(May 1983)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Al Milgrom; Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Format:
- standard US modern size; saddle-stitched; coated stock cover; color, coated stock pages
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino (signed)
- Inks:
- Terry Austin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; occult
- Characters:
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; James Mandarin; Slitherer in Shadow
["Okay readers, it's serious business in this column today!"] (Table of Contents)
Editori-Al / comic story / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Al Milgrom
- Pencils:
- Al Milgrom
- Inks:
- Al Milgrom
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Rick Parker ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Humor
- Characters:
- Al Milgrom
- Synopsis:
- Al Milgrom discusses the price increase in Marvel Fanfare.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.
The Light That Never Was! (Table of Contents)
Dr. Strange / comic story / 17 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Peter Gillis
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- P. Craig Russell [as Craig Russell]
- Colors:
- Ben Sean
- Letters:
- ? [as Many Hands]
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; occult
- Characters:
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; James Mandarn; Meredith Stead; Clea; Wong; Slitherer in Shadow (formerly the Night-Crawler)
- Reprinted:
- James Mandarn accidentally releases the Slitherer in Shadow during an occult ritual. Meredith must enlist the aid of Doctor Strange.
Wolf-Boy (Table of Contents)
Jungle Book / comic story / 9 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Rudyard Kipling (original story); Gil Kane (adaptation)
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- P. Craig Russell
- Colors:
- Christie Scheele
- Letters:
- Jim Novak
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Mowgli (Origin; Introduction); Tabaqui; Father Wolf; Raksha (Mother Wolf); Akela; Baloo; Bagheera; Shere Khan (Villain; Introduction; a tiger)
- Synopsis:
- Mother and Father Wolf take in a human child.
- Reprinted:
- in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #19
- in Marvel Magazine (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #4
Indexer Notes
Adapted from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
The Bill Sienkiewicz Portfolio! (Table of Contents)
Marvel Heroes / illustration / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Al Milgrom
- Pencils:
- Al Milgrom (p.1); Bill Sienkiewicz [as BS] (signed) (pp.2-6)
- Inks:
- Al Milgrom (p.1); Bill Sienkiewicz [as BS] (signed) (pp.2-6)
- Colors:
- Christie Scheele
- Letters:
- Rick Parker
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Al Milgrom; Moon Knight; Dazzler; Doctor Strange; Hulk; Shanna; Thor
Indexer Notes
One the first page, Al Milgrom introduces the pin-ups that follow.
["Hello, and Happy New Year!"] (Table of Contents)
Shooter's Page / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils:
- ? (illustration)
- Inks:
- ? (illustration)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Jim Shooter
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Mowgli / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- P. Craig Russell (signed)
- Inks:
- P. Craig Russell (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Mowgli; Shere Khan
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
["Okay readers, it's serious business in this column today!"]
Editori-Al -
2.
The Light That Never Was!
Dr. Strange -
3.
Wolf-Boy
Jungle Book -
4.
The Bill Sienkiewicz Portfolio!
Marvel Heroes -
5.
["Hello, and Happy New Year!"]
Shooter's Page -
6.
[no title indexed]
Mowgli
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