Cover by Craig Russell. "Only the Computer Shows Me Any Respect!", script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Green
June 2019, Nashville Tennessee: Killraven and his Freemen have arrived before the Octotympanum-Viewscope building; In the 1990's it was a device which could make your own fantasies a reality; There they find that the device still works and Old Skull particularly enjoys the lucid creations and cute creatures the device can create for them; As the tired Freemen rest, they check on Grok who is still on death's door, and Hawk tells of the rift between him and his father in the days before the Martian invasion caused by his father's addiction to the Octotympanum-Viewscope simulations of Sherlock Holmes adventures; Realizing that Old Skull has once more ventured into the device, Killraven goes after him to find that the device had created a menacing dragon to attack the both of them.
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"Blind Date"; "O'Malley's Friend" with art by Gene Colan; "No Answer" with art by John Forte; "The Man From Mars" with script by Stan Lee; and "The Voice of Doom!" Cover by John Romita. Stories by Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan, John Forte, Stan Lee, Bob Fujitani, and Bill Benulis Sinnott.
Beware of these fear-filled suspense stories fill with action, intrigue and, best of all, monsters! All reprints from Strange Tales and Astonishing.
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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten. Race Against Time, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer
Black Panther, Abner Little and Princess Zanda survive the perils of King Solomon's tomb to find the second Brass Frog; With the two Frogs connected, the ancient time machine is complete and the Panther is able to send Hatch-22 back to his own time in the future.
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Last 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Frank Springer and John Romita (alterations), inks by Vince Colletta and John Romita (alterations). "When a Galaxy Beckons," script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Vince Colletta
Held at gun point at the Cape for treason charges, Mar-Vel trys to figure out what to do while Carol tries to appear for Mar-Vell's release; While at the same time the Puppet Master--from his island hideout--uses one of his special puppets to take control of Iron Man, part of a plan to aid Egghead against the Avengers (See Avengers #64); Iron Man, in his civilian guise as Tony Stark is on his way to business in Miami, is controlled by the Puppet Master to change into Iron Man and leaves the plane to attack Mar-Vell; The Puppet Master manages to have Iron Man attack Mar-Vell, however the battle ends when unexpectedly when Stark's heart condition causes Stark to have a heart attack; A furious Puppet Master, not knowing why Iron Man no longer response to his command, throws his puppet at the controls causing an explosion that buries the Puppet Master under his machinery.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
Last 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom and John Romita (Cap and Rick Jones faces), inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita (Cap and Rick Jones faces). "The Bi-Centennial!", script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), art by Al Milgrom
The Head of the Denebian underground convinces Mar-Vell that the solution to all their problems is for Rick Jones and Mar-Vell to enter the Soul Gem in his possession, a Gem that the Supreme Intelligence secretly manipulated the cyborgs into acquiring just as he sent the Null-Trons to invade, setting up the conflict to further his byzantine plan; Once inside the Gem, the two minds' struggle to keep from merging manifests as a direct battle between their mental avatars and the Gem in turn transmits the psychic echoes of their personal war onto the physical battlefield between the Null-Trons and the Denebian cyborgs; Rambu, the least mechanized of the cyborgs, remains underground with the Head by the Gem and questions the plan to use the aliens' conflict to fuel their own. A synopsis of Steve Englehart's intended plans for the following issue; Englehart left Marvel suddenly before that issue was published. Letter to the editor from comic writer Ralph Macchio.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.
Last 30-cent cover price. Phea-Dor, Lord of Living Energy, attacks in "Captain Marvel--Wanted!" Script by Scott Edelman, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Terry Austin. Milgrom/Austin cover.
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Thor battles Captain Marvel in "Star Burst." Script by Roger McKenzie, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Wiacek. Cameos by Iron Man and Thanos. Broderick/Wiacek cover.
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"Savage's First Mission!" Captain Savage and company undertake their first mission, which involves rescuing a group of scientists in the Philippines.
Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Syd Shores. Cover by Heck and Shores.
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"From Far Beneath the Mirror of the Moon!" Script by Linda Fite, breakdowns by Paty Greer, finished art by Bill Everett. Letter to the editor from comic artist/writer Frank Miller praising the first issue of the series. Rich Buckler cover pencils?
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Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Al Milgrom. All reprints: Where Lurks the Ghost! (from Tales to Astonish 25), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko
A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. Bat's Tale (from Marvel Tales 113), script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A vampire captures a fat man and takes his victim to display him to his brothers. The Men in the Morgue (from Adventures into Terror 28), art by Gene Colan; Two killers attempt to hide in the morgue, but the attendant locks them in the freezer. Gorilla Man (from Men's Adventures 26), art by Robert Q. Sale; Tormented by dreams of a strange gorilla man, Ken Hale is compelled to go to Africa to figure out what is happening. Hostess snack cakes ad, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito.
