Title:
Fantastic Four (1961) #88
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 26, 2026
Review:
5/10 - Little House on the Prairie
The mysterious underground house ultimately reveals a completely nonsensical plot. The entire premise of the Fantastic Four moving from the Baxter Building into an unknown, creepy house without any knowledge about its owner or origin is t...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 26, 2026
Review:
7/10 - The not so much Socking Shocker and the Shockingly Healthy Aunt May
It's just an average, generic one-issue storyline with general character development, but it's so well done and appealing that even so, it's better than most issues from other series. The Shocker is...
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Title:
Fantastic Four (1961) #87
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 26, 2026
Review:
7/10 - Doom is also a patron of art
It's not the best ending, but the story arc was fun and worth reading. The best part is Kirby's artwork and storytelling, who continues performing at the highest level. Especially the rich detailed backgrounds, cool panels, and splash pa...
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Reviewer:
callmehalalfood
Review Date:
February 24, 2026
Review:
The Weight of Responsibility
Few comics define a hero the way The Amazing Spider-Man #33 defines Spider-Man. The opening sequence alone, Peter trapped beneath crushing machinery as water floods in, is legendary. Steve Ditko stretches each panel, making the weight feel heav...
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Title:
Fantastic Four (1961) #85
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 24, 2026
Review:
8/10 - The Truman Fantastic Four Show
A solid and enjoyable follow up, that serves as a bridge to continue this great story arc, based on the same strengths and good elements from the previous issue. It's true that it could be considered a little step back, but just for Do...
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Title:
Fantastic Four (1961) #84
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 24, 2026
Review:
8/10 - Fantastic Four's Fiesta Day in Idyllic Latveria
Great issue that perfectly combines excellent Kirby's artwork with Stan's excellent staging of Doom, nice storytelling and cool eerie vibe. I love Dr. Doom's megalomaniac, scary and condescending nature. For any other...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 24, 2026
Review:
8/10 - Diablo Putting the Devil in Dr. Doom
I loved the issue because we took a close look at Dr. Doom's nature and motivations, and they delve a little bit more into his past. It's true that they don't add much more than what was told in Fantastic Four Annual #2, but the...
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Title:
Sub-Mariner (1968) #16
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 17, 2026
Review:
5/10 - In the Mist of the Ocean
The concepts and ideas used in the issue have potential and could have made a better story, but their execution borders on the senseless and laughable on occasions. It's true that Tiger Shark is an interesting villain and Namor has been beha...
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Title:
Sub-Mariner (1968) #15
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 17, 2026
Review:
6/10 - Namor the Caped Crusader
The best part is the excellent Marie Severin's artwork, which delivers great faces and poses and is the reason for a higher rating than the story alone deserves.
Regarding the story, if you let yourself be carried away by the silliness, it...
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Reviewer:
RikerDonegal
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
Plenty of action here, as Blazes family comes under attack. He is much more the focus here, with Ghost Rider very much in the background. Lilith, too, is put in the spotlight as we see her actual return to Earth. We learn of her connection to Blackout, something that makes...
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Title:
Ghost Rider (1990) #28
Reviewer:
RikerDonegal
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
Very, very cool indeed.
GR and Blaze meet The Caretaker for the first time; Dan gets a dire warning from a brand new villain named Lilith (Mother of Demons); Blackout and Stern escape.
This is really exciting. Blaze and GR are working as a team now, and theres a mysteriou...
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Title:
Fantastic Four (1961) #1
Reviewer:
Aruin
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
It was pretty good since I didnt know what I was expecting, I liked the campiness of the mole-man and the potential for his eventual return that was delivered. As a villain Id say 4/5.
I also liked that this issue gave a full rundown of their powers and their multiple uses...
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Title:
Captain America (1968) #102
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
7/10
Surprisingly i kept interested from beginning to end, and even the corny end was ok. It's a well-paced, action-packed story with great flow between action and pause.
Of course it has its typical 60s' flaws, as the poor aim of villains, the viewscreens where you can s...
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Title:
Captain America (1968) #101
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
[b]6/10[/b]
I don't like much the stories about Nazis, they seem outdated to me. The idea about the sleepers is good, but as with the previous ones, the lack of credibility prevents you from connecting with the story.
