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No Gorilla on the Cover...But Just Wait

One of the most frequently reused plots of the Silver Age Superfamily titles was "supporting cast character temporarily gains superpowers, causing problems for the hero." Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane were the most common targets of this, but everyone got into the act, including some long-forgotten characters like the one we'll look at today.

This post contains what adds up to 7 2/3rds pages of 23 from the lead story in Superboy #157, "Get Lost, Superboy...Who Needs You?!" plus a special treat.

( Continuing DC's long love affair with gorillas )

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All-Star Squadron #1

Writer: Roy Thomas

Pencils: Rich Buckler

Inks: Jerry Ordway

President Roosevelt tries to summon the Justice Society to strike back at the Axis Powers, but many are presumed missing. Who is left to join the All-Star Squadron?

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Uncanny X-Men #225

Writer: Chris Claremont

Pencils: Marc Silvestri

Inks: Dan Green

Colossus returns to the X-Men just in time for Fall of the Mutants.

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X-Force #60

Writer: Jeph Loeb

Pencils: Anthony Castrillo

Inks: Bud Larosa

Cable and Shatterstar, captive on Mojoworld.

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Alias #19

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Thor #280

Writer: Roy Thomas

Pencils: Wayne Boring

Inks: Tom Palmer

As if one Hyperion wasn’t worse enough, now there’s two of him!

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Storm #10

If you're one of those fans who doesn't like Storm to be the most awesome at absolutely everything, this isn't your book.

But we're here for the real star of the book! The Sensational Character Find of 1997! That's right, it's time for my boy Maggott to shine!

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