Down Time
CAPTAIN ATOM #14
April 1988
By Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Nansi Hoolahan, and Duncan Andrews.
Captain Atom is trying to get a new job and goes to Ferris to be a pilot. But he (and Nightshade) would get their hands full to interrupt the theft of a secret invention.
SCORE: 8
DC in the late eighties had teeth. The way this comic deals with the constant manipulations of the US government never ceases to impress me (along with Suicide Squad).
This story is so complex, that Captain Atom is dating a CIA spy... who he knows was assigned to follow him.
To be fair, this all fits very well with other Cary Bates stories.
Broderick and Smith also do an amazing job in this book, and you know... Broderick tends to do always the same faces, but somehow that works well with the themes of the book.
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Planet of Vampires #1 (1975), cover by Pat Broderick and Neal Adams
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Fury of Firestorm #1 by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick went on sale on this date in 1982, launching his second attempt at an ongoing title after the first one got caught up in the DC Implosion of the late 1970s. Now with a higher profile as a member of the Justice League, Firestorm would headline his own title until 1990 and cemented his place in the DC universe.
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Marvel Spotlight #3 (Moench/Broderick, Nov 1979). To Moench’s creeit, he acknowledges that Mar-Vell is a listless character — and does an admirable job setting a vast, cryptic new purpose for him. I’m not convinced it’ll amount to much…
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Slugfest
CAPTAIN ATOM #15
May 1988
By Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Nansi Hoolahan, and Duncan Andrews.
Eiling arranges for Major Force to come back as a hero, by faking a confrontation with Dr. Spectro. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Captain Atom decides to get involved before Major Force goes wild.
SCORE: 9
This book is such an odd experience. It is always an amazing read, but its look usually keeps you away. Having said that, things look visually perfect here. I can imagine many other artists that could have made this story work, but Broderick and Smith just have a way of drawing Captain Atom and Major Force that is fascinating to look. I wish they'd remembered to use these characters on the cover more often.
Who puts a phone in a bathroom anyway?
I know what you're thinking, perhaps in a full toilet room, a phone could be useful... that is... as long as you don't make any awkward noises.
Captain Atom's time in the Justice League seems to be making him a superhero after all. This is impressive because the whole premise of the book is that he is not one. Best case scenario he is a spy. But things seem to be changing, and they become obvious once you bring back such a wildcard like Major Force.
Still, so far, this is a superhero book that is actually a spy drama in disguise. I am surprised of how creative DC was allowed to be back then.
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Green Lantern by Pat Broderick
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