"Godlings and Gladiators" Part 2 of 2. Script by Glenn Herdling. Art by Mike Gustovich (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finishes). Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
In the depths of Lemuria, Lord Ghaur has returned! And with Crystal, Sersi, Hercules, and Captain America under his control, the deviant high priest forms a new uni-mind to steal the Avengers' powers and souls! Meanwhile in the deviants' arena of death, Giant-Man and the Black Knight slug it out with Enigmo, Karkas, Ransak, and Red Bull…not realizing that these estranged deviants are actually here to rescue them! Fortunately though, Hank Pym and Dane Whitman shake off the effects of the deviants' brain mines and rally around Kro and his crew! Can Earth's Mightiest and Kro's finest send Lord Ghaur down to defeat once again?
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
"Delta Force" Part 1 of 2. Script by Glenn Herdling. Art by Geof Isherwood (layouts), Al Milgrom (finishes), and Tom Yates (finishes). Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
The Avengers' epic adventure in Genosha is over, but there's no time for rest after a priority alert comes in from the South Pacific! Since the west coast avengers have been disbanded, the Black Widow sends Cap, Crystal, Sersi, Hercules, and the Black Knight to explore the ocean depths of Lemuria! But hold on, Lemuria…isn't that where the Deviants call home? Yes! And in very short order the Avengers are under attack! Only Sersi escapes the surprise ambush! And proceeds to desperately fly to the Pentagon to reach one of the friendly deviants, Kro! In order to help Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Kro rounds up a motley mixture of friendly deviants and prepares them for battle in Lemuria! Deviants Assemble?!
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
"Voyeuristic Visions" Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Jim Hall. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
During a quiet night at Avengers Mansion, the Vision waxes nostalgic about happier times from days gone by. Years ago the synthezoid avenger had a wife and children and felt emotions like an ordinary man. But since the sad events of the Vision Quest storyline, the Vision's emotions have been very slow in returning, if at all. Is it possible that one day things could change? Perhaps with help from friends like Crystal, Giant-Man, and Deathcry; the Vision's repressed feelings will break through! Meanwhile during that same quiet night at the mansion, a mysterious duo teleports into Crystal's bedroom chambers and kidnaps Luna! And that villainous act signals the beginning of the next great adventure for Earth's Mightiest Heroes!
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
The Gatherers Saga: Part 13 of 18 - "A Gathering of Hate!" Double-size issue. Script by Bob Harras. Pencils by Steve Epting. Inks by Tom Palmer. Silver foil embossed cover by Steve Epting and Tom Palmer.
It's all-out action in the Andes Mountains as Earth's Mightiest Heroes have at long last located Proctor's secluded citadel! The Black Knight leads the charge inside and in mere seconds the epic battle erupts! Seven fighting-mad avengers vs. Cassandra, Sloth, Magdalene, Tabula Rasa, and Proctor! The rage and fury of Dane Whitman and the Prince of Power push the Gatherers back on their heels, but the awesome power of Proctor stalls the Avengers' march to victory!
During the furious fight, new details emerge about the relationship between Sersi and Proctor; and the Black Knight's connection to both of them! Could Sersi somehow be a greater threat to the Avengers than Proctor? First appearance of Deathcry.
48 pages. Cover price $2.95.
Cover art by John Byrne. Squatter starring Superman and the Teen Titans, script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano
David Gunderson uses a machine to control Superman's mind, making him destructive. Action Comics: In the Beginning... article by John Byrne. Postcard insert for contest to win The Man of Steel trade paperback, art by Byrne.
36 Pages, Full Color, $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Cover art by John Byrne. And the Graves Give up Their Dead..., script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dick Giordano
Superman and The Phantom Strangers team to destroy a creature created by the Serabite Stone. Meanwhile… Superman's Other Creators article by Dick Giordano about Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway.
36 Pages, Full Color, $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
The Atari Force returns to New Earth but doesn't get a warm welcome in "Homecoming."
Script by Mike Baron and art by Ed Barreto and Ricardo Villagran. Issue also has solo untitled Taz story with story by Ed Hannigan and art by Hannigan and Bill Wray. Issue also has a full page advertisement for the Warlord, Arak, and Hercules action figure and toy line from Remco offered at "participating Kmart stores."
Cover price $0.75.
An enemy threatens after the remaining Atari Force tries to regroup in "Lost in the Multiverse."
Script by Mike Baron and art by Ed Barreto and Ricardo Villagran. Issue also has solo Babe story "A Babe in Arms" with script by Dave Manak and art by Klaus Janson.
Cover price $0.75.
The first Atari Force storyline ends as how the Dark Destroyer came about is revealed and the Atari Force fights to stop him in "The End."
Script by Gerry Conway and Joey Cavalieri and art by Ed Barreto and Ricardo Villagran. Issue also has a solo Hukka story with script by Paul Kupperberg and art by Dave Manak and Keith Giffen.
Cover price $0.75.
Tempest returns to New Earth to try to learn about the Dark Destroyer in "Memory Lane."
Script by Gerry Conway and art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez and Bob Smith.
Cover price $0.75.
When the Atari Force attempts to retrieve a lost probe from another ship, they come face to face with the Dark Destroyer in "A Meeting with Life and Death."
Script by Gerry Conway and art by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez and Ricardo Villagram.
Cover price $0.75.
