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Peter and MJ take Aunt May and her boyfriend Willie Lumpkin to a party at a hotel that is about to be rechristened as a homeless shelter, and some Morlocks live underneath…
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…And quite obviously, they disrupt the rich people’s party. And Firebrand really doesn’t like one of the rich people, who has a history of being exploitative, so, you know, there’s a fight and all.
This is a new Firebrand, Russell Broxtel, who stole the original character’s suit and weapons from Stark International.
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He also enhanced the suit’s “pyronic” abilities. (Is that a thing?)
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And also Cloak and Dagger, probably because Terry Kavanagh, who wrote this story, was the last person to write their solo comic.
This is a very “old” feeling comic. It’s the kind of gang-bang you’d expect from the 1970s. And it’s not done in a nostalgic way–or particularly well.
Creators: Terry Kavanagh, Alex Saviuk
Grade: D
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