(4 April 1979)

Marvel UK, 1978 Series
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Price
0.10 GBP
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
Weekly
On-sale Date
1979-04-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group
Editing
Dez Skinn (editor); Richard Burton (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction; adventure
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Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #58
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Death Trap! (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Wars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Klaus Janson
Letters
Jim Novak
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Luke Skywalker; Princess Leia Organa; C-3PO; R2-D2; Colonel Odan; Snow Stompers; Stormtroopers
Synopsis
Luke and Leia discover their host is not Colonel Odan but an Imperial officer. The Imperials keep Leia as a prisoner but seal up Luke inside the War Sled and send it on a collision course with the ocean. The real Colonel Odan prepares to rescue Luke with a Snow Flyer. Odan boards the War Sled and liberates Luke before the vehicle crashes. However, this leaves them stranded in the snow as a storm is rising.
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Keywords
Akuria Two; blasters; Snow Flyer; War Sled

I Accepted the Deadly Challenge of Zarkorr! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Jon D'Agostino
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Dave Bartlett [Zarkorr]
Synopsis
A veteran space pilot is forced to retire because of his lack of experience with newer equipment, but an alien visitor gives Earth a challenge that only he can pass. After succeeding, he is appointed to command the space patrol, but the alien visitor was really the pilot in disguise.
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[Death-Duel at Daytona Beach!] (Table of Contents: 3)

Micronauts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo
Pencils
Michael Golden (breakdowns); Joe Rubinstein
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Ray Coffin
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The Infinity Effect (Table of Contents: 4)

Adam Warlock / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Starlin
Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Steve Leialoha
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
superhero
Characters
Adam Warlock; Pip; Gamora; Thanos (villain); Magus (villain); Matriarch
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Star Wars
  2. 1. Death Trap!
    Star Wars
  3. 2. I Accepted the Deadly Challenge of Zarkorr!
    Tales of the Watcher
  4. 3. [Death-Duel at Daytona Beach!]
    Micronauts
  5. 4. The Infinity Effect
    Adam Warlock
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