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Appearing in "My Mother, the Badoon!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Defenders #28

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Synopsis for "My Mother, the Badoon!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Defenders #28
With Dr. Strange rigged to a machine to search for the missing Defenders and Guardians, the remaining members of the group aboard the Captain America battle the Badoon invaders, however all except for Strange (who is presumed dead by the Badoon soldiers, unaware that his astral form has left his body) are captured and taken to Earth for execution.

While Yondu and Hulk are forced to partake in the "Super-Death Sweepstakes" game on the planet ruled by Goozot. While Hulk is still under their mental control, Yondu battles in the games, destroying all the robots sent as a challenge.

While on the home world of the female Badoon, Starhawk brings Valkyrie and Vance to the city of the female Badoon, there they are told the secret of the Badoon race: That the males and females could not live together, so the women were exiled to one planet while the men dominated the universe. The men would come to the females planet only during mating season then leave. After the revelations are made, Starhawk departs from the scene.

After all is revealed, Val and Vance are contacted by Dr. Strange who has finally found them, and teleports them to Earth where the Badoon as just about to execute Nighthawk, Martinex and Charlie-27.

Appearing in "When Calls Jonah...!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Iron Man #38

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  • Jonah (Shadow only)
  • Anthony Gardenia (First appearance) (who also assumed the title of "Jonah")

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  • Franco (First appearance)
  • Lee (First appearance)
  • Frankie Majors (First appearance)
  • Frizzo (Shadow only)
  • Johnny (Behind the scenes)
  • Louise (First appearance)
  • NYPD
    • Mac (First appearance)
    • O'Shaughnessy (Behind the scenes)

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Synopsis for "When Calls Jonah...!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Iron Man #38
Tony meets with Lee and learns the history of potential employee Frankie Majors. Tony lets Frankie have one month to prove himself. Frankie works in research & development under Kevin O'Brien. Iron Man's inquiries into Majors' past lead him to Anthony Gardenia, the new Jonah. Gardenia tells Iron Man to warn Majors that he will not let him go straight. Tony congratulates Frankie as he finishes his first day at Stark Industries and goes to see Louise. Later, Tony helps Frankie fend off some of Gardenia's men and takes a bullet for him. The next day Frankie tells Tony that he's quitting and going back to crime. Realizing something is wrong, Tony trails him as Iron Man. Frankie meets with Gardenia and his men, who have taken Louise hostage to force him back into the gang. However, when Gardenia tries to put Frankie in his place Frankie fights back. Iron Man arrives, they quickly best Gardenia and set Louise free. Frankie returns to work for Stark Industries.

Appearing in "Watch Out World, the Sandman is Back!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Nova #13

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Synopsis for "Watch Out World, the Sandman is Back!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Nova #13
Richard Rider is present at a bank when Sandman attacks in an attempt to rob the bank. Before Richard can change to Nova, a new costumed hero named Crime-Buster arrives to try and stop Sandman. Richard changes to Nova and tries to help Crime-Buster, the two trap Sandman in the bank's vault. Crime-Buster thanks Nova for his help and departs, leaving Nova to take the heat for locking the Sandman in the vault without thinking about how they could get him out. Sandman himself however manages to escape through a drain for the sprinkler system and escape, albeit empty handed.

As Richard rushes to school in time for his psychology class, the Sandman is visited by Karl von Horstbaden, an agent of Yellow Claw, who is posing as a psychologist offering to help the Sandman get over his problems so that he can be a more successful criminal. However, Sandman is exposed to a device that puts him under the Yellow Claw's control, who has Samuel Burley (father of Richard's classmate and antagonist Mike Burley) hostage.

Meanwhile, Nova is back on patrol, and he tries to stop a bunch of kidnappers from making off with T'Kora, a UN representative from Wakanda. In stopping the crooks, Nova is once more pitted against Sandman, and after a brief battle, Sandman is able to knock out Nova. Sandman and von Horstbaden take Nova and T'Kora back to Yellow Claw's headquarters where both are sequestered to holding cells. Sandman is then sent to Harry S. Truman High to capture Samuel's son Mike.

This story is continued next issue...

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