(November 1999)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.50 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606047673 00511
Editing
Ruben Diaz (credited) (editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Gatefold front cover (ads).
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Final Battle-- --For the Ultimate Prize! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Oscar Jimenez
Inks
Eduardo Alpuente ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Brood Queen [Imperiatrix]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Warbird [Carol Danvers]
Cover Thumbnail for Contest of Champions II (Marvel, 1999 series) #5
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Victory! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Oscar Jimenez (credited); Michael Ryan (credited)
Inks
Eduardo Alpuente (credited); John Livesay (credited as Livesay)
Colors
Atomic Paintbrush (credited) (digital color)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited as RS); Albert Deschesne of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Albert Deschesne)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The contest is over! By force of arms, the champions have been chosen!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Beast [Hank McCoy] (cameo); Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; The Brood Queen [Imperiatrix] (also possesses Rogue most of the story); Brother Royal; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Deadpool [Wade Wilson]; Domino [Neena Thurman] (cameo); Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Lockdown [Jomo Kimanye]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Power Man [Luke Cage] (cameo); Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Rogue [Anna Marie] (controlled by the Brood Queen most of the story); Rosetta [Rosetta Stone]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Warbird [Carol Danvers]; Wolverine [Logan] (cameo); Badoon; Brood; Sergeant-Major Harry Malone
Synopsis
Gambit defeats Hawkeye. Iron Man and Rosetta Stone rescue Shadowcat and Warbird. Rogue, possessed by the Brood Queen, confronts all the remaining heroes. Warbird defeats Rogue, and Shadowcat and Rosetta Stone send the heroes home.
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Indexer Notes

The outcome of the duel between Gambit and Hawkeye was decided in advance by vote at the Marvel website. The Rogue vs. Warbird duel is a sequel to Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #10.

Media Blitz! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Glenn Herdling
Pencils
Gregg Schigiel
Inks
Richard Case
Colors
Paul Mounts
Letters
Chris Dickey
Editing
Michael Stewart; Steve Behling
Genre
superhero
Characters
J. Jonah Jameson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mysterio; Sam Exmore; Toni Harris

Indexer Notes

"Fast Lane" part 1 of 4. A "bonus insert" placed inside a number of Marvel comics published that month.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Final Battle-- --For the Ultimate Prize!
  2. 1. Victory!
  3. 2. Media Blitz!
    Spider-Man
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