(March 1986)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Star Comics; Marvel
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Pat Redding (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (executive editor)

[Salad Daze] (Table of Contents)

Spider-Ham / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Albelo (signed)
Inks
Joe Albelo
Colors
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham; Ducktor Doom (in silhouette)
Reprints

Salad Daze (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Joe Albelo
Inks
Joe Albelo
Colors
Steve Mellor
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham [also appears as Peter Porker]; Aunt May Porker; J. Jonah Jackal; J. Jeremiah Jackal; Bunsen Bunny; Upton Adam Stray; Ducktor Doom [Master Conniver] (villain)
Synopsis
After spoiling a jewel robbery, Spider-Ham returns home, and surprises Aunt May, who falls into a coma. A robbery at the hospital puts him on the trail of the Master Conniver, who turns out to be Ducktor Doom, and the three interns on the trail of Spider-Ham. He battles gun-toting giant vegetables, Doom escapes, and a vegetable-to-May transfusion saves her.
Reprints

Awful Flight (Table of Contents: 2)

Awful Flight / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Steve Mellor
Inks
Steve Mellor
Colors
?
Letters
Steve Mellor ?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Snow-Youse; Summersquash [Walrus Lamebrainski]; Aroma; Trinket; Hockeypuck
Synopsis
Snow-Youse awakens from a bad dream and finds herself in Walrus's home, where they are joined by Aroma, Trinket, and Hockeypuck. Heading out to fight acid rain, the team ponders their fate, finds a US Dollar, and spends it on root beer.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Star Signals / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
DeFalco tells about the first Marvel Comics he ever bought (Fantastic Four #3 and #4).
Page also includes checklist of Marvel titles cover-dated March 1986.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Pig Pen! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pat Redding ?
Pencils
Steve Mellor (illustration)
Inks
Steve Mellor (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Todd Nauck; Richie P.; Donal Wool; Billy Bettner; Frankie Hagan; Paul Watson; Damon Shulenberger; Robert Robinson; Oswald Lambert, Jr.; Scott Fox; Brian Strickmaker; John Giusto. Page includes illustration of Walrus Lamebrainski from this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Care Bears / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come live where the fun is forever
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children

Indexer Notes

Back cover advertisement for the Care Bears line of toys.
Care Bears © 1985 American Greetings Corporation.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Salad Daze]
    Spider-Ham
  2. 1. Salad Daze
    Spider-Ham
  3. 2. Awful Flight
    Awful Flight
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Star Signals
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Pig Pen!
  6. 5. ["Come live where the fun is forever"]
    Care Bears
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Win Bent
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Nauschuetz
  • Mark Q
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson