"Conflagration" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
Thanks to artful negotiating by the Scarlet Witch, Force Works avoids a confrontation with Black Brigade and instead receives an audience with the ruling council of Slorenia! The governing body wants FW to capture Ember, the rebels' most powerful freedom fighter! Wanda concurs with that plan, but remains suspicious about the motives of the Slorenian leaders. A few hours later, Force Works tracks Ember to an abandoned palace outside the capital city and invites Black Brigade to help them! However, this is where the new team gets a lesson in meddling in the affairs of foreign countries! What should just be one battle turns into a double donnybrook! Shell-head, Century, and Spider-Woman vs. Black Brigade; and the Scarlet Witch and U.S. Agent vs. Ember! Will Force Works be able to extricate themselves from the Slorenian crisis? Or will they just sink further into the Baltic quagmire? Cameo appearances by Captain America and the Recorder. Second story: "Breakdown" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Kevin Yates. A tour of the virtual training room almost turns deadly for Spider-Woman's daughter. (Notes: Ember and Black Brigade return in Force Works 11. The version of issue 5 with the $2.95 cover price has a pink FW logo.
32 pages. Cover price $2.95.
$2.95 cover price. Polybagged with Marvel Action Hour Preview and acetate print.
"Conflagration" Part 2 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Tom Tenney and Rey Garcia.
Thanks to artful negotiating by the Scarlet Witch, Force Works avoids a confrontation with Black Brigade and instead receives an audience with the ruling council of Slorenia! The governing body wants FW to capture Ember, the rebels' most powerful freedom fighter! Wanda concurs with that plan, but remains suspicious about the motives of the Slorenian leaders. A few hours later, Force Works tracks Ember to an abandoned palace outside the capital city and invites Black Brigade to help them! However, this is where the new team gets a lesson in meddling in the affairs of foreign countries! What should just be one battle turns into a double donnybrook! Shell-head, Century, and Spider-Woman vs. Black Brigade; and the Scarlet Witch and U.S. Agent vs. Ember! Will Force Works be able to extricate themselves from the Slorenian crisis? Or will they just sink further into the Baltic quagmire? Cameo appearances by Captain America and the Recorder. Second story: "Breakdown" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Kevin Yates. A tour of the virtual training room almost turns deadly for Spider-Woman's daughter. (Notes: Ember and Black Brigade return in Force Works 11. The version of issue 5 with the $2.95 cover price has a pink FW logo.
This comic book is polybagged with the 16-page Action Hour preview or acetate print.)
32 pages. Cover price $2.95.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 1 of 6. "Goodbye Hong Kong" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Taylor. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Ross and Rey Garcia.
A quiet morning in Hong Kong is violently interrupted by an attack from the Mandarin's malevolent minions! The Avatars, five bizarre creatures with supernatural powers, begin ripping up the city and moving towards the headquarters of Stark Industries' Far East Division! The slaughter of the innocent civilians will continue unchecked... unless Force Works intervenes! So in dramatic fashion the Scarlet Witch, Century, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent airdrop into the island city and counterattack against Lich, Foundry, Deluge, Q'wake, and Butterfly! Meanwhile at the conclusion to Iron Man 310, the Mandarin captured Iron Man and War Machine! And now the two armored avengers stand immobilized before the Chinese super-villain! Shell-Head and Rhodey are at the mercy of the Mandarin! And unfortunately he has no mercy! Story continues in War Machine (1994-1996 1st series) #9. First appearance of Suzi Endo.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 4 of 6. "Heart of Darkness" Guest-starring War Machine. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Dave Taylor. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Dave Taylor and Rey Garcia.
Story continues from Iron Man 311. With an urgent fury, Force Works attacks the Mandarin's fortress in the middle of nowhere China! The fighting mad U.S. Agent, Scarlet Witch, and Spider-Woman rip into the Avatars during their search for Tony Stark! However they may be too late as the Mandarin is poised to deliver the coup de grâce to his hated foe! But in the nick of time, the Scarlet Witch crashes into the Asian mastermind's chamber room and staggers the super-villain with the ten rings! Setting the stage for the spectacular showdown.. .Iron Man versus the, wait, hold on, it's not the golden avenger, it's the Scarlet Witch vs. the Mandarin! Wow, is Wanda ready to throw down with the mighty Mandarin? An excellent issue! Story continues in War Machine #10.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Tidings of Comfort and Joy" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Stu Johnson. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Dave Taylor and Rey Garcia.
The ordeal with the Mandarin is over. And now it's time to celebrate Force Works-style! Tony Stark throws a party at the team's Ventura headquarters and invites many former friends and colleagues to attend! The purpose of the party is two-fold. First, to recognize Force Works' recent accomplishments; and second, to give Tony a chance to apologize to his friends for his deceptive behavior in the past several months. But one of the guests is not receptive to Iron Man's apology! The Avengers' former ace archer…Hawkeye! Clint is still bitter over the break-up of the west coast team; and some wounds take a long time to heal. Someday reconciliation may be possible, but not today!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Dreamtime" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Rey Garcia.
Force Works is on the move to the land down under! The chaos computer reports a problem developing in Queensland, Australia! And sure enough strange and grotesque creatures are rampaging through a local town! When FW descends into the city, they discover that the monsters are actually psychic manifestations…from somebody's dream! Truly bizarre! However, a new Aussie superhero called Dreamguard says the answer to the dream-driven mystery lies in the outback! And that's where Shell-head, Spider-Woman, Century, Wanda, and the agent are going next! First appearance of Dreamguard. Cameo appearance by Orphan. Second story: "Memorial" Part 1 of 2. Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Jim Calafiore. Inks by Rey Garcia. Spider-Woman and the Scarlet Witch prepare to attend the memorial service for Wonder Man (aka Simon Williams).
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Destiny" Script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Tom Tenney. Inks by Avon. Cover by Tom Tenney and Avon.
Spider-Woman and the U.S. Agent rush to Palos Verdes to aid Wonder Man in his battle against Kree terrorists. Story supplements Force Works 1 (published in July 1994). Second feature: Full-page profiles of Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Wonder Man, and the U.S. Agent. (Notes: This special preview edition could be considered Force Works issue zero. The inside front cover details Tony Starks' rationale for forming the new team. The back cover features a color pin-up of the new team by Tom Tenney and Avon. Comic size is 5.5" x 8.5". Interior art is black and white. There are not any advertisements in this issue.)
Cover price $0.75.
"The Last Frankenstein!" Script by Gary friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Reprint back-up: "The Face in the Glass!" Art by John Forte. The letters page contains a Marvel Value Stamp Series A # 69 (Marvel Girl). Gil Kane cover pencils.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Ernie Chan (as Ernie Chua). A Cold and Lasting Tomb!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Vince Colletta; The Frankenstein Monster is frozen in ice and re-awakens in the present.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia. All Pieces of Fear!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Jack Abel; After being attacked by a street gang, the Frankenstein Monster is befriended by Ralph Caccone.
Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito. Tactics of Death!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Klaus Janson; The Frankenstein Monster and Ralf Caccone are captured by Cardinal and taken to an ICON warehouse; The Night-Creature tracks the Frankenstein Monster there and attacks.
Cover by Ron Wilson. Code-Name: Berserker!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Bob McLeod; Eric Prawn takes Ralph and the Frankenstein Monster to Europe to Veronica Frankenstein's home; Veroinca operates on the monster and he regains the ability to speak.
Victor Frankenstein's bride has a deadly encounter in "The Monster's Revenge!" Part re-telling of the Shelley classic, part new "Marvel" story. Script by Gary Friedrich, art and cover by Mike Ploog.
"Death of the Monster!" The part re-telling of the Shelley classic concludes. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by John Verpoorten. Mike Ploog cover.
The monster rescues and befriends a beautiful woman in "The Monster Walks Among Us!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by John Verpoorten. Ploog cover.
The monster faces a descendent of Victor Frankenstein AND a giant spider! "--In Search of the Last Frankenstein!" Script by Gary Friedrich, plot, art, and cover by Mike Ploog.
Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Fury of a Fiend!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten; The Frankenstein Monster joins a group of gypsy entertainers and is tricked into helping one of them return Dracula to life.
Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Fury of a Fiend!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten.
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It's the monster versus Dracula in "My Name is Dracula!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. Back-up reprint, "The Man Who Can't Be Stopper" with beautiful art by Joe Orlando. Buscema cover? Cover price $0.20.
Cover pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia. All Pieces of Fear!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Jack Abel
After being attacked by a street gang, the Frankenstein Monster is befriended by Ralph Caccone. Six Strange Words, art by Syd Shores; A thug threatens a sorcerer to tell him six words which allow him to send a man into limbo; After he uses them on the sorcerer he breaks the fourth wall and addresses the reader directly telling them they "know too much"; He speaks the incantation once again, but this time he is the one to disappear into limbo where he finds the sorcerer laughing at him.
36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
"Death of the Monster!" The part re-telling of the Shelley classic concludes. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by John Verpoorten. Ploog cover.
Cover price $0.20.
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The monster faces a descendent of Victor Frankenstein AND a giant spider! "--In Search of the Last Frankenstein!" Script by Gary Friedrich, plot, art, and cover by Mike Ploog.
Cover price $0.20.
Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Fury of a Fiend!, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten
The Frankenstein Monster joins a group of gypsy entertainers and is tricked into helping one of them return Dracula to life. The Executioner!, pencils by Dunling, inks by Grogar; Francis Tourneau is an executioner to King Louis XVI of France in the year 1769; He labors to find a more efficient means of executing prisoners; A physician named Joseph-Ignace Guillotin provides him designs for a mechanized decapitation device.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
