Super Spider-Man #269

(5 April 1978)

Brother Power, Sister Sun! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (plot); Bill Mantlo (script)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Mike Esposito (finished art)

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Brian Moore (tones)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text

New York's Central Park, where two friends, Peter Parker and Flash Thompson -- take a day away from their studies,

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man; Brother Power [Achmed Korba] (Intro; Villain); Sister Sun [Sha Shan] (Intro); Flash Thompson; O'Donnell (policeman); Pulaski (policeman); Professor Hutton

Synopsis

Spider-Man and Flash Thompson discover that Sha Shan is being forced to help her husband run a cult.

Reprints

• from The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #12 (November 1977)

Indexer Notes

Instalment of the original story, possibly nine pages.

Enter: Modok! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Dick Ayers

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You are not safe yet, Avenger!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes Robot (origin, dies); SHIELD [Sharon Carter; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell (cameo)]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Redwing; Modok (villain); AIM (villains); Dr. Doom (flashback, villain); Batroc (cameo flashback, villain); Porcupine (cameo flashback, villain); Whirlwind (cameo flashback, villain); Baron Strucker Robot (cameo, villain); Walter Cronkite (cameo); Professor Paul Fosgrave (cameo flashback); Grizzly [Agent R-1] (cameo flashback, villain); Agent R-2 (cameo flashback, villain); Mart Baker (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

Captain America and the public at large believe Bucky Barnes has returned. It is revealed that Modok had Dr. Doom create a robot duplicate of Bucky. Modok makes Bucky attack Captain America. But the robot is unable to kill Cap leading Modok to destroy it.

Reprints

• from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #132 (December 1970)
• Instalment of the original story: The Fearful Secret of Bucky Barnes! Possibly nine pages.

Kang War II (Table of Contents: 3)

The Avengers / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (plot, title); Roy Thomas (script)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (layouts/breakdowns); Joe Staton (finished art)

Inks

Joe Staton

Colors

Sandy Klinger (tones)

Letters

John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You're not gonna believe this - -

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye; Mantis]; Kang the Conqueror; Immortus; Rama-Tut; The Legion of the Unliving [Frankenstein's Monster; Wonder Man; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Baron Zemo [Dr. Heinrich Zemo]; Midnight Man [Anton Mogart]; The Ghost]; Swordsman [Cotati]

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #132 (February 1975)
• Instalment of the original story, possibly nine pages.

Indexer Notes

Vs The Legion of the Unliving. Concludes in Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #3.

All Swords Against Them! (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

John Buscema (layouts); Sal Buscema (finished art)

Inks

Sal Buscema

Colors

Brian Moore ? (credited as Brain Moore) (tones)

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

1625Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Asgard, M'lord Odin...M'Lady Sif! Thy home and mine!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Odin; Sif; Balder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Heimdall; Hildegarde; Silas Grant; Tana Nile; Grand Commissioner of Rigel; Krista (Introduction); Igron the Invincible; Loki (flashback); Ulik (flashback)

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #217 (November 1973)
• Instalment of the original story.

Indexer Notes

Brain Moore probably a misspelling of Brian Moore.