(2008)
Marvel UK,
2008 Series
Published in English
(United Kingdom)
- Price
- 14.99 GBP
- Pages
- 344
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- Marvel Graphic Novel
- ISBN
-
978-1-84653-400-3
- Barcode
- 9781846534003
- Color
- colour
- Dimensions
- standard modern age
- Binding
- trade paperback
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Published by Panini Publishing.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- John Byrne
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 2 pages
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- John Byrne
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]
The Fine Art of Dying!
Dracula / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dracula
- Reprints
-
from Giant-Size Dracula (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (June 1975)
-
Dark Asylum!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Giant-Size Dracula (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (June 1975)
-
Mind-Storm!
Iron Fist / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- martial arts; superhero
- Characters
- Iron Fist; Angar the Screamer
- Reprints
- from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (October 1975)
-
Morning of the Mindstorm!
Iron Fist / comic story / 18 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You are Iron Fist and this man is trying to kill you.
- Genre
- martial arts; superhero
- Characters
- Iron Fist; Lee Wing; Colleen Wing; Jeryn Hogarth (introduction); Princess Azir; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Angar the Screamer (villain); Khumbala Bey (introduction, villain); Wendell Rand (illusion); Lei Kung, the Thunderer (illusion)
- Synopsis
- Iron Fist arrives at the Wings to discover Colleen missing and Lee raving like a mad man; Danny and Scarfe try to track down Colleen but are assaulted by illusions courtesy of Angar; Beating Angar down, Iron Fist discovers a Stark International i.d. card on the villain and figures the company is behind the disappearance of his friend.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (October 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued in Iron Fist (Marvel, 1975 series) #1
[no title indexed]
Human Torch; Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why are the Fantastic Four trying to kill me?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]
- Reprints
- from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #61 [30¢] (September 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Al Milgrom cover pencils credit confirmed 2010 by Al Milgrom.
Not All Thy Powers Can Save Thee!
Human Torch; Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Dave Hunt
- Colors
- Dave Hunt
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; John Costanza
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a mess!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (flashback); Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback)]; Carol Danvers [Ms. Marvel]; Tigra [Greer Nelson] (flashback); Captain Jean DeWolff; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Officer Ryan; Daniel; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt; also as Joshua Plague (flashback)] (villain)
- Synopsis
- After being released from the legendary Soul-Catcher, Super-Skrull defeats the Human Torch, and then it's up to Spider-Man to face him alone.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #61 (September 1977)
-
Showdown with the Super-Skrull!
Ms. Marvel; Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Havoc aboard the Queen Elizabeth II!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]
- Reprints
- from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #62 [30¢] (October 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover letters credit confirmed by Todd Klein in The Danny Crespi Files Part 12, posted 23 June 2017 on his blog (Todd Klein's Blog at Goodreads). Previous indexer credited John Costanza.
All This and the QE2
Ms. Marvel; Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Dave Hunt
- Colors
- Dave Hunt
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Captain Jean DeWolff; Lt. Rafael Scarfe; Daniel; Josiah Rubin; Mrs. Rubin; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man team up to stop the Super-Skrull. The would-be alien conqueror is looking for a crystal that enables hyperspace travel, and he locates it on a ship at sea, in the cabin of an antiques dealer. Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel discover that Super-Skrull is powered by an extremely powerful energy beam from outer space and uses this energy and the crystal to send Super-Skrull off-planet.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #62 (October 1977)
-
Phoenix Must Die!
X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Jean Grey
- Reprints
- from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137 [Direct] (September 1980)
-
The Fate of the Phoenix!
X-Men / comic story / 35 pages
- Script
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am--the Watcher!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey [Dark Phoenix; Marvel Girl] (death); Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Watcher [Uatu]; Recorder; Beast; Angel; Majestrix Lilandra; Chamberlain Araki; Shi'ar; Kree; Skrulls; Supreme Intelligence; Empress Rk'll; Gladiator; Imperial Guard [Starbolt; Oracle; Tempest; Nightside; Smasher; Warstar [B'Nee; Cc'll] (first); Earthquake (first); Hussar (first); Manta (first)]; Raksar
- Synopsis
- Lilandra transports the X-Men to her base so that Phoenix can be killed for her crime of wiping out an entire star system. Xavier explains that the Phoenix Force has been purged from Jean and demands the right to trial by combat when his captors refuse to listen. The X-Men and the Imperial Guard fight on the Blue Area of the Moon to determine Jean's fate. During the battle, Dark Phoenix manifests herself once again and Jean sacrifices herself rather than let the Phoenix loose on the universe.
