Micronauts Special Edition #3

(February 1984)

Bringing a Microverse! Into Being (Table of Contents: 1)

Micronauts / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Jack Kirby (cover reprint); ? (illustration)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (cover reprint); ? (illustration)

Colors

Bob Sharen ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

the Fantastic Four [the Human Torch; the Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; the Thing]; Crystal; Galactus; the Silver Surfer [all in cover reprint]

Synopsis

Bill Mantlo on why he co-created, with Michael Golden, the Microverse. Contains a reduced cover reprint from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #75 (June 1968), an illo of the Microverse and a translation of the Microverse alphabet.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #75 (June 1968) [reduced]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Great Escapes (Table of Contents: 2)

Micronauts / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Michael Golden (breakdowns)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (finishes)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

Abner Jenkins (Steve Coffin's next-door neighbor); Baron Karza, his dog soldiers & Acroyears; Colonel Macey; Commander Slug of the Rebel Underground; the High Shadow Priest; the Humanoids of H.E.L.L.; the Man-Thing (cameo); the Micronauts [Acroyear; Biotron; Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette; Microtron]; Muffin; Prince Argon; Professor Phillip Prometheus; Ray Coffin; Steve Coffin; Time Traveler

Synopsis

They escape from HELL. Ray Coffin meets Time Traveller. Argon rescues Slug. Karza meets Prometheus.

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #6 (June 1979)

Indexer Notes

Original colorist: Roger Slifer.

Adventure Into Fear! (Table of Contents: 3)

Micronauts / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (co-plot, script); Michael Golden (co-plot)

Pencils

Michael Golden (breakdowns)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (finishes)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

Baron Karza (also as Chief Scientist Karza, in a flashback); Colonel Macey; Lord Dallan Rann (Regent of Homeworld) & Lady Sepsis (Arcturus Rann's parents, in a flashback); the Man-Thing; the Micronauts [Acroyear; Biotron; Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette; Microtron]; Muffin; Prince Argon; Prof. Prometheus; Ray Coffin (in a memory); a Shadow Priest; Slug; Steve Coffin; Time Traveler

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #7 (July 1979)

Indexer Notes

Original colorist: Roger Slifer.

Earth Wars! (Table of Contents: 4)

Micronauts / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Michael Golden (breakdowns)

Inks

Bob McLeod (finishes)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (pg 1, uncredited); Diana Albers (pg 2-11)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

Baron Karza; Baron Karza's dog soldiers (in a flashback); Colonel Macey; the Humanoids; the Micronauts [Acroyear; Biotron; Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette; Microtron]; Muffin; Prince Argon (becomes Force Commander); Prof. Prometheus (in a flashback); Ray Coffin (also as Captain Universe); a Shadow Priest; Slug; Steve Coffin; Time Traveler (a guise of the Enigma Force)

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #8 (August 1979) [pp. 1-11; first 11 of 17 pages]

Indexer Notes

Original colorist: Carl Gafford.

[Micronauts #6 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 5)

Micronauts / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden (signed)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

the Micronauts [Acroyear; Bug; Marionette]

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #6 [Direct] (June 1979)

[Micronauts #7 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 6)

Micronauts / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Golden (signed)

Inks

Neal Adams (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

the Man-Thing; the Micronauts [Acroyear; Biotron; Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette; Microtron]

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #7 [Direct] (July 1979)

Indexer Notes

The cover signature is a stylized GA (for Golden and Adams).

The Homeworld Microship Endeavor (Table of Contents: 7)

Micronauts / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Rick Bryant

Colors

Carl Gafford

Letters

John Costanza; typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #4 (April 1979)

Indexer Notes

No credits printed. Credits from index of original issue.

Beauty And The Beast (Table of Contents: 8)

Beast; Dazzler / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Don Perlin (signed)

Inks

Kim DeMulder (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

the Beast; Dazzler; Dr. Doom

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Promo for the Beauty And The Beast limited series.