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TSMack reviewed Solo Avengers #10 Jun 4, 2025

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Solo Avengers #10

By: Tom DeFalco, Mark Bright
Released: May 10, 1988

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TSMack reviewed Silver Surfer #15 Jun 4, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: The dying Galactus sends the Silver Surfer to get Sue & Reed Richards to help the Surfer in finding the six soul gems in the black hole to save his life. After entering the black hole, they find a mystical universe, where three of the Elders & the six gems are present. However, they don't count on Sue turning into her evil alter ego, Malice, to dis more

Silver Surfer #15

By: Steve Englehart, Ron Lim

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TSMack reviewed Punisher #11 Jun 3, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Frank allies himself with a woman he rescued & a brujo (sorcerer) to wipe out a group of human smugglers on the southern US border.

Punisher #11

By: Mike Baron, Whilce Portacio

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TSMack reviewed New Mutants #67 Jun 3, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Spyder sends his accountants to reclaim his "property", Lila Cheney, at her rock concert that Sam is attending. Since Sam promised Magneto that he would not use his powers, the rest of the team arrives to save Lila, but she is abducted anyway. Gosamyr tells the team that she will help them rescue Lila if they free her family from Spyder.

New Mutants #67

By: Louise Simonson, Bret Blevins

Cannonball struggles not to use his mutant powers at a Lila Cheney concert…especially when Spyder abducts his headlining ladylove!

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TSMack reviewed Marvel Comics Presents #3 Jun 2, 2025
7.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

(1) Wolverine
(2) Man-Thing
(3) Master of Kung Fu
(4) The Thing

Marvel Comics Presents #3

By: Chris Claremont, John Buscema

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TSMack reviewed Marvel Comics Presents #2 Jun 2, 2025
7.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

(1) Wolverine
(2) Man-Thing
(3) Master of Kung Fu
(4) The Captain (Captain America)

Marvel Comics Presents #2

By: Chris Claremont, John Buscema

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TSMack reviewed Justice League #1 May 31, 2025
7.0

(Volume 4; Cover Date: August, 2018)

Comments: It felt like a chore to read through this.

Justice League #1

By: Scott Snyder, Jim Cheung
Released: Jun 6, 2018

"THE TOTALITY" part one! A brand-new era begins here! Comics legends Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung launch the Justice League into a cosmos-shaking mystery that will draw out their most terrible foes...in ways our heroes couldn't possibly imagine! In this debut issue, Martian Manhunter struggles to protect the team from an incoming threat that will sh...

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TSMack reviewed Justice League Infinity #1 May 30, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 2021)

Justice League Infinity #1

By: J.M. DeMatteis, Ethen Beavers
Released: Jul 7, 2021

From Justice League Unlimited producer James Tucker and series writer J.M. DeMatteis comes an all-new season starring the World's Greatest Heroes! There is a being wandering the universe searching for its true purpose, but what it finds out on the farthest edges of the cosmos will change not just our universe, but many! Meanwhile, the war for the t...

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TSMack reviewed Marvel Comics Presents #1 May 21, 2025
7.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

(1) Wolverine
(2) Man-Thing
(3) Master of Kung Fu
(4) Silver Surfer

Comments: Wolverine's first appearance in Madripoor.

Marvel Comics Presents #1

By: Chris Claremont, John Buscema

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TSMack reviewed Iron Man #234 May 21, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: At an electronics expo that Tony is attending, the Radioactive Man captures a curious Spider-Man in order to study his radioactive blood that he sensed earlier when Peter Parker was present. Based on information from Vic Martinelli, Iron Man finds the Radioactive Man at Stane International, where he is employed as Chen Lu. Iron Man encases the Radi more

Iron Man #234

By: Bob Layton, Jackson Guice

Radioactive Man has captured Spider-Man! Only Iron Man possesses the power to rescue Spidey from Radioactive Man's deadly, and unusually cruel, experiments.

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TSMack reviewed Incredible Hulk #347 May 20, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Now in Las Vegas working as an enforcer, Hulk ("Mr. Fixit") rescues his kidnapped casino boss, Berengetti, from a rival gang leader, Gold, who wants a piece of his action. Later, Hulk meets Marlo for the first time.

Comments: A nice 180 degree pivot by Peter David on the direction of this book.

