Tag: September 1988

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 20, Firestorm 75, Warlord 131

Wonder Woman 20 coverWonder Woman #20 – “Who Killed Myndi Mayer?” – George Perez/Bob McLeod

This one starts with Wonder Woman kicking among some street gangs, trying to get a line on who killed her publicist, Myndi Mayer. The cops are investigating too and most of the story is narrated (in Chandleresque prose) by the lead detective, Edward Indelicato. Myndi was found in her office shot in the face. She had a bloody letter-opener in her hand, indicating she fought her attacker, and there were traces of cocaine on her desk. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 20, Firestorm 75, Warlord 131”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 50, New Teen Titans 47, Suicide Squad 17

Legion of Super-Heroes 50 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #50 – “Life and Death and the End of Time” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with the Legionnaires working together to figure out a way to pierce the time barrier and confront Time Trapper so they can make him pay for screwing with history and killing Superboy. Ultra Boy and Timber Wolf retrieve the Time Cube from the Institute, while Rond Vidar (who refuses to explain his sudden resurrection from the dead) helps Brainiac 5 wire everything together. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 50, New Teen Titans 47, Suicide Squad 17”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 17, Young All-Stars 16

Justice League International 17 coverJustice League International #17 – “Only the Dead Know Bialya” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

Last issue, Batman, Green Flame, Blue Beetle, and Booster Gold went undercover in Bialya to check out Rumaan Harjavti’s new “secret weapon”. The weapon turned out to be Wandjina, the Thunder God from another dimension who was injured in a nuclear explosion. But Queen Bee had a surprise for Harjavti … Wandjina obeys her commands and he ended up killing Harjavti so she could take over the country. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 17, Young All-Stars 16”

Comics Reviews: Batman 423, Detective 590, Green Arrow 8

Batman 423 coverBatman #423 – “You Shoulda Seen Him” – Jim Starlin/Dave Cockrum/Mike DeCarlo

This is an interesting little character study of Batman seen through the eyes of some cops who run into him over the course of one eventful night. The first cop (Bart) tells how he was trying to talk a junkie out of jumping off a bridge when Batman showed up. The junkie jumped, but Batman was rigged to a safety harness and swung down to catch the kid, giving him a lecture on making the most of his life afterwards. Bart figures Batman might’ve actually gotten through to the kid. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 423, Detective 590, Green Arrow 8”