The Jack of Hearts #1 [Direct]
(January 1984)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-09-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Bob Budiansky (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Marvel Age #8 (1983).
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jack of Hearts / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Freeman (signed as gf)
Inks
George Freeman (signed as gf)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jack of Hearts
Reprints
Keywords
outer space
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Atari; Battlezone / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Murmur of the Heart..! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jack of Hearts / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
George Freeman (credited)
Inks
George Freeman (credited)
Colors
Nick Burns (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The storm lashes the Earth,
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jack of Hearts [Jack Hart]; SHIELD [Nick Fury; Agent Martins]; Marcy Kane; Smythe; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo flashback); White Tiger (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Jack grows despondent over his inability to control his destructive power, even with the help of SHIELD. His old girlfriend Marcy Kane arrives, hinting at secrets, but alien ships attack before he can learn more.
Reprints
Keywords
Connecticut; SHIELD

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

TSR Hobbies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jack of Hearts
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Atari; Battlezone
  3. 2. Murmur of the Heart..!
    Jack of Hearts
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    TSR Hobbies
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
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  • Philippe Caille
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  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
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