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1976-07-01 00:02:10
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Power Man #33

Issue(s): Power Man #33
Cover Date: Jul 76
Title: "Sticks and stones will break your bones, but spears can kill you!"
Credits:
Don McGregor - Writer
Frank Robbins - Penciler
Vincent Colletta - Inker

Review/plot:
A super-villain named Spear attempts to assassinate Dr. Burnstein.

Cage is able to stop him but we are left wondering why Spear is after Burnstein. The doctor is shaken by the attempt but claims to not know why someone would want to kill him. The issue ends in a cliff hanger, with Spear making a second attempt on Noah.

Cage also attends the funeral of the boy who was killed in the fire last issue.

McGregor is doing a decent job of giving the book a more serious tone (although he still uses blaxploitation elements), but it is undermined by Robbins' art.

On the other hand, here's the latest Vending Machine scene.

Charlton Grundge, the chemical company exec that was bringing criminal charges against Luke from issues #28-31, is seen here talking to his lawyer, but these are their last appearances.

Quality Rating: C

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Characters Appearing: Alex Simmons, Beth Simmons, Charlton Grundge, Claire Temple, D.W. Griffith, Grassy Moss, Luke Cage, Noah Burstein, Quentin Chase, Sandra Simmons, Win (DW's girlfriend)

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Comments

In the narrative caption boxes, a minor character called Jeremy Drake inexplicably becomes Jeremy Slate.

Posted by: Mark Drummond | May 7, 2016 12:46 AM




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