Marvel Team-Up #46 [25¢]

(June 1976)

...Am I Now or Have I Ever Been? (Table of Contents: 1)

Deathlok; Spider-Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited) (breakdowns); Mike Esposito (credited) (finished art, figures); Dave Hunt (finished art, backgrounds)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited); Dave Hunt (sourced) (backgrounds)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as P. Goldberg)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

JV263

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Future shock: Part II

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Earth-7484); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (mainstream); Strake; Grissom (death)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Earth-7484

Synopsis

Spider-Man gets closer to his own time, landing in 1990, and the world of Deathlok.

Reprints

• in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #18
• in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #201 (12 Gennaio 1978)
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #14 (4ème trimestre 1979) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) (Diciembre 2003)
• in Essential Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 2002 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([November] 2009)
• in Spider-Man Team-Up : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2011 series) #1975-1976 (mars 2013)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 2010 series) #5 (2020)

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of the story which began in issue 41.

Comic Book Savers (Table of Contents: 2)

Superhero Merchandise; Comic Book Savers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Spider-Man; Luke Cage, Hero For Hire; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Thing

Synopsis

Advertisement for comic book savers (binders that hold 12 comics) that come with stickers.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story.

Mighty Marvel Checklist [June 1976] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

Ron Wilson; Al Milgrom; Jim Starlin

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Joe Sinnott; Jim Starlin

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Blizzard; Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Martinex; Charlie-27; Nikki]; Warlock

Indexer Notes

Mighty Marvel Checklist for comics on sale the fourth week of March, comics listed with a synopsis are Marvel Team-Up #46, Iron Man #87, Marvel Presents #5, Fantastic Four #171 and Warlock #13. Also includes a small reprint of the covers of Iron Man #87, Marvel Presents #5 and Warlock #13. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Marvel-Con '76! (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel-Con '76 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man; Stan Lee

Synopsis

Promo for the upcoming Marvel-Con '76 on April 23-25 at the Hotel Commodore in New York. Advertises three free hour-long art lessons by John Buscema, three writing lessons by Roy Thomas and free kung fu exhibitions. Cost is $3.00 for a three day pass.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story.

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

Mail It to Team-Up / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man

Synopsis

Letters from: Rook Jones, Rebecca Farash, John Harbottle and Frank Lomenzo. Letters page replies by Bill Mantlo. Also includes a next month blurb box that explains the next story that crosses over with Marvel Two-In-One #17.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story.

News Notes, Nifty Narration, and Nutty Nonsense Not For the Narrow-Minded! [June 1976] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Stan Lee; ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story.

Stan talks about the Marvel phenomenon in jolly ol' England, including about how we publish seven special weekly comics there, the Campbell's SF and Comic Shop has it's main display devoted almost exclusively to Marvel mags, Paul McCartney's Magneto and the Titanium Man single is a sensation wherever it is played, Paul McCartney has a new Daredevil disc, Paul and Linda McCartney have a new top-secret project and give their regards to Marvelites everywhere. He also says that there will be a third volume in the Origins of Marvel Comics and Son of Origins series focusing on villains and he wants us to send in our guesses as to the title of this book and don't forget the Marvel-Con at NY's Hotel Commodore on April 23, 24 and 25. Items about how Incredible Hulk #200 (written by Len Wein with art by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton) features more guest stars than you can shake a gamma-radiated fist at and more special issues are coming with guest artists such as Berni Wrightson and Jim Starlin, Gil Kane is doing less covers because he is now focusing on whole stories like the Amazing Spider-Man Annual, The Inhumans (written by Doug Moench) and the Sons of the Tiger in the Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, George Perez is now drawing The Fantastic Four, Rich Buckler is now scripting Deathlok, a fill-in for Iron Man, a fill-in for Black Goliath and is teaming up with Don McGregor to co-produce the Black Panther, the Iron Man Annual (by Steve Gerber/Sal Buscema) guest-stars Man-Thing and the villain is the Molecule Man, the Fantastic Four Annual (by Roy Thomas/John Buscema) guest-stars the Invaders, the Tomb of Dracula will have Dracula getting married and guest-starring a satanic sibling, the Werewolf by Night will feature changes in the Werewolf and his relationship with Jack Russell and a special guest appearance by Brother Voodoo, a small note explaining the new UPC code on all Marvel comics, Gene Colan will be penciling Howard the Duck #4 and then Berni Wrightson will take over as permanent penciler and next month Jack Kirby's newest earth-shaker will be hitting the stands.

Daredevil's "Dare-Double"! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Romita

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Ron Rainey [as Daredevil] (villain)

Synopsis

Daredevil lures his impostor out of hiding with Hostess Fruit Pies.

Reprints

• from [Marvel Hostess Ads] (Marvel, 1975 series) #7 (May 1976 - June 1976)

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story.