Incredible Hulk #347

By: Peter David, Jeff Purves

Someone is trying to take down the biggest gangster in Las Vegas. And the gangster's body guard seems to have a lot in common with the currently missing Hulk!

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TSMack reviewed Fantastic Four #318 May 20, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Doom forces his way past the team to enter the Negative Zone portal to find the Beyonder as part of his scheme to defeat Kristoff. The team follows & are attacked by Blastaar but are rescued by Doom.

Fantastic Four #318

By: Steve Englehart, Keith Pollard

The search for the Beyonders is on! Destination- the Negative Zone! But the Fantastic Four won't be able to navigate the treacherous dimension alone, and they'll need to get help from the most unlikely of places- Doctor Doom!

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TSMack reviewed Daredevil #258 May 20, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: The Bengal is killing the members of Willie Lincoln's platoon in Vietnam as retribution for his village being massacred by some of them as a child. After Willie asks DD for help, DD has a brutal fight with the Bengal in Central Park. DD takes the unconscious Bengal to Willie's apartment. When the Bengal wakes up, he remembers that Willie was blinde more

Daredevil #258

By: Fabian Nicieza, Ron Lim

The birth of Bengal! Daredevil must protect a Vietnam veteran from a Vietnamese vigilante out for revenge. Will Daredevil stalk his prey as swiftly as Bengal?

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TSMack reviewed All-Star Superman #1 May 20, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: January, 2006)

All-Star Superman #1

By: Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
Released: Nov 16, 2005

DC launches the newest addition to its All Star line of comics — where the industry's top creative talents refine the iconic focus of the world's greatest super-heroes. Writer Grant Morrison (JLA, SEVEN SOLDIERS) and artist Frank Quitely (THE AUTHORITY, New X-Men) — the acclaimed team behind JLA: EARTH 2 — are at it once again, this time to s...

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TSMack reviewed Catwoman #1 May 20, 2025
7.5

(Volume 5; Cover Date: September, 2018)

Catwoman #1

By: Joelle Jones
Released: Jul 4, 2018

The wedding night's barely over, but Catwoman's back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat who's pulling heists around Gotham City. As Selina cracks the whip on her former criminal cohorts, she's attracting unwanted attention from one of Gotham's most dangerous groups. The mob? Nope. Try the GCPD. And as if the Bat-Bride didn't have enough ...

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TSMack reviewed Batman and Robin #1 May 19, 2025
7.0

(Volume 3; Cover Date: November, 2023)

Batman and Robin #1

By: Joshua Williamson, Simone Di Meo
Released: Sep 13, 2023

Father and son. Bruce and Damian. Batman and Robin. From Batman vs. Robin to Knight Terrors, a lot has happened to the Dynamic Duo, but now they are back together and ready to fight crime in Gotham--just in time for Batman's most monstrous rogues to team up to turn the city into an urban jungle! A new villain watches from the shadows, intent on rev...

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TSMack reviewed Dreadstar #38 May 18, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: After Willow's mind merges with the Computer Central, one of the corrupt ruling elite, who is about to be arrested by Oedi, sends a battle automaton to destroy her. Fixx, Teuton & Vanth take turns at stopping the robot. Vanth eventually pulls the head off of the robot to destroy it.

Dreadstar #38

By: Jim Starlin, Luke McDonnell

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TSMack reviewed D.P.7 #23 May 18, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Mastodon & Zentner come to "recruit" Stephanie into the paranormal army in order to use her healing powers to cure Jenny of her fungus disease contracted from the Pitt.

D.P.7 #23

By: Mark Gruenwald, Paul Ryan
Released: May 10, 1988

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TSMack reviewed Black Panther #3 May 17, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: After learning of a nuclear missile that will be launched by the white supremacist nation, Azania, against Wakanda, the Black Panther goes to Azania to force its general to stop the attack.

Black Panther #3

By: Peter B. Gillis, Denys Cowan
Released: May 3, 1988

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TSMack reviewed Justice League #1 May 17, 2025
7.5

(Volume 2; Cover Date: October, 2011)

Justice League #1

By: Geoff Johns, Jim Lee
Released: Aug 31, 2011

Comics superstars Geoff Johns and Jim Lee make history! In a universe where super heroes are strange and new, Batman has discovered a dark evil that requires him to unite the World Greatest Heroes!

