A descendent of Dracula hopes to turn his family’s castle into a tourist attraction – unwittingly unleashing an ancient evil. One of the legendary titles of the Bronze Age gets off to a slow – albeit well drawn – start with this debut issue from Gerry Conway and Gene Colan.
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Solo adventures from both Batman (written by Robert Kanigher) and Robin (written by Mike Friedrich) tap into the zeitgeist of the time. Journeymen Irv Novick and Frank Giacoia provide solid-but-unspectacular support on art.
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Superboy discovers he wasn’t the only survivor to escape from Krypton when he tangles with Yango the Super-Ape. Plus, the Legion of Super-Heroes finds a new home. From creative talent including Frank Robbins, Bob Brown, Murphy Anderson and others.
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Roy Thomas, Neal Adams and Tom Palmer team on an Inhumans adventure, while Thomas, Gene Colan and Bill Everett deliver a downbeat Christmas for the Black Widow. Needless to say, this is a very well-drawn issue.
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This Charlton house magazine from Bob Layton’s CPL/Gang Publications features The Question by Roger Stern, Michael Uslan and Alex Toth, and Doomsday +1 from John Byrne. If only Charlton’s regular lineup was that good!
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Wulf joins forces with the Free Swordsmen’s Guild to save the city of Rama-Kesh from a magically induced drought. Another surprisingly strong outing from the Atlas (Seaboard) team of Larry Hama and Klaus Janson.
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A trio of short stories – including a Human Target tale by the winning team of Len Wein, Neal Adams and Dick Giordano – all take a backseat to a subtle-but-iconic Nick Cardy cover.
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Bad science and other silliness undermine what should have been a promising superhero anthology. Only the Neal Adams cover and some above-average Batman art from Michael (Nasser) Netzer save this one from being a total stinker.
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In the lead feature by Elliot S. Maggin and Mike Grell, Robin and Batgirl team to stop an invasion led by Benedict Arnold and Satan. Throw in a few reprints – including a Neal Adams Man-Bat story – and you’ve got a fine debut issue of The Batman Family.
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The Young Aquarians team with Batman and the Teen Titans to defend a neighborhood from the establishment and the mob. A dated – make that VERY dated – story from Bob Haney, with great art from Bat-art-legends Jim Aparo and Neal Adams.
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