I know that after Valentino left the gurdians book with issue 27, A lot
of the readers left with him, butthey did have some exceptional issues,
such as issue 48, starring Simon, in what I felt was his VERY best solo
adventure ever to see print. See, he was taken out of the conflect of
"The war of the worlds" As shown in Amazing Adventures 18-39, from 73 to
76. He was painted as a coward supreme, with the joke being "why did
they call him WONDER man? Because when earth needed him most, they all
WONDERED where he had gone" A bitter wound in his soul, that haunts him
for a thousand years. This, is his finest hour, his greatest
chaaracter developement issue ever done with him, even if of an
alternative future.One of the best battle issues marvels ever done. the
character shines in it.It wraps up, with covens  song from 71,"One tin
soldier" quoted, I believe.If only all the gurdians issues could have
been so excellent as this issue!
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