Marvel Fanfare #11

(November 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Editori-Al / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Milgrom

Pencils

Al Milgrom

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

humor

Characters

Al Milgrom; Jim Shooter

Universe

Marvel : Earth-1218

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Story and indicia.

Back in the U.S.S.R. (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Widow / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Ralph Macchio (credited) (plot, script); George Pérez (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

George Pérez (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited as J. J. Sinnabel) (pp. 1, 6, 8, 10-11, 17); Jack Abel (credited as J. J. Sinnabel) (pp. 2-5, 7, 9, 12-16); Bob Layton ? (ink assists page 12)

Colors

Barry Grossman (credited as Ben Sean)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So... I have returned to my native Russia, only to be falsely accused of murder --

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Fury (flashback)
Black Lotus (introduction); Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff] (featured) (also as Laura Matthers, also in flashback); Deadshot Darrance (introduction); Damon Dran; Iron Maiden [Melina Vostokoff] (introduction); Laralie (introduction); N'Kama (introduction); Ivan Petrovich (flashback); Kono Sanada (introduction); Michael Corcoran (introduction, death); Yuri

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Undercover in the Soviet Union, the Widow falls in love with a "fellow" defector only to see him killed by KGB agents. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure sets a trap for her that involves no less than six assassins.

Reprints

• in Marvel Fanfare (Arédit-Artima, 1984 series) #1 - La Veuve Noire (octobre 1984) [15 pages]
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #30 (Dezembro 1984)
• in Gli Incredibili X-Men (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #7 - Decisioni (gennaio 1991) [part 1], #8 (Febbraio 1991) [part 2]
• in Black Widow: Web of Intrigue (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 (June 1999)
• in Black Widow: Web of Intrigue (Marvel, 2010 series) ([February] 2010)
• in Black Widow: Web of Intrigue (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
• in The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Black Widow Epic Collection (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 - The Coldest War (2020)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil (Marvel, 2003 series) #18 (2023)

Indexer Notes

Inker page credits provided 2006 by Steven Tice.

Kaa's Hunting (Table of Contents: 3)

The Jungle Book / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Rudyard Kipling (credited) (original story); Jo Duffy (credited as Mary Jo Duffy) (adaptation)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited) (signed as GK)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR)

Colors

Christie Scheele (credited as C. Scheele)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited); P. Craig Russell (signed as PCR [narrow]) (sourced) (title)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Give me leave to hunt here, for I am hungry...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; jungle

Characters

Bagheera; Baloo; Mowgli; Bandar-log (monkeys); Kaa (python)

Reprints

• in Marvel Magazine (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #4 (Ottobre 1994)
• in Marvel Illustrated Jungle Book (Marvel, 2007 series) (2007)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894). Splash page title is signed by Russell, while the last panel is signed by both Kane and Russell.

Unusu-Al Pin-Ups! (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Milgrom

Pencils

Al Milgrom

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

?

Letters

Al Milgrom

Genre

humor

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers] (picture); Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (picture); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (picture); Al Milgrom

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Pinup/splash panel that introduces the following pin-up gallery.

[Cloak and Dagger] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cloak and Dagger / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Terry Austin (credited) (signed as austin)

Inks

Terry Austin (credited) (signed as austin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Cloak and Dagger: Shadows and Light (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)
• in Cloak and Dagger Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2019)

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

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Shooter (credited) (signed as Shooter)

Inks

Terry Austin (credited) (signed as austin)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Marvels universum (Semic, 1987 series) #5/1987
• in Incredible Hulk: Pardoned (Marvel, 2012 series) (April 2012)

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

Man-Thing / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Wiacek (credited) (signed as Wiacek)

Inks

Bob Wiacek (credited) (signed as Wiacek)

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense; science fiction

Characters

Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; unnamed alien

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

[Unused Cover for Marvel Fanfare #8] (Table of Contents: 8)

Doctor Strange / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR [narrow])

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited) (signed as PCR [narrow])

Colors

?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)

M Day Is Coming! (Table of Contents: 9)

Shooter's Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter (credited) (signed as Shooter)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jim Shooter (illustration)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Marvel FanFlair / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Milgrom ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Letters on Marvel Fanfare #5 and 7 from readers Stephen Scott Beau Smith, Paul Azevedo, Craig Blanchard, Elizabeth Holden, Jeff Plackmeier, John Wilcox, and Brian Mainnity.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Jungle Book / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Sandy Plunkett (signed as Plunkett)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (signed as PCR [narrow])

Colors

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; jungle

Characters

Bagheera; Mowgli; Kaa

Reprints

• in Marvel Illustrated Jungle Book (Marvel, 2007 series) (2007)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.