(1987)

Marvel, 1987 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.95 USD; 7.95 CAD
Pages
84
On-sale Date
1987
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
ISBN
0-87135-338-5 Search at WorldCat
Editing
Craig Anderson (collection editor); Al Milgrom (original editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Cardstock cover
Binding
Trade paperback
Publishing Format
Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Brand is stated as Marvel Comics with no emblem.

This was re-issued as X-Men in the Savage Land (Marvel, 1989 series).

Printed in the U.S.A.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man; X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Angel]
Reprints

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
Michael Golden
Letters
typeset

Characters
Ka-Zar; Zabu; Tanya Anderssen

Indexer Notes

Credits illustrated with reprint of page 2 of second story sequence without dialogue.

[Marvel Fanfare #1] (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man; X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
Michael Golden

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Angel; Sauron
Reprints

Fast Descent into Hell! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man; X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
Michael Golden
Letters
Jim Novak

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Tanya Anderssen; Candy Southern; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Brainchild; Barbarus; Vertigo; Gaza; Amphibius; Glory Grant (cameo); Ka-Zar (flashback); Zabu (flashback); Karl Lykos [Sauron] (flashback); X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast] (flashback)
Synopsis
Tanya comes to Warren with the news that her lost love, Karl Lykos, is alive and well in the Savage Land and she asks him to come with her and investigate. Jameson asks Peter Parker to tag along on the Savage Land expedition and bring back a story for the Bugle. Once they reach the Savage Land, Spider-Man and Angel are captured by the Mutates and brought to Brainchild.
Reprints

[Marvel Fanfare #2] (Table of Contents: 5)

Spider-Man; X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
Michael Golden

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Ka-Zar; Tanya Anderssen
Reprints

To Sacrifice My Soul... (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man; X-Men / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
Michael Golden
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Ka-Zar; Zabu; Tanya Anderssen; Tongah; Fall People; Sauron [Karl Lykos]; Brainchild; Amphibius; Vertigo; Gaza; Barbarus
Synopsis
Brainchild devolves Angel and Spider-Man into hideous monsters and sends them out to battle Ka-Zar and the Fall People. Tanya is captured and when Brainchild devolves her as well, Lykos sucks the mutation out of Tanya, Spider-Man and Angel returning them to normal but, unfortunately, causing him to transform into Sauron. Spider-Man and Angel leave the Savage Land with Sauron still at large.
Reprints

[Marvel Fanfare #3] (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Bob McLeod
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Angel]; Sauron; Barbarus; Gaza; Vertigo; Amphibius; Timberius
Reprints

Into the Land of Death... (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Bob McLeod
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Jim Novak

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Angel]; Sauron; Zaladane; Barbarus; Gaza; Vertigo; Amphibius; Timberius; Brainchild; Candy Southern (Flashback); Tanya Anderssen (Flashback); Peter Parker [Spider-Man] (Flashback); Ka-Zar (Flashback); Zabu (Flashback); Shanna (Flashback)
Synopsis
On the hunt for Sauron, the X-Men invade the Savage Land and battle the Mutates. The X-Men are defeated and all but Angel are captured and taken to Sauron and Zaladane.
Reprints

[Marvel Fanfare #4] (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Paul Smith
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar; Zabu; Storm; Angel; Sauron; Gaza; Timberius
Reprints

Lost Souls (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar; X-Men [Storm; Angel; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Colossus]; Shanna; Zabu; Tanya Anderssen; Sauron [Karl Lykos]; Brainchild; Zaladane; Vertigo; Gaza; Barbarus; Amphibius; Timberius; Professor X (Cameo); Cyclops (Cameo); Kitty Pryde (Cameo)
Synopsis
Angel and Ka-Zar rescue the captured X-Men. Xavier apparently cures Karl Lykos of being Sauron for good.
Reprints

Trade Paperbacks from Marvel and Epic Comics (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Savage Land (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man; X-Men
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [Marvel Fanfare #1]
    Spider-Man; X-Men
  5. 4. Fast Descent into Hell!
    Spider-Man; X-Men
  6. 5. [Marvel Fanfare #2]
    Spider-Man; X-Men
  7. 6. To Sacrifice My Soul...
    Spider-Man; X-Men
  8. 7. [Marvel Fanfare #3]
    X-Men
  9. 8. Into the Land of Death...
    X-Men
  10. 9. [Marvel Fanfare #4]
    X-Men
  11. 10. Lost Souls
    X-Men
  12. 11. Trade Paperbacks from Marvel and Epic Comics
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. The Savage Land
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