- Reprints
- from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #137 (September 1980)
-
- Keywords
- Blue Area of the Moon; Moon; trial by combat
Indexer Notes
As is now known, Phoenix and Jean Grey were never one and the same as revealed in Jean's resurrection in Avengers #263 and Fantastic Four #286. In the original story, Jean Grey didn't die and the story with the original ending is printed in Phoenix: The Untold Story #1.
He's the People's Choice Captain America for President!
Captain America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #250 [Direct] (October 1980)
-
- Keywords
- election; Election Day; fictional characters for president; politics
Cap for President!
Captain America / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Roger Stern; Don Perlin; Roger McKenzie; Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- John Byrne; Joe Rubinstein
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Jim Novak
- Job Number
- LF191
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Agent Agent Zimmer (F.B.I.); The M.L.A. (terrorist group; first appearance); Congressman Gundersen (first appearance); Charlie (first appearance); Harv (first appearance); Marty (first appearance); Edna Crosley (first appearance; flashback); Charles P. Irwin
- Synopsis
- Captain America turns down the chance to run for president.
- Reprints
- from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #250 (October 1980)
-
- Keywords
- election; Election Day; fictional characters for president; politics
Indexer Notes
Shooter, Perlin and McKenzie credits derived from this issue's letters page. Credits for Byrne and Rubinstein state "photography by"
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Storm [Ororo Monroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Vision; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Impossible Man; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Valkyrie; Franklin Richards; Agatha Harkness; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Shang-Chi; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Willie Lumpkin; Stan Lee
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #236 [Direct] (November 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Severin penciled Stan Lee's face. Info per Jack Morelli and Terry Austin.
Terror in a Tiny Town
Fantastic Four / comic story / 40 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters (guest star); Franklin Richards (guest star); Puppet Master (villain); Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom] (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four find themselves living in a strange world with lives almost similar to their own, little knowing that Doctor Doom has hooked them up to machines and transported them there.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #236 (November 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts: Part 1 "As I Lay Dreaming..." (18 pp.) & Part 2 "If This Be Doomsday!" (22 pp.).
And One Shall Surely Die!
Alpha Flight / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Sasquatch [Dr. Walter Langkowski]; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck]
- Reprints
- from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #12 [Direct] (July 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Signature dated 1984.
...And One Shall Surely Die
Alpha Flight / comic story / 38 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mrs. Hudson you seem... agitated?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson] (death); Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck; Marrina; Sasquatch [Dr. Walter Langkowski]]; Heather Hudson; MX39147 [Delphine Courtney]; Jerome Jaxon [also as Box] (origin, death); Omega Flight [Diamond Lil; Smart Alec (death); Flashback; Wildchild]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Roxxon Oil (flashback); August D'Angelo (flashback); Box [Roger Bochs]
- Synopsis
- Alpha Flight joins Guardian in battling Omega Flight. Mac's suit is damaged during the conflict and, with only seconds left to disable it, Heather accidentally distracts him and the Guardian suit blows up, reducing Mac to ashes.
- Reprints
- from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #12 (July 1984)
-
The War to End All Skrulls!
The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Starfox [Eros]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Hercules; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]; Skrulls
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Reverse angle shot of the same scene as the cover to Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #19. (Noted by Michael Slark via the GCD Error Tracker.)
Fifth Column
The Avengers / comic story / 40 pages
- Script
- Roger Stern
- Pencils
- John Byrne; ? (30-32, 34, 36, 38, and 39, see notes)
- Inks
- Kyle Baker
- Colors
- Christie Scheele
- Letters
- John Workman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Starfox [Eros]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Hercules; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]; Zabyk (villain); Myrn (villain); Skrulls (villains)
- Reprints
- from The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #14 (1985)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued between The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #260 and #261.
Fred Snyder contends there is a different artist penciling pages 30-32, 34, 36, 38, and 39 with Baker inking.
[no title indexed]
Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bruce Banner; Betty Banner; Rick Jones; Professor Hideko Takata
- Reprints
- from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #319 [Direct] (May 1986)
-
Member of the Wedding
Hulk / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- John Byrne; Keith Williams
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, creep!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk; Bruce Banner (also in flashback); Rick Jones (also in flashback); Betty Ross Banner; New Hulkbusters [Craig Saunders; Samuel John LaRoquette; Dr. Armand Martel; Professor Hideko Takata]; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (flashback); Rom (flashback); Reverend Morris (first appearance); Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
- Synopsis
- Rick arrives for the pending nuptials of Bruce and Betty. The Hulkbusters and Samson battle the Hulk. During the wedding ceremony of Bruce and Betty, Thunderbolt Ross shows up to stop the proceedings. Even though he shoots Rick in the gut, the show goes on and Bruce and Betty are married at last.
