(April 27. 1985)

Marvel UK, 1985 Series
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Price
0.27 GBP
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
fortnightly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd. [not printed on item]
Brand
Marvel

Issue Notes

Issue distributed with rub down transfers taped to the cover & double-wide half-page poster insert of Battleworld base stapled inside the centerfold.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Marvel Super Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can the combined might of Earth's most powerful super heroes defeat the ultimate menace?!!
Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Daily Bugle (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Heroes Vanish!
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Faux newspaper cover printed in landscape orientation. Columns of partial news stories taken from recent Marvel comics. Includes 3 single panel comic art pieces from uncredited sources as simulated photographs.

War Office Memos (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Marvel's Secret Artist (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ian Rimmer ?; Simon Jacob ?; ?
Pencils
Simon Jacob ?; ?
Inks
Simon Jacob ?; ?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Synopsis
Description of an unknown after-hours artist's work for the Marvel UK studios bullpen. Second page is a Thor pin-up with Howard the Duck emblem on Thor's helmet & a Hagar the Horrible in the background with "Mjolnonir?!!?" in a thought bubble.

The War Begins (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel Super Heroes / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Joe Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh... my...
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Heroes and villains each find themselves in spaceships. They witness the creation of Battleworld. The Beyonder tells them that their goal is to defeat their enemies and their wildest dreams will come true. Galactus and Doom fly off to confront the Beyonder but are repulsed. The heroes are transported to the planet and turn on Magneto. The villains are also moved to Battleworld and Doom tries to reason with them concerning the Beyonder's wishes. When no one is willing to listen, he flies off to talk to Reed but is shot down by Kang. The heroes reach Doom but get blasted.
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Indexer Notes

Professor X is shown in his wheelchair, even though he had a cloned body and could walk at the time.

Superhero Secrets! (Table of Contents: 5)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Short profile on the Avengers, Thor, Iron Man & the X-Men. Includes small Captain Marvel, She-Hulk, James Rhodes, Thor & Lockheed head sketches. Full sketch or Rogue. No credits provided.

Indexer Notes

Comic page 21. Printed within the Secret Wars story.

A Sneak Peak of What's Coming Your Way in Fourteen Days (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Wanted! To Save the World! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Can the combined might of Earth's most powerful super heroes defeat the ultimate menace?!!"]
    Marvel Super Heroes
  2. 1. The Daily Bugle
  3. 2. War Office Memos
  4. 3. Marvel's Secret Artist
  5. 4. The War Begins
    Marvel Super Heroes
  6. 5. Superhero Secrets!
  7. 6. A Sneak Peak of What's Coming Your Way in Fourteen Days
  8. 7. Wanted! To Save the World!
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