Bizarre Adventures #31 [Direct]
(April 1982)

Marvel, 1981 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1982-03-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Magazine Group
Printer
Printed in the United States of America
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited as Dennis O'Neil) (editor); Ralph Macchio (credited) (associate editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #9.
This issue has variants:

A Hard Look at Violence (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Jusko (credited) (signed as Jusko)
Inks
Joe Jusko (credited) (signed as Jusko)
Colors
Joe Jusko (credited) (signed as Jusko)
Letters
?

Reprints

Stan Lee Presents: Bizarre Adventures Violence (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Slaughter Thy Neighbor? (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

From the Warp of Dennis O'Neil / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Philistine (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At noon, he crossed the lifeless gray river...
Characters
The Curator
Reprints

Dr. Deth with Kip & Muffy (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Deth / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Larry Hama (credited)
Inks
Ralph Reese (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dat was a dumb move - leavin' half da food wif Pus-Puss and Fido...
Characters
Dr. Deth (introduction); Kip (introduction); Muffy (introduction); Blister (death); Maw (death); Paw (death); Pus-Puss (death); Fido (death); Tiny (death); Zipper-face (death)
Reprints

Gore Galore (Table of Contents: 5)

Hangman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
have any ideas what caused Charlie to go crazy...
Genre
superhero
Characters
V: The Hangman (death); Susie (death); Matt O'Brien; Earle Brown (death); Andrew Paffenroth (death); James Schuman (death); Mr. Haasl
Reprints

Violence Wears Many Faces (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
John Byrne (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meeting tonight The Reverend Tom Standright
Reprints

Recondo Rabbit (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Mark Armstrong (credited)
Inks
Joe Albelo (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watcha got there, Rupert?
Characters
Rupert; Ralston; Top (death)
Reprints

Let There Be Life! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
December 1979: Nearly 100,000 soviet troops exploded across...
Characters
Captain Yuri; Sachi; Striker; Big Bear; The Mouse

A Frog Is a Frog (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Perry (credited)
Pencils
Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Steve Bissette)
Inks
Stephen R. Bissette (credited as Steve Bissette)
Letters
? [as A. Braxas]

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Friends! Friends. Such an immutable part of every life ever lived..
Characters
Eugene "Boomas" Clifford; Wally Wayne; Janey Henderson; Boomas' father; Boomas' mother

[Excursion to 1930] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bucky Bizarre / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Steve Smallwood (credited)
Inks
Steve Smallwood (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just blew the toogle-wheel on the all-important...
Characters
Bucky Bizarre

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Letters / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: John A. Wilcox, Leo J. Kennan III, Mark Badger, J. Alexander Hall, Al Anderson, Jeff Delke, Andrew Rasanen, Chris Green, Kevin Murphy, Scott Bierworth.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Hard Look at Violence
  2. 1. Stan Lee Presents: Bizarre Adventures Violence
  3. 2. Slaughter Thy Neighbor?
    From the Warp of Dennis O'Neil
  4. 3. The Philistine
  5. 4. Dr. Deth with Kip & Muffy
    Dr. Deth
  6. 5. Gore Galore
    Hangman
  7. 6. Violence Wears Many Faces
  8. 7. Recondo Rabbit
  9. 8. Let There Be Life!
  10. 9. A Frog Is a Frog
  11. 10. [Excursion to 1930]
    Bucky Bizarre
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Letters
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David B
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • João Clérigo
  • Steve Coates
  • Tom de Jong
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Jim Van Dore