Was This Comic Worth A Busted Lip & Bloody Nose? I owe it all to my cousin Nick! Coming up from LA, he talked me into buying this comic. And why not? We were such great buds! At least until he beat the tar out of me after an argument. Absent my cousin’s coercions, I doubt Gil Kane’s cover would have sealed the deal. I needed more than a mean hippy melting Iron Man’s armor to sacrifice money that could buy me a few Three Musketeer bars. Fortunately, the actual comic pro

George Tuska to the Rescue! ... is not a sentence I ever expected myself to write. To be completely honest, Issue #40 is not one of his better efforts. Inker Jim Mooney dumps about two gallons of ink beyond what’s really needed. That said, after the debacle of poor Herb Trimpe’s uber-rush job in the previous issue, this might as well be John Byrne and Terry Austin firing on all cylinders. Unfortunately, this leaves writer Gerry Conway absolutely nowhere to hide as we can n

Cover Art: Marie Severin The North Pole - Day After Christmas! “Sir? Sir? I hate to wake you up, but we have a call from a certain national capital to the south of us.” St. Nick rubbed his tired eyes, stifling a yawn. “They’re all to the south of us. What’s serious enough to interrupt me after going to every home around the world?” The elf gritted his tiny teeth. “This particular individual says they either speak to you or we’re slapped with 100% tariffs.” “Oh my sweet c