The
80-page giant-sized comic- that was a thing of beauty and sheer joy! A 100-page
comic was even better but regardless, when you got one of these you knew you
were in for a treat. They were affordable anywhere from a buck to $1.25. You’d
always get at least 4 stories, maybe more per issue. One or two stories would
star a A-lister superhero (like Superman or Batman), one tale would be from a
middle-tier character (maybe Green Arrow or Aquaman) and another tale would be
from a more obscure character that was pretty weird but a cult favorite (like
Metamorpho or Deadman.) I absolutely loved them and you usually could find
these in bargain bins for dirt cheap.
Since
Legends of the DC Universe is trying to evoke some of the nostalgia with these untold
tales of the DC superhero elite, it seemed natural that their first special
would be a Giant. If you read the letters page in issue 3, the editors revealed
that they had tons of responses for characters that fans wanted to see highlighted.
Some were perfect for a multi-story arc while some just were A-list material to
carry this series all by their lonesome. So, this special was created to give
the people what they wanted without sending LOTDCU into the economic crapper.
The premise
follows a time-travelling hero called Chronos. I am pretty sure, he’s not the
yellow and green masked arch-villain of the Atom but I am not sure. A
mysterious time-travelling alien approaches Chronos in hopes of keeping him
from robbing a sacred tomb. To try to dissuade Chronos into doing the right
thing and not sell the tomb’s artifacts to Vandal Savage, the pair goes
through-out time and space viewing the adventures of some of the most classic
DC characters around.
With
Chronos, prepare to see the Spectre ease the conscious of a guilt-ridden survivor
of the Titanic, thrill with Adam Strange as he teleports from earth to across
the stars to save the planet Rann. Learn the secrets of Hawkman and Hawkgirl’s
ability to speak with birds while discovering how Rip Hunter keeps surviving
his dangerous trips through time. Lastly, grieve with Beast Boy over the loss
of his teammates, the Doom Patrol while you experience the first ‘unofficial’
team-up of the New Teen Titans.
This
issue is a who’s who of talent, including Steve Ditko, Dave Gibbons, Joe Kubert,
and Marv Wolfman, and George Perez. It’s
loaded with some of the greats.
I really
enjoyed this special. It’s a shame that DC didn’t make more of these but there’s
always nostalgic comic collectors and hope. So, who knows, maybe it will come
back again.
Oh, and
the revelation as to who Chronos’ mystery traveler is- brilliant. Just
absolutely bloody brilliant and it was the icing on the cake!
Worth
Consuming.
Rating: 9
out of 10 stars.
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