Some post-apocalyptic comics throw readers directly into chaos and spend the rest of the issue explaining how the world collapsed. The Hab #1 takes a different approach. It gives you just enough information to understand the situation while intentionally leaving massive questions hanging over everything

By the time Avengers #160 arrived on the stands, it had gotten around that Wonder Man was back, so it was a great time for The Grim Reaper to make a return appearance. In the hands of Shooter, penciler George Pérez, and inker Pablo Marcos, the story is vintage Marvel magic. With flashbacks to the origin and development of The Vision (there are great story reasons the android is closely tied to Simon Williams), previous Grim Reaper appearances, and Wonder Man’s death and return.

Batman has some of the greatest villains in comics. They may not always be the most intimidating, but they are certainly complex and interesting. In 1989, DC published the Secret Origins Special with stories that took a deeper look into Penguin, Riddler, and Two-Face. But these stories, written by Alan Grant, Neil Gaiman, and Mark Verheiden, did not pit the villains against Batman – they took center stage.

Ryan Steele, Kaitlin Star, and J.B. Reese are the VR Troopers, the Eltarian Colony of Earth’s greatest heroes who fight monsters and any other threat against their people. It begins with Ryan taking a late night stroll to clear his head, only to find that someone has broken into a power plant. Inside he finds unfamiliar creatures/people and human hostages.

Issue three picks up with one hellacious, bloody fight between Jessica and Mary. The violent chaos continued when Tyson spilled his guts about why he was mailing the postcards. His confession reveals a larger murderous conspiracy and sends the reluctant partners on to the next clue-finding expedition.

While Ash Williams tries to figure out how to end the assault from the Army of Darkness, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie are being attacked by the Deadite versions of themselves. They need weapons and a quiet place to determine their next move all while the Deadites assault the S-Mart. It’s a wild night in Riverdale, to be sure.

Following the Liberty Legion four-part crossover in Invaders #5, Marvel Premiere #29, Invaders #6, and Marvel Premiere #30, which reintroduced a number of Timely Comics characters, writer-editor Roy Thomas and pencil artist Frank Robbins got back to creating new original characters the following issue.

Following that cliffhanger, they put the pieces together and realize that the woman Bianca knows as her neighbor Jill Collier, is the woman Val knows as Cassie Maynard. Both women want to find out what happened to Jill/Cassie and vow to keep what happened a secret until they do. Bianca goes home to take a look around Jill’s house while Val learns a secret that Cassie had been hiding from her.

The movie inspired one-shot presents new and previously published stories by Jamie L. Rotante, Holly G!, Frank Doyle, and Craig Boldman. The superhero story opens the issue with good energy, then The Devil Wears Prada homage tale gives it quick wit. The stories that follow incorporate movie tropes and pokes a little fun at fandoms before wrapping up with slapstick humor.

The Rocketeer first appeared on an ad on the back of Pacific Comics’ Starslayer #1. The feature itself ran in Starslayer #2 and #3, and Pacific Presents #1 and #2 before Pacific went under. The Rocketeer Special Edition #1, which had been intended to be Pacific Presents #5, was published by Eclipse, as was an album-format collected edition of those installments.

It was neither the most likely of pairings nor would it last long, but the original outings of Secret Agent X-9, which premiered in January 1934, teamed one of the great practitioners of mystery fiction, Dashiell Hammett, with one of the most significant comic strip artists to ever ply his craft, Alex Raymond.

Issue two tells Ronnie’s updated origin story. It shows how his father was always working too much, and how often Ronnie spent on his own or trying to prove himself through his athletic abilities. He met Professor Stein at the University of Pittsburgh where Ronnie takes a job working with the brilliant scientist and their fate became intertwined.