Startled from their bedrolls by their teammate’s nightmare, the Titans soon learn the traumatic tale of Raven’s upbringing. A fixation with the occult and demon rape leftover from the 1970s brings down this otherwise solid outing from the team of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
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After leading the liberation against the Badoon, the Guardians of the Galaxy struggle to fit in on a rebuilding Earth. Steve Gerber and Al Milgrom combine to give the Guardians an inspired debut in Marvel Presents.
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A clone of Paul “Manhunter” Kirk calls together several DC big bads to form a Secret Society of Super-Villains. This debut issue from Gerry Conway, Pablo Marcos and Bob Smith is just interesting enough to bring readers back for more.
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After battling War-Wolf, Deathlok tries returning to his pre-cyborg home and finds only rejection and despair. Creator Rich Buckler assumes scripting duties this time out but the whole thing seems a little off.
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Deathlok tries to rescue his best friend from the clutches of Maj. Simon Ryker, head of Project: Alpha-Mech. Doug Moench and Rich Buckler continue to push the envelope of mainstream comics fare with this strong second installment.
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The Titans invade Trigon’s dimension to save Raven – and discover the demon to be more evil than they imagined! George Pérez returns and Marv Wolfman cranks up the sinister in this excellent conclusion to the original Trigon saga.
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A local police chief wants the Brute dead. Wait. No. No, he doesn’t. Oh. Stop. Yes, he does. Also: supervillain. This final issue is a mess of stereotypes masquerading as a story, from the team of Gary Friedrich, Alan Weiss and Jack Abel.
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Scientists from the future send a “murdermek” back to 20th-century Metropolis in an effort to stop OMAC from being born. This story from Len Wein, George Pérez and Pablo Marcos shares DNA with “The Terminator” – a full year before that classic movie’s debut.
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The Brute stows away on a plane, kills some innocent people, then is enslaved by a mad scientist. A bland cocktail of B-movie tropes from the team of Michael Fleisher and Mike Sekowsky.
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A prehistoric sub-human frozen in ice emerges eons later to bring death and destruction to a Minnesota town. A stinker of a debut from the usually interesting talents of Michael Fleisher and Mike Sekowsky.
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