Hulk Comic #3

(March 21st 1979)

Hulk Faces the Fury of a Giant Alligator! (Table of Contents: 1)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Parkhouse (credited as Parkhouse)

Pencils

John Bolton (credited as Bolton)

Inks

John Bolton (credited as Bolton)

Letters

?

Genre

drama; superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Frankie; Grandpa; Sheriff

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Hulk rescues two people when their fishing is threatened.

Reprints

• in Marvel Super Action (Marvel, 1977 series) #27 (January 1981)
• in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #16 - La créature du Loch (février 1982)
• in Hulk: From the Marvel UK Vaults (Marvel, 2013 series) (2013)

The Giant Hellravens of Modred Swoop Down at... The Black Knight (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Knight / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Parkhouse

Pencils

John Stokes

Inks

John Stokes

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No! It can't end here... like this!

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Mordred; The Stranger [Brian Braddock] (identity not revealed); Valinor

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Black Knight fights off Mordred's hellish demons.

Reprints

• in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1985 series) #13 (January 1986)
• in Captain Britain: Legacy of a Legend (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
• in Captain Britain Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Indexer Notes

Continued from the previous issue, and continued in the following issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Nick Fury / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Moore (signed)

Pencils

Steve Dillon (signed)

Inks

Steve Dillon (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; spy; superhero

Characters

Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; President Gomez (first appearance); Gabe Jones; Garcia Juanilla (first appearance)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are being killed around the globe and Fury wants it stopped.

Origin: Part III (Table of Contents: 4)

Ant-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited as Lee) (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited as Kirby)

Inks

Dick Ayers

Letters

Joe Letterese

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Henry Pym has created an amazing shrinking serum which can reduce him to the size of an ant!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Hank Pym]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Ant-Man gathers an army of ants to help him to deal with some spies.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints panels from [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants! plus, from this segment, p.11-12; p.13, panels 1 & 3-6.], #35 (September 1962) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints p.7, lower tier; p.8, top two tiers; p.9, lower two tiers; p.10, top and bottom tiers; plus panels from [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!]

Indexer Notes

The Communist agents from the original story are now "enemy agents"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Night Raven / Night-Raven / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Parkhouse

Pencils

David Lloyd

Inks

David Lloyd

Letters

?

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Night-Raven; Sam Venuti; The Taxman; Mrs. Venuti; Police Officer; Carlo Canalone

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Night-Raven is on the trail of a protection racketeer.

Reprints

• in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1985 series) #3 (March 1985)
• in Night Raven: The Collected Stories (Marvel UK, 1990 series) (1990)
• in Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)

Indexer Notes

Continued in the following issue.

Chaos In Canada Episode Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited as Englehart)

Pencils

Herb Trimpe (credited as Trimpe)

Inks

Sal Trapani

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Hulk is loose in Canada!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy]; Vera Cantor; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mimic [Calvin Rankin]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Beast and Vera avoid the Hulk and meet the Mimic in a remote Canadian cottage.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #161 (March 1973) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints page 7, panels 4-6; page 8; page 9, panels 3-5; page 10; page 11, panels 1 & 3-5; page 12, panels 1-2 & 4-6; page 13, panels 1-4]