On a suddenly stormy night, Ghost Rider finds himself in a series of motorcycle races against Death himself. A slight, done-in-one tale executed with artistic verve by Jim Starlin, with a little help from Steve Leialoha and friends.
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Jessica Drew tries to settle into life in London, but it’s hard to get a job when you’re half spider! Marv Wolfman’s script is saddled with a back story both chaotic and confusing. But the art by Carmine Infantino and Tony DeZuniga is decent and the character is appealing.
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When henchmen gun down lawyer Jennifer Walters, her cousin Bruce Banner saves her life with a “surprisingly” transformative blood transfusion. Stan Lee returned to writing for his first new comic book in several years, but this collaboration with John Buscema lacks spark.
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Disgusted by mankind’s predilection for guns, a veterinarian takes an assignment in Africa that puts her at odds with poachers. Perhaps there’s a good comic-book story somewhere in this premise, but this debut issue – by Carole Seuling, Steve Gerber, George Tuska and Vince Colletta – isn’t it.
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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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As reality unravels in Scotland, the X-Men must go all out against Proteus before he becomes too strong to stop. An excellent climax to the Proteus arc from the X-team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin.
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The X-Men race to stop Mutant X, but the team is rattled and Proteus grows stronger. Another grade-A outing from the legendary X-Men creative team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin.
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The X-Men are reunited on Muir Island – and soon find themselves battling for their lives against Mutant X. The Claremont/Byrne/Austin creative team enters into its golden era with the launch of the Proteus Saga.
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Marvel characters decorate puzzles, mazes and other time-wasters. Some are easy, but others require deep geek knowledge. Canadian Comic Book Hall of Famer Owen McCarron oversees the trickery.
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