Micronauts #8 [Newsstand]
(May 1985)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.65 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1985-01-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860246305
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

No letters page this issue.
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #63.
This issue is a variant of Micronauts (Marvel, 1984 series) #8 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

...For the Life of Huntarr! (Table of Contents)

Micronauts / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Keith Pollard (signed)
Inks
Keith Pollard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Solitaire; Huntarr; Hatchling (Villain)
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Cloak and Dagger (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Death and Transfiguration! (Table of Contents: 2)

Micronauts / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis
Pencils
Kelley Jones
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Micronauts [Bug; Prince Acroyear; Marionette; Huntarr; Commander Arcturus Rann [Space Glider]]; Solitaire; Prime Being Hatchling (later revealed as Scion) (introduction) (villain); (Various) Shape-changers [The Children of the Dreaming Star]; Death Watch Death-Guards; Lady Cilicia (in dream); Jasmine (in dream); Janna (in dream)
Synopsis
While the Micronauts are dying from a severe radiation poisoning, Huntarr and Solitaire face a mysterious Prime Being hatchling alien.

Indexer Notes

The Prime Being Hatchling introduced in this issue becomes Scion in issue #11.

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Star Wars (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Our Present to You (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Star Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ...For the Life of Huntarr!
    Micronauts
  2. 1. Cloak and Dagger
    Cloak and Dagger
  3. 2. Death and Transfiguration!
    Micronauts
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  5. 4. Star Wars
    Star Wars
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  7. 6. Our Present to You
    Star Comics
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