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Omega-powered psionic, Peter Stanchek, and his girlfriend, Kris Hathaway, are on the run. Only by recruiting Pete''s fellow Harbingers -- Torque, Flamingo, and Zephyr-- can they hope to stay one step ahead of the Harbinger Foundation.

Night after night, Jack Boniface puts his heart and soul into his music, and, night after night, the people of the French Quarter come out to watch him play. But after one of the evening''s deadlier dwellers attacks him and leaves him for dead, Jack discovers a strange compulsion to put on a mask and take the streets as Shadowman!

ÒENEMY MANIFEST.Ó Part three! Legion membership tryouts! Meet Night Girl, Gazelle, Sizzle and Turtle! TheyÕre four candidates with awesome abilities who attempt to prove their mettle and join the greatest super-team of the 31st century. Meanwhile, alien spies gather intelligence about United Planets defenses and assassinate a U.P. government leader!

Archer and his peculiar partner are drafted by Armstrong''s brother, the Eternal Warrior, to fight in war on the far side of time and space! But who and what they find there offers ominous clues about what the future may hold for Archer & Armstrong and the final fate of the Valiant Universe...

""All For One..."" Pete and his band of renegade Harbingers head down to the Big Easy only to find more than beads and carnival waiting for them when one of Harada''s Eggbreakers loses control. Featuring an explosive showdown!

Five hundred years after the end of the world, among the overgrown ruins, in tangled jungles where misbegotten horrors lurk, barbarian armies battle for supremacy. To save the world from Warlord Sunder''s dreaded behemoths, Samson allies himself with Queen Terra of the Jerz and her barbarian horde. But the irresistible Terra has wicked ways of turning allies into lovers. Inflamed and enraptured by Terra, Samson becomes more and more ruthless to please her. If he loses himself to the dark passions she arouses_then who will save the world from him? Part of a major multiseries program including _Doctor Solar_; _Magnus, Robot Fighter_; _Turok, Son of Stone_; and _Doctor Spektor_.

Five hundred years after the end of the world, barbaric hordes vie for power and plunder, and monstrous, gene-twisted Teratisms stalk the ruined landscape. Queen Terra of the marauding Jerz acquires a new and deadly weapon powerful enough to shatter massive walls. From the north, Warlord Sunder marches with a fearsome host behind Dreadnought, a gargantuan, invincible Teratism over which he has gained control. Caught in the middle is Samson, the strongest man on Earth, sole protector of the struggling N''Yark tribe. At stake is the future of the world! Part of a major multiseries program including _Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom_; _Magnus, Robot Fighter_; and _Turok, Son of Stone_.

""Flowers for the Living"" Pete and friends struggle to cope with recent events. While Kris takes the loss especially hard, the other renegades try to find the perfect way to honor their friend.

Collects the earliest battles between Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, and Bullseye, Marvel''s deadliest assassin.

""The Root of All Evil"" Not even Pete''s psionic powers can protect his friends from a very real consequence of their rebellion -- a bullet in the chest.

The continent-spanning city of North Am is a miracle of ingenuity and ambition, a technological paradise where mile-high skyscrapers pierce the clouds and robots perform virtually all labor. But in the shadows of the "milespires," human mobsters use robot muscle to terrorize the North Am citizenry. Human trafficking, illegal psychoactive substances, violent crime, and corrosive corruption are suddenly epidemic in the glittering utopia, with only Magnus, the mighty Robot Fighter, to stand against them.

""One For All"" Strange times make for strange bedfellows. When tragedy strikes Peter Stanchek and his renegades, they gain an unexpected ally.

""Heart Failures"" Peter Stanchek is drafted by the Geomancer to a war on the far side of time! The Harbinger renegades learn of an impending new addition to their band as Kris struggles with the secret of her love for her fallen friend.

Aric of Dacia: Visigoth warrior, slave of the Spider-Aliens, wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe. Armed with the X-O Manowar armor and trapped in the modern day, Aric will wage war on his one-time captors.

""Where Troubles Melt like Lemon Drops?"" Gilad recruits the Valiant Universe''s greatest heroes to save all of existence--including himself! When all hope seems lost, Gilad recruits a future version of himself from the year 4001 A.D. Are two Eternal Warriors better than one? When you''re in a land outside of time, anything is possible!

ÒENEMY MANIFEST.Ó Part two! ChameleonÕs hand is amputated! The menacing Intruder Planet is revealed as the source of the alien Life-Eradicators! A longtime Legionnaire takes the first step down the path of darkness! Plus, the heartbreaking end of the oldest relationship in the history of the Legion!

