Daredevil #157 [Regular Edition]

(March 1979)

The Ungrateful Dead (Table of Contents: 1)

Daredevil / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Roger McKenzie (credited as Roger Mac) (plot); Jo Duffy (credited as Mary Jo Duffy)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as G. Wein)

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Last issue, while in a coma, Daredevil, the sightless Man Without Fear, faced and defeated a vision of death.

Feature Logo

Daredevil, the Man Without Fear!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Heather Glenn; Debbie Harris; Becky Blake; Avengers [Beast [Hank McCoy]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hercules]; Death-Stalker; Unholy Three [Ape-Man [Roy McVey] (introduction); Bird-Man [Achille DiBacco] (introduction); Cat-Man [Sebastian Patane] (introduction)]

Synopsis

Daredevil and the Avengers ward off Death-Stalker. The Unholy Three wreak havoc in the storefront law office trying to capture Matt.

Reprints

• in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #278 (26 Dicembre 1980), #279 (9 Gennaio 1981)
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #154 (5 octobre 1982)
• in Coleccionable Daredevil (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #1 (Febrero 2003)

Keywords

Captain America's Shield; Nelson and Murdock Law Office; New York City

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

The Shogun Warriors / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Herb Trimpe ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There shall come a day when titans walk the Earth!

Genre

adventure; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Shogun Warriors [Raydeen; Combatra; Dangard Ace]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated promo for The Shogun Warriors series.

And Now, 'Cause We're Foolish and Big-Hearted-- The Niftiest, Cuddliest Offer This Side of an Invite to Dr. Doom's Surprise Birthday Party! (Table of Contents: 3)

Micronauts; The Shogun Warriors / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Herb Trimpe ? (Shogun Warriors illustration); Dave Cockrum (The Micronauts illustration)

Inks

Al Milgrom (The Micronauts illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; adventure; superhero

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscription of Shogun Warriors (Marvel, 1979 series) and Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) with Shogun Warrior's promo image and Micronauts' issue 1 cover.

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

Let's Level with Daredevil / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jo Duffy ?; Al Milgrom ?

Letters

typeset; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Roger, Jim and Gil, I quit DD awhile back, but when I flipped through issue #151 I had to buy it.

Feature Logo

Let's Level with Daredevil [block letters]

Indexer Notes

Letters from "The Marveriter" (Anchorage, AK), Don Collins (San Gabrio, CA), Ann Nichols (Sierra Vista, AZ), Matthew Levin (Philadelphia, PA), and Peter Piecha (Chicago, IL). Also a plug for The Micronauts, featuring the logo and hand-lettering.

Subscribe Now to Pizzazz (Table of Contents: 5)

Pizzazz / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset; ?

Characters

Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

Illustrated promo for subscriptions to Pizzazz. 12 issues for $6.00, plus a bonus of a six-month subscription to a regular Marvel title (10 options given).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ross Andru (Amazing Spider-Man #176 cover); George Pérez (Marvel Team-Up #65 cover); Keith Pollard (The Spectacular Spider-Man #15 cover); John Romita (illustration, Marvel Tales #98 cover and The Spectacular Spider-Man #15 cover layout); Sal Buscema ? (Spidey Super Stories #32 cover)

Inks

John Romita (illustration, Marvel Tales #98 cover); Frank Giacoia (Amazing Spider-Man #176 and The Spectacular Spider-Man #15 covers); Joe Sinnott (Marvel Team-Up #65 cover); ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

America's number one super-hero is now in five different power-packed comics!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

Promo for the five various Spider-Man titles. Also a form for change of address for subscribers. Spider-Man illustration from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #10 cover and simplified versions from the covers of Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #98, The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1962 series) #176, Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #65, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #15, and Spidey Super Stories (Marvel, 1974 series) #32.

Be a Draftsman (Table of Contents: 7)

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for North American School of Drafting.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Iron Fist; Power Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Presenting a new era of greatness for Power Man and Iron Fist

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Power Man [Luke Cage]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]

Reprints

• from Power Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #50 [Regular Edition] (April 1978) [recolored]

Indexer Notes

Illustrated promo for the Power Man comic, featuring the Power Man and Iron Fist team. "On sale now!"

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

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan); ?

Pencils

Dave Cockrum (illustration); ? (Black Panther illustration)

Inks

Bob McLeod (illustration); ? (Black Panther illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Item! Lately, it seems that Marvel's mighty magazine line has become the talk of the known universe!

Feature Logo

Bullpen Bulletins

Indexer Notes

Stan's Soapbox dwells on the origins of Irving Forbush in Stan's 1950s Snafu comic. In other news, the Bullpen answers complaints about poor distribution of their magazines (with a plug for subscriptions), promo for Battlestar Galactica #1 (35¢ series, with cover depicted), Danny Crespi has been promoted to Assistant Production Manager, and a promo for Marvel Super Special #9 featuring Conan the Barbarian.

The Incredible Hulk Changes His Mind! (Table of Contents: 10)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All Hulk is to be left alone! Why do puny humans hound Hulk?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Synopsis

A young boy grants the Hulk's wish to be left alone by distracting people with Hostess Cupcakes.

Reprints

• from [Marvel Hostess Ads] (Marvel, 1975 series) #34 (March 1979 - April 1979)

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hostess Cup Cakes in comic format.

204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set (Table of Contents: 11)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Russ Heath

Inks

Russ Heath

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Indexer Notes

Illustrated ad for 204 piece set of plastic Revolutionary War soldiers and equipment. $2.50 from Lucky Products, Inc. Dept. RWM-2, P.O. Box 720597, Atlanta, Ga. 30328. (Same classic ad, with updated price and mailing address.)