There are also some situations that are far from being...
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Title:
Avengers (1963) #52
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
7/10
I have really enjoyed the story, despite the weird, dramatic villain, some pointless decisions and his illogical jack of all trades weapon's powers.
The story has a good mixture of drama, action and thrill. The villain's motivation is believable and i like that Roy T...
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![X-Men (1963) #45 [A Story]](/images/sites/cmro/covers/x_men/v1/045a.jpg)
Title:
X-Men (1963) #45 [A Story]
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
Main Story 6/10
Another good action issue, intertwined with Avengers #53 in a good crossover. Cyclops is getting on very well on his own, as a determined and skilled fighter and leader. The fight between him and Quicksilver has some good panels by Don Heck.
Quicksilver tr...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
7/10
Great intro of a pretty interesting character, with good background and motivations and different from what Stan and Marvel has presented so far. One of my favorite marvel characters, so i 'm thrilled to be able to read his first issues origin and evolution.
It's tru...
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Title:
Avengers (1963) #53
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
7/10
Sure it has the 60s vibes and cliches all over the plot, but was a very good conclusion to this crossover arc.
I enjoyed the twists and trickeries used by each side to deceive the other, despite its typical everything going perfect and timed. I also liked how the Ave...
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Title:
Captain Marvel (1968) #1
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
8/10 -
Captain Marvel is a loveable and honorable character that doesn't overact, tells cheesy jokes or takes silly decisions. He has a clear motivation and what he does is coherent. It's a great introductory arc for the character. This issue is more action focused than th...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
8/10
The story so far is stepping in quality and it's different from what Marvel usually does in a very good way, so Kudos to Roy Thomas. The storyline has not mayor flaws and is being unfolded at a perfect pace. Nice way to build the intrigue and introducing interesting s...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
2/10 - From Bad to Worse, what I have done to deserve it!!!!!!
Just when you think it cannot get any worse, IN YOUR FACE!! Three Hatemonger issues in a row. This is like "The Groundhog Day", but here you are punished to read again and again a similar issue, until...
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Reviewer:
callmehalalfood
Review Date:
February 12, 2026
Review:
A New Era Begins
Amazing Spider-Man #31 is messy, overloaded, and occasionally frustrating, but its undeniably pivotal. Acting as a soft reset for Peter Parkers world, the issue transitions him from the familiar halls of Midtown High into college life, expanding the scope...
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![Strange Tales (1951) #141 [A Story]](/images/sites/cmro/covers/strange_tales/v1/141a.jpg)
Reviewer:
MickTheNerd
Review Date:
February 11, 2026
Review:
WITNESS TRUE BELIEVERS-as the tail end of the previous Shield arc ends here nice and bittersweetly...but also WEIRDLY because they also start the NEXT arc right after, oddly written. Not badly written per se, just oddly written, it makes you wish they'd figure out to publis...
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Title:
X-Men (1963) #17
Reviewer:
MickTheNerd
Review Date:
February 11, 2026
Review:
WITNESS true believers, as one by one the most powerful teens and a bald guy get mysteriously TAKEN OUT-all while Iceman lays dying in a hospital bed, with the RETURN of one of their DEADLIEST enemies, all this and less true believers! 4/5
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 11, 2026
Review:
2/10 - I Hate the Hate Monger
The story is a collection of overly stereotyped situations and characters, full of general absurdity, that is even over the top for silver age foolishness standards. The events flow hastily in quick succession and make littele sense , giving y...
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Title:
Captain Marvel (1968) #2
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
8/10
Another great issue. So far there aren't any ups and downs and the series keeps at a constant great level of storytelling and art. Interesting supporting characters and story. I like the cosmic part of the marvel universe and it's glad to witness how they are establis...
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Title:
Captain Marvel (1968) #3
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
7/10
A weak ending and an unnecessary long recap overshadow a bit what is a very good issue, at the same level as the previous ones. Roy Thomas makes you care about the lead character and maintains your interest in the supporting characters. The Super Skrull was doing muc...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
8/10
Cool cover, i love it!!! Awesome art by John Romita, capturing in great dynamic panels the agility, swiftness and dexterity of Spider-Man. I think he has been the best artist doing it so far.
