(1983)

Marvel, 1983 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.95 USD
Pages
166
On-sale Date
1983-10-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics [generic]
ISBN
0-939766-60-4 Search at WorldCat
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
7" x 10"
Paper Stock
Cardstock cover
Binding
Squarebound

Issue Notes

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number TX1231908.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Larkin (painting)
Inks
Bob Larkin (painting)
Colors
Bob Larkin (painting)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil; Spider-Man; Capt. America; Iron Man; Red Sonja; Hulk; Thing; Silver Surfer; Thor; Iceman; Angel; Marvel Girl; Cyclops; Beast

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Fred Snyder, via the GCD Error Tracker (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi? id=9995), 2015-01-07, citing http://boblarkin.blogspot.com/2012/01/bob-larkin-mighty-marvel-team-up.html

Also by Stan Lee (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title on one page, indicia on the next.

Dedication (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To James Edward Galton...

Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Daredevil; Silver Surfer; Giant Man; Thor; Thing; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Hulk; Red Sonja; Iceman; Capt. America; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Beast

Indexer Notes

2 page illustration of Marvel characters in this book, surrounding a small 1/4 page list of the contents.

Silver Surfer and the Mighty Thor (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee essay on the Thor/Silver Surfer team-up that is to follow.

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! (Table of Contents: 6)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can endure it no longer!
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer; Thor; Odin; Balder; Sif; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Loki (villain); Hulk (cameo); The Thing (cameo); Tomazooma the Living Totem (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Shalla Bal (cameo flashback); Mephisto (cameo flashback); Galactus (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Loki tries to deceive the Surfer into helping him take down his brother, Thor, god of thunder. After a short battle with Thor, the Silver Surfer suspects that everything is not quite what it seems, but before he has a chance to talk to Thor, Loki teleports the Surfer back to Earth.
Reprints
Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost

Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee.

Most of this reprint is taken from Fantasy Masterpieces v2, #4. You can tell by the modified splash page, missing page numbers, the additional caption on page 23, panel 1, and some recolored panels found in that reprint. However, the 3 pages that were removed for that reprint have been restored here (minus their page numbers).

Iron Man and Capt. America (Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee essay on the Captain America/Iron Man team-up that is to follow.

In Mortal Combat with Captain America! (Table of Contents: 8)

Iron Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
While I'm down here in the bay testing my built-in emergency underwater breathing apparatus, ...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Kraven; Chameleon; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts; Captain America; Giant Man; Wasp
Synopsis
The Chameleon tricks Iron Man into battling Captain America.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Spider-Man and Red Sonja (Table of Contents: 9)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee essay on the Spider-Man/Red Sonja team-up that is to follow.

Sword of the She-Devil (Table of Contents: 10)

Red Sonja; Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited) (author, co-plot); John Byrne (credited) (co-plot)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
Editing
Al Milgrom (credited) (original content editor); Roy Thomas (credited) (original content consulting editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (original content editor in chief)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, brother!
Genre
superhero; sword and sorcery
Characters
Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson; Joe Robertson; Charley Snow; Red Sonja; Kulan Gath
Synopsis
An ancient Hyborian wizard and Red Sonja are revived in modern New York.
Reprints

The X-Men and the Avengers! (Table of Contents: 11)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee essay on the X-Men/Avengers team-up that is to follow.

Enter, the Avengers! (Table of Contents: 12)

X-Men / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's the sun at last!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Angel; Marvel Girl; Beast; Iceman; Prof. X; Lucifer; Thor; Iron Man; Giant Man; Capt. America; Wasp
Synopsis
The Avengers interfere in the X-Men's battle with Lucifer.
Reprints

The Thing and the Hulk! (Table of Contents: 13)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee essay on the Thing/Hulk team-up that is to follow.

Cry: Monster! (Table of Contents: 14)

Hulk; The Thing / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein (credited)
Pencils
Jim Starlin (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Kurrgo; Leader; Hulk
Synopsis
The Leader and Kurrgo pit the Thing against the Hulk.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Roy Thomas

Spider-Man and Daredevil (Table of Contents: 15)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee essay on the Spider-Man/Daredevil team-up that is to follow.

Duel With Daredevil (Table of Contents: 16)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited as B. Sharen)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But why won't you call Mary Jane Watson??
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; The Great Gambino]; Aunt May Parker; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant
Synopsis
When the Circus of Crime comes to town, they advertise that Spider-Man will be appearing in an attempt to fill the big top before they rob it. Spider-Man sees the advertisements and decides he will show up. He is hypnotized along with the rest of the audience, but unfortunately for the Circus of Crime, the Daredevil is in attendance and immune to the Ringmaster's hat.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story has been recolored for this reprint. Splash page has been modified (items removed from drawing as well as the job number, credits moved and extended for new colorist).

A Final Word (Table of Contents: 17)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Also by Stan Lee
  3. 2. Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers
  4. 3. Dedication
  5. 4. Contents
  6. 5. Silver Surfer and the Mighty Thor
  7. 6. The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!
    Silver Surfer
  8. 7. Iron Man and Capt. America
  9. 8. In Mortal Combat with Captain America!
    Iron Man
  10. 9. Spider-Man and Red Sonja
  11. 10. Sword of the She-Devil
    Red Sonja; Spider-Man
  12. 11. The X-Men and the Avengers!
  13. 12. Enter, the Avengers!
    X-Men
  14. 13. The Thing and the Hulk!
  15. 14. Cry: Monster!
    Hulk; The Thing
  16. 15. Spider-Man and Daredevil
  17. 16. Duel With Daredevil
    Spider-Man
  18. 17. A Final Word
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • David Haglund
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Andrew Krieg
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore