Scott and Dan hit up the comics racks from 48 years ago… This week for RETRO HOT PICKS, Scott and I are selecting comics that came out the week of Sept. 16, 1978. Last time for RETRO HOT PICKS, it was the week of Sept. 9, 1966. Click here to check it out. (Keep in mind that comics came out on multiple days, so these are the issues that went on sale between Sept. 13 and Sept. 19.) So, let’s set the scene: On Sept. 17, after decades of violent animosity, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David Accords, brokered by President Jimmy Carter. It was the highlight of Carter’s tenure in the White House and a seminal moment in 1970s geopolitics, bringing hope that a lasting peace could be achieved in the Middle East. (Sadly, it’s a hope that was ultimately unfounded.) Sadat and Begin would share the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize because of the agreement, but it was met with widespread frustration and anger throughout the Arab world, in part because it was perceived as a unilateral deal and failed to establish a Palestinian state. The treaty led to Sadat’s assassination three years later. But for a brief moment, those watching thought that maybe, just maybe, things would be OK after all. Elsewhere in the Middle East, the Iranian Revolution was boiling over. The week before, the army fired on followers of Ayatollah Khomeini who were protesting in Tehran, and killed up to about 100 people. (Estimates vary.) What was called Black Friday was the point of no return, galvanizing opposition to the Shah. His days leading the nation were numbered. Meanwhile, on Sept. 16, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit central Iran, leaving a death toll of between 15,000 and 25,000 people. Thousands of miles away in South America, the Sandinista rebellion in Nicaragua was in full swing. On Sept. 9, simultaneous attacks across the country were launched by opponents of the Somoza regime. Days later, the rebels controlled northern Nicaragua. But this week, the pendulum swung back and the National Guard put down the rebellion by Sept. 20, with more than 1,000 killed. The conflict, however, was far from over. — IN OTHER NEWS — The world of rock was reeling in the aftermath of Who drummer Keith Moon’s...