Marvel Premiere #40 [Regular Edition]
(February 1978)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860214202
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Battle With the Big Man! (Table of Contents)

Torpedo / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Annette Kawecki ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Eugene Stivak; Rocketeers
Reprints
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--Battle With the Big Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

Torpedo / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited) (plot); Bill Mantlo (credited) (script)
Pencils
Bob Brown (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited); Joe Rubinstein (credited as & friends); Bob Wiacek (credited as & friends); Alan Weiss (credited as & friends)
Colors
Janice Cohen (credited as Jan Cohen)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Torpedo [Brock Jones]; Senator Eugene Kligger Stivak (villain); Agent Seven (villain); Agent Six (villain); Agent Four (villain); Wescott (villain); Rocketeers (villain); Suzy; Lorraine Jones
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Indexer Notes

Rubinstein inks likely on pages 10, 15, 22 and 23. Wiacek inks likely on pages 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 26, 27 and 30. Info per Nick Caputo. Weiss inks on page 31. Wiacek signed the original art for Page 12. Torpedo next appearance is in Defenders #62.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Thor in "The Ding-a-Ling Family" (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Battle With the Big Man!
    Torpedo
  2. 1. --Battle With the Big Man!
    Torpedo
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Thor in "The Ding-a-Ling Family"
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Thor
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  • Weldon Adams
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore
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