cover by oscar jimenez & eduardo alpuente chris claremont/oscar jimenez/eduardo alpuente
The very best of Earth's heroes have been selected, and their reward is... death! Who is ultimately behind the Contest? What are their true plans for our heroes... and for Earth? Find out as the final battle erupts, determining both the fate of the world and the shape of the future?with ramifications not just for the aliens but for the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the rest of the heroes who stand against them! "
Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Jeff Moore. Is it Possible to Succeed Without Any Act of Betrayal?, script by Ron Marz, pencils by Jeff Moore, inks by Keith Williams
Terrax is in a gladiatorial battle for a chance to win a great prize; After his victory he is offered a woman to his displeasure; He kills the host and leaves with the girl, who thanks him for setting her free; She informs him that there is a reward for her return, so he assists her and takes her home.
52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Tom Grindberg. The Question is... Which is to Be Master, That's All, script by Ron Marz, pencils by Tom Grindberg, inks by Don Hudson
Tyrant attempts to further persuade Morg into serving him, but Morg will only serve Galactus; He begins to peel back the layers of Morg's mind and learns his origin, but Morg will still only serve Galactus, who he believes is the stronger of the two; Meanwhile, Ganymede starts to willingly cooperate with Thanos when she learns he plans to take on Tyrant; They engage Tyrant's Fortress and easily dispatch his robotic guards; Tyrant then implants Morg with a control device and sets him loose on them.
52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Scot Eaton. My Opinion Is, That Power Should Always Be Distrusted, In Whatever Hands It Is Placed, script by Ron Marz, pencils by Scot Eaton, inks by Bill Anderson
Thanos discovers the origin of Tyrant when he slips away into the Fortress; He also finds the reason he sought out this adventure in the first place, one of Tyrant's containment devices; Terrax, Ganymede, Jack of Hearts and Legacy face Tyrant; They soon realize that Thanos has disappeared; They battle mightily, but are no match for Tyrant who defeats them one by one; Thanos finally arrives with the containment device.
52 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
Starmasters/Cosmic Powers x-over, part 3/5. Cover pencils by Claudio Castellini, inks by Paul Neary. God Help the Mister--That Comes Between Me and My Sister, script by Michael Gallagher, art by Sandu Florea
Jack of Hearts and the Spinsters become embroiled in a battle between Jakar and Tyrant. Untitled Silver Surfer story, script by Gregory Wright, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Geof Isherwood; Jack and the Surfer defeat Jakar. Cutting a Deal!, script by Lovern Kindzierski, pencils by Daerick Gross, inks by Jim Royal and Chad Hunt; Lunatik faces the menace of a used-spaceship salesman.
68 pgs. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Starmasters/Cosmic Powers x-over, part 4/5.
The Silver Surfer must find Beta Ray Bill so that the Korbinite may communicate with the hybrid cosmic plague in "The Plague War." Continued from Starmasters (1995 Marvel) #3. Continues in Cosmic Powers Unlimited (1995) #5.
Written by Gregory Wright. Pencils by Scot Eaton & Dave Hoover. Inks by Pam Eklund, Don Hudson & Hoover. Featuring the Star Masters: Quasar, Beta Ray Bill, Silver Surfer, Xenith & Captain Morfex. Plus: Drax stars in "Mind Body Soul" by Barry Dutter & Dave Hoover.
Wraparound cover by Claudio Castellini & Cabrera. Cover price $3.95.
Starmasters/Cosmic Powers x-over, part 5/5.
The Star Masters (Silver Surfer, Quasar, Beta Ray Bill, Xenith & Captain Morfex) head to the planet Tun to bring in Lord Votan for the murders of the Charter's delegates in "The Master Race." Continued from the previous issue.
Written by Gregory Wright. Art by Scot Eaton & Don Hudson. Plus: Captain Universe stars in "Voices Carry" by Eric Fein, Neil Errar & Don Hudson. Wraparound cover by Scot Eaton & Cabrera. Cover price $3.95.
#1 - 5
Starmasters/Cosmic Powers x-over, part 1/5. Cover art by Claudio Castellini. Silver Surfer, script by Ron Marz, pencils by Scott Benefiel and Steve Carr, inks by Jasen Rodriguez, Bob Almond, and Mike Miller
Mistress Death decides she wants the Silver Surfer as a consort, and Thanos is only too happy to comply. Epilogue, script by Ron Marz, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Terry Austin; Thanos uses the Reality Gem to bring Mar-Vell back to life. Text Piece With Art Advertising the Silver Surfer/Rune Flip Book, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith and Henry Flint, inks by John Buscema. Silver Surfer pinup by John Buscema. Silver Surfer pinup by Michael Golden.
