Marvel Presents the Superheroes Annual #1979

(1979)

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

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

EVi (signed)

Inks

EVi (signed)

Colors

? (red and black)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Silver Surfer; Sub-Mariner; Thor

Indexer Notes

Two page Frontpiece showing the three characters in separate drawings with the title and publisher details at the top of the second page and the price at the bottom.

To Hela and Back (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited) (breakdowns); Tony DeZuniga (credited) (finished art)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein) (pp.14-17); ? (red and black, pp. 1-13

Letters

Condoy (credited as Pat Condoy); Gaspar Saladino (splash)

Job Number

C-34

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There is a storm brewing.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Thor; Sif; Balder; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Hela; Harokin

Synopsis

Thor, searching for the missing Odin braves the depths of Hel to search for him in vain.

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #251 (September 1976)

Sub-Mariner's Fishy Tales... But They Are True! (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Gather, Ye Witches! (Table of Contents: 4)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Dan Adkins (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The hour is midnight! The time is now!

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Silver Surfer; Abomination (villain); Warlock Prime [Sir John Carruthers] (villain, first appearance); Sibyl Carruthers (villain, first appearance); Hulk (cameo, flashback); Betty Ross (cameo, flashback); The Stranger (cameo, flashback)

Synopsis

A coven of witches brings Abomination back to earth and Surfer has to stop his rampage.

Reprints

• from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #12 (January 1970)

The Superheroes Dice Game (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thor

The Sea That Time Forgot! (Table of Contents: 6)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Marie Severin (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)

Colors

Marie Severin (pp. 1-5); ? (red and black, pp. 6-20)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Grim murmurs are heard this day outside the palace royal of Atlantis.

Feature Logo

Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Tiger Shark [Todd Arliss] (villain); People of the Mist (villains, introduction, most die); Dorma; Vashti the Elder; Ikthon; Walter Newell

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #16 (August 1969)

Keywords

Atlantis; Sargasso Sea

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Budiansky

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Same as the front cover.