"The Menace of the Mind-Melder!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Jose Marzan. Cover by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice.
While Hawkeye is battling the Bob-Cat and his henchmen, the Mind-Melder takes possession of the ace archer's body! Will that spell victory or defeat for Hawkeye? Second story: "A Farewell With Arms" Script by Bob Layton. Art by Bob Layton (breakdowns) and Jackson Guice (finishes). Hercules tries to prevent a depressed Dionysus from detonating a nuclear warhead that would destroy Olympus! But the god of wine won't listen to reason and recruits Sgt Butcher T. Washington to battle the Prince of Power!
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"The Way of the Arrow" Part 2 of 5. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Lee Weeks and Joe Rubinstein.
Origin of Hawkeye updated. The details of Clint's first meeting with Trick Shot are revealed along with the duo's first adventure together. Cameo appearances by Mockingbird and the Swordsman (flashback). Second story: "Out of Control" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Kieron Dwyer. Inks by Bob McLeod. The two men involved in the accidental creation of Captain Marvel (aka Monica Rambeau) in Amazing Spider-Man Annual 16 square off again! Dr. Picaro seeks revenge against Professor LeClare, and it's up to Monica to save the day! (Note: This issue includes a full-page essay from Mark Gruenwald responding to various fans' letters.)
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"The Great Escape!" Part 4 of 5. Guest-starring Silver Sable. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Joe Rubinstein.
Silver Sable arrests Hawkeye for the alleged murder of Trick Shot! For the avenging archer to clear his name, he must first defeat Sable's Wild Pack, and then survive an arrow to the heart...from Trick Shot! Second story: "Knight's Errant" Script by Roger Stern. Art by Paul Ryan (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). While mentally examining Dane Whitman's ebony blade, Doctor Druid accidentally brings a future black knight to the avengers' headquarters. This black knight from 600 years in the future wants to kill the present day Black Knight in order to stop the curse of the ebony blade, that is running rampant in his era! Even if Dane wins the battle, he knows that someday the bloodlust of his blade must be stopped.
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"When Arrows Fail!" Part 5 of 5. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Joe Rubinstein.
On an uninhabited island in the Greek Isles, Hawkeye battles for his life against Trick Shot! What does Trick Shot have in store for his protégé? It's an unexpected ending for both master marksmen! Cameo appearance by Silver Sable. Second story: "A Love That Never Dies" Script by Dennis Mallonee. Art by John Ridgway. The woman that the Scarlet Witch saved in Marvel Fanfare 6 comes to New Jersey seeking help from Wanda again. She is being stalked by Death. Is that a foe the Scarlet Witch can defeat? Cameo appearance by the Vision.
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"Algeria is for Archers" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Joe Rubinstein.
In order to win his freedom from the French government, Hawkeye goes on a special mission to Algeria with the French superhero, Le Peregrine, to find a nuclear warhead. The warhead happens to be in the possession of none other than the Red Skull (aka Albert Malik)! The American, the Frenchman, and the Sandman will battle the Red Skull to prevent a nuclear explosion! Cameo appearance by Silver Sable. Second story: "Scattered Lives" Script by Dan Mishkin. Pencils by Tom Grindberg. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. A real estate developer wants to tear down an old church in Harlem despite the protests of local citizens. The demonstration is about to end peacefully until an unusual villain named Scatterbrain arrives on the scene! Can the Falcon defuse the situation?
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"The Menace of the Mind-Melder!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Jose Marzan. Cover by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice.
While Hawkeye is battling the Bob-Cat and his henchmen, the Mind-Melder takes possession of the ace archer's body! Will that spell victory or defeat for Hawkeye? Second story: "A Farewell With Arms" Script by Bob Layton. Art by Bob Layton (breakdowns) and Jackson Guice (finishes). Hercules tries to prevent a depressed Dionysus from detonating a nuclear warhead that would destroy Olympus! But the god of wine won't listen to reason and recruits Sgt Butcher T. Washington to battle the Prince of Power!
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
The Daily Planet prints its final edition in this Standard version of Save the Planet, featuring a non-acetate cover. Now it can be sold! Months of falling circulation and fierce competition have made the Planet ripe for takeover, and Lex Luthor is more than happy to buy the great metropolitan newspaper, only to shut it down! Meanwhile, Superman saves the planet...Earth, that is, from a meteor shower, but that won't help Clark Kent or any of his former co-workers find new jobs.
