This special issue of the Daily Bugle Newspaper is a look back at the beginning of Marvel Comics.
Including a "first look" at several characters destined to become legendary such as Namor, Captain America, Wolverine, the Human Torch, Nick Fury, Rawhide Kid and even the Skrulls! It also includes tips on where to find their early adventures!
8pgs B&W
Adaptation of the film "2010"; reprints Marvel Super Special; J.M. DeMatteis script; Joe Barney & Larry Hama layouts; Tom Palmer cover, finishes, inks, & colors; Rick Parker letters; See also 2001: A Space Odyssey Cover price $0.75.
Acetate cover, pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti, colors by Angus McKie. "Everything Is Fair," script by Terry Kavanagh, pencils by Marc Campos, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti
Doom 2099 consults with his Black Cabinet; Lohengrin is confronted by Polymire and Septymbre for an artifact; Hulk 2099 considers using an alien jar to bring Gawain back to life; Doom 2099 recruits Ghost Rider 2099; Spider-Man 2099 is informed of Doom's plans by Punisher 2099; Bloodhawk finds a hidden vault, while Meanstreak and Halloween Jack look for an artifact; Spider-Man, Punisher, X-Men and Ghost Rider come together to stop Septymbre from bringing back Wintre.
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
Chromium Cover. Cover pencils by Humberto Ramos, inks by Karl Kesel. "Mid Day Sun," script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Dale Eaglesham, inks by Scott Koblish;
Human workers in the Negative Zone are trapped; Dust enters Halo City and encounters X-Men 2099 and X-Nation; A Daredevil-like figure takes to the streets and rooftops to stop the drug trade.
The general status quo of other 2099 characters is reviewed; Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Doom, X-Men, and Spider-Man app; Lead-in to Fantastic Four 2099.
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $4.95.
Cover by Chris Wozniak. 1st app of Hulk 2099 in "Nothing Ever Changes," script by Evan Skolnik, pencils by Chris Wozniak, inks by Chris Ivy
Mutagen is planning on eliminating Homo-inferior; as he calls normal humans; for starters he chooses the hospital one of Spider-Mans friends is in; It is a long hard battle but Spidey is victorious in the end, though Mutagen does get away. Untitled story, script by Gerard Jones, art by Dwayne Turner; Hulk comes out of a six day anger binge to find that his current project at work has been reassigned due to his absence; While researching his next job he comes across evidence that leads him to discover a contract on Naomi.
68 pgs., full color. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Cover pencils by Jim Fern, inks by Scott Koblish. "Chameleon 2099," script by Len Wein, pencils by Andrew Wildman, inks by Stephen Baskerville
Spider-Man 2099 must track down the source of a new street drug that transforms its users into monsters. "Machina Jones," script by Nancy Collins, art by Gary Erskine; While on a job, Machina Jones barely avoids being assassinated; Her near-killer turns out to be a remote-controlled "meat puppet"; Jones gets the enslaved assassin some help, and then uncovers a plot to create living trademarks. "R-Gang vs the Gargantuoid or Pride Before the Fall," script and art by Bob Fingerman; The gang has to stop a giant robot set to evict everyone in their neighborhood.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
Cover art by Joe Brozowski (as J. J. Birch). "Thirty Mile Mall," script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Dwayne Turner, inks by Dwayne Turner and Kyle Baker
Hulk 2099 battles Mall-Trolls in a giant mall to save Quirk while hunting for Gawain to save him from the Knights of Banner. "Remote Control," script by Evan Skolnik, pencils by Chris Wozniak, inks by John Lowe; Spider-Man 2099 must overcome mind-control programming to keep from killing a man, and save himself from Poncho, Recoil, and Tarp, who are after the mind-control technology. "Hoisted on his Own Petard," script and art by Bob Fingerman; Street kids help a local merchant who is being pressured by organized crime.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
Cover art by Joe Brozowski (as J. J. Birch). "Water God," script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Joe Brozowski (as J. J. Birch), inks by Bobby Rae
Hulk 2099 saves several refugees from Water God near the California Border. "Sparechanges," script by Evan Skolnik, pencils by Chris Wozniak, inks by Chris Ivy; Spider-Man 2099 battles Mutagen at Helix Systems, while trying to keep his identity safe from Anna, who is injured but not killed during the fight. "Kid Current, Online," script and art by Ned Sonntag; humorous sci-fi story starring Duke Stratosphere, Cursor, Scrappy, Kid Current, Nikola Tesla, Crazy Bear, Virtual Voodoo, Queen Creole, Leni Kalehaleha, and Tyler Stone.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
1st Warren Ellis work at Marvel.
