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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta.
First appearance of Ulik of the Rock Trolls in "The Thunder God and the Troll!"
Geirrodur's trolls capture Sif and lure Thor after her; Thor must battle Ulik, mightiest of the Rock Trolls. Tale of Asgard: "The Tragedy of Hogun!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Thor and his companions find the dying Saguta who is a countryman of Hogun's; Hogun swears vengeance on Mogul, lord of the Mystic Mountain, who did this.
36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
Cardstock Embossed Cover. Written by Martin Pasko. Art by Amanda Conner and Alberto Saichann. Cover by Joe Madureira and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Fiends In High Places; David Xanatos is up to his same tricks as and Demona try to capture the Gargoyles; They do this by setting up the Gargoyles and making them look bad; It is up to Eliza Maza to protect the Gargoyles' reputation but things are made more difficult for her when Goliath won't stay out of it and she has to hide things from her new partner Matt Bluestone. Written In Stone introduction to the characters and creative team, written by Hildy Mesnik, art by Amanda Conner and Alberto Saichann.
36 pages, full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
First appearance of Kyllian in "Curse of Kyllian." Script and breakdowns by Geof Isherwood, finished art by Dave Simons. "The Secret of the Oath."
Script and breakdowns by Isherwood, finished art by Alfredo Alcala. Baron Mordo stars in "My Dinner with Mordo." Script by Sholly Fisch, art by Sandu Florea. Isherwood cover. Cameos by Dormammu and Nightmare. Pin-ups by Hartle/Alcala, Isherwood (2), and Chris Batista/Ralph Cabrera. This copy is polybagged with a Kyllian collectors card.
Cover price $2.95.
First 75-cent cover price. Cover by Walt Simonson. "Thor Croaks," script and art by Walt Simonson
Asgard is holding the Althing to determine who will be her next ruler, but where is the mighty Thor?; Thanks to a spell by Loki, Thor is a frog living in Central Park who joins more of his kind in a battle with some sinister rats; Hildy finds the sword of Surtur.
Appearances by Beta Ray Bill, Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Heimdall. Bullpen Bulletins.
36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
1st Throg
Cover by Walt Simonson. "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, or, It's Not Easy Being Green," script and art by Walt Simonson
Thor, Frog of Thunder, helps his amphibian buddies win their war against the rats while also dealing with the mutant Piper and his alligators. Appearances by Loki, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, and Heimdall. Bullpen Bulletins.
36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
First appearance of the Rocketeer.
Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story.
Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens.
Cover price $1.00.
Origin and 1st full app of new Rai (Rising Spirit). Partial Origin and 1st full app of Bloodshot (1st cameo appearance occurred in Eternal Warrior #4).
This issue does not have a card (coupon). In a tale that spans over 2000 years, a Geomancer tells the story of the blood of heroes and how it changed the course of history in
"The Blood of Heroes." Plot by Jim Shooter, David Lapham, Bob Layton & Jon Hartz. Script by Layton, pencils by Lapham, inks by Tom Ryder.
Cover price $2.25.
Gilad pursues and faces an enemy that he has battled throughout time in many different incarnations in "Evil Reincarnate."
1st appearance of Bloodshot (cameo). Script by Kevin Vanhook and art by Yvel Guichet & John Dixon.
Cover price $2.25.
Tim Drake becomes Robin.
While Batman tries to fight the effects of Scarecrow's fear toxins, Tim Drake must overcome his own fears if he hopes to rescue the caped crusader in "Master of Fear."
Script by Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle and Steve Mitchell. Cover by Breyfogle.
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.
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Cover pencils by Gus Vasquez, inks by Bud LaRosa. Land Of The Rising Sun [Part 1], script by Scott Lobdell, Steve Seagle (Story Idea), and Duncan Rouleau (Story Idea), pencils by Gus Vazquez, inks by Bud LaRosa;
The U.S. have the Avengers, Canada has Alpha Flight and the Soviet Union has the Super Soldiers so Japan decides to form its own national superhero team, Big Hero 6, under the leadership of the Silver Samurai; Unfortunately, young genius Hiro's mother won't allow him to join; Hiro tracks down Sunfire only to learn that his idol's powers are quickly killing him;
Big Hero 6 wants Sunfire to join but he claims that his hero days are over; Hiro returns home to find his mother gone and the villain, Everwraith, threatening to kill her unless Hiro and Baymax agree to work for him.
Direct Edition. "Angela!"
1st appearance of Angela, Cagliostro, and Medieval Spawn.
Story by Neil Gaiman. Art by Todd McFarlane.
Spawn is attacked by Angela, a warrior of Heaven who has been hunting Hellspawns for centuries.
Includes a B&W poster of Angela by Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane.
Cover price $1.95.
Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Joe Sinnott. Call Me Death-Bird!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns), Joe Sinnot (finished art), and Sam Grainger (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (pages 1, 3-6, 11) and Sam Grainger (pages 2, 7-10, 14-31)
Deathbird tries to take down Ms. Marvel on orders from Modok; 1st appearance of Death-Bird. Including Death-Bird, Chris Claremont introduced a few characters in this series that would later become popular X-Men mainstays.
36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC. Lady Bullseye: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Ed Brubaker Penciled by CLAY MANN.
Be there when Matt Murdock first encounters a shocking new face -- Lady Bullseye! Who is she? Where did she come from? What does she want? And will she be a foe to Daredevil...or a friend? We can't make a peep yet, but it's the perfect jumping-on point as an alarming new chapter begins in the acclaimed DAREDEVIL run by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark!
1st app LADY BULLSEYE!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.
Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON. Lady Bullseye: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Ed Brubaker Penciled by CLAY MANN.
Be there when Matt Murdock first encounters a shocking new face -- Lady Bullseye! Who is she? Where did she come from? What does she want? And will she be a foe to Daredevil...or a friend? We can't make a peep yet, but it's the perfect jumping-on point as an alarming new chapter begins in the acclaimed DAREDEVIL run by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark!
1st app LADY BULLSEYE!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.
