Rampage Monthly #5

(November 1978)

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

Great Moments in Hulk History / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

John Romita Jr.

Inks

Rudy Nebres

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Rampaging Hulk (Marvel, 1977 series) #5 (October 1977)

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece; Hulk vs. elephant from Hulk #3.

Rampage Monthly (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents page with title, month and issue number at top, with the indicia at bottom.

The strip contents each have a brief synopsis type description with a page number but the Hulk one is the only one that has an image that fills up the middle half of the page. Its from Rampaging Hulk (Marvel, 1977 series) #5, page 28, panel 3 of the Hulk fighting Namor.

Some of the other features are listed only but they have misnamed the Nighthawk one here with a typo and called it 'The Origin of Hawkeye'.

Prologue (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Rampaging Hulk (Marvel, 1977 series) #5 (October 1977)
which is reprinted
• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #67 (May 1965) [illustration]

Indexer Notes

Image from Tales to Astonish #67.

Lo, the Sub-Mariner Strikes! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hulk / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Keith Pollard; Alfredo Alcala (finished art)

Inks

Alfredo Alcala

Letters

Annette Kawecki ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk; Sub-Mariner; Rick Jones; Bereet; Spirou; Krylorians

Synopsis

When a underwater leviathan attacks Atlantis, Namor mistakenly believes it was sent by mankind instead of the Krylorians. He travels to Rome to find the people behind the attack and battles the Hulk in the National Museum of Antiquities.

Reprints

• from Rampaging Hulk (Marvel, 1977 series) #5 (October 1977) [Minus 3 pages, story pages 26-28 removed.]

Keywords

Atlantis; National Museum of Antiquities; Rome

Indexer Notes

Three story pages 26-28 removed in this reprint.

Kawecki letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Alfredo Alcala.

Mighty World of Marvel Now Featuring The Invincible Iron Man (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Rampagers Ravings (Table of Contents: 6)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The letterpages talk about several subjects including the swap between going monthly from the weekly Rampage and of Captain Britian.

There is a medium size image of the Hulk and original X-Men (minus Iceman) from the cover of The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #66.


Between pages 28 and 29 of the Hulk story.

The Hulk on the Small Screen! (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Short bios of Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, with various photos from the Hulk tv show.

The Origin of Nighthawk (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The origin of Nighthawk aka Kyle Richmond is recapped from his childhood till he joined the Defenders in a bio type fashion.

Two images of Nighthawk are used. One based upon the cover of The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #32 and one based from The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #27, story page 2, panel 2.

Riot in Cellblock 12! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Defenders / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited) (layouts); Klaus Janson (credited) (finished art)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Sandy Klinger (credited) (tones)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Jean Simek (credited as Hipp) (pages 2-12); Irv Watanabe (credited as Watanabe) (pages 13-17)

Editing

Archie Goodwin (credited) (original editor)

Job Number

C-01

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Defenders [Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback)]; Dormammu (cameo); Baron Mordo (cameo); Clea; Wong; Jack Norriss; Aragorn; Chondu (cameo); Police Commissioner Feingold; Shirley (prisoner); Felicia (prisoner)

Synopsis

Valkyrie is in jail when a riot breaks out. The Defenders arrive at the jail to rescue Valkyrie and stop the riot.

Reprints

• from The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #39 (September 1976)

Tidal Wave! (Table of Contents: 10)

Nova / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited as M. Wolfman)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited); ? (new splash page)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited); ? (new splash page)

Colors

Howard Bender (credited as H. Bender) (tones)

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited)

Editing

Marv Wolfman (credited as M. Wolfman) (original editor)

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Yellow Claw; Fritz Von Voltzman [Karl Von Horstbaden]; Nick Fury; agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Sam Burley; Professor T'kora; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Ginger Jaye; Gloria Rider; Charles Rider; Robert Rider; Lo Sing

Synopsis

Rich's friends and family are increasingly worried by his absences and his distracted behavior. Nova joins S.H.I.E.L.D. for one more showdown with the Yellow Claw.

Reprints

• from Nova (Marvel, 1976 series) #17 (January 1978) [pp. 11-17, plus new splash]

Next Month in Rampage (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

The Incrediable Hulk (Table of Contents: 12)

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

A flat pencil and ink version, mostly coloured in hues of green, based upon the Bob Larkin cover painting of the Fireside book: The Incredible Hulk (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series).