Tag: January 1988

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 12, Firestorm 67, Vigilante 49, Warlord 125

Wonder Woman 12 coverWonder Woman #12 – “Echoes of the Past” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Hippolyte following Diana down into the subterranean caverns under Themiscyra, led by a vulture that seems to have the power to open passages for her. Hippolyte runs into some winged demons, but burns them up with some lamp oil she brought. In Oklahoma, Steve Trevor sits vigil at his dying father’s bedside, while Etta talks to Steve’s aunt and uncle about his childhood and his mother who died forty years ago … and whose name was Diana. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 12, Firestorm 67, Vigilante 49, Warlord 125”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 42, New Teen Titans 39, Suicide Squad 9

Legion of Super-Heroes 42 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #42 – “To Sleep a Thousand Years” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This one starts with Polar Boy congratulating himself on his leadership during the big fight against Starfinger and his gangs. Tellus gets tired of Polar Boy’s ego, so he goes to find someone else to hang with. He runs into Sun Boy and Laurel Kent, but they’re getting romantic, so he leaves. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 42, New Teen Titans 39, Suicide Squad 9”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 9, Infinity Inc. 46, Young All-Stars 8

Justice League International 9 coverJustice League International #9 – “Seeing Red” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

Like all the January issues, this one ties into the Millennium mini-series. It starts with the JLI returning from being briefed about the Manhunters, but before they have time to digest that knowledge, their new teammate Rocket Red announces that he is a Manhunter. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 9, Infinity Inc. 46, Young All-Stars 8”

Comics Reviews: Batman 415, Detective 582, Outsiders 27

Batman 415 coverBatman #415 – “Millennium” – Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

As you can tell from the title, this is a crossover with the Millennium mini-series (as were the first two issues of every DC comic in 1988). This was a company-wide event designed to get people to but comics they normally wouldn’t bother with, just so they’d have the whole story. Basically, Millennium involves the Manhunters, who were created by the Guardians of the Universe a long time ago (pre-Green Lantern Corps) but went rogue. Now the Guardians are planning some big event (called the Millennium) that involves ten humans. But the Manhunters want to stop the Millennium and they’ve planted robotic spies around every superhero, so the big twist is that theoretically anyone (even a long-established character like Lana Lang) could end up being a Manhunter robot in disguise. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 415, Detective 582, Outsiders 27”