by KC Carlson

I’ve always been drawn to comics that ask – and answer – a question.

In the 1960s, I almost exclusively read comics edited by Julius Schwartz (Justice League of America, The Flash, Green Lantern) and Mort Wiesinger (the Superman Family comics), as they both deliberately designed their covers to ask questions – usually literally. Why do these initials (flaming L.L.s!) mean death for the Man of Steel? Why are bystanders walking over the seemingly dead body of the Flash on a busy city street? WHY?

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by Robert Greenberger

It had been quite a while since there was a major Avengers arc that had people talking. It was probably the Steve Englehart-written Mantis Saga from the early 1970s so the World’s Mightiest Super-Heroes certainly were due for something big. The Korvac Saga, which ran in The Avengers #167 – 177 (Jan. – Nov 1978), fit the bill. As a result, the storyline has been collected from time to time and is receiving a brand new edition this fall, available for order this month.

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