Despite what it looks like on the cover, Cyclops is not fighting against those minions of the Mole Man, the Moloids. It's some sort of mutant clone creature from this insipid story starring the leader of the original X-Men.
After 10 chapters, Black Panther finally gets a lead on whether or not his mother might still be alive. Basically in chapter 2, Black Panther meet the man who claims to know where she is. Then 7 parts later, Black Panther finally meets back up with the guy- only to learn the informant is dead!
The two one-and-done stories are both uplifting. The Falcon story focuses more on his career as a social worke;r working to end the cycle of violence with one of his clients and his embattered son. The other tale stars the wheelchair bound member of the Wolfpack known as Wheels. He's fallen for a older girl in school who happens to have a abusive boyfriend. You'd think someone confined to a wheelchair might shy away from taking on a bully. But Wheels is part of a superhero squad and has got bravery to spare.
Yes, those 2 stories do have some gritty real world scenarios. But they both end maybe not with a fairy tale ending. But they do end with hope. The Cyclops and Black Panther stories are major bummers. I'm really wondering why I was such a fan of this series when I was a kid in the 80s. Because 2020's me is too depressed by some of these stories.
Rating: 5 out of 10 stars.
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