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TSMack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 May 16, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Spidey, DD & Speedball team-up to destroy the High Evolutionary's machinery on top of the Empire State Building, which is about to render people in the city unconscious so that those with undesirable DNA can then be eradicated.

Comments: Features the first appearance of Speedball (Penance).

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22

By: Various, Mark Bagley

Meet the hottest new hero in the Marvel Universe - Speedball, the Masked Marvel! He's got to help Spider-Man and Daredevil stop the Kingpin's implacable drive to increase the supply of illegal drugs in New York City! Plus: a special fact-filled featured on Speedball!

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TSMack reviewed JLA #1 May 16, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: January, 1997)

JLA #1

By: Grant Morrison, Howard Porter

In this start to Grant Morrison's best-selling JLA run, a new super-team convinces the Earth that they're a force for good. But when the true nature of these impostors comes to light, only Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash, Green Lantern, and the Martian Manhunter can stop them!

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TSMack reviewed Avengers #295 May 15, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Kang-Nebula transports a Mechanisaurus Rex from a future timeline to kill Thor, who she sees as a threat to her plan to obtain the ultimate weapon. Thor is ordered to attack the robot alone by the compromised Dr. Druid. Thor has difficulty dispatching the battle robot, but the Black Knight goes to Thor's aid, against Druid's wishes, & uses his Ebon more

Avengers #295

By: Walt Simonson, John Buscema

Seeing Thor as her ultimate threat, Nebula unleashes a dinosaur robot from the future and sets it on Thor’s trail. Can the God of Thunder stop this future menace?

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TSMack reviewed The Joker #1 May 15, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: May, 2021)

The Joker #1

By: James Tynion IV, Guillem March
Released: Mar 10, 2021

Following the events of Infinite Frontier #1, The Joker is the most wanted man in the world! But the Clown Prince of Crime is several steps ahead of law enforcement-and he’s on the run overseas. James Gordon, facing retirement, realizes this is the manhunt of his life and the last piece of a storied career…but what mysterious and deadly forces ...

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TSMack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #305 May 14, 2025
7.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Spidey joins with the Prowler (Hobie Brown) to retrieve the stolen chalice from the Black Fox before Transcorp can get it. The chalice contains a microchip that would vindicate Hobie's wife, who was framed by Transcorp for accounting malfeasance.

Amazing Spider-Man #305

By: David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane

The Black Fox has stolen a valuable chalice. And if the wall-crawling wonder can't recover it, his wife will die!

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TSMack reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #304 May 14, 2025
7.0

(Cover Date: September, 1988)

Summary: Peter & MJ go to Los Angeles to promote his new Spider-Man photo book. While at a charity ball, he runs into the Black Fox, who is there to steal the Valencia Chalice on display.

Amazing Spider-Man #304

By: David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane

Peter Parker's book of Spider-Man photos is hitting stores, and Peter's off touring the country to promote it! But fun turns to danger when the web-slinger encounters that gentleman thief, the Black Fox, in sunny California!

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TSMack reviewed Absolute Batman #2 May 14, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: January, 2025)

Absolute Batman #2

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Nov 13, 2024

SNYDER AND DRAGOTTA'S BRAND-NEW TAKE ON THE DARK KNIGHT RAMPAGES ON! Batman was born out of violence - a horrible tragedy that shaped the trajectory of his future. But when a vigilant MI6 agent starts tracking the lonely life of Bruce Wayne, he discovers the interconnectivity between a hero's shell life and the many layers of the Black Mask Gang. I...

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TSMack reviewed Absolute Batman #1 May 13, 2025
7.5

(Cover Date: December, 2024)

Absolute Batman #1

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Oct 9, 2024

BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!

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TSMack reviewed New Teen Titans #44 May 12, 2025
8.0

(Cover Date: July, 1984)

New Teen Titans #44

By: George Perez
Released: Jun 27, 1984

"The Judas Contract" part 3, the origin of Deathstroke the Terminator is revealed! With his teammates captured and betrayed by one of their own, Dick Grayson dons a new costume and a new identity: Nightwing! Continued in TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #3.

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TSMack reviewed Invincible #1 May 11, 2025
7.0

(Cover Date: January, 2003)

Invincible #1

By: Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker
Released: Jan 22, 2003

Girls, acne, homework, super-villains. When you're a teenager, it helps to be Invincible.

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