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Scot Eaton, Denis Rodier and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Scot Eaton and Denis Rodier.
FC, 48 pg. Mando Format. Cover price $2.95.
Cover by LEINIL YU. Written by MARK MILLAR. Pencils by LEINIL YU & STEPHEN SEGOVIA, inks by GERRY ALANGUILAN, JASON PAZ & JEFF HUET.
DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN! IT. IS. ON! The two most powerful super teams in the Ultimate Universe collide in the brawl of the century! A misunderstanding has brought these two colossal teams to blows and their battle may just spell the end for the Ultimate world! MARK MILLAR and LEINIL YU bring you the issue that EVERYONE will be talking about. DON'T MISS OUT!
32 PGS./RATED T+ Cover price $3.99.
"Becoming More Like God" Black September Countdown Part 5 of 5. Script by Warren Ellis. Art by George Pérez, Paul Neary, Art Thibert, Ken Branch, Dennis Jensen, Karl Kesel, Robin Riggs, John Statema, Al Vey and Larry Welch.
Wraparound cover by George Perez. Story continues from Avengers Ultraforce 1. In possession of all the infinity gems, the god-like being called Nemesis attempts to recreate the entire Ultraverse! Her out-of-this-world manipulations bring together groups of Avengers and Ultras from two different realities! But whether separate worlds or separate realities, Ultraforce and the Avengers are first and foremost heroes! And the super-teams lay it all on the line to stop the near omnipotent Nemesis! Can the common element among the teams, the Black Knight, lead the charge to victory? Or will the Ultraverse go back, all the way back... to the beginning?
(Notes: Ultraforce and the Black Knight return in a new Ultraforce series published by Marvel. Sersi appears next in the one-shot Black Knight: Exodus. This issue features the bittersweet reunion of Crystal and the Black Knight following their emotional separation in Avengers 375.
This issue also features two brilliant 2-page illustrations of the Avengers and Ultraforce (pages 20 & 21 and 34 & 35). There are not any advertisements inside. Printed on glossy paper.)
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"Taking Care of Business!" Guest-starring the Shroud. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Bob Hall. Inks by Brett Breeding. Cover by Bob Hall and Brett Breeding.
Graviton is back! And the powerful Master of Gravity is ready to start a new criminal enterprise in Southern California! In the meantime Wonder Man, Tigra, and the Shroud continue searching for the Blank! And good news... the trio finds him! But they also find his new boss... Graviton! Hawkeye wanted a challenge for his new team; and now he has one... in spades! Cameo appearances by Cat and Mouse. Flashback cameo by Thor to recap Graviton's prior appearance in Thor 324. Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man (aka Jim Rhodes), Tigra, and Wonder Man. (Notes: The events of Thor 349 impact this story. Graviton previously battled Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers 158 & 159.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
"Finale" Script by Roger Stern. Art by Bob Hall (breakdowns), Brett Breeding (finishes), and Peter Berardi (finishes). Cover by Bob Hall and Brett Breeding.
The West Coast Avengers lick their wounds after failing to defeat Graviton last issue! However Hawkeye is planning a counterattack! The ace archer knows that a frontal assault is not a good idea! And subterfuge may be the best option! To that end Clint, Mockingbird, and Tigra infiltrate Graviton's fledgling organization in disguise; while Shell-Head and Wonder Man stand by to apply the brute force! Will Hawkeye's daring plan work? It's an awesome battle vs. Graviton with all hands of deck for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Cameo appearances by the Shroud and the Vision. (Notes: The West Coast Avengers' next adventure takes place in Avengers 250. The West Coast Avengers (1985) monthly series launches in October 1985.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
#1 - 12
First appearance of Kate Bishop.
Written by ALLAN HEINBERG Pencils & Cover by JIM CHEUNG
In the wake of AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED, a mysterious new group of teen super heroes appears. But who are they? Where did they come from? And what right do they have to call themselves THE YOUNG AVENGERS? Young Gun Jim Cheung and TV superstar writer Allan Heinberg. This series promises to shock and surprise, so don't miss it!!
