(August 1984)

Marvel UK, 1982 Series
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Price
0.65 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Editing
Chris Gill (editor); John Tomlinson (design); Tim Hampson (production); Alison Gill (production); Jeannette Sweetland (production assistant)

Issue Notes

Premium: Zone and SF Fantasy News.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Britain / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Davis
Inks
Alan Davis
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

MWOM contents (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Gill ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Short introduction and table of contents for the issue. Includes small pictures of some of the stories in the issue.

Tea and Sympathy (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Britain / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Davis (credited)
Pencils
Alan Davis (credited)
Inks
Alan Davis (credited)
Letters
Steve Craddock (credited as S. Craddock)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...a tragic waste, he was so young.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Meggan; Bob Scott (first appearance); Joan Scott (first appearance); Josie Scott
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Captain Britain goes to the Scott household to apologize for Micky Scott's death. While he is there Meggan re-appears and they are attacked by robots.
Reprints

MWOM letters (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lew Stringer; ?
Pencils
Lew Stringer
Inks
Lew Stringer
Letters
?; typeset

Synopsis
Letters from readers, plus a small cartoon by Lew Stringer.

Night Raven Pathology II (Table of Contents: 4)

Night Raven / Night-Raven / text story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jamie Delano (credited)
Pencils
Alan Davis (signed) (illustration)
Inks
Alan Davis (signed) (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Night Raven
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Crime Passionelle (Table of Contents: 5)

Marvel Showcase / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script
Graham P. Cousins (credited)
Pencils
Mark Lockett (credited)
Inks
Mark Lockett (credited)
Letters
Mark Lockett (credited)

Indexer Notes

First third page is introduction, including a short bio of Mark Lockett and Graham Cousins, fanzine producers.

Superheroes on Celluloid (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Pete Scott (credited)
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Article on live action screen adaptations of superheroes.

The Mighty World of Marvel / Psst! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory (Table of Contents: 8)

Micronauts; X-Men / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited); Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Butch Guice
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Julianna Ferriter (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Editing
Bob Budiansky (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Micronauts: Acroyear (featured); Bug (featured); Fireflyte (featured); Huntarr (featured); Marionette (featured); Arcturus Rann (featured)
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie] (guest); Magma [Amara Aquilla] (guest); Psyche [Dani Moonstar] (guest); Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa] (guest); Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair] (guest)
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (featured); Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner] (featured); Professor X [Charles Xavier] (featured); Kitty Pryde (featured); Storm [Ororo Munroe] (featured); Wolverine [Logan] (featured)
DeGrayde (villain); The Entity (villain); Baron Karza (villain); Dog Soldiers (villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23 in color, rest in black and blue and white.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fanzine Reviews / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reviews of Black and White #5, Conqueror Special Preview Edition and Comixine #7.

Indexer Notes

Appears after tenth page of previous sequence.

Summer Madness! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Britain
  2. 1. MWOM contents
  3. 2. Tea and Sympathy
    Captain Britain
  4. 3. MWOM letters
  5. 4. Night Raven Pathology II
    Night Raven / Night-Raven
  6. 5. Crime Passionelle
    Marvel Showcase
  7. 6. Superheroes on Celluloid
  8. 7. The Mighty World of Marvel / Psst!
  9. 8. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory
    Micronauts; X-Men
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Fanzine Reviews
  11. 10. Summer Madness!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore