As Angel races to recruit the Avengers, Cyclops escapes Magneto’s dungeon and attempts to free the X-Men. This reprint tale by Gary Friedrich, Don Heck and Werner Roth gets three new pages drawn by Sal Buscema.
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Alicia Masters’ art show is disrupted by a C-list trio from the Thing’s past – along with the Impossible Man. Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio story is alright, but the art – by George Pérez and Gene Day – is a delight.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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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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