So Bright This Star
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Inker: Alfredo Alcala
Colorist: Glynis Wein
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Originally published: March 1981
Well, my enchantment with the Dazzler is over. This issue was pretty terrible. I hate when debuts (or any issue really) is just filled to the brim with lame guest cameos, as a thinly-veiled attempt to draw in [...]

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Man-Hunt!
Script: Marv Wolfman
Layouts: Keith Pollard
Inks: Jim Mooney
Letters: Joe Rosen
Colors: C. Gafford
Originally published: February 1980
Apparently J. Jonah Jameson has had a nervous breakdown. Neat. This issue is mostly about Spidey and the Punisher going after some mob guy, and the Punisher suspecting that Peter Parker is up to something. There’s no resolution really, the story is [...]

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Into the Heart of Darkness!
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Al Gordon
Letters: Joe Rosen
Colors: Ben Sean
Consultant: Jim Shooter
Originally published: June 1979
Finally, a halfway decent issue that managed to keep my attention! Spider-Woman teams up with the Shroud to fight a group of murdering cultists. This issue had action, decent pacing, and some lines that were almost [...]

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Murder in Cathedral Canyon!
Author: Chris Claremont
Pencilers: Sal Buscema (pp. 1-9), Alan Kupperburg (pp. 10-34)
Finishes: Jack Abel
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Colorist: Roger Slifer
Originally published: 1979
Well…this thing says it’s the Fourth of July, but once again I think it’ll have to be ignored. I will assume that’s a metaphor, since Pete is kissing Cissy and Fireworks are metaphorically going [...]

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Story of the Year!
Writer: Chris Claremont
Artist: Bob McLeod
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Colorist: G. Roussos
Plot by: Allyn Brodsky
Originally published: October 1979
The Guardians of the Galaxy seem interesting, but they weren’t used very well. This was a done-in-one that was basically an extended fight.
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