The Champions #11 [Regular Edition]
(February 1977)

Marvel, 1975 Series
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The Shadow from the Stars (Table of Contents: 2)

The Champions / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Bob Layton (credited)
Colors
Don Warfield (credited as D. Warfield)
Letters
Bruce Patterson (credited as Patterson); Gaspar Saladino (page one)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Los Angeles, twenty-five stories above street level, the Champions' shiny new sky-car begins a 1.5 second out-of-control plunge toward sudden death!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Champions: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff; Natasha Romanoff]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Hercules; Iceman [Bobby Drake]
Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Darkstar [Laynia Petrovna]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo flashback); Goliath [Clint Barton] (cameo flashback); Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Warlord Kaa (villain, death ?); Stilt-Man [Wilbur Day] (villain, cameo); Two-Gun Kid [Matt Hawk]; Shadow-Aliens (all death, villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Black Goliath stops the Champions' sky-car from crashing and reveals that he designed the ship. He discovers that the metal used in the construction of the ship was of inferior quality. The Champions, including new ally Darkstar, travel to Arizona and help Hawkeye and the Two-Gun Kid defeat the Warlord Kaa and his Shadow-Aliens. Back in LA, a girl arrives at Champions base carrying a box (formerly belonging to the Stranger) that was stolen from Bill Foster's lab a week ago. The Stilt-Man breaks into Champions HQ looking for the box.
Reprints
Keywords
Arizona; flying saucers; Los Angeles; mind-control

Indexer Notes

Two-Gun Kid appears between Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #151 and Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #100. The box was stolen in Black Goliath (Marvel, 1976 series) #4.

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Cables of Champions / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Marvel, CHAMPIONS #8 was brilliant.

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Carl Dennison, Tim Justice, Fred J. Quicksilver, Ted Longstreth, Paul Salerno, and Charles H. Hungerdunger.
Placed between pages 11 and 12 of the main sequence.

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

The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Spider-Man and Captain America Ricochet to Freedom! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain America; Spider-Man; Ricochet Racers / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Guest Starring Black Goliath! Providing He Lives That Long!
    The Champions
  2. 1. ["Mission control center"]
  3. 2. The Shadow from the Stars
    The Champions
  4. 3. ["Dear Marvel, CHAMPIONS #8 was brilliant."]
    Cables of Champions
  5. 4. ["Of vainglorious vampires, vanquished villains, and valiant victors!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  7. 6. Spider-Man and Captain America Ricochet to Freedom!
    Captain America; Spider-Man; Ricochet Racers
  8. 7. ["What's the next best thing to riding in a Jaguar?"]
  9. 8. ["Ride into adventure with Evel Knievel"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Dan Creel
  • Del Gruber
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore