(November 1983)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Al Milgrom [as Allen Milgrom]; Ann Nocenti (Assistant Editor); 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)

The Black Widow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
George Perez (signed)
Inks:
Bob Layton (signed)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Black Widow; Nick Fury; Black Lotus; Deadshot Darrance; Iron Maiden; Kono; Laralie; N'kama
Reprinted:
  • in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #8 (February 1991) [Italy]
  • in Black Widow: Web of Intrigue (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 (June 1999)

Indexer Notes

Signature dated 1978.


Editori-Al (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; Jim Shooter

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Story and indicia.


Back In the U.S.S.R. (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Ralph Macchio (plot and script); George Perez (plot)
Pencils:
George Perez
Inks:
Joe Sinnott (pp. 1, 6, 8, 10-11, 17) [as J.J. Sinnabel]; Jack Abel (pp. 2-5, 7, 9, 12-16) [as J.J. Sinnabel]; Bob Layton? (ink assists page 12)
Colors:
Ben Sean
Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Black Widow [also as Laura Matthers]; Nick Fury; Ivan Petrovich (flashback); Black Lotus; Damon Dran; Deadshot Darrance; Iron Maiden; Kono; Laralie; Michael Corcoran (Death); N'kama
Synopsis:
Undercover in the Soviet Union, the Widow falls in love with a "fellow" defector only to have killed by KGB agents. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure sets a trap for her that involves no less than six assassins.
Reprinted:
  • in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #7 (January 1991) [Italy, first 5 pages]
  • in Incredibili X-Men, Gli (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #8 (February 1991) [Italy, last 12 pages]
  • in Black Widow: Web of Intrigue (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 (June 1999)

Indexer Notes

Inker page credits provided 2006 by Steven Tice.


Kaa's Hunting (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Rudyard Kipling (original story); Mary Jo Duffy (adaptation)
Pencils:
Gil Kane [as GK]
Inks:
P. Craig Russell [as PCR]
Colors:
Christie Scheele
Letters:
Jim Novak; P. Craig Russell (title, uncredited)

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle; Fantasy
Characters:
Bagheera (panther); Baloo (bear); Bandar-log (monkeys); Kaa (python); Mowgli
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Magazine (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #4 (October 1994) [Italy]

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Russell lettering credit provided 2006 by Steven Tice. 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)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Milgrom
Pencils:
Al Milgrom
Inks:
Al Milgrom
Colors:
?
Letters:
Al Milgrom

Content Information

Genre:
Humor
Characters:
Al Milgrom; Captain America (picture); Doctor Doom (picture); Hulk (picture)

Indexer Notes

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


[Cloak and Dagger] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Terry Austin (signed)
Inks:
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Cloak; Dagger

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jim Shooter (signed)
Inks:
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Hulk

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Bob Wiacek (signed)
Inks:
Bob Wiacek (signed)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Occult; Science Fiction
Characters:
Man-Thing; unnamed alien

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
P. Craig Russell [as PCR]
Inks:
P. Craig Russell [as PCR]
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero; Occult
Characters:
Doctor Strange

M Day Is Coming! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jim Shooter (signed)
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Jim Shooter (illustration)

Marvel FanFlair (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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)

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

Credits

Pencils:
Sandy Plunkett (signed)
Inks:
P. Craig Russell [as PCR]
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Jungle; Fantasy
Characters:
Bagheera; Kaa; Mowgli

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Unpublished cover for Marvel Fanfare #8.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Editori-Al
    Editori-Al
  2. 2. Back In the U.S.S.R.
    Black Widow
  3. 3. Kaa's Hunting
    The Jungle Book
  4. 4. Unusu-Al Pin-Ups!
  5. 5. [Cloak and Dagger]
    Cloak and Dagger
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Hulk
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Man-Thing
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Strange
  9. 9. M Day Is Coming!
    Shooter's Page
  10. 10. Marvel FanFlair
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    The Jungle Book
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