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Your Last Stop: Murderworld!
Getting captured by a garbage truck is probably embarrassing enough for two super-heroes such as Captain Britain and the amazing Spider-Man. But, regaining consciousness to find themselves encased in...
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Rhino on the Rampage!
For a twenty-page issue, Amazing Spider-Man #43 is crammed with so much action and development you'd think you were getting a heck of a lot for your 12¢. Starting with this gorgeous cover by artist...
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When You Can't Stand The Heat
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??It's understandable if you've confused this gent with Stegron, the so-called "Dinosaur Man", or any of the other scaly horrors that have pounced on our heroes over the...
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It MUST Be Different! It Must--It MUST!
In this comparison between Fantastic Four #107 and its counterpart in the title's reprint mag, Marvel's Greatest Comics, it's certainly not difficult to spot the major difference between the two at a...
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Beware The Hatred of... Una!
For many of us, the story of Una, the love interest of Captain Marvel who accompanied him on his mission to Earth under the command of Col. Yon-Rogg, was before our time. In the world of comics, that...
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What If... This Looks Familiar To You?
While the incredible Hulk had his share of stories in the late '70s-early '80s What If series, he may have the distinction of being the one character featured in that title whose "what if" scenarios...
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A Gathering Of Heroes!
OR: "Titan: 1999"A few things have happened since Captain Marvel was whisked away to a far-off location by the entity known as Eon and transformed into a cosmically-aware protector better able to...
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Our Enemy: The Universe!
If you missed the last few PPOC reviews of Captain Marvel--wow, have you missed a lot! Because not only have we seen the good Captain become involved with the first grab for power by none other than...
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The Will Of The People
For an issue of Fantastic Four, this one doesn't make for a bad Sub-Mariner story:"Beware The Ravaging Retrievers!" comes at a time when the team has disbanded due to Reed's loss of his stretching...
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Soap Among The Stars!
With things heating up in the power play made by Thanos of Titan to not only conquer Earth but also make use of the Cosmic Cube to further his ambitions, you wouldn't expect the Avengers to be sitting...
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When Strikes The Scientific Adventurer!
When Henry Pym was expelled from the Avengers after facing charges of misconduct and subsequently attempting to deceive his accusers, he had admitted his wrongs and faced the music, becoming a better...
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An Enclave Among Us!
Whenever the Illuminati meet, it's interesting how you often come away with the impression that they're not likely to meet again, given that their activities raise doubts among them about their...
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Godhood's End!
Issue by issue, we've been building toward the resolution of the cosmic epic plotted by writer/artist Jim Starlin, where the evil Thanos seizes the power of the Cosmic Cube and uses it to transform...
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Seriously--'Nuff Said!
No doubt each of these two powerhouses had their own idea about who would come out on top in this match-up--but they probably never dreamed they'd each be crushed by the virtual billboard that's become...
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Avengers: Dismissed
In mid-1984, creating a west coast branch of the Avengers seemed like a pretty good idea to the Vision, who had just been elected Chairman of the team. In fact, if you were a fly on the wall at that...
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My Jailer, My Enemy!
Even when Thor wasn't whirling his hammer and sending it hurtling toward a foe, you could still find a good read in a Thor comic by its story unfolding at a slower pace, and featuring the other...
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When Asgard Ends!
We've already seen the prologue of the quest that would lead the mighty Thor to World's End to seek out the Twilight Well--part of a multi-pronged story by Gerry Conway that would take several issues...
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The Deadly Touch of--Rogue!
OR: "Your Thoughts To My Thoughts..."There are only a handful of Marvel annuals that hit it out of the park for me as far as having an excellent page-turner of a story from cover to cover, a topic...
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Sins Of The Past
With the defeat of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and their new operative, Rogue, by the mighty Avengers, the story of Avengers Annual #10 would nevertheless be incomplete without returning to the...
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Ain't She Selling?
And then there were those really strange house ads for the first Spider-Woman title.
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