Tag: July 1987

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 6, Firestorm 61, Vigilante 43, Warlord 119

Wonder Woman 6 coverWonder Woman #6 – “Power Play” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

Last issue, Ares influenced people in the United States and Russia to prepare for a nuclear war. An American general (Tolliver) actually took over a military base, planning to launch nukes at Russia to kick things off. Wonder Woman, Julia Kapatelis, Steve Trevor, Etta Candy, and Colonel Michaelis made it into the base using the talisman Diana got from Harmonia, but before they could stop Tolliver and his men, Ares showed up in person. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 6, Firestorm 61, Vigilante 43, Warlord 119”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 36, New Teen Titans 33, Suicide Squad 3

Legion of Super-Heroes 36 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #36 – “Peace, Quiet, and Impending Doom” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Element Lad resigning as Legion leader, since he feels guilty about becoming Universo’s pawn. The regular election was coming up anyway, so his stepping down doesn’t really cause too much bother. Polar Boy enthusiastically announces he’s running for leader, while Dream Girl says she won’t run but does say she’s voting for Sensor Girl (making everyone wonder if Dreamy had a premonition of who’d win). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 36, New Teen Titans 33, Suicide Squad 3”

Comics Reviews: Justice League 3, Infinity Inc. 40, Young All-Stars 2

Justice League 3 coverJustice League #3 – “Meltdown” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

Last issue, three misguided heroes from another planet (or possibly dimension, I’m not sure which) came to Earth to destroy all the nuclear weapons, hoping to prevent a nuclear holocaust like the one that destroyed their world. The three (Wandjina, Silver Sorceress, and Blue Jay) tangled with the Justice League and ended up taking refuge in Bialya, whose strongman leader (Rumaan Harjavti) thinks he can use them to rid all his rivals of their nukes … starting with the Russians. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League 3, Infinity Inc. 40, Young All-Stars 2”

Comics Reviews: Batman 409, Detective 576, Outsiders 21

Batman 409 coverBatman #409 – “Just Another Kid on Crime Alley” – Max Allan Collins/Ross Andru/Dick Giordano

This issue continues the revised story of how Batman first met Jason Todd, which means it’s set a few years ago. It opens with a recap of last issue, showing how Jason tried to steal the wheels off the Batmobile and how Batman promised not to call the cops if Jason attended Ma Gunn’s School for Wayward Boys. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 409, Detective 576, Outsiders 21”