Skull the Slayer #5 [Regular Edition]
(May 1976)

Marvel, 1975 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1976-02-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Marv Wolfman (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #127.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Skull the Slayer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Dan Adkins (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Skull the Slayer [Jim Scully]; Slitherogue; Black Knight [Sir Percy of Scandia]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original indexer credited inks to Rich Buckler.

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Magic, Myth and Madness! (Table of Contents: 1)

Skull the Slayer / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited) (breakdowns); Sonny Trinidad (credited)
Inks
Sonny Trinidad (credited)
Colors
Michele Wolfman (credited)
Letters
Karen Mantlo (credited)
Job Number
JV 283
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Skull the Slayer [Jim Scully]; Doctor Raymond Corey; Jeff Turner; Ann Reynolds; Slitherogue; Black Knight [Sir Percy of Scandia]; Merlin; Morgan Le Fay
Synopsis
Scully learns that he has not been transported back to Arthurian times, that the Black Knight, Merlin, and Morgan Le Fay are robots fighting an eternal battle. Elsewhere, Slitherogue resurrects Scully's dead compatriots and convinces them to attack their former friend.
Reprints
Keywords
Camelot; robots

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

The Mighty Marvel Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Skullduggery / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Neal Meyer, Dave Kalio, Mark Barsotti.

More Merely Magnificent Marvel Madness Made to Move You to Mafficking! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Spider-Man and the Twinkie Takers (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Skull the Slayer
  2. 1. Magic, Myth and Madness!
    Skull the Slayer
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Skullduggery
  5. 4. More Merely Magnificent Marvel Madness Made to Move You to Mafficking!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. Spider-Man and the Twinkie Takers
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
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