2001, A Space Odyssey #3 [Regular Edition]
(February 1977)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860267202
Editing
Jack Kirby (credited) (editor); Archie Goodwin (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Marak the Merciless! (Table of Contents)

2001: A Space Odyssey / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Verpoorten
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He took the road to conquest-- and found the stars!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Marak, the Merciless; the Monolith
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Marak! (Table of Contents: 1)

2001: A Space Odyssey / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Mike Royer (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Mike Royer (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Breach the wall!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Egel, the "Thing-Maker" (artisan); Marak (warrior leader); the Monolith; Queen Jalessa (in a vision)
Synopsis
Egel is captured by Marak and his band. The Monolith shows Marak of Queen Jalessa, and Egel builds him weapons so he can capture her.
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Indexer Notes

Set circa 200,000 years in the past.

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

Monolith Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Jim Mullen, Paul Foster, Mike Weston, Gary Tepper and Berk Enwald.

The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Ricochet to Freedom! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Spider-Man and Captain America; Ricochet Racers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Marak the Merciless!
    2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. 1. Marak!
    2001: A Space Odyssey
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Monolith Mail
  4. 3. The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  5. 4. Ricochet to Freedom!
    Spider-Man and Captain America; Ricochet Racers
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