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Access, the young man who can move between the Marvel and DC Universes, discovers that he can now move through time as well--unfortunately, he has no idea how to control this new power! He better get a handle on it real quick, because the two universes are going to war! Featuring Spider-Man and Wonder Woman vs. Juggernaut and the New God Mantis! The Hal Jordan Green Lantern takes on the savage Hulk! Plus: a showdown in the Wild West between Jonah Hex and the Two-Gun Kid! And behind it all--one of the greatest menaces in either universe--and his target is Access!
Written by Karl Kesel. Art by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson.
Last issue, we had a shocking revelation! This issue--the consequences! The entire Shortstop crew must face the awesome menace of the Highwayman! Who IS the Highwayman? Find out here! Mary McGrill, the Alien, and a cast of hundreds are on hand, as we truck on down to the epic developments next issue!
"Good Man in the Clutch!" is written by Al Milgrom, with art by Frank Springer and Mike Esposito. Painted cover by Michael Golden.
Cover price $0.60.
Final Issue. An ending like you never expected! The conclusion to this freewheelin' limited series! U.S. 1 has the final confrontation with the Highwayman--and you'll never guess how it all resolves! It's out of this world! What else could we call this final tale but "The Truck Stops Here!" as the Archer brothers race their flying space rigs around the world! Characters: Ulysses Solomon Archer [U.S. Archer]; Al, Wide Load Annie; Retread [Re-Tread]; Midnight [Mary McGrill] (Villain; Flashback panel); The Highwayman [Jefferson Archer] (Villain); Poppa Wheelie; Mr. Leonardo; Clutch; Grab; LeGreed; Taryn O'Connell; U.S. 1.
Written by Al Milgrom, with art by Steve Ditko and Danny Bulanadi. Painted cover by Michael Golden.
Cover price $0.60.
Maybe Goodrich doesn't have a blimp, but U.S. 1 does--he's Baron Von Blimp, who challenges the titanic trucker to a startling showdown of Dirigible Power versus Truck Power.
"Hot Air and Chicken Feathers" is written by Al Milgrom, with art by Frank Springer and Mike Esposito. Cover by Michael Golden.
Cover price $0.60.
The plot thickens as Priscilla, one time partner of Nomad, reveals the truth behind the Scourge conspiracy.
Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by M.C. Wyman and Keith Williams. Can U.S. Agent infiltrate a secret organization that trains and produces mass murderers?
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
This is it...the stunning conclusion to U.S. Agent's first solo adventure. The truth behind the Scourge program is revealed and John Walker, the one time successor to Captain America, comes face to face with the deadly Bloodstain. But what mysterious ties does this villain have to the Agent's past? The answer will shock you.
Story by Mark Gruenwald. Art by M.C. Wyman and Keith Williams.
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
cover by jerry ordway jerry ordway/jerry ordway/karl kesel
John Walker is back ? and this time, he's the Commission's hand-picked operative in charge of superhuman incarceration! It's the chance he's been waiting for to get out from Captain America's shadow and kick bad guy butt! That is, if a deadly super-villain conspiracy, a woman from his past and his own lousy attitude don't louse it all up! ? THE CREATORS: He redesigned U.S.Agent in MAXIMUM SECURITY; now Jerry Ordway returns to write and pencil his solo story!
32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.
u.s. agent no. 2 cover by jerry ordway jerry ordway/jerry ordway/karl kesel
The Agent's thrill-a-minute limited series continues! Trapped between turmoil in Atlantis and political infighting within his own unit, U.S. Agent must cope with the mounting pressure as he fights his way to the source of the conspiracy swirling around him. Of course, it's when the pressure's the highest that the Agent is most apt to make a bull-headed mistake ? and this one could prove fatal!
Cover price $2.99.
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cover by jerry ordway jerry ordway/jerry ordway/karl kesel ?
The U.S.Agent returns in a new adventure that springs out of MAXIMUM SECURITY! ?
John Walker is back ? and this time, he's the Commission's hand-picked operative in charge of superhuman incarceration! It's the chance he's been waiting for to get out from Captain America's shadow and kick bad guy butt! That is, if a deadly super-villain conspiracy, a woman from his past and his own lousy attitude don't louse it all up! ? THE
He redesigned U.S.Agent in MAXIMUM SECURITY; now Jerry Ordway returns to write and pencil his solo story! ?
