Monday, April 20, 2026

Ditko Cover Classics - Captain Atom #85!


Captain Atom #85 is by writer Dave Kaler and artists Steve Ditko and Rocke Mastroserio. The new Captain Atom teams up with Nightshade to battle the super-villains Punch and Jewlee, who got their super weapons from a mysterious box they found on the seashore. Weirdly this box of nigh magical weapons is connected to the larger story. 


You can read it at this link


The Blue Beetle returns in a story by Gary Friedrich and Steve Ditko, but I'll have more to say about him in a few months, 



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2 comments:

  1. I know you intend to cover the Blue Beetle at a later point, but I'll just add that the recent DC Finest is rather decent.

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    1. It is pretty good indeed. I have a copy and intend to read it to refresh my memories of those classic Beetle stories from so long ago.

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