Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1

(November 1984)

Quality (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

David Singer

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Located on the inside front cover.

[Codename: The Raven] (Table of Contents: 2)

Raven / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Dann Thomas

Pencils

George Pérez (see notes); Dave Cockrum (see notes)

Inks

George Pérez (see notes); Dave Cockrum (see notes)

Colors

Paty Cockrum

Letters

John Workman

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Raven [Craig Lawson]; Phoenicia

Synopsis

In Bahrain, Craig Lawson seeks to stop a terrorist from blowing up an oil refinery. He also meets Phoenicia, a beautiful dancer and counter-spy. The two share a history as well.

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)
• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, 50th Anniversary Special (IDW, 2015 series) (July 2015)

Indexer Notes

The character of Phoenicia is based on George Perez's wife Carol, who is a belly dancer and goes by the stage name of "Phoenicia."

Per the editorial in issue #2, Perez penciled the strip in layout form and began finishing the art when he became ill. Dave Cockrum volunteered to finish the art subverting his normal style and closely following Perez's so that the work looked seamless. Nick Caputo detects Cockrum's involvement on pages 2 and 5-10.

Lightning (Table of Contents: 3)

Lightning / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (signed as Jerry Ordway)

Inks

Jerry Ordway (signed as Jerry Ordway)

Colors

Paty Cockrum ?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Lightning [Guy Gilbert]

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)

A Super Team Up (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

NoMan (Table of Contents: 5)

NoMan / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as Ditko)

Inks

Greg Theakston (signed as Theakston)

Colors

Greg Theakston ?

Letters

John Workman ?

Genre

spy; superhero

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)
• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, 50th Anniversary Special (IDW, 2015 series) (July 2015)

Indexer Notes

Cover is composed of images from the NoMan story that later appeared in issue # 3.

A Change of Mind (Table of Contents: 6)

Menthor / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stephen Perry

Pencils

Keith Giffen

Inks

Rick Bryant

Colors

Paty Cockrum

Letters

John Workman

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Menthor [Connie; John Janus (the original Menthor, who's personality now inhabits the helmet)]; Eddie Prince; Connie's grandmother

Synopsis

Connie finds out that a small time thug is shaking down all the residents of her grandmother's retirement home. She and Janus work together using the Menthor helmet to locate him, eliminate the cancer that causes him to do evil, and realigns his personality so he takes full responsibility for his actions and only does good from here on.

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)

Indexer Notes

This is the female Menthor, first introduced in THUNDER Agents (JC Comics 1983 series) #1 (May 1983).

Iron Maiden (Table of Contents: 7)

Iron Maiden / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stan Drake (signed)

Inks

Stan Drake (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Drake

Genre

spy; superhero

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)

Dynamo (Table of Contents: 8)

Dynamo / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Pat Broderick (signed as Broderick)

Inks

Pat Broderick (signed as Broderick)

Colors

Paty Cockrum ?

Letters

John Workman ?

Genre

spy; superhero

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)

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

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Return of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents] (Table of Contents: 10)

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

Dave Cockrum

Colors

Paty Cockrum

Letters

John Workman

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents [NoMan; Lightning; Undersea Agent (cameo); Raven; Menthor; Dynamo]; T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad [Kitten; China; Weed; Dynamite]; The Chief; Psychosis (formerly Egghead of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad]

Synopsis

One by one, the THUNDER agents are picked off by someone who knows their weaknesses and exploits them.

Reprints

• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives (DC, 2002 series) #7 ([August] 2011)
• in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, 50th Anniversary Special (IDW, 2015 series) (July 2015)

Indexer Notes

Egghead is the Thunder Squad agent who died in THUNDER Agents (Tower 1965 series) #2 (February 1966).

In Tribute (Table of Contents: 11)

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / filler / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Adkins

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Dynamo; Menthor [John Janus]; NoMan; Lightning; The THUNDER Squad [Weed; Kitten; Dynamite]; Alice

Reprints

• from THUNDER Agents (Tower, 1965 series) #7 (August 1966)

Indexer Notes

This a reprint of the last page of the Menthor story "A Matter Of Life And Death", featuring the death of Menthor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Only the Good Die Young (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

An article about comics published by independent publishers in 1965. Located on the inside back cover.

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)