([27] June 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)

Issue Notes

Book is incorrectly dated June 17 rather than June 27 on cover.

Banner and Hulk - Trapped on the Island of Madness! (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Neary
Inks
Paul Neary ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bruce Banner
Reprints

The Hulk - Trapped on the Island of Madness! (Table of Contents: 1)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore
Pencils
Paul Neary
Inks
David Lloyd
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Reprints

On a Mysterious Quest in Cornwall, Merlyn's Champion the Black Knight (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Steve Parkhouse (credited as Parkhouse)
Pencils
Paul Neary (credited as Neary)
Inks
John Stokes (credited as Stokes)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come, Valinor... while there is a chance that Moondog lives...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Cormac; Croglin; Lupe; Moondog; Valinor; King Vortigen
Reprints

The Uncanny Time-Master Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 3)

Ant-Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Lee) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited as Lieber) (script)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited as Heck)
Inks
Don Heck (credited as Heck)
Letters
Ray Holloway
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Time-Master [Elias Weems] (introduction, origin); Tommy Weems
Synopsis
A scientist forced to retire makes a device to artificially age others and holds the city hostage. Ant-Man can't seem to stop him.
Reprints

Hong Kong Provides the Sinister Setting for Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Steve Moore
Pencils
Steve Dillon
Inks
Steve Dillon
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Nick Fury; Jimmy Woo

Shield Agents Hit Back at the Space Gods! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Eternals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Mike Royer
Letters
Mike Royer
Editing
Archie Goodwin (original consulting editor); Jack Kirby (original editor)

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Eternals [Ajak]; Professor Daniel Damian; Celestials [Gammenon; Jemiah (introduction); Tefral (introduction); Arishem; others]; Celestials First Host (in flashback); Celestials Second Host (in flashback); Celestials Third Host (in flashback); S.H.I.E.L.D. agents [Tyler; Parks; Stevenson]
Reprints
  • US from The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #7 (January 1977) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 4 pages. Prints page 6, panel 4; page 9, panel 5; page 10; page 11, panels 1 & 3-5; page 12, in this sequence, panels 1, 3 & 2; page 13; page 14, panels 1-3 & 5; page 15, panels 1-2 & 4-5; pages 16-17]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Night Raven / Night-Raven / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Parkhouse
Pencils
John Bolton
Inks
John Bolton
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night-time in the city... Night-Raven has intercepted a gang of Opium smugglers...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Night-Raven; Yi Yang (first appearance)
Reprints

Part Four: This Monster This Man! (Table of Contents: 7)

Hulk / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited as Thomas)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited as Trimpe)
Inks
Tom Sutton
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (pages 1-6); Joe Rosen (pages 7-46)
Editing
Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Igor; the Gargoyle; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Loki; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Galactus; X-Man (all What If world)
Synopsis
Hulk retains his intelligence and teams up with Mr. Fantastic and Professor X against Galactus. In the final battle they lose their powers but the Thing's powers become enhanced and he becomes as much a menace as the mindless Hulk was.
Reprints
  • US from What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #2 (April 1977) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 2.5 pages. Prints pages 22, panels 1-5; page 24; page 25, panels 1-2 & 4-5; page 26]

Indexer Notes

Partial reprint, significantly rearranged and edited for this printing.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Banner and Hulk - Trapped on the Island of Madness!
    Hulk
  2. 1. The Hulk - Trapped on the Island of Madness!
    Hulk
  3. 2. On a Mysterious Quest in Cornwall, Merlyn's Champion the Black Knight
    Black Knight
  4. 3. The Uncanny Time-Master Strikes Again!
    Ant-Man
  5. 4. Hong Kong Provides the Sinister Setting for Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Nick Fury
  6. 5. Shield Agents Hit Back at the Space Gods!
    The Eternals
  7. 6. ["Night-time in the city... Night-Raven has intercepted a gang of Opium smugglers..."]
    Night Raven / Night-Raven
  8. 7. Part Four: This Monster This Man!
    Hulk
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Eric Gimlin
  • Darrel McCann