Marvel Two-in-One #24 [British]

(February 1977)

Mission Control Center (Table of Contents: 1)

Kenner Toys; The Six Million Dollar Man / Bionic Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Six Million Dollar Man [Colonel Steve Austin]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Advertisement with comic illustrations for Six Million Dollar Man toys; Mission Control Center and the Six Million Dollar Man 13 inch action figure, from the Kenner toy company.

The advertisement also includes a coupon to join The Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Action Club.

Does Anyone Remember...The Hijacker!? (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Goliath; The Thing / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter (credited as J. Shooter); Bill Mantlo (credited as B. Mantlo)

Pencils

Pablo Marcos (credited as P. Marcus) (finished art); Sal Buscema (credited as S. Buscema) (breakdowns)

Inks

Pablo Marcos (credited as P. Marcus)

Colors

George Roussos (credited as G. Roussos)

Letters

Irv Watanabe (credited as I. Watanabe) (pages 2-7, 9, 13-17); Joe Rosen (sourced) (page 8,10-12); Gaspar Saladino (sourced) (splash)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

C'mon, Foster! This ain't no blasted sauna!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Hank Pym] (flashback) (cameo); Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Hijacker [Howard Mitchell]; Tony Stark; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Dr. Bell; Talia

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Thing is at Stark West helping Bill Foster test an experimental space suit when the Hijacker arrives to steal stuff. Thing and Black Goliath fight off the villain.

Reprints

• in Spécial Strange (Editions Lug, 1975 series) #18 (10 décembre 1978)
• in Essential Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 2013 series) #3 (2018)
• in Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 - Two against Hydra (2023)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Ron Wilson (illustrations)

Inks

Vince Colletta ?; Pablo Marcos (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Doc Savage

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Eric Piatt (Dublin, California), Mike Christianseon (Rockford, Illinois), Mike R. Krausch (Sacramento, California), Carl Dennison (Hendersonville, North Carolina).

Includes a vignette of Doc Savage, letters discussion issue #21 which was The Thing's team-up with Doc Savage.

Page is in between pages 11 and 12 of the sequence 1 story.

The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

Dave Cockrum ?

Colors

?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Cousin Betsy the Plant Lady (villain); Rhoda Dendron (villain); Artie Choke (villain); Mari Gold (villain); two unnamed police officers

Reprints

• from [Marvel Hostess Ads] (Marvel, 1975 series) #12 (January 1977 - February 1977)

Indexer Notes

Advertisement in comic format for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Co.

Placed between pages 15 and 16 of sequence 1.

Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors! (Table of Contents: 5)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (Stan Lee's Soapbox); ? (bullpen bulletin)

Pencils

various (Marvel Treasury Edition #13 vignette)

Inks

various (Marvel Treasury Edition #13 vignette)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

In Stan Lee's Soapbox, Stan reminds readers this Thanksgiving that no matter how much acclaim or how series the comics are, he pledges that Marvel Comics will always strive to entertain.

Indexer Notes

Promotions for Marvel comics currently on sale, including picture of various Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #13 (1976).

Falls in between pages 15 and 16 of the sequence 1 story.

Ricochet to Freedom! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain America; Ricochet Racers; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the President of the United States

Indexer Notes

Advertisement in comic format for Ricochet Racers.

What's the Next Best Thing to Riding in a Jaguar? (Table of Contents: 7)

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Advertisement for model car kits from Monogram Models, Inc. of Morton Grove, Illinois.

Ride into Adventure with Evel Knievel (Table of Contents: 8)

Evel Knievel; Ideal Toy Corporation / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Evel Knievel; Robbie Knievel

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Advertisement with comic illustrations for Evel Knievel toy line from the Ideal Toy Corporation of New York, New York.