Kull, doubting his role as king, finds himself protecting Valusia from a spreading spectre of silence. Another barbarian winner from Roy Thomas, with gorgeous art from a young Bernie Wrightson. Plus an Atlas-era monster reprint with art from Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
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The Avengers lay the Swordsman to rest in Vietnam – where they run afoul of the Titanic Three! An intriguing-but-sometimes-impenetrable story from Steve Englehart, with art by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton.
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The Gladiator! The X-Men (apparently)! Captain America! Spider-Man! And, of course, the Fantastic Four! This issue’s a battle royal – one well choreographed by writer/artist John Byrne.
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Shi’ar guardsman Gladiator follows Skrulls to Earth, where he thinks they’ve gone into hiding as the Fantastic Four. John Byrne turns in another strong story, but backgrounds are starting to drop out of his art.
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A strange crystal artifact under the moon’s surface traps the Fantastic Four and the Inhumans in a cascading nightmare. A fine, done-in-one effort from writer/artist John Byrne.
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With Latveria suffering under the iron fist of Zorba, the Fantastic Four become the uncomfortable allies of Doctor Doom. John Byrne’s story is fun but ultimately out of character, while his art is uniformly superb.
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With the help of several Doombots, Doctor Doom escapes the miniature town of Liddleville to again menace the Fantastic Four. Writer/artist John Byrne delivers a by-the-book setup for this Doom two-parter.
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Spider-Man and the Punisher both want to stop Doctor Octopus from poisoning New York – but have very different methods. Denny O’Neil and Frank Miller return for another Amazing Spider-Man Annual – and this one is even better than their first!
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Doctor Doom clashes with MODOK while Sub-Mariner attempts to rescue a damsel in distress – before the Cosmic Cube explodes! A so-so, hodgepodge of a finale by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia.
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Doctor Doom struggles to bring Sub-Mariner to heel as the two race into conflict with MODOK – and the Cosmic Cube! A fun outing that is hampered by some curious character choices, from the team of Gerry Conway, Gene Colan and Mike Esposito.
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