Cover art by Paul Ryan. "Hammer's Echo," script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Joe Brozowski (as J. J. Birch), inks by Mark McKenna
Hulk 2099 and the Thorites battle Sigurd, only to find that Sigurd was actually a failed medical experiment and not really a true foe of Valhalla. Untitled story, script by Warren Ellis, art by D'Israeli; Metal Scream tries to acquire the Hand of Tiamet before evil can get its hands on it but arrives to late and battles Pain Queen thinking that she was the one that killed Pylon when it was in fact Necrosis who killed Pylon and took the hand; Metal Scream later finds and lobotomizes Necrosis. Untitled story, script by Ian Edgington, art by David Klein; Lachryma 2099's origin story.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
"Never Let Go," script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch), inks by Fred Harper
Hulk 2099 must rescue his sister Marian from a fake kidnapping by Vulx (a guy who looks a lot like Lobo.... Hmmmmmmm). "Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Duke Stratosphere but were Afraid to Ask," script by John Moore, art by Kyle Baker; The origin of Duke Stratosphere is told - or is it? "Now Playing," script by Michael Jan Friedman, pencils by Gino DeCicco, inks by Don Hudson; A Virtual Reality character is brought to life by ionic energy, and he goes after the director who "killed" him, and the corporations that control the people.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
Cover pencils by Edmund Bagwell (as Edmund Perryman), inks by Robin Riggs. "Mirrors," script by Terry Kavanagh, pencils by Edmund Bagwell (as Edmund Perryman), inks by Steve Moncuse
Doom 2099 is presented with a possible past where he was a heroic protector of America. "Opening Night or The Play's the Thing," script by Dan Slott, pencils by Rebecca Guay, inks by Joe Rubinstein; A group with Shakespearean manners and costumes take down a crime boss in a bad part of town. "Old Red-Eyes Is Back," script by Warren Ellis, art by D'Israeli; Metalscream battles and defeats Darkcore, but is hurt badly in the process; Litany Kirpatrick plugs Metalscream into a healing machine, but must hold off the Red Hermitage until he can recover; Once he does, Metalscream uses a powerful blast to finish off the Red Hermitage.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
Cover art by Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch). "Public Enemy Number One," script by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, pencils by Malcolm Davis, inks by Chris Ivy
Public Enemy tries to move on from his mission, but when he sees a corrupt republic all around him, he can't resist fighting back; But that gets the attention of White Dog the Public Defender; Public Enemy stops White Dog, who killed all of the other Red Dogs like Public Enemy. "Behind the Eight Ball," script by Terry Kavanagh, art by Max Douglas; Spider-Man 2099 battles the Data Pirate; The Data Pirate steals to feed his family - or does he? "Rumors of War," script and art by Ernie Colon; Doom disguises himself and goes among his people; There he learns one of his generals has launched an ethnic war against the gypsies Doom himself was borne from; In turn, he learns of a legendary hero who defends the gypsies; But not all is as it seems.
68 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.95.
Wraparound cover, pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Art Thibert. "The World of Tomorrow," script by Ben Raab and Joe Kelly, pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Art Thibert, Jaime Mendoza, Al Milgrom, Pascual Ferry, and Bill Reinhold
The various 2099 characters try to survive in the Savage Land after the Earth has mostly flooded; Meanwhile, the Thing and young mutants crash-land on Mars.
52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Jaime Mendoza. "Revelations," script by Joe Kelly and Ben Raab, pencils by Karl Moline and David Brewer, inks by John Lowe, Jaime Mendoza, and The Hack Shack Studios
Spider-Man is trapped in the newly risen kingdom called Latveria!; Then, Doom and the X-Men foes known as the Phalanx race to find the mysterious Scout!; What does he know, and how will It affect the world of tomorrow?
