Super Spider-Man #273

(3 May 1978)

Killing Me Softly... ...With His Hate! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Sal Buscema; John Tartaglione; Mike Esposito

Inks

John Tartaglione; Mike Esposito

Letters

Gaspar Saladino; Karin Dougherty

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wake-up time, everybody...and the Hate Monger's left us an early call!

Feature Logo

The Spectacular Spider-Man!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Razorback; Sister Sun [Sha Shan]; Man-Beast [as Hate-Monger] (villain); Brother Power (villain); Flash Thompson; Bobbi Sue Hollis

Synopsis

Spider-Man, Razorback and Flash Thompson escape from the Hate-Monger's trap and return to the city to try to stop his rally.

Reprints

• from The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #14 (January 1978) [First instalment of the original story.]

Pardon My Bulldozer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan; Jeff Aclin (sourced) (page 1)

Inks

Dick Ayers; Mike Esposito (sourced) (page 1)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

428Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Modok, half-human/half-computer leader of A.I.M., watches bitterly as Captain America lays to rest the android counterpart of long-dead partner, Bucky Barnes...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson] (joins as Cap's partner); Redwing; AIM (villains); Modok (origin, villain); AIM Scientist Supreme (introduction, villain); Bulldozer (introduction, villain); Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Synopsis

Modok's origin is revealed as a former AIM scientist who was turned against his will into the grotesque living computer. Modok creates the Bulldozer robot and sends it to Harlem to tear down the slums in order to gain the residents' favor while discrediting Captain America. Cap and the Falcon defeat the Bulldozer and Modok. After the battle, Cap takes on the Falcon as his partner.

Reprints

• from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #133 (January 1971) [Instalment from the original issue, possibly eight pages. First page is a four panel résumé with a new title.]

Keywords

Harlem

Hope, Thy Name Be Hawkeye! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Avengers / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (plot, title); Roy Thomas (script)

Pencils

Dave Cockrum (layouts, breakdowns); Joe Giella (finished art); Jeff Aclin (sourced) (page 1)

Inks

Joe Giella

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (pages 1-34); John Costanza (uncredited, pages 35-39)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One Avenger, Iron Man, lies dead, a victim of the unliving legion controlled by Kang the Conqueror--

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Vision; Hawkeye; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Dr. Donald Blake]; Mantis; Edwin Jarvis; Immortus; Rama-Tut; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Frankenstein Monster; Kang; Midnight; Baron Zemo; Wonder Man; Flying Dutchman's Ghost

Reprints

• from Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (February 1975) [Instalment of the original story, possibly eight pages. First page is a four panel résumé with a new title.]

Where Pass the Black Stars, There Also Passes... Death! (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Jim Mooney

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sent by Odin to Rigel, home planet of Tana Nile, a puzzled party of Asgardians lead by the god of thunder find Rigel abandoned...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Rigellians; Tana Nile; Silas Grant; Sif; Balder; Odin; Krista; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Heimdall; Odin's Vizier; Grand Commissioner of Rigel; Bolaa (Introduction, Rigellian mutant); Tryx (Introduction, Rigellian mutant); Jukka (Introduction, Rigellian mutant); The Five Black Stars (Introduction)

Reprints

• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #218 (December 1973) [Instalment of the original story with a four panel résumé on the first page.]

Indexer Notes

Destruction of the planet Rigel.