(Week ending December 22 1973)

Marvel UK, 1973 Series
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Price
0.06 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Weekly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group
Barcode
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Editing
Peter L. Skingley (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Mike Esposito; Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Minotaur

Indexer Notes

Cover credits per Nick Caputo, Jan 2011

Inspired by the cover of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #17.

Pen Pals Swap Shop no. 8 (Table of Contents: 1)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Letters from readers looking to swap comics, books, toys, etc.

Four Against the Minotaur! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Rick Jones; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Minotaur
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Hulk appearance coincides with the Hulk story in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #69.

Avengers Unite! (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Also includes 1 column editorial 'From the Bullpen to You' (0.33 page).

Includes spot illos of Captain America, Thor and Iron Man from various comic sources.

Between story pages 10 & 11 of the Avengers reprint.

The Domain of the Dread Dormammu! (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot, uncredited); Stan Lee (script)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
X-796
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Dormammu; Clea (introduction, unnamed)
Synopsis
Dr. Strange is whisked to the Ancient One's side as he explains that The Dread Dormammu threatens to leave his dimension and travel to Earth. With his mentor too old to face him Strange must invade Dormammu's dimension, where he faces one danger after another. A mysterious girl observes Strange's progress, finally revealing herself to warn the mystic of Dormammu's awesome powers. Strange confronts Dormammu and warns him not to invade Earth. Dormammu demands the Ancient One face him but Strange tells him he will not attack his mentor while he lives. Dormammu accepts his challenge.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Thing / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! We promised we'd try and make you rich!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. "Final Pocket Money Competition" with the chance to win £1 per week for a year.

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Avengers
  2. 1. Pen Pals Swap Shop no. 8
  3. 2. Four Against the Minotaur!
    The Avengers
  4. 3. Avengers Unite!
  5. 4. The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!
    Doctor Strange
  6. 5. ["Hey! We promised we'd try and make you rich!"]
    The Thing
  7. 6. ["2 more masterpieces from Mighty Marvel--"]
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