Future Tense #6

(December 10, 1980)

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

Future Tense / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Shaun Chandler and L.D. Smith

'Tuesday has Come and Gone (Table of Contents: 2)

The Concise History of the Galaxy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Tim Quinn

Pencils

Dicky Howett

Inks

Dicky Howett

Letters

Dicky Howett

Genre

humour; science fiction

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

Star Trek / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

Klaus Janson

Letters

John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the beginning, there was darkness

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mr. Spock; Admiral James T. Kirk; Commander Sonak; Mr. Scott; Mr. Checkov; Mr. Sulu; Lt. Uhura; Commander Will Decker; Lt. Janice Rand

Reprints

• from Marvel Super Special (Marvel, 1978 series) #15 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (December 1979) [pages 2-8]

Indexer Notes

Begins adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Micronauts / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Pat Broderick

Inks

Armando Gil

Letters

Jim Novak

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Odd John has mutated Bug to lead his insect army

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Micronauts [Bug; Commander Arcturus Rann; Marionette; Acroyear; Lady Cilicia; Biotron; Microtron]; Ant-Man; Odd John (villain)

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #20 (August 1980) [pages 8-17. Page 8 omits middle panel that is replace by the section heading]

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Michael Golden

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Letters

John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Time Traveller

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Time Traveller

Reprints

• from Micronauts (Marvel, 1979 series) #2 (February 1979) [Tales of the Microverse caption box has been substituted for the credits in the original]

Indexer Notes

Preview of a new series coning in the future, Tales of the Microverse.

[Star-Lord Witnesses a Strange Ritual] (Table of Contents: 6)

Star-Lord / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Tom Sutton

Inks

Tom Sutton

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Star-Lord [Peter Quill]; Thorn; Ship; Shreen the Huntress (villain)

Reprints

• from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1979 series) #7 (July 1980) [Page 1 of reprint comprised of page 6 of original minus panels 1-4; page 2 of reprint comprised of page 8 of original; page 3 of reprint comprised of page 9, panels 1,3 & 5 and page 10, panels 1 & 2 of the original; page 4 of the reprint comprised of page 10, panels 3-5 and page 11, panels 1 & 2 of the original]

[Starburst] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

And Men Shall Call Him...Warlock (Table of Contents: 8)

Warlock / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Dan Adkins

Letters

Herb Cooper

Genre

superhero

Characters

David Carter; Adam Warlock; Ellie Roberts; Jason Grey; Eddie Roberts; High Evolutionary; Victor Von Doom (Counter-Earth); Bruce Banner (Counter-Earth); Reed Richards (Counter-Earth); Col. Barney Roberts; Nathan Carter; Josiah Grey; Man-Beast; Rhodan; Kohbra; Hounds of Helios (introduction); Marlowe (introduction)

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (May 1972) [page 2 minus top 2 panels, page 3 minus top panel, page 4 minus bottom panel & pages 5-10]

[Missed Any Good Magazines Lately?] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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