(2006)
Marvel,
2006 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 2006
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- ISBN
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Jeff Youngquist (reprint); Jennifer Grünwald (associate reprint); Mark D. Beazley (associate reprint); Michael Short (assistant reprint)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
[no title indexed]
Dragon Lord / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- martial arts
- Characters
- Dragon Lord [Tako Shamara III]; The Wani
- Reprints
- from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #5 [Direct] (March 1980)
-
A Hero Is Also a Man!
Dragon Lord / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Marv Wolfman
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Colors
- Roger Slifer
- Letters
- Elaine Heinl
- Editing
- Marv Wolfman; Jim Shooter (consulting editor)
- Genre
- martial arts
- Characters
- Dragon Lord [Tako Shamara III]; The Wani (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Modern day electronics whiz Tako Shamara comes from a long line of dragon hunters who have waited five hundred years for the Wani to rear its ugly head again. When his ancient enemy appears from the waters of New York, Taki dons his Dragon Lord gear and, with the help of magic and his backyard barbecue grill, finishes the threat of the Wani forever.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #5 (March 1980)
-
[Cover to Speedball #1]
Speedball / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speedball
- Reprints
- from Speedball (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 [Direct] (September 1988)
-
[no title indexed]
Speedball / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Steve Ditko (co-plot); Tom DeFalco (co-plot); Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Butch Guice
- Colors
- Tom Vincent
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Editing
- Howard Mackie; Terry Kavanagh
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Justin Baldwin; Madeline Naylor; VILLAIN: Mr. Roarke
- Synopsis
- Robbie's D.A. dad wants him to have a career in the law and his mother wants him to pursue a life in the arts. Instead, Robbie is secretly trying to cope with groovy new superpowers that make him talk funny and bounce around like a rubber ball. When Robbie saves his parents from a career criminal bent on revenge, Speedball is introduced to the world.
- Reprints
- from Speedball (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 (September 1988)
-
The Origin of a Masked Marvel
Speedball / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Steve Ditko (co-plot); Tom DeFalco (co-plot); Roger Stern
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Butch Guice
- Colors
- Tom Vincent
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Editing
- Howard Mackie; Terry Kavanagh
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speedball [Robbie Baldwin] (Origin)
- Synopsis
- Lab assistant Robbie Baldwin is zapped with an extra-dimensional energy source which gives him strange bouncing powers and he quickly has to learn how to use these crazy new powers to thwart a theft of precious metals from the lab.
- Reprints
- from Speedball (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 (September 1988)
-
Speedball
Speedball / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speedball
- Reprints
- This art is taken from a Marvel Universe trading card.
New Warriors
New Warriors / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Warriors--Night Thrasher; Nova; Firestar; Namorita; Speedball; Turbo; Rage; Darkhawk
- Reprints
- This art is taken from a series of 9 Marvel Universe trading cards edited together to form one image.
The Man in the Sky!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Tad Carter
- Synopsis
- The child of an atomic scientist develops strange and amazing powers but finds that the world isn't ready to deal with mutants.
- Reprints
- from Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 (July 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
This is the first "mutant" story done by Stan Lee and Marvel.
[Cover Gallery]
Marvel Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speedball; Tad Carter; Star Brand [Ken Connell]; Quasar
- Reprints
- from Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 (July 1962) [splash page only]
- from Star Brand (Marvel, 1986 series) #1 [Direct] (October 1986)
- from Speedball (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 [Direct] (September 1988)
- from Quasar (Marvel, 1989 series) #1 (October 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Presents a cover and splash page for stories presented in this issue and two comic covers for stories featured in the next issue.
On back cover.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Dragon Lord -
1.
A Hero Is Also a Man!
Dragon Lord -
2.
[Cover to Speedball #1]
Speedball -
3.
[no title indexed]
Speedball -
4.
The Origin of a Masked Marvel
Speedball -
5.
Speedball
Speedball -
6.
Speedball
Speedball -
7.
New Warriors
New Warriors -
8.
The Man in the Sky!
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9.
[Cover Gallery]
Marvel Heroes
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