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posies23's review
4.0
By now the series seems to have hit a bit of a plateau. The main story is nothing special -- Remo has to prevent a "super union" from forming. There are several fun and satirical side adventures, which is why I added the fourth star to my rating. This novel introduces a long-term antagonist for the series, but it's not overly notable for much else.
gengelcox's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
1.5
A mostly forgettable installment of this pulp series, this time focused on unions. Like many conservative tropes of the 70s, unions were conflated with the mafia, partly for some true cases in the East coast, but mainly because your libertarian right-wing conservative feels threatened by any collective action. While the authors were likely not right-wingers themselves, they knew many of their audience were and as commercial writers, they weren’t above pandering.
Pulp novels like this share a connection to comics, which also emerged in the 30s, in that they are essentially disposable entertainment, meant to be enjoyed like candy and just as quickly forgotten.
vulco1's review
4.0
Pretty standard Destroyer novel but with some real personal stakes. I think this is a good one to work in if you're just picking and choosing Destroyer novels.
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