32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.
cover by chuck austen chuck austen/chuck austen/ann austen
Billionare inventor Tony Stark has created the War Machine, a weapon of such destructive power that its single usage has prompted its shocked creator into vowing to never again manufacture munitions. This means that the awesome instrument of lethal force known as the MPI-2100 mobile infantry suit will be put on ice. While Stark feels that this concludes the subject, it is in fact merely the beginning. For the terrorist organizations known as Hydra and A.I.M. now crave the deadly technology. And when the super-spy agency called S.H.I.E.L.D. gets involved, the stage is set for a global conflict that could snuff out millions of lives! It's a story as timely as today's headlines ? and it's coming at you every week! ? THE CREATOR: His art on ELEKTRA made everyone take notice; now Chuck Austen cuts loose by writing and drawing U.S. WAR MACHINE!
Each issue of this 12-issue, weekly series will be 24 pages with no ads in bold black-and-white. Did we mention that it's weekly? ?
Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
cover by bill sienkiewicz chuck austin (w) darick robertson(p) jimmy palmiotti (i)
Want a fast-paced war/spy thriller laced with a strong dose of very black humor? Then saddle up, soldier!
With Nick Fury cutting a bloody swathe through his front-line troops, mad despot Rudi Gagarin brings out the biggest, meanest, ugliest villain you've ever seen. A villain so foul we dare not speak his name! ? THE CREATORS: You want intense? How's this lineup: Chuck Austin on words, Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan) on pencils, and Jimmy Palmiotti (PUNISHER) on inks! We even got Bill Sienkiewicz to supply covers!
Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
cover by chuck austen chuck austen (W & p)
War Machine vs. the leader of A.I.M.!
James Rhodes finally confronts the leader of A.I.M., and as the two adversaries square off, the awful outlines of the terrorist organization are revealed! Plus: The greatest villain of them all attacks!
Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
cover by chuck austen chuck austen (w & p)
The crazed conclusion! ? THE STORY: Armors attack ? with the fate of the world hanging in the balance! It's War Machine, M.O.D.O.K., and the all-new Darkhawk vs. a surprise villain in the battle to the finish! And believe us when we say that one will not survive!
Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
cover by chuck austen chuck austen/chuck austen
You won't believe the secrets we're keeping about this issue!
What is Nick Fury's ace-in-the-hole to defeat A.I.M.? And can the U.S. War Machine troop trust Fury's secret weapon -- or does the weapon itself have its own agenda?
Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
The Norse Gods are missing and Brunnhilde, Chooser of the Slain, finds that life and death in the world of mortals is far different when not viewed from Asgardian heights. This 48-page one-shot features the return of a classic Marvel mainstay and the villainy of D'Spayre!
Written by J.M. DeMatteis and Len Wein. Art by Pablo Raimondi, Manny Clark, Joe Rubinstein and Al Milgrom. Cover by Pablo Raimondi.
Cover price $2.95.
Cover by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro. Help Wanted!, art by Mort Larwence
A cheap department store owner's toy demonstrator quits after receiving a Christmas bonus of only one dime, and so the owner attempts to save money by shortening the help wanted ad to "Demon, Wanted. Don't Shrink Sam's Head!; A man wants to go to Jivaro country so he can acquire a shrunken head for his collection of horror memorabilia but is afraid of having his head shrunk, so he hires a scientist to treat his head so that it is unshrinkable. The Other Face, art by George Tuska; A plastic surgeon wants a man's wife so knocks him out and exchanges faces with him. They Dive By Night!, art by Al Luster; A native warns a pearl diver not to dive by night so as to have enough light to see where to avoid the man-eating clams, but he doesn't listen.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover inks by Ernie Chan. Not Flesh and Blood!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Myron Fass
A man hires a mechanic to build a robot to murder his business partner. Detour!, art by Myron Fass; A man at a train crossing is killed and places a curse on motorists every year that one more person must die there too. Horror in the City, art by Werner Roth; A man meets a woman who tells him of a war beneath the Earth between the Clabs and the Paladorns. The Black Gloves, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A man wears black gloves in order to cover up the fanged mouths centered in his palms.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover by Russ Heath. The Giant Killer, art by Sid Greene
Four mutant giants emerge from hiding after an atomic bomb test so that they can destroy the menacing mutant creatures created by the blast. The Gentlemen of the Jury!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Gangster Nick Rico's lawyer keeps him out of jail in spite of many murders. The Dictator!, art by John Forte; Zinyov the dictator forces a scientist to develop a virus that will kill everyone in his country that doubts his ability to lead them. Murder!, art by Doug Wildey; Rorney kills his uncle and his cousin Eric gives him an alibi, but when their expected inheritance doesn't come through it leads to two more murders when they kill each other.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
