(September 1984)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-05-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #47, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-05-22.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The X-Men Strike Back! (Table of Contents)

Marvel Super Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Layton (signed as Layton)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Fantastic; Storm; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Cyclops; Wolverine [Logan]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Rogue; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Dr. Octopus; Absorbing Man; Wrecker
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (Marvel, 1984 series) #5 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (1984 series) #5 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (1984 series) #5 [Canadian]
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The Battle of Four Armies! (Table of Contents: 1)

Marvel Super Heroes / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Bob Layton
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
Christie Scheele
Letters
Joe Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I should have known -- !
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Professor X; X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus; Rogue; Nightcrawler]; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Zsaji; Dr. Doom (villain); Galactus (villain); Magneto (villain); Dr. Octopus (villain); Enchantress (villain); Molecule Man [Owen Reece] (villain); Absorbing Man (villain); Wrecker (villain); Thunderball (villain); Piledriver (villain); Bulldozer (villain); Titania (villain); Volcana [Marsha Rosenberg] (villain); Ultron (villain); Ariel [Kitty Pryde] (cameo flashback); Kang (cameo flashback); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo flashback); Lizard (cameo flashback); Beyonder (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
When Galactus' home ship arrives, all of the factions scramble to devise a plan to deal with this. Torch connects with the Zsaji. The Wrecking Crew picks on Molecule Man and Volcana. The Enchantress tries to seduce Doom. Mr. Fantastic and Magneto each try to get the attention of Galactus and are punished for their troubles. The heroes and villains battle again but the X-Men ride into the rescue and drive the bad guys off. Colossus is badly injured and also comes into contact with the healer Zsaji. Dr. Doom sneaks onto Galactus' ship and begins to poke around.
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The X-Men Strike Back!
    Marvel Super Heroes
  2. 1. The Battle of Four Armies!
    Marvel Super Heroes
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