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Cover art by Frank Brunner. All new stories: The Opener of the Crypt!, script by John Jakes, art by Frank Brunner
A man who is fascinated by a short story of Edgar Allan Poe finds that he has a part to play in its continuation; adapting the story by John Jakes (sequel to "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe). Pawn of the Devoured, script by Steve Skeates, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; A shipwrecked castaway meets a horrible fate on an island inhabited only by ants. The Demon From Beyond!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Joe Sinnott; Adventurer Murdoch Adams saves a woman from being sacrificed in a pagan ritual, and defeats the demon Ludi that required the sacrifice.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Signed by Stan Lee
Cover art by John Romita. It's Only Magic!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten
Tommy steals a spellbook and summons a Djinn who plans to destroy the world. Mr. Craven Buys His Scream House!, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Tom Sutton; Creighton Craven tries to destroy his grandfather's house. Always Leave 'Em Laughing!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia; Boswell Boliver builds a time machine to escape into the past where he believes that people won't laugh at him.
36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.
"The Shadow from the Stars!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Hawkeye, Goliath (Bill Foster), Darkstar, and Two-Gun Kid. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Hall and B. Patterson. Cover by Gil Kane and Bob Layton.
When the Champions' air-cruiser careens out of control only the power of Goliath can save them. Meanwhile in the Arizona desert, Ghost Rider, ex-Avenger Hawkeye, and the Wild West hero, the Two-Gun Kid, discover an impending danger that they'll need the Champions alive to help them stop.
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"Mad Dogs and Business Men!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Tony Isabella. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Jack Kirby.
Rampage has single-handedly dismantled the Champions. If Black Widow, Hercules, Angel, and Ice Man can't learn how to fight as a team quick, their careers as Los Angeles' Champions might be over before it begins.
NOTE: Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Twinkie Takers."
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"The Battle of Los Angeles!" Part 3 of 4. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Hall and Bob Layton. Cover by Gil Kane.
The Champions go public, but the festivities are cut short by the sudden and brutal attack of the new Crimson Dynamo, Griffin, and the always dangerous Titanium Man!
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New story: Thongor stars in "Mountain of Thunder!" Script by Steve Gerber, art by Vicente Alcazar (adapted from the Lin Carter novel "The Wizard of Lemuria"). Reprint: "No Sign of Life" with script by Stan Lee and art by Steve Ditko.
The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 15 (Iron Man by John Buscema). John Romita Sr. cover.
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Signed by Stan Lee
Written by David Kraft. Art by George Perez and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Gil Kane, Tom Palmer, and George Roussos.
New story: Wolfquest; The FBI questions J. Jonah Jameson on the disappearance of his son; Kristine Saunders is tricked by Harrisyn Turk into believing that he is her substitute art teacher; Hate-Monger and Red Hate capture Man-Wolf and seek to retake the Orbiting Space Station; Man Wolf escapes during SHIELD's assault on the Project, kills Red Hate and attacks the Hate-Monger. Letters to the editor from comic writer Ralph Macchio and Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics).
36 pages, full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
Signed by Tom Palmer
The Black Rider stars in "The Hunters," "Gambler's Folly," and "Gun Justice!" Untitled Kid Colt Outlaw back-up story (art by Jack Keller). Two-page text story, "A Score to Settle!"
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Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Joe Sinnott. Death Times Two!, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Sal Buscema (layouts); Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson;
Gladiator and Beetle hijack a train and crash it into Grand Central Station and DD has to face down two of his most fearsome foes (okay, one of his most fearsome foes and the Beetle); cameos by Man-Thing and Death-Stalker. The letters page contains "Howard the Duck Weakly Campaign Update #1" (yes, that's "Weakly," not "Weekly").
32 pgs. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.
"Man-Bull Means Mayhem" Written by Gerry Conway (plot) and Jim Shooter (script). Pencils by Lee Elias. Inks by Dan Green. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Joe Sinnott.
A crippled Owl helps break Man-Bull out of prison to be his body guard; Man-Bull is sent to capture a doctor who may be able to help the Owl regain the use of his legs but decides to keep the doctor to himself in his continuing quest to become human; Daredevil intervenes. Note: Letter to the editor from writer Peter Sanderson.
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Signed by Stan Lee
Cover art by Steve Ditko. Requiem For a Pug!, script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Steve Ditko; origin of Daredevil retold; Matt has amnesia and becomes a boxer; Mr. Hyde is the villain in the story.
36 pgs. Cover price $0.40. Cover price $0.40.
"Survivor" Written by David Mazzucchelli (plot) and Denny O'Neil. Pencils by David Mazzucchelli. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover pencils by Mike Zeck with inks by Bob Wiacek.
Micah gets a restraining order against DD; Kingpin catches Micah's men poaching and teaches them a lesson; Micah breaks Crossbow out of prison and uses him to lure DD into a trap; Micah learns that DD and Murdock are one and the same.
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Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. Bombs & Lemonade, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson
Brandy and DD have it out with Brandy's dad; The Inhumans arrive on earth looking for Black Bolt's son. Letter to the editor from Charles Novinskie (Topps Comics).
36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.
Signed by Stan Lee
Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Secret of the Silver Surfer!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten
Dr. Strange, Namor and Hulk travel to Asia to find out why Silver Surfer attacked Namor. Letter from Bob Rozakis.
32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
