(May 1983)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Marvel Comics Group
Brand:
Marvel Comics Group
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Danny Fingeroth
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock:
Newsprint
Binding:
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

Last monthly issue. Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 256,928 while # of copies nearest to filing date is only 80,845 (book went to direct sales only during this period).


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ron Frenz; Danny Fingeroth (background photo)
Inks:
Armando Gil; Danny Fingeroth (background photo)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Ka-Zar; Shanna; Zabu

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover with a photographic background of New York city skyline (look! it's the twin towers!)


The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Danny Fingeroth
Pencils:
Ron Frenz
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Text page explaining the genesis of the cover with accompanying Frenz cover sketch.


Escape from New York! (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bruce Jones
Pencils:
Ron Frenz (breakdowns); Armando Gil (finished art)
Inks:
Armando Gil
Colors:
George Roussos
Letters:
Janice Chiang

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Ka-Zar; Shanna; Zabu; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Synopsis:
Ka-Zar battles Spider-Man, rescues Shanna, and returns to the Savage Land.

The Final Blow (Table of Contents)

Tales of Zabu! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bruce Jones
Pencils:
Val Mayerik
Inks:
Val Mayerik
Colors:
George Roussos
Letters:
Janice Chiang

Content Information

Genre:
jungle
Characters:
Zabu; Ka-Zar

None (Table of Contents)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Louise Jones
Pencils:
Armando Gil; Danny Fingeroth (photographer)
Inks:
Armando Gil; Danny Fingeroth (photographer)
Letters:
Rick Parker?

Indexer Notes

Fumetti featuring Chris Claremont and what he'd like to do with the book if he wrote it. Ka-Zar appears.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Ka-Zar
  2. 1. The Story Behind the Cover
  3. 2. Escape from New York!
    Ka-Zar
  4. 3. The Final Blow
    Tales of Zabu!
  5. 4. None
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Roy Lyons
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Rodrigo Baeza