Rampage #17

(February 8, 1978)

Showdown With the Wrecking Crew! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Defenders / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

Dan Green (credited); Mark Esposito (tones)

Letters

Dave Hunt (credited)

Editing

Roy Thomas

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the finest tradition of Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy and, of course, the Rahwide Kid, we present a Mexican stand-off...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Defenders [Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (rejoins)]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Valkyrie; Wrecking Crew [Wrecker; Piledriver; Bulldozer; Thunderball] (villains; origin); Thor (cameo flashback); Nameless One (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

The Defenders, with Hulk rejoining them, and Power Man battle the Wrecking Crew. The villains are actually looking for Thunderball's "gizmo". Valkyrie is in Cobbler's Roost, Vermont looking for information on Barbara.

Reprints

• from The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #18 (December 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Rampagers Ravings / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (as Stan Lee)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nova is like Spidey

Characters

Hulk

Indexer Notes

Letters from Michael Furber, M. Coote, Richard Harris and Spot are presented.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Star Wars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Behold...The Brotherhood! (Table of Contents: 4)

Iron Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited); Allyn Brodsky (credited) (plot)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Syd Shores (credited) (embellisher)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strain, Fury! Feel the twisted pull of loyalties tearing out your gut!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; Nick Fury; Kevin O'Brien; Zodiac [Aquarius [Darren Bentley]; Capricorn [Willard Weir]; Saggitarius [Harlan Vargas] Aries (cameo, flashback)]; Spymaster; Brotherhood of the Ankh [Lawholder] (introduction); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo, flashback); Thor (cameo, flashback)

Synopsis

The Scorpio Key transports our cast of heroes and villains to another dimension, where the Brotherhood of the Ankh forces them to battle to replenish the power of the key.

Reprints

• from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #73 (February 1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

in-house column / 1 page (report information)

My Uncle..My Enemy! (Table of Contents: 6)

Nova / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited); Howard Bender (tones)

Letters

Joe Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are you the computer prime?

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Nova [also appears as Richard Rider]; Megaman (origin); Powerhouse (cameo); Condor (cameo); Diamondhead (cameo); Zorr (flashback); Centurion Nova-Prime (flashback); Charles Rider; Robert Rider; Bernie Dillon; Roger "Caps" Cooper; Ginger Jaye

Synopsis

The villains from the previous issue abandon Nova on his spaceship. He returns to Earth in time to rescue his friend Caps, who tells him that he was kidnapped by his uncle who is now the villainous Megaman.

Reprints

• from Nova (Marvel, 1976 series) #8 (April 1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Star Wars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Star Wars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)