The Destructor 1975 #1 - reader copy - $4.00
0 1Would-be youthful gangster Jay Hunter is targeted by mobster Max Raven for seeing something he shouldn't have. Jay, arguing with his scientist father and belittling him for working on a super-serum, is shot, along with his father, by a Raven henchman. Jay's father gives him the serum with his dying breath, allowing Jay to recover from his bullet wounds. Realizing his father's serum worked after all, Jay follows a path of retribution against the man who killed his father.
On sale date from Comic Reader #112.
- ...The Birth of a Hero! - Duffy credit per Nick Caputo. Stewart coloring credit per his bio published in The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood Volume 2.
- The Most Fantastic Publication of Its Kind! - Ad for The Steranko History of Comics (Supergraphics, 1970 Series) #s 1-2 (1970-1972). Between 3rd and 4th page of story.
- Atlas Comics The New House of Ideas!! - One-page drawing featuring Atlas Comics title characters. Between pages 7 and 8 of story.
- The Atlas Line of Superstars!! - Promo for several of Seaboard's magazine titles. Between pages 13 and 14 of story.
- What's Happening with Atlas - A detailed checklist of all the new Atlas/Seaboard lineup of comics. Two small, monochromatic cover thumbnails. After last page of story.
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