(3 August 1974)

Marvel UK, 1973 Series
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Price
0.07 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Weekly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics International Ltd.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group
Editing
Peter L. Skingley (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; ?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover altered slightly from the original.

Crisis on Campus! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Romita (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (script)
Pencils
John Romita (credited) (layouts); Jim Mooney (credited) (pencils)
Inks
Jim Mooney (credited)
Colors
? (grey tones)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So that's what the newly-discovered petrified clay tablet looks like!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin (villain); Gwen Stacy; J. Jonah Jameson; Joe Robertson; Anna Watson; Aunt May Parker; Crusher; Louis Wilson (introduction); Randy Robertson; Martha Robertson (introduction, in a photograph only); Josh Kittling (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First part of story.

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

The Web and the Hammer / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Spider-Man; Green Goblin; Thor

Indexer Notes

Includes one panel taken from a Spider-Man story and one from Thor.

Bottom right hand quarter of second page is a Charles Atlas advert.

The New Iron Man "Meets the Angel!" (Table of Contents: 3)

Iron Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Paul Reinman (credited as P. Reinman)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The sky is my element, Iron Man!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers] (cameo); Beast [Hank McCoy] (cameo); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (cameo); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (cameo)]; Avengers [Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); Thor [Don Blake] (cameo); Giant-Man [Henry Pym] (cameo); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo)]
Synopsis
The Angel is affected by an atomic test done at one of Stark's weapons plants. His personality is altered and now he wants to join the Evil Mutants. The X-Men call the Avengers for help but only Iron Man is available.
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Keywords
Westchester

Indexer Notes

Removed original story pages:
Page 4, Panel 7
Page 5, Panel 1
Page 6, Panels 5, 6
Page 7, Panel 1, 5
Page 8, Panels 4-7
Page 9, Panels 1-3

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Scalecraft / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Win your own hi-fi system

Indexer Notes

Competition from Scalecraft with entry form and illustration of boy using the hi-fi system.

Now Comes - - the Unknown! (Table of Contents: 6)

Thor / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
? (grey tones)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Heimdall; Odin; The Unknown (introduction); Dr. Keith Kincaid (introduction); Sif (introduction)
Synopsis
Jane fails Odin's test for immortality and is sent back to Earth with no memory of Thor or Asgard. Thor encounters the goddess Sif, Heimdall's sister, after many years.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Second part of story with a new splash page made up of panel 4 from page 8 of the original story enlarged and with the new title at the top and two recap captions and credits at the bottom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Marvel Collectors Medallion-Coins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Crisis on Campus!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Web and the Hammer
  4. 3. The New Iron Man "Meets the Angel!"
    Iron Man
  5. 4. ["Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Info, Guilelessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. ["Win your own hi-fi system"]
    Scalecraft
  7. 6. Now Comes - - the Unknown!
    Thor
  8. 7. ["The Big Three"]
    Marvel Collectors Medallion-Coins
  9. 8. ["Stick on a Super Patch Now!"]
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  • Roger Brochu
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson