(September 1974)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1974-06-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Dave Cockrum credited with designing Yondu and Vance Astro's new costumes and the starship Captain America in the letters page for Marvel Two-In-One #6. Cockrum's starship design illustration also appears there. On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #107, June 1974.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Guardians of the Galaxy; The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing; Guardians of the Galaxy [Major Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Badoon
Reprints

Seven Against the Empire! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America; Guardians of the Galaxy; The Thing / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as P. Goldberg)
Letters
Annette Kawecki (credited as A. Kawecki)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who are they, Ebor?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing (also in flashback); Guardians of the Galaxy [Major Vance Astro (also in flashback, origin); Charlie-27; Yondu; Martinex]; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (also in flashback); Sharon Carter (also in flashback); Tarin (also in flashback); Zakkor; Qarl; Badoon (villain); Zom Soldiers (villains, also in flashback); Monster of Badoon (villain, also in flashback); Ebor; Lordsire Drang; Commander Ogg; Mr. Fantastic (flashback, cameo); Medusa (flashback, cameo)
Synopsis
The Thing, Captain America and Sharon Carter have traveled forward in time to the year 3018 and help the Guardians of the Galaxy drive the world conquering Badoon from earth.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Second appearance and re-introduction of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Bob Rodi, Rob Sansing, Jackie Frost; includes house ad for Planet of the Apes magazine and Marvel Value Stamp 93 (Silver Surfer).

Mighty Marvel Becomes Electrified, Hyborianized, and Ape-ified! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Guardians of the Galaxy; The Thing
  2. 1. Seven Against the Empire!
    Captain America; Guardians of the Galaxy; The Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page!
  4. 3. Mighty Marvel Becomes Electrified, Hyborianized, and Ape-ified!
    Bullpen Bulletins
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Tice