Fantastic Four 235

Fantastic Four 235

Oct 1981

Four Against Ego!

by John Byrne, Jean Simek, Bob Sharen, Jim Salicrup

The Fantastic Four land on the surface of Ego and begin to explore. They discover engines that Galactus attached to Ego. The Thing, following the directions of Mister Fantastic, removes one of the power packs that gives life to one of the engines. The team then descends into Ego, looking for his brain. One by one they are forced to turn back as the pressure gets to be too much until only the Thing is left to complete the mission.

Ego is enraged and fires up the engines, planning to head straight for Earth. Ego veers off course without the power pack that the Thing removed. He accidentally heads instead into the sun where he is destroyed. The Fantastic Four barely escape with their lives and head back to Earth. 

Adam Ames (Part 2)

Adam Ames

by Elliott Caplin and Lou Fine

Part 2: The Sembles

Sep 30, 1959 - Jan 21, 1960

03/25/26

Sep 30, 1959 - Bessie gets very excited when Morell Semble, the richest man in Malvern, comes to the Ames house. 

Maybe the strips from Sep 28 and 29 should be part of the second arc but I think they belong with the previous one. My guess is that Semble wants Adam to paint his portrait or something like that. Where will that lead? I have no idea.

We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us 2

We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us 2

Apr 2025

Chapter Two

by Matthew Rosenberg, Stefano Landini, Jason Wordle, Roman Titov, Hassan Otsman-Elhaou

One of the SADIKS pulls Annalise out of the rubble and checks to make sure that she isn’t badly injured. It tries to get her to safety but she has her own ideas as to what she wants to be doing. They encounter a couple of the VEIL soldiers who invaded the island where Annalise lives with her father. The SADIKS, which the troops don’t notice, kills them.

Lord Mortus, an ally of the Vitruvian, consults with the other members (The Unknown Man, Pangea, Mr. Perfect, Tsarina Plague) of La Coterie de Septembre about the operation that VEIL just launched against Dante’s island home. All except Tsarina Plague agree that they must do something about it. She hangs up on them after making it clear that they are not all in agreement.

Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) 4

Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) 4

Mar 2011

Chapter Four

by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Val Staples

Zoe and Von Chance dig through the rubble at All Points and ponder what to make of the evidence. Zoe wants to see it one way but Von Chance reads it all differently.

Black Death talks to his lawyer and changes his instructions for how Zack and Level Nine should be handled. 

Detective Comics 408

Detective Comics 408

Feb 1971

The House that Haunted Batman!

by Marv Wolfman, Len Wein, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, John Costanza

15 pages

Batman goes looking for Robin, who disappeared 24 hours ago. His search leads him to an old mansion. He finds Robin but then he isn't sure if he really found him at all as the person he found crumbles into dust. Someone who looks just like Robin starts shooting at Batman.

Tara in Wonder Comics 17

Wonder Comics 17

Apr 1948

The Eight Hands of Tenslith

by Gene Fawcette

10 pages

The Plutonic Plague ravages the Earth. Tara, Robin, and Malo travel to the planet Aquam to obtain a supply of Ranadium Weed, which can be used to quell the virulent outbreak on Earth. They contact Queen Hlorte in the Floating City of Vlanuda once they arrive on Aquam. She wants to help them but at the moment Vlanuda is caught in the midst of a war with Tenslith, the undersea ruler of Aquam who seeks to conquer Vlanuda and control all of Aquam.

Fantastic Four 234

Fantastic Four 234

Sep 1981

The Man with the Power!

by John Byrne, Jean Simek, Bob Sharen, Jim Salicrup

Skip Collins, an employee of Acme Aglet (a Vanderbilt company) goes to New York City on a business trip. He possesses the ability to change things, remake things, but he uses it sparingly. He watches from a distance as the Fantastic Four deal with a crisis which may be of global proportions.

He does what he can to help them without revealing who he is or what he is doing. The Thing sees him but only briefly.

The issue ends with Skip seeming to have lost his superpower as the Fantastic Four head into outer space where they encounter Ego, the Living Planet.

We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us 1

We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us 1

Mar 2025

Chapter One

by Matthew Rosenberg, Stefano Landini, Jason Wordle, Roman Titov, Hassan Otsman-Elhaou

Thirteen year old Annalise Alderman is tired of playing with her father’s mechanical men. Her father is too busy in his lab to play with her. She throws a fit and Dante, her father, finally relents. They play hide and seek but while she is hiding she finds a man chained up, behind a locked door, in the basement. Nikolai, the man in the basement, begs her to release him. She goes to look for the key but her father finds her while she is looking for it.

Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) 3

Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) 3

Feb 2011

Chapter Three

by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Val Staples

Who Was that Masked Man? Zoe Zeppelin and Colonel Von Chance pick through what they know about the new vigilante. It is very likely that he is Beekman’s grandson and that he saw Zack kill his grandfather.

Batman 245

Batman 245

Oct 1972

The Bruce Wayne Murder Case!

by Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, Dick Giordan

15 pages

Bruce Wayne has faked his own death or at least let a rumor spread that he was killed while traveling in South America. Bilker, one of the two candidates for mayor of Gotham City, has accused Harvey, the other candidate for mayor, of murdering the missing multimillionaire. Batman knows that Bruce Wayne is safe and sound but he doesn’t know what Bilker knows until he has done some sleuthing.

Tara in Wonder Comics 16

Wonder Comics 16

Feb 1948

The Fabulous Jewel of Morn

by Gene Fawcette

10 pages

Tara's ship need some repairs. Tara, Robin, and Malo land on Venus where Haneesh, a local bandit leader, helps them with the repairs but only after they agree to do a job for him. He wants them to steal the Jewel of Morn from Karlsen who lives on the third moon of Jupiter. Haneesh promises them membership in the Brotherhood of Space if they can bring him the Jewel.

Their first attempt to steal the Jewel of Morn is unsuccessful and ends with Tara a prisoner of Karlsen. Robin and Malo redouble their efforts. They rescue Tara and get the famed Jewel of Morn. 

Fantastic Four 233

Fantastic Four 233

Aug 1981

Mission for a Dead Man!

by John Byrne, Jim Novak, Glynis Wein, Jim Salicrup

The Human Torch seeks to right a wrong by investigating a crime from years ago. He receives a letter written by David George Munson, someone he hasn’t seen since high school. Munson was recently executed after being sentenced to death for murder, a murder Munson claimed not to have committed. Munson and Johnny Storm were far from friends but Johnny feels obliged to look into the matter. 

Johnny’s investigation leads him to Hammerhead. The two fight. Hammerhead is wearing a suit that was built for him by the Tinkerer. It augments his strength. The Human Torch damages the suit but Hammerhead escapes into the night.

Johnny clears Munson’s name but his mother doesn’t really seem to care. She knew what her son was like. 

Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) 2

Incognito: Bad Influences (2010) 2

Dec 2010

Chapter Two

by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Val Staples

Black Death learns from another inmate that Zack escaped from SOS and killed at least one of the guards while doing so. Zoe shows Zack one of the hideouts that Lazarus used to use but it doesn’t spark any memories.

Batman 237

Batman 237

Dec 1971

Night of the Reaper!

by Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, John Costanza

25 pages

Dick Grayson visits Rutland, VT with some of his friends. They are there for the parade and the floats which includes people dressed as superheroes, some of which are from Marvel Comics. Dick and his friends see three men wielding blackjacks attack a guy dressed as Robin. They rush in to help and chase off  the three men without finding out what it was all about. 

Tara in Wonder Comics 15

Wonder Comics 15

Dec 1947

The Outlaw of the Universe

by Gene Fawcette

10 pages

Tara is headed home to Earth with her father, who is ready to retire, when their space ship is attacked by space pirates. Captain Atto and his men kill Tara’s father and lock her up. Tara joins forces with Robin and Malo, two other prisoners of the villainous Captain Atto. The trio escapes from Atto’s prison and recovers her spaceship, the Space Rover.

Fantastic Four 232

Fantastic Four 232

Jul 1981

Back to the Basics

by John Byrne, Jim Novak, Glynis Wein, Jim Salicrup

Diablo sends elemental creatures to kill the Fantastic Four while they are apart. An earth elemental is sent after the Invisible Girl. A water elemental is sent after The Thing. An air elemental is sent after the Human Torch. A fire elemental is sent after Mr. Fantastic.

The Four are knocked for a loop. After they switch up their adversaries with one another and Mr. Fantastic figures out how to defeat their would be assassins they finish them off in no time flat. They locate Diablo with some help from Doctor Strange and turn him over to the police.