(May 2 1979)

Marvel UK, 1979 Series
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Price
0.10 GBP
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
weekly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Editing
Dez Skinn (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Neary
Inks
Paul Neary ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Neary art confirmed per Dez Skinn: http://dezskinn.com/marvel-uk-3/.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Parkhouse
Pencils
Paul Neary
Inks
John Richardson
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alone-a young man walks sorrowfully.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

The Dark Rider - Trapped by Gagol, Leader of the Trolls! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Steve Parkhouse
Pencils
Paul Neary
Inks
John Stokes
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The evil sorcerer, Modred, has destroyed Old Sarah's cottage and transformed...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Greymalkin; Sarah Mumford (tree); Valinor; Gagol
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

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

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

Script
Steve Moore
Pencils
Steve Dillon
Inks
Steve Dillon
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dawn in Cairo...
Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Can Ant-Man Defeat the Menace of the Scarlet Beetle? (Table of Contents: 5)

Ant-Man / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Lee) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited as Lieber) (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited as Kirby)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Artie Simek; typeset
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last you've met your match, Ant-Man!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Scarlet Beetle
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. It uses Ant-Man's growth gas to become giant, but he is able to defeat it.
Reprints
  • US from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (January 1963) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3.5 pages. Prints, in this sequence, detail from cover, used as story panel; pages 6-7; page 8, panels 1-5; page 9, panel 1; page 1; page 8, panel 6; page 9, panels 2-6; page 10. panels 1-5 & 7-8]

The Mighty Thor - Asgard's Mightiest Warrior Prince! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Earth Is a Battlefield When Gods and Demons Meet! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Eternals / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
John Verpoorten
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Jack Kirby (original editor); Archie Goodwin (original consulting editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The clouds have parted to reveal the sea below...
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Eternals [Ikaris; Ajak; Sersi (introduction); unnamed others]; Margo Damian; Professor Daniel Damian; Celestials [Arishem]; Fourth Host Celestials; Deviants [Kro; Tode; Vira; Ragar (introduction); Sluice (introduction); others]
Reprints
  • US from The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #3 (September 1976) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 4 pages. Prints page 11, panels 3-5; pages 12-14 & 16; page 17, panels 1-4 & 6]

Night-Raven Plummets Earthward - To Certain Death! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Steve Parkhouse
Pencils
David Lloyd
Inks
David Lloyd
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night-time in the city...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Big; Night-Raven
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Hulk
  2. 1. ["Alone-a young man walks sorrowfully."]
    Hulk
  3. 2. The Dark Rider - Trapped by Gagol, Leader of the Trolls!
    Black Knight
  4. 3. ["Dawn in Cairo..."]
    Nick Fury
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. Can Ant-Man Defeat the Menace of the Scarlet Beetle?
    Ant-Man
  7. 6. The Mighty Thor - Asgard's Mightiest Warrior Prince!
    Thor
  8. 7. Earth Is a Battlefield When Gods and Demons Meet!
    The Eternals
  9. 8. Night-Raven Plummets Earthward - To Certain Death!
    Night Raven / Night-Raven
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Eric Gimlin
  • Darrel McCann