(3ème trimestre 1980)

Arédit-Artima, 1975 Series
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Price
5 FRF
Pages
132
On-sale Date
1980
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Artima
Brand
Comics Pocket
Editing
Émile Keirsbilk (éditeur); Janine Keirsbilk (directeur de publication)

Spider-man contre Xandu (Table of Contents)

Dr. Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Sam Grainger ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy (fantasy-supernatural); super-héros (superhero)
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Xandu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

La tête de Doctor Strange est décalée sur la gauche. [Doctor Strange's head is shifted to the left.]

Captain America crève l'écran (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Sommaire (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Frank Brunner
Letters
typeset

Spider-Man contre Xandu (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (dialogue); Steve Ditko (plot, uncredited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Letters
typeset

Genre
super-héros (superhero)
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Guest Star: Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Villain: Xandu (introduction); barroom brawlers (unnamed)
Synopsis
Xandu sends his two henchmen to retrieve half of the Wand of Watoomb from Dr. Strange. Spider-Man mistakes the henchmen for burglars and tries to stop them, leading to a team-up between Spider-Man and Dr. Strange to stop Xandu's plan.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

1st recorded meeting of Spider-Man & Dr. Strange, Steve Ditko's 2 most famous creations.
Cover story

Le maraudeur du diable (Table of Contents: 4)

La Guerre des Mondes [War of the Worlds / comic story / 19.67 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Klaus Janson (uncredited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science-fiction (science fiction)
Characters
Killraven; M'Shulla; Old Skull; Hawk; Carmilla Frost; Grok; Skar (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Killraven battles Skar at the site of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Les 2 chapitres originaux sont réunis en une seule histoire. [The 2 original chapters are merged into a single story.]

Thor le Fils d'Odin (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[Anticipation] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

La haine de Kaluu ! (Table of Contents: 7)

Dr. Strange / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; Denny O'Neil; Bill Everett (co-plot, uncredited)
Pencils
Bill Everett; Steve Ditko (uncredited)
Inks
Bill Everett; Steve Ditko (uncredited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
super-héros (superhero)
Characters
Dr. Strange; pharmacist (unnamed); Wong (manservant); building inspector (unnamed); Baron Mordo; Clea (vision; flashback); Dormammu (flashback); Nameless Ones (flashback); Hiram Barney (theatrical agent); The Ancient One; Kaluu (eyes only)
Synopsis
Strange walks the streets of Greenwich Village and after stopping a robbery returns home to find his bills unpaid, his bank account empty, and a city building inspector informing him he has six months to bring his house up to code. He instructs Wong to sell some jewels to pay the bills, checks up on Baron Mordo, thinks back on recent events, and then contacts a theatrical agent, Hiram Barney, about a possible nightclub gig. But he's told magic is "out"-- rock bands are "in"! Just then he's contacted by The Ancient One, who tells him of a most dire menace in the offing, named Kaluu.
Reprints

[Frankenstein] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Gruto ! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (uncredited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (uncredited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science-fiction (science fiction)
Characters
Gruto; Dan Mitchell; Laura
Synopsis
A journalist convinces the public that an amnesiac alien is a menace in order to make a better story. When the alien recovers, it says that it had come to share advanced technology with the humans, but it is disgusted by the journalist’s lies and the people’s violence and leaves.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Les créatures de la nuit (Table of Contents: 11)

Dr. Strange / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Tom Palmer (uncredited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy (fantasy-supernatural); super-héros (superhero)
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange; also as Stephen Sanders]; Clea; Wong; Eternity (cameo); Kenneth Ward; The Undying Ones
Synopsis
Kenneth Ward, explorer and old friend of Strange, discovers idol of the Undying Ones. Strange defeats 3 demons who want the idol. Ward dies of heart failure.
Reprints

[Clameurs] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Même au prix de la mort (Table of Contents: 13)

Killraven / comic story / 19.5 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Dan Adkins (uncredited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science-fiction (science fiction)
Characters
Killraven; M'Shulla; Old Skull; Hawk; Carmilla Frost; Grok; Pstun-Rage (villain, intro, death); Foropulist (villain, intro); Rangolar (villain, intro, death); Racque (villain, intro, death)
Synopsis
While in Michigan, Killraven and his band are attacked.
Reprints

[Le Manoir des Fantômes] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Brûlant] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[Artima Color Super Star] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Spider-man contre Xandu
    Dr. Strange
  2. 1. Captain America crève l'écran
  3. 2. Sommaire
  4. 3. Spider-Man contre Xandu
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. Le maraudeur du diable
    La Guerre des Mondes [War of the Worlds
  6. 5. Thor le Fils d'Odin
  7. 6. [Anticipation]
  8. 7. La haine de Kaluu !
    Dr. Strange
  9. 8. [Frankenstein]
  10. 9. Gruto !
  11. 10. ["Allô ! Police ? C'est affreux ! On vient de me voler toute ma collection de Comics Pocket. Venez vite..."]
  12. 11. Les créatures de la nuit
    Dr. Strange
  13. 12. [Clameurs]
  14. 13. Même au prix de la mort
    Killraven
  15. 14. [Le Manoir des Fantômes]
  16. 15. [Brûlant]
  17. 16. [Artima Color Super Star]
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