68 pgs. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Comic book version of the animated series which originally aired in the late 1980s. Talk show host Geraldo Rivera is doing a show investigating the long lost vault of bird gangster Al Capon and runs into Count Duckula. After touring the count's castle, Geraldo decides to do a special Halloween show on Count Duckula. But one special guest on the show causes a lot of problems in "Cry Me A Rivera" and "T.V. or Not T.V."
Script by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer & Bill Sienkiewicz. Photo cover with talk show host Geraldo Rivera.
Comic book version of the animated series which originally aired in the late 1980s. All of a sudden, Count Duckula has fangs and a craving for a blood. What is going on? Has our favorite vegetarian vampire suddenly become a normal vampire? Find out in "Blood Type Casting." And then Danger Mouse goes to the Secret Department's Secret Spy School to teach some students the finer points of being a world class secret agent. But little does he know that evil agents of Baron Silas Greenback have taken over the school and are setting a trap in "This Will Teach You."
Scripts by Michael Gallagher and art by Warren Kremer.
"Coyote!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Steve Leialoha.
Meet Sylvester Santangelo. He has a secret. He is the shapeshifting hero known as the Coyote and he has a bone to pick with the criminal organization called the Shadow Cabinet, an international conclave dedicated to toppling the North American Government.
Cover price $1.50.
"Slash!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Richard Howell.
Coyote heads back to Vegas to unlax and contemplate Venusians, little suspecting that the KGB might be somewhat miffed about X-Caliber, or that Tally might have...changed a little bit while he was gone. Plus, The Djinn stars in "Riddle Mister Enigma!"
Written by Steve Enlehart. Art by Steve Ditko and Art Nichols.
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers Cover price $1.50.
"Some Say There's a Baron in the Woods!" Guest-starring Badger. Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Frank Springer. The Badger and his collection of beers from around the world meet the star of the Nationsal Examiner! Plus, "Scorpio Rose: Part 3 of 3!" Written by Steve Enlehart. Art by Todd McFarlane. Rose and her friends face the fiend from beyond the stars for the sake of an unborn child - only to lose one of their own.
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers Cover price $1.50.
"The Left Stuff!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Frank Springer. Coyote goes to the USSR!
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers Cover price $1.50.
Final Issue - "Flyin' United!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Frank Springer.
Coyote discovers a diabolical scheme to replace the President of the United States with a clone! Featuring appearances by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers a Cover price $1.50.
"How Coyote Killed a Crow!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Steve Leialoha.
Halfdome and the monk set out beneath star-lit desert skies to find the lair of the coyote god - and trap the coyote man. Unfortunately, none of these folks knows the real relationships at work here. And who is it that's secretly stalking them all?
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers Cover price $1.50.
"How Coyote Drank His Djinn!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Bob Wiacek.
Coyote and Tally face thirty miles of seething desolation while drug-crazed assassins dog their every step. Meanwhile, the merciless Arik is speeding after all of them!
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers Cover price $1.50.
"Coyote Catches Roadrunner!"
Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Bob Wiacek. Coyote meets the Roadrunner! Seriously!
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers
Cover price $1.50.
"X-Caliber!" Written by Steve Englehart. Art by Chas Truog and Bob Wiacek.
Raised in the desert among supernatural spirit beings, Sylvester Santangelo has always had abilities that most humans lack - the ability to dance between dimensions. Those abilities will be sorely tested when he comes-face-to-face with the assassin known as X-Caliber!
32 pages, FC. Mature Readers Cover price $1.50.
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.
Cover price $0.20.
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!"
Cover price $0.10.
Cover art by J. H. Williams III. Big Trouble in Little Mogadishu
Chapter Five: Josiah, script by Christopher Priest, pencils by Joe Bennett, inks by Danny Mikki and Crime Lab Studios; In 1953, Josiah Bradley is born to a surrogate mother as an experiment to create a new Super Soldier; Being sent away by his real mother he grows up in an orphanage and ends up a soldier in Vietnam; After being sent to Ft. Leavenworth he is found by authorities and tested; He escapes from captivity and travels the world; Later, he reconnects with to his mother, now called Faith Shabazz, and his father, Isaiah, the "black Captain America", whose mind had been severely damaged by the Super Soldier treatment. In 2002, Josiah is anonymously sent an authentic Captain America uniform.
36 pgs. $2.99. Cover price $2.99.
They are called the Shadow Dwellers- a race akin to humans, but ever apart. A race whose incredible powers have made them the basis of werewolves, leprechauns, angels and demons- the myths of mankind. And now, today, certain of those myths have a name: they are called Super Heroes.
