(February 1997)

Marvel, 1997 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1996-12-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606043972 00111
Editing
Mark Powers (editor); Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)
Color
color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Black and White Series Featuring Top Creators on Marvel Characters; Proved Popular Enough to Warrant a Full Mini-Series in 1998

Shadows and Light (Table of Contents)

Dracula; Wolverine / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (signed)
Inks
Tony S. Daniel (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero; horror-suspense
Characters
Wolverine; Dracula

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title, credits and indicia, on the inside front cover.

The Spoon Job (Table of Contents: 2)

Wolverine / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Paul Leon; Leone Cimpellin
Pencils
John Paul Leon (signed)
Inks
John Paul Leon (signed)
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was supposed to be the score of a lifetime...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Hydra Agents (villain)
Synopsis
A Hydra chemist develops a poison that can kill Wolverine.
Reprints

Into The Tomb (Table of Contents: 3)

Blade; Dracula / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
James Felder
Pencils
José Ladrönn
Inks
Juan Vlasco
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Transylvania...
Genre
superhero; horror-suspense
Characters
Blade; Dracula; Vampires (villain, Including Blade's Mother)
Synopsis
Blade travels to Transylvania to seek out the resurrected Dracula.
Reprints

Prisoners Of The Red Ghost; Trio of Terror (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Rozum
Pencils
Wilfred Santiago
Inks
Wilfred Santiago
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Negative Zone.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Rick Jones; Red Ghost and Super Apes (villain); Annihilus (villain); Blaastar (villain)
Synopsis
The Red Ghost captures Rick Jones and tries to duplicate Mar-Vell's bands so he can bring his allies from the Negative Zone.

Indexer Notes

Story has two different titles, one on the title/credits page and one on the first page of the story.

Strange Reflections (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Golden
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
John Beatty; Al Milgrom
Letters
Richard Starkings; Comicraft

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Clearly, things are not quite right...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange; Wolverine (cameo, X-Men cartoon); Cyclops (cameo, X-Men cartoon); Storm (cameo, X-Men cartoon)
Synopsis
Story parallels a little boy watching television with Doctor Strange battling on the Magical Plane.
Reprints

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Marvel; Doctor Strange / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (signed)
Inks
Tony S. Daniel (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Doctor Strange
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Shadows and Light
    Dracula; Wolverine
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Spoon Job
    Wolverine
  4. 3. Into The Tomb
    Blade; Dracula
  5. 4. Prisoners Of The Red Ghost; Trio of Terror
    Captain Marvel
  6. 5. Strange Reflections
    Doctor Strange
  7. 6. [Back Cover]
    Captain Marvel; Doctor Strange
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk