April 1991
Action Comics #665: The beginning of a long and disappointing lull in an otherwise AMAZING stretch of Superman stories, perhaps his finest era.
Action Comics #666: Filler writer telling a story that built up a compelling mystery and then gave us a middle finger three issues later at the close.
Adventures of Superman #479: The second part of said mystery.
Amazing Spider-Man #348: I dabbled with reading Spider-Man at this point. I don't remember much about it except that there were a ton of guest stars in this stretch.
Ape Nation #2: This ended up being one of my absolute least favorite comic runs of all time, but it hadn't quite gotten there yet. I reviewed this issue and the subsequent ones
here.
Batman #463: Pretty forgettable attempt to be inclusive to Native American cultures, but it did give us the Post-Crisis Ace The Bathound. Reviewed it
here.
Batman Annual #15: Loved the concept of Armageddon 2001, but a lot of the crossover issues were big disappointments, and this was one of them. Reviewed it
here.
Damage Control #1: Owned this a long time ago, got rid of it decades back, and don't really remember it.
Daredevil #293: Owned this a long time ago, got rid of it decades back, and don't really remember it.
Daredevil Annual #7: I know I excitedly bought up the entire Von Strucker Gambit x-over at the time, but I think I was a little too young to understand much of the plot. I got rid of all of these YEARS ago and wonder if I missed out on much.
Darkhawk #4: Darkhawk was such fun, even if it was stupid fan service to kids my age. These currently sit in my future step-son's collection. No, I don't really remember any specific stories beyond the origin.
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #2: Owned this a long time ago, got rid of it decades back, and don't really remember it.
Deathlok Special #2-4: Years ago, I went back and bought the originals, discarding these reprints, but they are how I first encountered the storyline, and damn if it wasn't a remarkably fine one that holds up to my adult scrutiny.
Demon #12: I was really into Etrigan for five minutes, then I got rid of all of these. I was too young to understand much of the plotlines, but I thoroughly enjoyed the dark humor.
Detective Comics #629-630: SUCH a cool villain idea! I not only
reviewed these issues, but the villain made
my list of best Batman villains from this era.
Emerald Dawn II #2-3: Even as a kid, I wanted to like this storyline so much more than I actually did. I was 11 and didn't need my heroes deconstructed. Actually, I still don't.
Excalibur #38: One of these days, I'm going to read this run. I've only had the full run for two decades now!
Flash #51: I think everyone my age was reading Flash in the wake of the television series. I liked the new look, but nothing about the stories compelled me.
Justice League America #51, Justice League Europe #26-27, Justice League Quarterly #3: I acquired the full run of these about a decade back and really need to get back to
my reviews.
Justice Society of America #3: Bought this as a kid, got rid of it in my twenties, and I'm not sure I ever actually read it. I suspect I'd enjoy it.
Legends of the Dark Knight #18-19: The storyline so bad that it made me stop reading and get rid of my LotDK collection (beyond a few key storylines). Here's
my review.
Magnus Robot Fighter #2: I adore Magnus, but Shooter's take on the character felt a little too adolescent angsty for me. Fortunately, I loved where Valiant took the character next.
my reviews.
Mighty Thor #433: Bought it because it looked collectible, and had no idea what was going on. Not sure if it's still in my collection or not.
New Titans #76: I stopped reading New Titans a few issues earlier when I didn't like the idea that they were wiping the slate clean and forming a new team. I bought the ensuing issues years later and still intend to read them some day.
Punisher Annual #4: Again, I bought all the Von Strucker Gambit tie-ins and got rid of them a few years later.
Punisher Armory #2, Punisher War Journal #31" Punisher was all the rage at this point, so I bought both of these, and I ended up finding neither interesting.
Silver Surfer #50: It had a shiny cover. As an adult, I have no interest in Silver Surfer when Lee and/or Kirby aren't involved.
Spider-Man #11: Ugh, the McFarlane run...
Superman #56: The disappointing culmination to a filler storyline that promised everything and delivered nothing by the close.
Superman Annual #3: Now THIS was a story I loved as a kid. It didn't age well for me, but there were still some very memorable parts.
My review{/a].
Superman For Earth #1: My reviewUncanny X-Men #277: It's been so long since I read this late into the X-Men run. I don't remember the story at all, but I did love those Jim Lee Blue/Gold costumes.
Wolverine #40: I vaguely recall Elsie D and Albert. As for whether the storyline was any good, I have no idea.
Wonder Woman #55: The run was well past its prime at this point. No memory of this specific issue, but I definitely read it in my twenties.
X-Factor #67: Damn if I didn't find this one exciting. This era of X-Men may not be the most well received, but this storyline really drew me in, and it ended up having massive consequences only shortly after.
Zot #35: I really need to read this entire run again.
) and Lone Wolf and Cub as well, as First is on the brink of bankruptcy. Fafhrd and Gray Mouser wraps up Howard Chaykin teaming with Mike Mignola in an awesome adaptation of Fritz Leiber's heroes with feet of clay. Weapon X makes my brain hurt as the timeline got a bit wonky in there. The Nick Fury series finally found a worthy storyline, by bringing back Baron Strucker and HYDRA; but, then they blew it.
