Solo Avengers #2 [Direct]
(January 1988)

Marvel, 1987 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1987-09-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hawkeye / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Weeks (signed as LW)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as JR)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Dr. Felipe Picaro
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Solo Avengers (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Solo Avengers (1987 series) #2 [Newsstand]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

M&M's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Way of the Arrow (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkeye / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited)
Pencils
M. D. Bright (credited as Mark Bright)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited) (finisher)
Colors
Paul Becton (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]]; Barney Barton (flashback); Swordsman [Andreas von Strucker] (flashback); Hawkeye's parents (flashback); Marko (flashback); Trick Shot (flashback)
Synopsis
Hawkeye's origin, with Trick Shot (his archery teacher) and the Swordsman.
Reprints

Join the Tang Soccer Team (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tang; General Foods / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Body Builder (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mark's Remarks / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Konami Video Games / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Out of Control (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau] / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer (credited)
Inks
Bob McLeod (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Dr. Felipe Picaro; Professor Andre LeClare
Reprints

Attention Mutants (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Direct Comics and Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Marvel Super Mart / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Holiday Savings on Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

One Giant Step for Dragonkind (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hawkeye
  2. 1. ["Coming soon to an arm near you."]
    M&M's
  3. 2. The Way of the Arrow
    Hawkeye
  4. 3. Join the Tang Soccer Team
    Tang; General Foods
  5. 4. Body Builder
    MPC Model Kit
  6. 5. ["This may be the chance you've been waiting for!"]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Mark's Remarks
  8. 7. ["Whip, Dribble, Spin, Rescue, Duck..."]
    Konami Video Games
  9. 8. Out of Control
    Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]
  10. 9. Attention Mutants
    Direct Comics and Games
  11. 10. ["You're lucky I didn't disintegrate you--"]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Super Mart
  13. 12. Holiday Savings on Marvel Comics
    Marvel Subscriptions
  14. 13. ["Beat Bond at his own game."]
    TSR Hobbies
  15. 14. One Giant Step for Dragonkind
    Dungeons & Dragons; TSR Hobbies
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