Frank Giacoia.
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A “hitherto undiscovered bacterial force” “activates” algae and turns a washed-up Olympic swimmer into Man-Monster. Yes, this uninspired origin story by Jenny Blake Isabella, Rich Buckler and Mike Vosburg is as bad as it sounds. But the backup tale – featuring art by Enrique Badía Romero – is decent.
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Clea’s efforts to reveal the Defender’s past to Valkyrie reintroduces the team to past perils. This Giant-Size outing features classic Golden and Silver age work from the likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett and Steve Ditko, along with a gorgeous framing sequence penciled by Jim Starlin.
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As Captain America lies dying, the rest of the Avengers find themselves the target of the Assassin’s evil plot. Jenny Blake Isabella brings her unexpectedly strong two-parter to a surprise conclusion (or two), with less-than-sterling art (mostly) from Don Heck.
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The Assassin targets Captain America – just the first step in a plot to take down all of the Avengers. The first of two surprisingly strong fill-in issues by Jenny Blake Isabella, with less-than-exceptional art from Don Heck and John Tartaglione.
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When Hell comes under siege from the demon Brimstone, the Grim Ghost finds himself coming to the aid of Satan. A silly story from Jenny Blake Isabella – but not a bad one. The same can not be said for the art, a subpar outing from the usually talented Ernie Colón.
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A secret race of Cat People turns Greer “The Cat” Nelson into Tigra, a werewoman who must battle both Werewolf by Night and Hydra. Another winner from Jenny Blake Isabella, this one illustrated by the journeymen art team of Don Perlin and Vince Colletta.
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Captured and framed by the Rat Pack, Tigra soon comes face-to-face with Red Wolf … and a surprise big bad! A one-off gem from Jenny Blake Isabella and John Byrne.
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