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... o his ignorance of where Batman's wire gun is located on his utility belt. This episode can be seen as a sequel to the story in _Superman Adventures_ #25. In that story, Superman teamed up with Batgirl and learned that his methods don't always work in Gotham; this episode furthers this idea as Superman tries to use Batman's tactics on Batman's enemies -- it isn't until he confronts his foe Brainiac that Superman is able to cut loose. Speaking of Brainiac, the Superman - Brainiac battle serves to nicely balance the episode between "Batman-style" action and "Superman-style" action. The clues to Bruce Wayne's abductor scream "Brainiac," which lessen ...

... erboy. AL: 3.5 Shields - I like Knockout. Great issue as always. JS: 2.5 Shields - Feels like we're marking time for the big story beginning in issue #25. Grummett is much more effect as a penciller than as a layout artist. AW: 4.0 Shields - I never thought much of Knockout before; with this issue, she's become much more complex and interesting. The Technician appears once again, albeit briefly. His motives are unknown, but he appears at S.T.A.R. Labs and destroys the telepathic earplugs that were left behind by the Legionnaires. In the meantime, Knockout is training Superboy on a beach. Ironically, it's Knockout's very presence that's caused Tan ...

... snÕt done with Big Blue yet either... Also, Superboy drops in on AquamanÕs new monthly title and Superman visits Gotham City in THE BATMAN ADVENTURES #25. (Maybe a preview of Superman: The Animated Series?) Finally, we also get the long-awaited premieres of the two 4-issue mini- series: THE GUARDIANS OF METROPOLIS and METROPOLIS S.C.U. One non-Previews note, which I discovered while browsing a copy of Comics Scene. Dave Gibbons, of Watchmen and Superman fame, is working on a new Superman Elseworlds called KAL. ItÕs the story of our favorite hero set in Medieval England. Watch for it later this year! And of course, youÕve no doubt seen the ads for ...

Issue #25. April 15, 1995 In this issue... Freedom Ridge Closed Fundamentals of Democracy Area 51--The Movie Tikaboo Hike May 13 Intel Bitty Kitties End Of An Era The Freedom Ridge and White Sides viewpoints have finally been closed by the Air Force, ending the opportunity for tourists to view the "nonexistent" Groom facility from the comfort of their four wheel drives. Now, anyone who wants to see the secret base is going to have to work at it. Tikaboo Peak and other distant mountain viewpoints remain op ...

... en in 68000 assembly language, will be faster than Mackintosh Microsoft BASIC (619 sec) or MackPASCAL (328 sec) for Terry P.'s benchmark in issue #25. As a scientist, FORTRAN does come in handy. "More interesting, however, was the discussion I had with an ABSOFT representative when I ordered MackFORTRAN. The representative asked if I would be interested in a hardware floating point accelerator for the Mack. It seems ABSOFT plans to sell a piggyback board for the Mack with a 68000 and 32081 for about $500." Reed C., Brookhaven National Laboratory Long Island NY Reed, do you REALLY know our feelings about HLLs? Despite our repeated denials, man ...