Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics #7

In a gritty 1976 tale from Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics #7, a disillusioned hitman named Smith, betrayed by the very crime boss he served, dons a new identity as the Crime Smasher. After the boss reneges on payment, Smith turns his lethal skills against the mob’s remaining enforcers, culminating in a showdown where he chooses justice over vengeance.

In the 1976 anthology *Superhero Comics #7*, the story "Mightyman" follows a newly awakened android hero as he tests his powers—only to be ambushed by Draguun, a weaponized machine sent by the sinister Alax Cragg. When Cragg’s control over Draguun fails, Mightyman steps in to help the fallen android regain his senses, setting the stage for a tense confrontation between creator and creation.

In "Chapter 1" from Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics #7, the Messenger—once a lab researcher with newfound powers—faces a tense reunion with his past when the CIA seeks his return. Skeptical and wary, he turns down the offer, only to be drawn into a dangerous trap when his friend Frank, seemingly in distress, leads him into a deadly ambush. The story sets a sharp, suspenseful tone as loyalty is tested and the line between ally and enemy blurs.

In the wild, untamed realm of Fantasm, Earth's lost wanderer Tyran stumbles into a world where danger lurks in every shadow and fellow survivors cling to the safety of ancient caves. After meeting a towering ally who defies his first instincts, Tyran is stunned to find Karra—his high school acquaintance—silent and withdrawn, her presence a mystery in this savage land. When she vanishes in the night, the fragile peace of the community shatters, leaving Tyran to face the unknown with only his wits and the echoes of a past he can’t quite recall.

In "Granite-Guy, the Girls, and the Gangster!", Rockman, Lady Laser, and Judy Cannon find themselves unexpectedly released from jail by crime lord Don Salamone—only to be drawn into a tense web of secrets and danger. When Salamone reveals he’s Rockman’s long-lost father, the hero is torn between loyalty and justice, especially as Lady Laser and Judy Cannon arrive with deadly intentions. The story unfolds with sharp emotional stakes and a gripping moral crossroads, all drawn in the bold, dynamic style of Gilbert’s inks.

In "The First Night!", Gargus, a compassionate emissary from another world, arrives on Earth with a mission to witness humanity firsthand. When he intervenes to protect a young boy from three menacing thugs, he uses his extraordinary abilities in a moment that redefines what it means to give someone a second chance.

In the 1976 anthology *Superhero Comics #7*, David Long becomes Wonderman after surviving an attack by androids sent to steal his father Harlan’s prototype android body—androids that kill both David and Harlan. Now inhabiting the stolen body, Wonderman fights back against Deathmaster’s relentless waves of androids, determined to uncover the truth behind his father’s murder and bring justice to those responsible.

In "Wereworn by the Light of the Silvery Moon," detective Roger Wilson teams up with his partner to solve a string of bizarre murders, only to find himself transformed into his flamboyant superhero alter ego, Elasticworm, when the case takes a supernatural turn. As the investigation leads him to Jonathan Crawler—a man with a strange fascination for wereworms—Wilson must confront a chilling truth during a dinner that turns deadly. The story blends wry humor with eerie suspense, all wrapped in a classic 1976 superhero tale.