(March 1984)

Marvel, 1984 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1983-11-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (reprint editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; baxter interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Although indicia states "printed annually", this was the only issue published.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Daredevil; Spider-Man / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover

Frank Miller's Coming to Town (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Salicrup (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (illo)
Inks
Frank Miller (illo)
Colors
?
Letters
Brenda Mings (typesetter)

Synopsis
Jim Salicrup's recollections of Frank Miller's beginnings at Marvel Comics.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Contains masthead, introduction, contents and illo of a Daredevil silhouette.

The Blind Leading the Blind (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
M. D. Bright (pages 5-8); Frank Miller (credited) (pages 1-4, 9-21)
Inks
Frank Springer (credited) (pages 1-4, 9-21); Vince Colletta (credited) (pages 5-8)
Colors
John Tartaglione (credited as J. Tartag)
Letters
Denise Wohl (credited) (pages 1-4, 9-21); Rick Parker (uncredited, pages 5-8)
Editing
Jo Duffy (credited as Mary Jo Duffy) (editor)

Feature Logo
The Spectacular Spider-Man!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Betty Brant; Carrion [Miles Warren clone]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Dr. Henry Orlock; the Maggia; Mary Jane Watson; the Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]; Mayor Ed Koch; Mrs. Muggins; Nurse Wills; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Tri-Man
Synopsis
Daredevil helps a blinded Spider-Man against the Masked Marauder who threatens to blow up New York City with a nuclear bomb if it isn't handed over to him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 5-8, newly added, fill in readers so as to get a full story. Original colorist: Bob Sharen.

[The Spectacular Spider-Man #27 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as AM)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Editing
Jo Duffy

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Tri-Man
Reprints

[The Spectacular Spider-Man #28 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Keith Pollard (signed as pollard)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
Editing
Al Milgrom

Genre
superhero
Characters
Carrion [Miles Warren clone]; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]
Reprints

[Marvel Premiere #49 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed as M)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed as J)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza ?
Editing
Roger Stern

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Redwing
Reprints

[Marvel Spotlight #2 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed as MILLER)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Roger Stern

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; ISAAC
Reprints

[Marvel Spotlight #8 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed as MILLER)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed as austin)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Jim Salicrup

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
Reprints

[Marvel Spotlight #5 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dragon Lord / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed as MILLER)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; Irv Watanabe
Editing
Marv Wolfman

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dragon Lord
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

[Marvel Spotlight #7 cover reprint] (Table of Contents: 9)

Star-Lord / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed as MILLER)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Jim Salicrup

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Star-Lord [Peter Quill]
Reprints

Ashes to Ashes! (Table of Contents: 10)

Spider-Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Frank Springer (credited) (finishes); Frank Miller (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Frank Springer (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Denise Wohl (credited) (pages 1-8); Elaine Heinl (credited) (pages 9-18)
Editing
Al Milgrom (credited) (editor)

Feature Logo
The Spectacular Spider-Man!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Betty Brant; Carrion [Miles Warren clone]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Detective Jimmy D'Angelo; Flash Thompson; Hector Ayala [White Tiger]; Holy Gillis; the Maggia; Mary Jane Watson; the Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]; Mayor Ed Koch; Mrs. Muggins; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Tri-Man
Synopsis
Spider-Man, with Daredevil's help, stops the Masked Marauder's plans to destroy New York City, gets his eyesight back and confronts the deadly Carrion who's been leaving ominous messages.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally colorist: Mario Sen.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Salicrup ?
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typesetter)

Synopsis
Recounts how the Spider-Man versus Carrion story, that starts in this issue, ends.

[The Spectacular Spider-Man #30 panel reprint] (Table of Contents: 12)

Spider-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Frank Springer
Colors
?
Letters
Jim Novak
Editing
Al Milgrom

Genre
superhero
Characters
Carrion [Miles Warren clone]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Synopsis
Carrion unmasks a bound Spider-Man while revealing his own identity.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Panel from The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #30.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Daredevil; Spider-Man
  2. 1. Frank Miller's Coming to Town
  3. 2. The Blind Leading the Blind
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. [The Spectacular Spider-Man #27 cover reprint]
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. [The Spectacular Spider-Man #28 cover reprint]
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. [Marvel Premiere #49 cover reprint]
    Falcon
  7. 6. [Marvel Spotlight #2 cover reprint]
    Captain Marvel
  8. 7. [Marvel Spotlight #8 cover reprint]
    Captain Marvel
  9. 8. [Marvel Spotlight #5 cover reprint]
    Dragon Lord
  10. 9. [Marvel Spotlight #7 cover reprint]
    Star-Lord
  11. 10. Ashes to Ashes!
    Spider-Man
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. [The Spectacular Spider-Man #30 panel reprint]
    Spider-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Max Capp
  • João Clérigo
  • Terry Collier
  • Björn Eklöf
  • Roy Lyons
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Verhart