Marvel Preview #4

(January 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Star-Lord / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (signed as Wrightson)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (signed as Wrightson)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Star-Lord [Peter Quill]

Reprints

• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #3 (2012)
• in Star-Lord: The Hollow Crown (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 (August 2013)
• in Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy (Marvel, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece.

Stan Lee Presents Marvel Preview Featuring Star-Lord (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Steve Gan

Inks

Steve Gan

Letters

typeset

I Say It's Space Opera and I Say to Hell with It! (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

John Fuller (signed)

Inks

Rick Bryant (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

The Starlord: Who He Is and How He Came to Be (Table of Contents: 4)

Star-Lord / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited)

Pencils

Steve Gan

Inks

Steve Gan

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like everything else in life, this is a story that begins and ends with the cosmos.

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Starlord [Peter Quill]

Reprints

• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #3 (2012)
• in Star-Lord: The Hollow Crown (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 (August 2013)
• in Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy (Marvel, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Text article with full page illustration.

Starlord First House: Earth! (Table of Contents: 5)

Star-Lord / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited) (story)

Pencils

Steve Gan (credited) (art); Bob McLeod (page 4, 9)

Inks

Steve Gan (credited) (art); Bob McLeod (page 4, 9)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No one knows what the universe is.

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Star-Lord [Peter Quill]; Jake Quill; Meredith Quill (death); Sheriff Barnes; Betty; Carol; Greg Harrelson; Al (owl); Robbie; Master of the Sun

Reprints

• in Star-Lord (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) #[1] - Star-Lord (2ème trimestre 1980)
• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #106 (5 March 1980)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #3 (2012)
• in Star-Lord: The Hollow Crown (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 (August 2013)
• in Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy (Marvel, 2014 series) ([July] 2014)
• in Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Bob McLeod credits from the artist via the GCD Error List. Specific page numbers per Nick Caputo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Introduction... Sword in the Star (Table of Contents: 7)

The Sword in the Star / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo; Edward S. Barkan

Pencils

Keith Giffen (illustration)

Inks

Bob McLeod (illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To begin with, we've been asked to say something...

Genre

science fiction

Indexer Notes

Text article with one illustration, one photograph and one reproduction of an old fine art print or painting.

The Sword in the Star! Stave 1: Alas, the Seeds of Man! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Sword in the Star / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited) (story)

Pencils

Ed Hannigan (credited) (art)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited as Craig Russell) (art); Rick Bryant (credited) (art)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It has not been long since the black ships completed their last pass over the field of battle...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Prince Wayfinder; Delphos; Alkinoos

Reprints

• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #5 (8 March 1978) [Pages 1-4], #6 (15 March 1978) [Pages 5-8], #7 (22 March 1978) [Pages 9-12], #8 (29 March 1978), #9 (5 April 1978)
• in Aventura e Ficção (Editora Abril, 1986 series) #13 (setembro de 1988)

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

These Are The Hunters... Man Is The Prey! On... (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Planet of the Apes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Towering Above All Other Adventure Heroes! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Marvel Preview Featuring Star-Lord (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Star-Lord / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Preview Review / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Tony DeZuniga

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters page with 2 partial panels by Colan & DeZuniga from Marvel Preview #3 (Blade the Vampire-Slayer).
Letters from: Howard Kaye, Sheila Thompson, Zu Bell, Jerry Wrenn, Richard Guion, Ed Maietta, John Elliot, Dale A. Beach, Bruce Patterson, Jackie Frost, Roger Klorese.