Dart and Blackjak confront General Ki about what they're owed, Babe is abducted, Tempest must escape a maze and Pakrat tries to add to his collection in "Fresh Blood".
Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Ricardo Villagran. Garcia-Lopez cover.
Cover price $0.75.
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Cover by Ron Harris. Alter Ego Lives, script by Dann Thomas and Roy Thomas, art by Ron Harris
When Rob Lindsay discovers a mysterious mask that transports him across dimensions to a world where comic book characters are living, breathing human beings, a legend is reborn and "Alter Ego Lives!"
36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
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Cover art by Rick Mays. Next Of Kin (Six Degrees Part One), script by Devin Grayson, pencils by Rick Mays, inks by Jason Martin and Karl Story;
Vandal Savage tries to kidnap Arsenal's daughter Lian; Arsenal discovers Lian has a rare blood conditions and needs a kidney transplant.
36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
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The King of the Seas returns in this special miniseries by writer Peter David, taking a look back at his origins and his early career while laying the groundwork for his very exciting future!
AQUAMAN: TIME AND TIDE begins with Aquaman's first encounter with surface world super-beings as the villainous Trickster commits a heist on the high seas. With the Flash (Barry Allen) in hot pursuit, their high-speed battle draws the attention of Aquaman, leading to the Sea King's own confrontation with Trickster.
Written by Peter David, with art and cover by Kirk Jarvinen and Brad Vancata.
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Cover by Jose Delbo and Joe Sinnott. Fast Feud!, script by Simon Furman, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Mike De Carlo;
Dr. Randall Pierce, working for the Multicorp Ecological Center, has developed the means to give human intelligence to animals using specialized exoskeletons, so that they can deal with environmental menaces; Frost, the head of Multicorp's parent company, secretly orders Pierce's process to be stolen so that he can have his own band of super-powered animals.
36 pgs., full color. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.
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"Family Matters!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner. Cover by Ron Wagner and Bill Sienkiewicz. One time super star stuntman and former Spirit of Vengeance, Johnny Blaze has reached rock bottom. His life is in utter disarray. But when his family is threatened, Blaze returns to the world with a vengeance!
Cover pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Tony deZuniga. See You In The Funny Papers!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Tony deZuniga
a comic strip character named Tormo is threatening Metropolis, spurring Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle into action; the Squadron battles Funny Face, who brings 2D characters to life. Article explaining some of the changes to continuity caused by the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Cover pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Tony deZuniga. See You In The Funny Papers!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Tony deZuniga
a comic strip character named Tormo is threatening Metropolis, spurring Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle into action; the Squadron battles Funny Face, who brings 2D characters to life. Article explaining some of the changes to continuity caused by the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. Cover pencils by Mike Clark, inks by Steve Montano. Worlds In Turmoil, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas (co-plotter), pencils by Mike Clark (pages 1-17) and Arvell Jones (pages 18-23), inks by Vince Colletta and Tony deZuniga
The Dummy joins the Monster Society as they fight vs. Superman; The 3 Squadroners (Green Lantern, Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle) return from Earth-S in time to help out vs. the Monster Society's attack.
36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. Cover pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Dick Giordano.
From Fear To Eternity, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas (co-plotter), pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Crisis continues to hit Earth-2 as Liberty Belle, Johnny Quick, and Green Lantern (Alan Scott) are tossed over into Earth-S, as the Crisis begins to also hit it; Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) helps them defeat the shadow demons attacking, and Liberty Belle and Johnny Quick marry
The 3 Squadroners return to their world via The Rock of Eternity with the wizard Shazam's help, but Cap stays behind as he's not to know about the multiverse yet at the time. Shanghaied Into Hyperspace!" Interlude One starring the JSA, script by Roy Thomas (adaptation), Gardner Fox (story), and Sheldon Moldoff (story), pencils, art by Al Dellinges and Joe Kubert (original drawings).
36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Cover art by Jerry Ordway. Crisis Point!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Mike Clark (pages 1-10) and Arvell Jones (pages 11-38), inks by Tony deZuniga and Vince Colletta;
The Crisis begins to hit Earth-2 as Harbinger recruits Firebrand (paralleling a sequence from Crisis on Infinite Earths #1); The JSA is shanghaied into space by Gootsden's rockets, but Harbinger's efforts to return to the Monitor's satellite sends them all off course to different dimensional versions of Pluto, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars
The Freedom Fighters go to Earth-X as Uncle Sam tells them he needs them there to win the War on that world, lest all be lost (and it's a one-way ticket); While battling Nazi scientists, Commander Steel is accidentally sent to Earth-1, where he builds a new life for himself. Justice Society of America pinup, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jerry Ordway.
52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
Cover pencils by Mike Harris, inks by Tony De Zuniga. Death-Sword at Sunrise! , script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Mike Harris, inks by Vince Colletta and Tony deZuniga (pages 12, 14-15)
The Shining Knight gets the best of Dr. Fate; Wotan takes Fate prisoner; Shining Knight breaks Wotans hold over him and frees the heroes; Hourman has a heart attack.
36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Cover pencils by Mike Harris, inks by Tony De Zuniga. Camelot 1942!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Mike Harris, inks by Vince Colletta
Waton, disguised as King Arthur, puts the Shining Knight under his command; Winston Churchill gets the Squadron to find Justin; Dr. Fate battles Merlin. Pinups of Dr. Mid-Nite, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern, pencils by Mike Clark, inks by Jerry Acerno.
36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
