(September 1985)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.65 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1985-05-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Star Comics; Marvel
Editing
Larry Hama (editor); Tom DeFalco (executive editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Amazing Heroes #71.
This issue has variants:

[The Town that Never Grew Up!] (Table of Contents)

Spider-Ham / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Armstrong (signed as M A)
Inks
Joe Albelo (signed as J R A)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham [Peter Porker]; Chief Sitting Duck; One-Feather
Universe
Marvel : Aniverse - Earth-8311
Reprints

The Town that Never Grew Up! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Mark Armstrong
Inks
Joe Albelo
Colors
Steve Mellor
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Bunsen Bunny; J. Jeremiah Jackal; J. Jonah Jackal; Spider-Ham [Peter Porker]; Upton Adam Stray; One-Feather; Chief Sitting Duck
Universe
Marvel : Aniverse - Earth-8311
Synopsis
Spider-Ham catches some bank robbers, witnessed by One-Feather, who disappears before Spider-Ham can meet him. Peter, Jonah, and the three interns go to a western town, where they meet Chief Sitting Duck, who tells them how a motorcycle gang took over the town. Spider-Ham and One-Feather save the town, but One-Feather is de-aged back to an egg.
Reprints

Iron-Mouse (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron-Mouse / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates
Pencils
Joe Albelo (credited as Jose R. Albelo)
Inks
Joe Albelo (credited as Jose R. Albelo)
Colors
Steve Mellor
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Iron-Mouse; Nagneto (villain)
Universe
Marvel : Aniverse - Earth-8311
Synopsis
Out of costume, Iron-Mouse has trouble hauling around the suitcase containing his costume. Seeing Nagneto engaged in criminal activities, he drags the case into a store, fends off the salesmen, and changes into Iron-Mouse, but arrives on the scene after a little old lady has defeated Nagneto.
Reprints

The Magic Is Here! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Top Dog Is the Talk of the Town! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

"Come live where the fun is forever" (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Care Bears / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Town that Never Grew Up!]
    Spider-Ham
  2. 1. The Town that Never Grew Up!
    Spider-Ham
  3. 2. Iron-Mouse
    Iron-Mouse
  4. 3. The Magic Is Here!
    Wally the Wizard
  5. 4. Top Dog Is the Talk of the Town!
    Top Dog
  6. 5. "Come live where the fun is forever"
    Care Bears
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Win Bent
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Nauschuetz
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard