Marvel Comics Digest #6

(June 2018)

Riverdale (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Masters of Evil! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-699

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Pate-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (introduction); Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]; Melter [Bruno Hogan]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]]

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The events of this story are revisited in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2005, Marvel series) #3.

Introducing Zemo! and His Masters of Evil! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Radioactive Man [Chen Lu]; Melter [Bruno Hogan]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]]

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)

Their Darkest Hour! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 [Regular Edition] (August 1964)

Jughead (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Their Darkest Hour! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-739

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Odin; Loki; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge]]

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 (August 1964)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Rick Jones appears in Bucky's uniform.

Avengers: Mighty Origins TPB (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Avengers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beware the Blood Brothers! (Table of Contents: 8)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Starlin (signed)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino; Morrie Kuramoto

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Drax, the Destroyer; Blood Brothers

Reprints

• from Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #55 (February 1973)

Beware the... Blood Brothers! (Table of Contents: 9)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Starlin (plot); Mike Friedrich (script)

Pencils

Jim Starlin

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mentor [A'lars] (introduction); Eros [Starfox] (introduction); Kronos [Chronos] (introduction); Drax, the Destroyer (introduction); Thanos (villain, introduction); Blood Brothers (villain, introduction); Thanos Thralls (villain, introduction)

Reprints

• from Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #55 (February 1973)

Indexer Notes

2nd Thanos War story (next installment in CAPTAIN MARVEL #25)

Archie #30 On Sale Now (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Power of Babel! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Avengers / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart

Pencils

John Buscema (breakdowns); Dave Cockrum (finished art)

Inks

Dave Cockrum

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Panther; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mantis; Swordsman]; Libra; Thanos

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #125 (July 1974)

Indexer Notes

Thanos story. Continues in Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series) #33.

They Strike From Space! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Wilson

Inks

John Romita

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Thanos

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #125 (July 1974)

Get ready for a wild ride through time (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Jughead's Time Police / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Starlin

Inks

Jim Starlin

Colors

Jim Starlin ?

Letters

John Costanza ?; typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Thor; Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision]; Captain Marvel; Warlock; Thanos

Reprints

• from The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #7 (1977)

Indexer Notes

Possible Starlin colors per notation on original art.

To Duel a Mad God! (Table of Contents: 15)

Spider-Man; Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Starlin (signed)

Inks

Jim Starlin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Danny Crespi ?; typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thing; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Adam Warlock; Thanos; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Scarlet Witch; Beast; Vision]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Moondragon

Reprints

• from Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #2 (1977)

Keywords

Soul Gem

Indexer Notes

The character heads surrounding the main illustration are stats from various sources by various artists.

The Final Threat (Table of Contents: 16)

Avengers / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Starlin

Pencils

Jim Starlin (breakdowns, finished art (page 30)); Joe Rubinstein (finished art)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein; Jim Starlin (page 30)

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Moondragon; Scarlet Witch; Thor; Vision]; Adam Warlock (Death); Pip the Troll (Death); Gamora (Death); Captain Marvel; Thanos (Villain); Thanos-Thralls (Villain)

Reprints

• from The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #7 (1977)

Keywords

Infinity Gems; Soul Gems

Indexer Notes

Continued in Marvel Two-In-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #2.

First appearance of all 6 Infinity Gems.

Experience the original cosmic masterpieces (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Death Watch! (Table of Contents: 18)

Spider-Man; The Thing / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Starlin

Pencils

Jim Starlin (breakdowns); Joe Rubinstein (finished art)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Annette Kawecki

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thing; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Moondragon; Adam Warlock; Gamora; Pip the Troll; Lord Chaos (introduction); Master Order (introduction); The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Beast]; Thanos

Synopsis

The Thing and Spider-Man travel to Thanos' huge spaceship which he plans on using in conjunction with the Soul Gem to make the sun go nova, thus ending all life in the solar system. Thing is captured and placed in stasis along with the Avengers but Spider-Man pulls himself together and breaks them all free. As the heroes battle the mad Titan, Spider-Man is tipped off by Chaos and Order and frees Adam Warlock from the Soul Gem for a final showdown with Thanos.

Reprints

• from Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #2 (1977)

Marvel's Avengers Infinity War Prelude TPB (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Avengers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Patrick Scherberger

Inks

Patrick Scherberger

Colors

Chris Sotomayor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America; Iron Man; Thor

Reprints

• from Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #3 (March 2011)

Savage (Table of Contents: 21)

Avengers / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Christopher Yost

Pencils

Scott Wegener

Inks

Scott Wegener

Colors

Jean-François Beaulieu

Letters

Joe Sabino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Thor; Iron Man; Black Panther; Giant-Man; Wasp; Captain America]; Hulk; Rick Jones; Grandmaster; Collector; Champion (cameo); Gardener (cameo); Runner (cameo)

Synopsis

The Grandmaster and the Collector compel the Hulk to fight the Avengers in one of their cosmic games.

Reprints

• from Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #3 (March 2011)

Music, Magic and More (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Archie's Big Book / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)