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... ut its readers and contributors. So, to everybody who reads the magazine - thank you! One quick notice that I forgot to mention last month - in issue #48, Secnuop's report on Pilgrimage mentioned Dilvie and his girlfriend Marcy. Her name is actually Maria, and they're happily married. Sorry about that! See you next month, and here's to another 50 issues! --Ciaran --=--=-- --=--=------=--=------=--=---- The Anatomy of a Scale Tones, Intervals, and Triads By: Dilvie --=--=------=--=------=--=---- Now that we've gone over key signatures and had a brief look at modes, it's time to probe deeper into the anatomy of scales. Don' ...

... | | || | || | || | ||_ | | || | | | | | | | | | \ | | | | | ^\_______/^\_______/|____| | \_____/| |\_______/^ cRu|________\ | | Issue #48 |. __|__ /\ ____ ____ |: \ / __/. \__\_ \___\_ \_ _. September, 2003 || / \ \__/ / / /___// | 292 Subscribers World Wide | /___/ \ / / __/_ / | | / / / / / / // | ^\____ /___/___/ /^\____ //____| \/ /___/ \/ --=--=-- --=--=------=--=------=--=---- Table Of Contents --=--=------=--=------=--=---- Opening: Message From the Editor Features: Party Report -- Evoke & ...

... into a red dwarf, like Krypton's sun, and causing massive global upheaval. The confrontation continues in _Superman_ #57 and _Adventures of Superman_ #480 before concluding in _Action Comics_ #667 (triangle numbers 1991:19-22). This time, Professor Hamilton succeeds in trapping the Eradicator inside Mister Z's mystical, soul-collecting gemstone. The gemstone shatters, apparently dispersing the Eradicator's energy form. In 1993, after the death of Superman, several new characters appear to claim the Superman legacy, including one who is referred to as the Last Son of Krypton. In "Born Again" from _Action Comics_ #687 (written by Roger Stern with ...

... ous special issues. There was a 6-issue miniseries, _Son of Ambush Bug_ (which I haven't read) as well as some one-shot appearances. _Secret Origins_ #48 reviews a number of possible origins for the Bug -- including a Batman-style origin that had me giggling for a week (that issue has several other origins including Rex the Wonder Dog, last seen in _Superboy and the Ravers_). The _Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer_ dated 1986 is a great mess of a story that features a cannibalistic doll and the return of Cheeks the Toy Wonder. It's enuff ta make ya weep wit' joy. Finally, there's the very strange _Ambush Bug Nothing Special_ from 1992 that features, a ...

... le read. A satisfying stand-alone issue that is well worth the $1.99 US. [1] Seriously. These events took place in the current run of _Green Lantern_ #48-50 (becoming Parallax), the _Zero Hour_ mini-series, and in _The Final Night_. So much for simple origins. =================================================== YOUNG JUSTICE #14 Nov 1999 $2.50 US/$3.95 CAN "Like Heck, You Say" Hecka Writer: Peter David Hecka Pencils: Todd Nauck Hecka Inks: Lary Stucker Hecka Colors: Jason Wright Hecka Seps: Digital Chameleon Hecka Letters: Ken Lopez Hecka Associate: Maureen McTigue Going to Heck: Eddie Berganza Cover: Nauck, Stucker, and Wildstorm RATINGS Av ...

... artificial life form who is, "most malleable ... in both body and mind!" Brainiac sends Supergirl against Earth's heroes in _Adventures of Superman_ #488. Although Supergirl initially attacks Superman as "my greatest enemy", she soon pauses, resisting Brainiac's mental compulsion to fight Superman. A blow from Superman stuns her and breaks Brainiac's mental hold, and Supergirl quickly joins Superman in the battle. For the rest of the arc, Supergirl and Draaga fight on the side of the heroes. When captured and questioned by Maxima in _Superman: The Man Of Steel_ #10, she says about Superman: "I once hated him as well, but now ... now I believe h ...

... numbering similar to the Super-titles; these issues are 1996:5-9). The Legion battles one of its greatest enemies, Mordru, for the first time in _L*_ #48-50. Another arc worth reading is the battle against the Dark Circle in _L*_ 62-65 and _LSH_ #106-108 (numbered 1998:13-19) RECOMMENDED LEGION READING LIST: PART 2 For anyone interested in the pre-Zero Hour stories of the Legion, a good place to start is the 7-issue _Who's Who In The Legion of Super-Heroes_ from 1988. The first two issues have a good summary of Legion stories and history to that date and the rest of the issues contain an alphabetical listing of characters. Pretty well any of the ...

... even be able to fly! Despite these contradictions, the Earth-2 Superman was awarded his own back-up series after a publicity stunt in _Action Comics_ #484 (June 1978, Superman's 40th Anniversary) in which a story was presented showing Superman finally marrying Lois Lane. The series was entitled "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" and was primarily written by E. Nelson Bridwell. Although well written, the new series piled up even more contradictions, particularly as regards the history of Kryptonite. Despite the story in _Action_ #141 (February 1950) which revealed how the world found out about Kryptonite, Bridwell wrote another story in _Superman Family_ #2 ...

... s of flame and battles Despero, Supergirl #17-18 [ 7] "Young, Just Us", Young Justice #1 [ 6] "Desperate Times", Supergirl #25 [ 5] "Invasion", Steel #48 SF2: Worst Story/Story-arc in a Superman Family Title ----------------------------------------------------- [25] "When She Was Good...", Supergirl #1M [23] "Love Is All That Anti-Matters", Superboy and the Ravers #17-19 [ 7] JLA battles Prometheus, JLA #16-17 [ 6] All Young Justice, #1-3,1M [ 5] JLA and Sandman vs Star Conqueror, JLA #22-23 [ 5] "Hexed!", Superboy #55 [ 2] "OMAC: One Million and Counting!", Superboy #1M [ 2] "Hide 'N' Seek", Superman Adventures #20 _Superboy_ (courtesy of K ...

... ttention. After all, it's not often that you see an army of "Men in Black" using rocket-boots to fly in formation as they did on the front of _Steel_ #48. It was even less often that Cowan and Palmer turned in *any* good art on the book, yet for this one issue the two managed to produce an absolutely stunning piece of artwork. No other cover in any title -- Superman related or not -- drew me into it the way this one did, and that's why I rate it the best of the year. ST: Most of these covers I considered and discarded fairly quickly, although I almost voted for SB #50 too... I guess it's one of those 'always a bridesmaid' things. My pick, though ...