ALTER EGO #164
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin
Alter Ego shines the spotlight on Mike Friedrich, the DC and Marvel writer who went on to jumpstart the independent comics movement with Star*Reach! Art by NEAL ADAMS, Gil Kane, Dick Dillin, Irv Novick, John Buscema, Jim Starlin, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, et al.! Plus: Mark Carlson-Ghost on Rural Home Comics-home base of Captain Wizard, Bogey Man, and The Green Turtle! Also: FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and Mr. Monster's Comic Crypt! Justice League of America cover by NEAL ADAMS!
KILLADELPHIA #5
CVR B ADAMS
(W) Rodney Barnes (A) Jason Shawn Alexander (CA) NEAL ADAMS
"SINS OF THE FATHER," Part Five-As Philadelphia burns around him, newborn vampire and former detective James Sangster Sr. must fight back his blood-thirst long enough to save his city and his son. But is he willing to make a deal with another devil to stop lead vampire John Adams and his hell hounds?
MEPHISTO TP SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
(W) Stan Lee (A) NEAL ADAMS (CA) John Bolton
The most diabolical entity in the Marvel Universe put its greatest heroes through hell! Join Mephisto - lord of the underworld - as he claims the Silver Surfer's soul, trades tricks with Loki and Thor, wagers with the Beyonder over Spider-Man and bedevils Daredevil! But what is Mephisto's plan when he targets the Fantastic Four, X-Factor, the X-Men and the Avengers? Plus: A cosmic clash with Thanos! A tale of torment uniting Doctors Strange and Doom! An unforgettable encounter with Black Panther! And...a date?! Collecting THOR (1966) #180-181, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #276, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #274, MEPHISTO VS. ... #1-4, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: DOCTOR STRANGE AND DOCTOR DOOM - TRIUMPH AND TORMENT, DAREDEVIL (1964) #266, SILVER SURFER (1987) #45, BLACK PANTHER (1998) #4-5, NEW MUTANTS (2009) #37 and material from SILVER SURFER (1968) #3 and FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #277. Rated T+