Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Secret Society of Super-Villains #16

Secret Society of Super-Villains Volume 2: 
Secret Society of Super-Villains #16 
title: "Murder Times Seven!"
writer: Bob Rozakis
penciller(s): Mike Vosburg and Dick Ayers
inker: Bob Smith
letterer: Shelly Leferman
editor: Jack C. Harris
cover: Rich Buckler & Jack Abel (collected edition); Alex Saviuk (original story)

Order of Appearance: Uncle Sam, Firebrand, Black Condor, Doll Man, the Ray, Phantom Lady, and the Human Bomb 

Supporting Character(s): none

Opponents: Silver Ghost, Mirror Master, Copperhead, Killer Moth, Quake Master, Chronos, the Sizematic Twins

Overall Summary: 
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD! The Secret Society of Super-Villains strikes at the Freedom Fighters!    

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Secret Origins #21

Secret Origins #21 (Dec 1987)
title: "The Secret Origin of Black Condor:
The Man Who Can Fly Like A Bird"
writer: Roy Thomas
pencils & inks: Murphy Anderson
letterer: Jean Simek
colorist: Carl Gafford
editor: Greg Weisman
cover: Jose-Luis Garcia Lopez

Order of Appearance: Black Condor is the only Freedom Fighter to appear in this story

Supporting Character(s): Father Pierre, Black Condor's parents Anne and Richard Grey

Opponents: Yakki raiders led by Gali Khan, unscrupulous businessman Jaspar Crow

Overall Summary: 
Black Condor grows up in the mountains of the Himalayas with the mutant power of flight! Eventually he defeats the men responsible for the murder of his parents and his teacher, and he heads to the US....where he becomes a US Senator!?!