The 11th volume of Legion of Super-Heroes Archives is marked by the full-time arrival of artist Mike Grell. The stories, in Superboy 203-212, were mostly by Cary Bates and E. Nelson Bridwell before Legion legend Jim Shooter returned, and the general format was a main story followed by a shorter story concentrating on a Legionnaire or two. The stories--the Legion of Super-Executioners, the Legion of Super-Villains, a showdown with a band of Legion rejects, a ghostly soldier--are enjoyable but minor, and even the death of a Legionnaire seems like an anti-climax. Still, no one could draw Dream Girl in a negligee quite like Grell.--Amazon.com.

""One Small Step..."" Pete discovers a new Harbinger, but does he share their rebellious teen spirit or does he belong in the Harbinger Foundation?

""Rise Up and Strive Again"" Gilad has returned from his time-bending battle determined to never fight again! Unfortunately, his brother, the immortal Armstrong, has a feud to settle!

""Children of Destiny"" With the birth of her baby, Kris and Peter try to mend the rift in their relationship. But when Kris and her newborn are taken hostage, Peter will have to go to war to save them!

""Where the Love-Light Gleams..."" On their return from space, Pete and his band of renegades decide to go their separate ways, leaving Torque vulnerable to an unexpected enemy. Will they be able to get back together in time to save him?

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part four! While Science Police search parties ransack the LegionÕs headquarters, two teams of Legionnaires fight like cornered wolves against vicious enemies. Meanwhile, Brainiac 5 sells out the LegionÕs greatest secret!

The last time Earth''s heroes encountered the Beyonder, they fought for their lives. This time, they fight for all existence! A year after kidnapping the most powerful beings on Earth and pitting them against one another in a "Secret War" on a distant world, the omnipotent Beyonder comes to Earth to continue his study of humanity. However, a being so powerful and so naive is a dangerous combination. As the Beyonder''s understanding slowly grows, so too do his own desires - and even the lord of lies, Mephisto, fears what the Beyonder might ultimately decide those desires are! Because if the Beyonder decides he wants to end all that is, even the combined might of the universe''s cosmic powers may not be enough to stop him! Collecting SECRET WARS II #1-9.

A special double issue! Featuring Superman in ÒMUTO VERSUS THE MAN OF TOMORROW!Ó and his cousin Supergirl in ÒBRAINIACÕS KRYPTONITE TRAP FOR SUPERGIRL!Ó

""Retribution: Part 2"" With his friend and ally, Ken Clarkson, Aric brings his war on the Spider Aliens to the heart of their empire on Earth -- the corporate headquarters of Orb Industries. But Lydia and Spider Aliens have set a trap there for their most savage of foes.

""Revelations"" Ken solidifies his control over Orb Industries and struggles to make Aric understand that over a thousand years have passed since he was abducted. Then, a criminal Harbinger named Ax, with the power to control machines, comes looking for a new toy to play with -- the X-O Manowar armor!

Archer & Armstrong strike at the heart of an extra-dimensional conflict! But as Armstrong rediscovers the fighting skills that served him so well, Archer ponders the twin destinies set before him. Will he become a great philosophical leader of the future or the Valiant Universe''s most deadly assassin?

""Spirits Within"" Jack Boniface can''t sleep, not since he was attacked and left for dead by a strange and lethal woman. When the moon rises and the world rests, something inside him awakens and the Shadowman is born again! But what is the source of this power ??and will it be enough to survive the killer called Samedi that stalks the New Orleans back alleys?

Join Superman in a trip back to the 30th Century to visit the now-adult Legion of Super-Heroes! Their reunion, however, is cut short by a mysterious villain with ties to the Legions past. To make things worse, the Legion of Super-Villains are lurking in the background with their most devious plot yet to decimate whatÕs left of the Legion of Super-Heroes!

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part five! On planet Velmar V, the invincible Ikilles has already trashed Timber Wolf and Shadow Lass. Now the LegionÕs last hope isÑInvisible Kid?! Meanwhile, as the rest of the weary, wounded Rimbor Team fights an army of heavily armed Science Police, Atom Girl squares off against the vicious Commodore.

ÒENEMY RISING!Ó Part two! The threat of the extinction of all life grows! Meanwhile, with newfound, hideous strength, Princess Projectra rampages in downtown Metropolis! Plus, Invisible Kid, Brainiac 5 and Saturn Girl attempt to spy on a secret U.P. operation!

ÒENEMY MANIFEST.Ó Part one! A massive intruder planet has appeared near JupiterÑand its gravity is ripping apart the solar system! Under Brainiac 5Õs guidance, Light Lass and Star Boy fight back, but theyÕll have to do the impossibleÑmoving planetsÑto end the chaos and carnage!

Spider-Man becomes unraveled when his life is darkened by his shape-changing costume as well as his fashion sense.