(June 2009)

Marvel, 2009 Series
Price
4.99 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
?
Editing
Mark Paniccia; Nathan Cosby (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Marvel Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leonard Kirk; Roger Cruz
Inks
Leonard Kirk; Roger Cruz
Colors
Moose Baumann; Christina Strain
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Giant-Girl [Janet Van Dyne]; Hulk; Storm; Wolverine; Kitty Pryde; Sabretooth; Iron Man
Reprints
  • From Marvel Adventures: The Avengers (Marvel, 2006 series) #20 [cover edited]
  • From Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 [cover edited]
  • From Wolverine: First Class (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 [cover edited]

[Wolverine: First Class #2] (Table of Contents: 1)

Wolverine / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leonard Kirk
Inks
Leonard Kirk
Colors
Moose Baumann
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Sabretooth; Kitty Pryde
Reprints

Surprise!! (Table of Contents: 2)

Wolverine / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Van Lente
Pencils
Andrea Di Vito
Inks
Andrea Di Vito
Colors
Laura Villari
Letters
Simon Bowland

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Mariko Yashida; X-Men [Professor X; Kitty Pryde; Storm; Colossus; Angel; Nightcrawler]; Sabretooth (villain); Dazzler (cameo)
Synopsis
Trying to butter Wolverine up and get him to give her a ride to the Dazzler concert, Kitty arranges a birthday party for Logan and sets up a date with his girlfriend, Mariko, at a local ninja restaurant. The date is crashed as Sabretooth pays his annual birthday visit to Wolverine and the two battle but it is ultimately Kitty who comes to the rescue and beats the baddie. Kitty gets her ride to the concert.
Reprints
Keywords
birthday; concert; date; restaurant

[Marvel Adventures Avengers #20] (Table of Contents: 3)

Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leonard Kirk
Inks
Leonard Kirk
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Hulk; Storm; Wolverine; Giant-Girl [Janet Van Dyne]
Reprints

A Mountain from an Anthill (Table of Contents: 4)

Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Sumerak
Pencils
Ig Guara
Inks
Norman Lee
Colors
Ulises Arreola
Letters
Dave Sharpe

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Captain America; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Hulk; Storm; Wolverine; Giant-Girl [Janet Van Dyne]]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Vernon Van Dyne (Janet's father); Goliath [Erik Josten] (villain)
Synopsis
The Avengers investigate the disappearance of Hank Pym only to find that he isn't missing at all but is being betrayed by his lab assistant who has a crush on Janet.
Reprints

[Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #2] (Table of Contents: 5)

Marvel Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Roger Cruz
Inks
Roger Cruz
Colors
Christina Strain
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Hulk; Iron Man
Reprints

[Credits and Recap] (Table of Contents: 6)

Marvel Heroes / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roger Cruz
Inks
Roger Cruz
Colors
Guru eFX
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Bad Sports (Table of Contents: 7)

Marvel Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Tobin
Pencils
Alvin Lee
Inks
Terry Pallot
Colors
Val Staples
Letters
Blambot; Nate Piekos

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Hulk; Iron Man; Meteor Men (villains)
Synopsis
Our trio of heroes are sent to keep a meteor storm from crashing into earth but find that the space rocks are really the Meteor Men who challenge the good guys to compete with them in a number of strange and strenuous sports with the fate of the planet hanging in the balance.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Mini Marvels / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Giarrusso
Pencils
Chris Giarrusso
Inks
Chris Giarrusso
Colors
Chris Giarrusso
Letters
Chris Giarrusso

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Skrulls
Synopsis
The Skrulls prepare to invade earth.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mini Marvels / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Giarrusso
Pencils
Chris Giarrusso
Inks
Chris Giarrusso
Colors
Chris Giarrusso
Letters
Chris Giarrusso

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Ka-Zar; Zabu
Synopsis
Iron Man tries to talk Ka-Zar into using one of his sets of iron armor to defend the Savage Land.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Heroes
  2. 1. [Wolverine: First Class #2]
    Wolverine
  3. 2. Surprise!!
    Wolverine
  4. 3. [Marvel Adventures Avengers #20]
    Avengers
  5. 4. A Mountain from an Anthill
    Avengers
  6. 5. [Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #2]
    Marvel Heroes
  7. 6. [Credits and Recap]
    Marvel Heroes
  8. 7. Bad Sports
    Marvel Heroes
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Mini Marvels
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Mini Marvels
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