- Reprints
- from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #319 (May 1986)
-
- Keywords
- wedding
Indexer Notes
Issue is split top and bottom between Doc Samson vs. the Hulk and Bruce and Betty's Wedding.
[no title indexed]
She-Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, now. This is your second chance.
- Genre
- humour; superhero
- Characters
- She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]
- Reprints
- from The Sensational She-Hulk (Marvel, 1989 series) #1 (May 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover script has She-Hulk demanding that readers buy her book or she is going to come over and rip up all their X-Men (Guess what she says on the cover to the last issue).
Logo design credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
Second Chance
She-Hulk / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Bruto [Bruce Olafsen]; Professor; Ernesto Gambonno; Luigi Gambonno; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]]; Headmen [Arthur Nagen; Ruby Thursday; Jerold Morgan; Chondu]; Rick Jones (flashback; cameo); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback; cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Headmen hire the Circus of Crime to test She-Hulk's abilities.
- Reprints
- from The Sensational She-Hulk (Marvel, 1989 series) #1 (May 1989)
-
Out of the Depths... And Into the 90's!
Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Namor, the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- from Namor, the Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1990 series) #1 [Direct] (April 1990)
-
Purpose!
Namor, the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 23 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Namor, the Sub-Mariner (origin); Carrie Alexander (introduction); Dr. Alexander (introduction); Ve'ehalo (introduction); Phoebe Marrs (introduction); Desmond Marrs (introduction); Marrina (cameo); Dorma (cameo); Lady Fen (cameo flashback); Leonard McKenzie (cameo flashback); Tha-Korr (cameo flashback)
- Reprints
- from Namor, the Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1990 series) #1 (April 1990)
-
Fade to Black
X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- Gregory Wright (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Beast; Cyclops; Angel; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman; Professor X]
- Reprints
- from X-Men The Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #22 [Direct Edition] (September 2001)
-
Friends and Enemies
X-Men / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Cyclops; Angel; Beast; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman; Professor X; Havok; Lorna Dane [Polaris]]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing; Crystal]; Magneto; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Mole Man; Dorma; The Promise (organization); Teri Martin; Ashley Martin
- Synopsis
- All storylines come to a close in this final issue of the series. Professor X helps the Fantastic Four combat Magneto, while the X-Men escape from the Mole Man. Havok and the Professor help rescue Polaris from the Promise, and Tobias Messenger, leader of the Promise, dies. Professor X leaves the Martin household, and all the X-Men return to the mansion to celebrate Beast's birthday one week later.
- Reprints
- from X-Men The Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #22 (September 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
The ending of this book is abrupt, almost as though Byrne had more story to tell, but the book was cancelled; this storyline runs concurrently with the events of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #102-104.
Marvel Masters: The Rise of John Byrne
text article / 5 pages
- Script
- Mike Conroy
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- various
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Article on John Byrne's career, focusing on his Marvel work, with panels from various titles he worked on interspersed.
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
The Fine Art of Dying!
Dracula -
4.
Dark Asylum!
-
5.
Mind-Storm!
Iron Fist -
6.
Morning of the Mindstorm!
Iron Fist -
7.
["Why are the Fantastic Four trying to kill me?"]
Human Torch; Spider-Man -
8.
Not All Thy Powers Can Save Thee!
Human Torch; Spider-Man -
9.
Showdown with the Super-Skrull!
Ms. Marvel; Spider-Man -
10.
All This and the QE2
Ms. Marvel; Spider-Man -
11.
Phoenix Must Die!
X-Men -
12.
The Fate of the Phoenix!
X-Men -
13.
He's the People's Choice Captain America for President!
Captain America -
14.
Cap for President!
Captain America -
15.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four -
16.
Terror in a Tiny Town
Fantastic Four -
17.
And One Shall Surely Die!
Alpha Flight -
18.
...And One Shall Surely Die
Alpha Flight -
19.
The War to End All Skrulls!
The Avengers -
20.
Fifth Column
The Avengers -
21.
[no title indexed]
Hulk -
22.
Member of the Wedding
Hulk -
23.
["Okay, now. This is your second chance."]
She-Hulk -
24.
Second Chance
She-Hulk -
25.
Out of the Depths... And Into the 90's!
Namor the Sub-Mariner -
26.
Purpose!
Namor, the Sub-Mariner -
27.
Fade to Black
X-Men -
28.
Friends and Enemies
X-Men -
29.
Marvel Masters: The Rise of John Byrne
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