(May 1986)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1986-01-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Star Comics; Marvel
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Pat Redding (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (executive editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #86.

[A Blitz in Time] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mark Armstrong (signed)
Inks
Joe Albelo (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham
Reprints

A Blitz in Time (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham [also appears as Peter Porker]; J. Jonah Jackal; J. Jeremiah Jackal; Bunsen Bunny; Upton Adam Stray
Synopsis
Jonah and the interns visit the Space Center, where a disgruntled scientist captures them to be guinea pigs for his Time-Matrix-Alternating Stabilizer. Dragging Spider-Ham along, they travel to World War II-era London. Peter is befriended by a nurse, while the other four get thrown in jail, then captured by a Nazi spy. Spider-Ham catches the spy, and everyone returns to the present, where the scientist is thwarted... but has history changed?
Reprints

Deerdevil, the Cloven-Hooved Mammal Without Fear (Table of Contents: 2)

Deerdevil / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Joe Albelo (credited as J. R. Albelo)
Inks
Joe Albelo (credited as J. R. Albelo)
Colors
Steve Mellor
Letters
Joe Albelo (credited as J. R. Albelo)

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Deerdevil [Batt Burdock]; Froggy Nelson; Sanity Claws (villain)
Synopsis
Batt Burdock drops by the office just long enough to get a clue as to the whereabouts of Sanity Claws. As Deerdevil, he chases him down, restores him to sanity, and all's well that ends well.
Reprints

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

Power Pack; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
June Brigman; ? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Spider-Man and Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #1, a giveaway comic available by mail, sponsored by Marvel Comics and the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse.

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

Droids; Star Wars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita (signed)
Inks
John Romita (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh dear, Artoo! What have you gotten us into now?
Genre
children; science fiction
Characters
C-3PO; R2-D2

Indexer Notes

House ad for Star Comics title Droids (Marvel, 1986 series) #1 (April 1986)

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

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

Script
Pat Redding ?
Pencils
Joe Albelo (illustration)
Inks
Joe Albelo (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Scott Barker; Lincoln Mitchell; Noah Smith; Jonathan Hastings; Billy Dahmke; Joel S. Nagy; Bryan Lantz.
Letter column titled "Pigpen" (one word, in quotes) in this issue. Includes Iron-Mouse panel illustration from issue #3.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [A Blitz in Time]
    Spider-Ham
  2. 1. A Blitz in Time
    Spider-Ham
  3. 2. Deerdevil, the Cloven-Hooved Mammal Without Fear
    Deerdevil
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Power Pack; Spider-Man
  5. 4. ["Oh dear, Artoo! What have you gotten us into now?"]
    Droids; Star Wars
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Pig Pen!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Win Bent
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Nauschuetz
  • Mark Q
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson