Final issue of the series. Morbius stars in "The End of a Vampire!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by Vince Colletta. Cameos by Spider-Man and the Lizard. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 75 (Morbius). Gil Kane/Dan Adkins cover.
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Final giant-size issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Midnight Monster," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers
When handsome scientist playboy Victor Avery is rejected by a girl he turns himself into a monster to wreak revenge on her fiancé only to become his own victim. "There Is a Brain Behind the Fangs!", art by Don Heck; A man is convinced that dogs are secretly planning to take over the world; His friend the psychiatrist convinces him otherwise by showing that his dog cannot understand complex questions, even under hypnosis. "I Took a Journey Into Fear!", art by Steve Ditko; A man thinks he has traveled through time with the "time machine" he built but the shock he receives from it when he throws the switch unhinges his mind and when the men with the white coats come to take him away he perceives them as barbarians of an earlier age. "Wings of the Butterfly!", art by Joe Sinnott; In the year 2050 Eric Krane is a spaceman who collects butterflies only to find himself trapped on planet where butterflies collect men. "The Last Laugh!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A practical joker suffers the ultimate practical joke--after his death. "The Black Ray," art by Paul Reinman; An imprisoned criminal scientist pretends to make a medical device which is in fact a time machine; He sends his mind into the past to inhabit the body of 'the richest man' but is imprisoned once more, as the Count of Monte Cristo. "The Voice of Fate!", art by Don Heck; The Fates make a wager over whether humans will ever understand that they cannot escape them; One of them tells a jewel thief that he will be punished, but he defies fate and flees the country, thinking that since the US is in World War II he will never be found and punished in Hiroshima.
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.
Final giant-size issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The Midnight Monster," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers
When handsome scientist playboy Victor Avery is rejected by a girl he turns himself into a monster to wreak revenge on her fiancé only to become his own victim. "There Is a Brain Behind the Fangs!", art by Don Heck; A man is convinced that dogs are secretly planning to take over the world; His friend the psychiatrist convinces him otherwise by showing that his dog cannot understand complex questions, even under hypnosis. "I Took a Journey Into Fear!", art by Steve Ditko; A man thinks he has traveled through time with the "time machine" he built but the shock he receives from it when he throws the switch unhinges his mind and when the men with the white coats come to take him away he perceives them as barbarians of an earlier age. "Wings of the Butterfly!", art by Joe Sinnott; In the year 2050 Eric Krane is a spaceman who collects butterflies only to find himself trapped on planet where butterflies collect men. "The Last Laugh!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A practical joker suffers the ultimate practical joke--after his death. "The Black Ray," art by Paul Reinman; An imprisoned criminal scientist pretends to make a medical device which is in fact a time machine; He sends his mind into the past to inhabit the body of 'the richest man' but is imprisoned once more, as the Count of Monte Cristo. "The Voice of Fate!", art by Don Heck; The Fates make a wager over whether humans will ever understand that they cannot escape them; One of them tells a jewel thief that he will be punished, but he defies fate and flees the country, thinking that since the US is in World War II he will never be found and punished in Hiroshima.
52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.
Cover by STEVE McNIVEN Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by STUART IMMONEN
The blockbuster Marvel event of the year continues! AFTERMATH: the heroes reel in the wake of last issue's shocking finale. Thor finds himself unwelcome in two homes. Steve Rogers makes the decision of a lifetime. And Iron Man prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice. Every move the heroes make just serves to make The Serpent stronger-- and the feat he accomplishes in this issue will rock the Avengers.
32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Written by CULLEN BUNN Pencis & Cover by LEE GARBETT
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN The Sub-Mariner's kingdom has fallen! Namor and his allies--Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer, the Savage She-Hulk, and Loa--must invade New Atlantis and wrest control from the sinister forces that have claimed the city. With Namor still shaken by the crushing defeat he has suffered, our heroes may be no match for the frightening opposition they're set to encounter as the Worthy's lieutenants summon dark forces that spill into the oceans...and one team member may be forever changed as fear takes over.
32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.
Written by CULLEN BUNN Pencils & Cover by LEE GARBETT
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN In the midst of FEAR ITSELF, anything goes! Just as the unlikely team of Namor, Dr. Strange, the Silver Surfer, the Savage She-Hulk, and Loa band together, they're torn apart by a nightmare from the depths. And now each of these heroes must face an almost unstoppable enemy--and crushing fear--alone!
32 PGS Cover price $2.99.
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN - Cover by ART ADAMS Written by MATT FRACTION, CULLEN BUNN & CHRIS YOST, Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & PAUL PELLETIER
FEAR ITSELF AFTERMATH! A new twice-monthly series featuring Captain America, the Avengers, and heroes and villains across the entire Marvel Universe! By the acclaimed writing team of Matt Fraction, Cullen Bunn and Chris Yost and the powerhouse art team of Mark Bagley and Paul Pelletier.
32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN - Written by CHRISTOS GAGE, FRED VAN LENTE, HOWARD CHAYKIN & ELLIOT KALAN Pencils by MIKE MAYHEW, ALESSANDRO VITTI, HOWARD CHAYKIN & TY TEMPLETON Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN With the forces of the Serpent spreading terror throughout the world, mankind has only one hope...themselves. Speedball must find a way to unite the people he's inspired to face their own fear...but is he leading them to victory, or death? An all-new team of heroes -- X-23, POWER MAN, AMADEUS CHO, THUNDERSTRIKE and SPIDER-GIRL find themselves trapped on a Hell-Carrier on a collision course with Honolulu to one-up Pearl Harbor! PLUS: Milwaukee's citizens have turned against the Great Lakes Avengers, even as the GLA faces its most lethal threat to date: The 'hammer-wielding' Asbestos Man!
Cover price $3.99.
Art Adams/Bill Sienkiewicz cover.
Emma Frost continues to manipulate and brainwash Angelica Jones and secretly plans to make the young mutant into the Hellfire Club's most deadly assassin and already has targets in mind in "This Lady Kills."
Script by Tom DeFalco and art Mary Wilshire & Steve Leialoha. Cover price $0.75.
Cover by Al Williamson. Chapter One: Treachery in Torneo, script by Mark Schultz, art by Al Williamson
The Witch Queen spoils the Mongo Olympics by kidnapping Flash Gordon. Chapter Two: Prisoners of Molluskum, script by Mark Schultz, art by Al Williamson; Flash befriends the Squidmen of Molluskum after saving them from a Gastroclops; Azura takes Flash to Syk and imprisons him.; Grateful to Flash for saving his life, Tralgor frees him. Flash attempts to flee but crashes in the Kingdom of the Fire People.
36 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Part 1 of 10. "Mad...As in Angry!" Story by Steve Gerber. Art by JJ Birch and Tony DeZuniga. "Live a poem, or die a fool!"
Here comes the madcap avenger now in his own title. Months have passed since the demise of the Defenders and Greg Salinger, the man formerly known as the Fool Killer, awakes to find himself in a mental institution. Meanwhile, a young man who was a victim of a senseless crime begins to see the world in a whole new light.
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
Part 5 of 10. "Body Count!" Story by Steve Gerber. Art by JJ Birch and Tony DeZuniga.
With a new look, the new Fool Killer hits the mean streets with a vengeance. By the end of this issue the criminal element will know the moto of the Fool Killer, "Actions have Consequences!"
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
"Day-Break" Part 1 of 3. Double-size issue. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia.
Foldout popup wraparound cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
It's the debut of a new superhero team in the Marvel Universe! Force Works! And this new group sure looks a lot like Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but with a twist! Following the breakup of the West Coast Avengers, Tony Stark decides to form his own team in Southern California and recruits his former teammates to fill the ranks! However one infamous Avengers' legacy will haunt Force Works from the very beginning! As rogue Kree agents still seek vengeance on Wonder Man and the Vision (as a result of Operation Galactic Storm)! When the Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man bump into the Vision and Black Widow at their former west coast compound, the Kree terrorists attack en masse! And suddenly Force Works has its first action! The U.S. Agent and Shell-head lead the charge at Palos Verdes, while Wonder Man soars into the stratosphere to knock out the Kree's ion cannon! But something goes horribly wrong in outer space, and the new team cannot celebrate their victory in California. And even less so when the Scatter appear! Who are these bizarre aliens? Apparent death of Wonder Man. First appearance of Century.
48 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"Orphan" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Rey Garcia.
Deep in the Australian Outback, Force Works chases a dream! But this dream is actually an alien nightmare (aka Orphan) that turns sweet dreams into scary realities! As Dreamguard leads FW closer to the alien, the heroes drift off into dreamland! Will Force Works wake up in time? Second story: "Sense of Loss" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Force Works and Earth's Mightiest Heroes gather to commemorate the life and times of the man of wonder, Simon Williams.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Red Heat" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore.
Force Works returns to the scene of the crime! The embattled nation of Slorenia in Eastern Europe! When FW previously visited (in issues 4 & 5), the team stormed into the country; but this time they're going in undercover! After receiving a tip from War Machine about the possibility of government-sanctioned genocide; Wanda and the agent hide out with the Dudak ethnic minority, while Tony and Julia infiltrate the Slorene parliament building. With Century and the Recorder circling high overhead in the hex-ship, FW seems to have all the bases covered! However after Spider-Woman makes a ghastly discovery in the catacombs of the government building, Force Works' covert plan blows up! And suddenly the heroes are under attack from all sides as Black Brigade, Volkhvy, and the Targoths move in for the kill! FW's mission of mercy is over; it's now a mission for survival!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Red Heat" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore.
Force Works returns to the scene of the crime! The embattled nation of Slorenia in Eastern Europe! When FW previously visited (in issues 4 & 5), the team stormed into the country; but this time they're going in undercover! After receiving a tip from War Machine about the possibility of government-sanctioned genocide; Wanda and the agent hide out with the Dudak ethnic minority, while Tony and Julia infiltrate the Slorene parliament building. With Century and the Recorder circling high overhead in the hex-ship, FW seems to have all the bases covered! However after Spider-Woman makes a ghastly discovery in the catacombs of the government building, Force Works' covert plan blows up! And suddenly the heroes are under attack from all sides as Black Brigade, Volkhvy, and the Targoths move in for the kill! FW's mission of mercy is over; it's now a mission for survival!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"War Crimes" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Ross. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Ross and Mark McKenna.
Finally, the team-up the fans have been waiting for! Force Works and the Avengers! Have the former friends and teammates settled their differences from the breakup of the West Coast Avengers several months ago? It's time to let bygones be bygones once a riot breaks out in the extra terrestrial wing of the Vault! The killers of Wonder Man, the Kree Starstealth, are armed and dangers and on the loose! But FW and Earth's Mightiest Heroes aren't the only people looking for the renegade Kree! The Skrulls' war crimes tribunal is too! It's an action-packed intergalactic adventure in the Rocky Mountains!
"The Fires of Sunrise" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Ross. Inks by Mark McKenna. Cover by Dave Ross and Mark McKenna.
Force Works and the Avengers open up two fronts to battle the evil menace of the Kree Starstealth! Shell-head, Crystal, Pietro, Hercules, and the agent attack the heavily armed Kree prisoners in a nearby rail yard! While Century, Goliath, Spider-Woman, and both team leaders teleport to the Skrull Tribunal Ship orbiting high overhead! The fight on the railhead is going great (for the heroes) until the surviving Kree renegades are suddenly transported to the tribunal ship with their weapons! How did that happen?! Mysteriously the devious Recorder has taken over the spaceship! And now the Starstealth prepare to execute the Skrulls, Avengers, and Force Works! What a turn of events! However the awesome power of the Scarlet Witch is still in play! Can Wanda save her new team…and her old one? A terrific two-part story!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Lost & Found" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Cheung. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Cheung and Rey Garcia.
Can a man outrun his past? What about an alien? Force Works' resident alien, Century, is about to find out! When the U.S. Agent arrives at FW's California headquarters and notices all the computer systems shut down, he grows concerned that something terrible has happened! And sure enough one of Century's old space-faring adversaries (the Broker) has come to Earth looking for the man who wields Parallax! When the agent discovers that his friends have already been captured by the Broker's minions, the headstrong hero tackles the Broker and his henchmen all by himself…until Century teleports into the atrium to help! Can Century and the U.S. Agent cut a winning deal with the Broker?
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Traitor's Gate" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Cheung. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Cheung and Rey Garcia. The Scarlet Witch and U.S. Agent return to FW's headquarters after attending the reunion at Avengers Mansion. They had fun reminiscing with old friends, but now it's time to focus on their present team! With Century's departure, the Force Works' roster is down to five: Wanda, Spider-Woman, Shell-head, the agent, and Moonraker. Hold on, who is Moonraker? Where did he come from and why is he so affectionate towards Julia? The Scarlet Witch and the agent act like they've known him for a long time, but surprisingly Spider-Woman's daughter has never seen him! Is something rotten in the state of Force Works? First appearance of Moonraker.
This issue includes a glossy (3-D) pull out poster of "Spider-Man's secret villains" sponsored by Fruit Roll-Ups.
The issue may or may not contain the poster now.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Cybermancy!" Guest-starring Hawkeye. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Cheung. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Cheung and Rey Garcia.
Force Works is coming apart at the seams! And in large part due to the erratic behavior of the team's founder: Iron Man! Against the wishes of the Scarlet Witch, Shell-head appoints a new member to the team! Cybermancer! And then the golden avenger accuses Hawkeye (in absentia) of murdering both Marilla and Rita DeMara during the Avengers' reunion in Manhattan several days ago! What?! That can't be right! Nevertheless Force Works sends Cybermancer and the U.S. Agent to round up the ace archer! But Iron Man interferes in that operation too! Is it time to give Shell-head the boot? Story continues in War Machine 20 and Iron Man 322. Second appearance of Cybermancer (aka Suzy Endo).
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Welcome to Nowhere!" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Yancey Labat. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Yancey Labat and Rey Garcia.
After receiving a chaos alert at the end of last issue, Force Works zooms to Southeast Asia to investigate! Apparently the entire country of Vietnam has vanished! And nobody except Spider-Woman's daughter remembers it ever existing! Once Moonraker, Spider-Woman, Fisher, and the Scarlet Witch arrive at Agaphaur (the former temple of the Priests of Pama); Apocryphus and his allies attack! Wasn't Apocryphus one of the Anachronauts from Avengers Annual 21? That may explain who the mastermind behind the mayhem is! In the meantime though, Force Works must fight to stay alive...in the land that time forgot!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Aftermath" Part 2 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
After their very first battle, Force Works is on the verge of collapse! At the end of last issue, the alien Scatter abducted the Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, and the agent! And now Iron Man's only clue to their whereabouts is Century…another alien that appeared out of nowhere! With no other options available, Shell-head joins Century for a trans-dimensional teleport! On a ghastly world conquered by the ghoulish Scatter, the golden avenger finds his teammates under severe distress! The Scatter are ready to feed, but Force Works is ready to fight! FW will run the gauntlet to escape from Scatter world!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Siege Perilous" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Hector Oliveira. Inks by Rey Garcia and Deodato Studios. Cover by Hector Oliveira and Rene Micheletti.
After their Southeast Asia excursion, Force Works returns to their badly damaged headquarters! However Cybermancer and Virgil (a Tony Stark hologram) block their entrance to protect a secret weapon hidden in the sub-basement! But at this point in The Crossing, FW is fed up with anything to do with Tony! So Wanda, Spider-Woman, War Machine, Fisher, Rachel, and the agent storm the works! Can Force Works battle past Virgil's internal defenses and reach the doomsday weapon? Unfortunately to save their headquarters, FW may have to destroy it! And then what? Story continues in War Machine 23.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
