(August 1, 1979)

Marvel UK, 1979 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 GBP
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
Weekly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Editing
Dez Skinn (editor)

Black Knight versus Mandrac the Demi-God ...for the Soul of Captain Britain! (Table of Contents)

Black Knight / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Neary
Inks
Paul Neary
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (corpse); Mandrac
Reprints

Hulk Battles the Demon from the Fifth Dimension (Table of Contents: 1)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont; Len Wein (plot)
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Jack Abel
Letters
Joe Rosen
Editing
Len Wein (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Behold, mortal...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Diablo; Taboo
Synopsis
Hulk battles Diablo and Taboo.
Reprints

To Battle - for the Body of a Fallen Crusader! (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Knight / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Parkhouse (credited as Parkhouse)
Pencils
Paul Neary (credited as Neary)
Inks
John Stokes (credited as Stokes)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This quest was ill-starred from the beginning...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Buckthorn; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock] (corpse); Mandrac (first appearance); Moondog; Valinor
Reprints

The Creature from Kosmos! (Table of Contents: 3)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Lee); Ernie Hart (credited as Huntley)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited as Kirby)
Inks
Don Heck (credited as Heck)
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Throughout history there have been men who have become legends, men who have...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Creature from Kosmos [Pilai]
Synopsis
When a fellow scientist is killed by an alien being, Ant-Man enlists the help of the dead man's daughter. He gives her the ability to shrink and tiny wasp wings, and she joins him as his partner the Wasp. The duo use the alien's acidic nature to destroy it, saving the city.
Reprints
  • US from What The--?! (Marvel, 1988 series) #22 (October 1992) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints pages 14-16; page 17, panels 1-3 & 5-7; page 18, panels 1 & 3-6. B/W]

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

Hulk Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Hours of Madness, Day of Death (Table of Contents: 5)

Nick Fury / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin; Frank Springer
Pencils
Frank Springer
Inks
Frank Springer
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Noon! All over the city, New Yorkers...
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jimmy Woo; Gabe Jones; Centurius (hallucination); Yellow Claw (hallucination); Baron Strucker (hallucination); Sister Angela (All-Faith Mission); Dino (hallucination); Eric (hallucination)
Synopsis
Nick has been injected with a drug that will cause hallucinations, "hyper-intense paranoia", and death after 6 hours.
Reprints
  • US from Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #7 (December 1968) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints page 7; page 8, panels 1-4 & 6; pages 9-10; page 11, small panels only – omits background figure of Nick Fury; page 12; page 13, small panels only – omits background figure of Sister Angela
    ]

Two Extra-Special Summer Sensations (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Mighty Thor - Asgard's Mightiest Warrior Prince! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Celestials Attack the City of Deviants! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Eternals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Mike Royer
Letters
Mike Royer
Editing
Archie Goodwin (original consulting editor); Jack Kirby (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the City of Deviants, before the court of The Great Tode, a tournament is taking place.
Feature Logo
The Eternals! [exclamation point]
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Eternals [Ikaris; Makkari; Sprite (introduction); Zuras; Domo; Thena; others]; Margo Damian; Celestials [Nezzar (introduction); Oneg (introduction); Hargen (introduction); Eson (introduction)]; Deviants [Tode; Kro; Reject; Karkas; others]
Synopsis
The Deviants attack the Celestials and learn a hard lesson about relative power.
Reprints
  • US from The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #9 (March 1977) [Extensively edited to reduce the story length. Prints page 15; page 16, panels 2-5. B/W], #10 (April 1977) [Extensively edited to reduce the story length. Prints pages 2-6; page 7, panels 1 & 5; page 8, panels 1-3. B/W]
Keywords
arena; Australia Outback; Lemuria; Miami; Olympia; Siberia; Swiss Alps

The Revolution Moves On.. ...and the Cover Says it All! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

What If Rick Jones Had Become the Hulk? Part Three Alone Against Annihilus (Table of Contents: 10)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Don Glut (credited as D. Glut)
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited as S. Buscema)
Inks
Bill Black
Letters
Bruce Patterson
Editing
Roy Thomas (original editor); Jim Shooter (original consulting editor); Mark Gruenwald (original assistant editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What're those noises comin' from around that corner?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Rick Jones]; Watcher; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Don Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Scarlet Witch]; Hydra; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Annihilus (death); Supreme Intelligence;
Synopsis
Rick Jones pushes Banner in the trench, and becomes the Hulk.
Reprints
  • US from What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #12 (December 1978) [Partial reprint, extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints page 12, panels 4-5; pages 13-17. B/W]