Dr. Octopus is a great character and one of the best Spider-Man enemies so...
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Title:
X-Men (1963) #15
Reviewer:
MickTheNerd
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
WITNESS true believers, as the reader gets confused by from Beast's backstory, in how old Hank is when we learn from his back story that he got a scholarship to college...despite finishing Professor X's finishing school which is usually BEFORE college!
Maybe his first run...
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Title:
X-Men (1963) #14
Reviewer:
MickTheNerd
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
WITNESS TRUE BELIEVERS-the first appearance of the both the deadliest AND silliest looking enemies to the X-men and all mutants-THE SENTINELS-made by BOLLIVAR TRASK...who failed to make them loyal to him, because apparently his field of science was anthropology NOT robotics...
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Title:
Thor (1966) #162
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
7/10 - Asgardian's Big Brother Screen, Peeking Galactus's Past.
The issue, more than a filler, feels like a transition to conclude the previous story arc and its subplots, while also giving a quick peek at Galactus' origin. However, contrary to what the character deserves,...
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Title:
Fantastic Four (1961) #45
Reviewer:
callmehalalfood
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
This issue really feels like Marvel stepping across a threshold. You can sense the shift from late Silver Age stiffness toward something closer to the Bronze Age: sharper characterization, more emotional awareness, and a wider, more interconnected world. Medusas repositioni...
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Reviewer:
MickTheNerd
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
Witness true believers, a perfectly fine story where Spider-man faces-THE METAL MA-oh what? DC all ready has Metal Men? Then...THE MOLTEN MAN! YEAH...MOLTEN man. Because his skin totally looks all melty, and not made of metal...yeah.
Copyright is a pain ain't it?
Title:
Avengers (1963) #18
Reviewer:
MickTheNerd
Review Date:
February 8, 2026
Review:
It would've been one thing if it was yet another awful piece of Anti-Communist progandist crap, but they ALSO insult our intelligence by trying to have us believe that Wanda couldn't just...Hex everything to blow up when they got there. These were a bunch of NORMAL ass comm...
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Title:
Avengers (1963) #25
Reviewer:
callmehalalfood
Review Date:
February 4, 2026
Review:
War for All Time
On paper, this should be a slam dunk: Doctor Doom, Latveria, and Marvels first real Avengers/FF style crossover energy. Doom is one of the greatest villains ever, and the idea of him luring heroes into his kingdom to prove his superiority is classic. The p...
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Title:
Thor (1966) #161
Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 4, 2026
Review:
8/10 - Electrified Galactus' Ego
This is an epic, action-packed issue where you can feel the cosmic scale of the events and characters portrayed.
Kirby continues mastering the penciling department. It should be pointed out the unusual amount of cool splash pages used as a...
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Title:
Avengers (1963) #24
Reviewer:
callmehalalfood
Review Date:
February 4, 2026
Review:
War Through Time (title stolen from bastos)
This is easily one of the most ambitious Avengers stories of the early run, and even when it stumbles, it does so aiming high. Kang proves why he works so well as a villain: time travel lets him be endlessly reinvented without tr...
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Title:
Thor (1966) #169
Reviewer:
Month8
Review Date:
February 2, 2026
Review:
Another epic Thor story draws to a close. This is when the title is at its best, in these saga-esque adventures that go above and beyond anything else in Marvel.
Unfortunately, this one ends in a bit of a dud. After several issues of Odin searching for Galactus, he's found...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 2, 2026
Review:
5/10
Sorry but i didn't like this gentleman Ka-zar on suit, that looks as the blonde handsome version of Kraven in the city. All his appearances seem like a shampoo advertisement on slow motion that are an excuse to show his naked chest.
Also, it's not believable how J. J...
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Reviewer:
rychetage
Review Date:
February 2, 2026
Review:
7/10
Despite the poor amnesia idea, at least spider-man doesn't get his memory back fast and suddenly to defeat Octopus. The development is also credible and quite good executed, with the rich supporting characters helping to feel the anguish over Parker's disappearance, a...
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