(July 1982)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1982-04-06 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
Editing
Al Milgrom (credited as Allen Milgrom) (editor); Ann Nocenti (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #10.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed as McLeod)
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Genre
superhero
Characters
Savage Land Mutates: Amphibius; Barbarus; Gaza; Timberius; Vertigo
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Sauron [Karl Lykos]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Savage Land

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Fanfare (Marvel, 1982 series) #3
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Cover gallery

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

Editori-Al / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Milgrom
Pencils
Al Milgrom
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
...so, now that Daredevil is outselling...
Feature Logo
Editori-Al
Genre
humor
Characters
Chris Claremont; Al Milgrom; Jim Shooter
Universe
Marvel : Earth-1218
Synopsis
Al has editorial troubles with freelancers like Chris Claremont.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Into the Land of Death... (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Dave Cockrum (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The further we go, Ororo, the rougher things become.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Savage Land Mutates: Amphibius; Barbarus; Brainchild; Gaza; Timberius; Vertigo
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Tanya Anderssen (flashback); Angel [Warren Worthington III] (also in flashback); Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder] (flashback); Sauron [Karl Lykos] (also in flashback); Shanna the She-Devil (flashback); Candy Southern (flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback); Zabu (flashback); Zaladane; Colonel Cathcart; The Fall People; Sammy (flashback); Collins (flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
On the hunt for Sauron, the X-Men invade the Savage Land only to quickly be engaged in battle with the Mutates. The X-Men are defeated and all but Angel are captured and taken to Sauron and Zaladane.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continued in next issue.

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

Bullpen Bulletins Special / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back again! I am obligated to stay...

Swashbucklers (Table of Contents: 4)

El Aguila; Hawkeye / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Boatner (credited)
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
Ed Hannigan (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cross Technological Enterprises -- where tomorrow begins today...
Genre
superhero
Characters
El Águila; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Mr. Connors
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
El Aguila duels with Hawkeye to destroy a mind-control device.
Reprints

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

Marvel Fan Flair / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Milgrom (replies)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The response to MARVEL FANFARE #1 was...
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Alan Micheel, K.C. Keyes, Fred Goleh, Elizabeth Holden, Paul Smith, Nelson Chin, and Kenn Thomas. Inside back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 1. ["...so, now that Daredevil is outselling..."]
    Editori-Al
  3. 2. Into the Land of Death...
    X-Men
  4. 3. ["Back again! I am obligated to stay..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins Special
  5. 4. Swashbucklers
    El Aguila; Hawkeye
  6. 5. ["The response to MARVEL FANFARE #1 was..."]
    Marvel Fan Flair
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