The Elementals escape confinement for a rematch with the Destroyers – a confrontation with seemingly deadly results. Bill Willingham’s first hit series is already showing signs of being a contender.
READThe Elementals attempt to explain their inexplicable return from the dead to the FBI but are interrupted – by the Destroyers! A promise-filled first issue from Bill Willingham and company.
READThe Justice Machine teams with the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents to battle General Von Geist’s super-powered, “ultrablitz” stormtroopers. This lead feature by William Messner-Loebs and Bill Reinhold is a bit of an afterthought thanks to this issue’s backup story: the outstanding debut of Bill Willingham’s Elementals.
READJon Sable is hired to provide security for a jewel auction but may have met his match in Maggie the Cat. Mike Grell takes on comics’ sexy-jewel-thief/love-interest archetype with this debut of Maggie the Cat.
READWith this second issue, Monster Hunters veers away from its title concept in favor of the standard horror-host-introducing-scary-tales format. Featuring work from the likes of Nicola Cuti, Steve Ditko and Tom Sutton.
READA descendent of Dracula uses science to create a bat-serum in hopes of helping humanity and rehabilitating his family name. The world’s most famous vampire brand gets a campy reboot from the team of D.J. Arneson, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico.
READDr. Spektor and companion Lakota Rainflower head to England to rescue Spektor’s distant cousin from zombies. Solid work from the dependable Spektor creative team of Don Glut and Jesse Santos.
READSamson crosses the Huzon River to battle Kull the Killer and foil the plans of Terra of Jerz. This Bronze Age reprint of a mid-1960s Mighty Samson offers work from Otto Binder and Frank Thorne.
READSpoiled-rich-girl-turned-newspaper-reporter Pauline Peril flies off to the jungle to interview Tartar, a woman-hating prince of chimps. The story is a subpar sign of the times but this comic features some fun, inspired cartooning from Jack Manning.
READThe wizard Scartarium sends the Boomen to capture his creation Skrog, enslaving a woman named Cue, as well. A well-intentioned-but-subprofessional, done-in-one debut from the team of Bill Cucinotta and Bill Anderson.
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