52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Jaime Mendoza. "De-Evolution," script by Joe Kelly and Ben Raab, pencils by Jason Armstrong, Karl Moline, and Yancey Labat, inks by Jaime Mendoza, Hack Shack Studios, John Lowe, and Pond Scum
Strange 2099 battles Garokk; Metalhead finds Cerebra has been attacked and retrieves Xi'an for help; on Mars, December and Smith are captured by hostile aliens while searching for Twilight; Doom 2099 and Spider-Man 2099 battle the Magus in Latveria; the Savage Land team battle the Phalanx to save Nostromo; Wulf and Uproar find the Vulture 2099. A Guide to the World of Tomorrow Part 1; Descriptions of the various characters in 2099: World of Tomorrow with clip art from previous issues.
52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Jaime Mendoza. "Finders Keepers," script by Joe Kelly and Ben Raab, pencils by David Brewer and Jason Armstrong, inks by Rob Hunter, Jaime Mendoza, Alan Martinez, and Hack Shack Studios
Mr. Winn, as part of the Phalanx, attacks the Dogs of War and then threatens the X-Men 2099 to take Nostramo; Doom, Xina, and Spider-Man 2099 face Magus; Strange is reminded of the incident that led to the death of her brother to torture her into relinquishing her powers; Metalhead is introduced to "Franklin" the computer. Cerebra realizes she has lost her powers; X-Nation finds Twilight, and she updates them on the secret of the Martians, and that the Phalanx is returning to Earth. Wulff and Uproar face Vulture 2099; app. by a guy who looks like The Maxx (cameo).
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Pascual Ferry, inks by Jaime Mendoza. "Final Decision," script by Joe Kelly and Ben Raab, pencils by Jason Armstrong and David Brewer, inks by Rob Hunter, Jaime Mendoza, Alan Martinez, and Hack Shack Studios
The heroes face Magus and the Phalanx in Latveria, the Savage Land, and on Mars. Wulff and Uproar face Vulture 2099 but are trapped in the middle of the ocean; X-Men 2099, Phalanx, Magus, Doom 2099, Spider-Man 2099, and La Lunatica app.
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.
In the wake of the Phalanx invasion, change is afoot for Marvel's futureverse! The X-Men's Cerebra makes a decision that will affect the fate of the world! Spidey makes a visit to the island of Wakanda! Plus: Doom no more?!
Written by Ben Raab and Joe Kelly. Pencils by Jason Armstrong and David Brewer. Cover by David Brewer and Rob Hunter.
Cover price $2.50.
"Who Kidnapped Kuramoto?!" Written by Jim Salicrup. Art by Jim Mooney and Joe Giella.
Hannibal Smith, Howling Mad Murdock, B.A. Baracus, Amy Allen, and The Face head to San Francisco Chinatown where the team goes head-to-head with the Triad and B.A. has a showdown with a monstrous Sumo!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.
"The Flight of the Redbird!" Written by Alan Kupperberg. Art by Alan Kupperberg and Brian Moore.
Hannibal, Murdock, B.A., and Face try to stop a Top Secret military weapon from falling into the wrong hands.
Cover price $0.60.
Cover by Glenn Fabry. Introduction by Kevin Eastman. "Along for the Ride" by Igor Goldkind with art by Glenn Fabry. "Cyrano De Bergerac's Voyage to the Moon" by P. Craig Russell; "Goofing" by Scott Hampton; "Fanciable Headcase" by Ilya; "Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple part one" by Roger Langridge; "Wonderful Life: by Steve White.
Cover by Simon Bisley. "Axel Pressbutton: The Movie" by Pedro Henry and Martin Emond. "Pale Horses" by Dan Abnett, Steve White and Gary Erskine. "Stripey in Social Victim Fashion Frenzy" by Roddy MacNeil and Colin MacNeil. "Where Is It?" by Kent Williams. "King Leon part two (of three)" by Peter Milligan and Jamie Hewlett. "Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple part three" by Roger Langridge. "Wonderful Life: by Una Fricker.
Cover by Jamie Hewlett. "King Leon part three (of three)" by Peter Milligan and Jamie Hewlett. "The Edge" by Dave Dorman. Midword by Dave Elliott. "Uptown Ruler" by Dave McKean. "Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple part four" by Roger Langridge. "Wonderful Life: by Steve White.
