Direct Edition. Part 4 of 6 - "Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the Universe!" Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Ron Lim, George Perez, Joe Rubinstein, Bruce N. Solotoff.
The surviving heroes of Earth mount an all-out assault on the Mad Titan, Thanos, and the power of his Infinity Gauntlet. But do even the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe have enough might to topple this nigh-omnipotent madman? Meanwhile, the mysterious man known as Adam Warlock waits and watches in the wings. What could he possibly have up his sleeve?
48 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Part 5 of 6. "Astral Conflagration!" Story by Jim Starlin. Art by Ron Lim and Joe Rubinstein.
The heroes of Earth mounted an all-out assault on Thanos and the power of his Infinity Gauntlet. They failed. Now, the Mad Titan stands defiantly before the cosmic gods of the universe. It's Thanos vs. the Stranger, Lord Order and Master Chaos, Chronos, the Celestials, Mistress Love and Sire Hate, Mephisto, Eon, Galactus, Lady Death, and Eternity in a battle that could very well mean the end of everything. However, an unexpected turn of events will change the playing field and nothing will ever be the same again.
48 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"Air Pirates of Mars, Part 2: From the Shadows...Stara Kan." John Carter battles the White Apes.
Stara Kan flees to the Atmosphere Factory after escaping Helium.
Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Rudy Nebres. Cover by Kane and Cockrum.
Cover price $0.30.
Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Scorpion Strikes!, art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman
A scorpion is mutated by radiation and grows giant, gaining an evil intelligence; It is transformed back with another burst of radiation after being tricked into position by a hypnotist. Won't You Step into My Parlor...??, art by and Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Herr Krumhausen prepares a giant room to deceive a business competitor into believing he has shrunk to miniature size, only to really shrink himself. Take a Chair, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A furniture maker gets more than he bargained for when he attempts to eliminate a rival chair producer and finds out he is an alien in disguise creating robotic spies on humans. Ad for Monsters Unleashed and Vampire Tales.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover by Gil Kane and Ernie Chan. The Bewitched Bike!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Tony DiPreta
A crook steals a bike from a time-traveler that has come from the year 1992, forty years in the future; He robs a bank and pedals into the future but is recognized anyway and shot as he attempts to flee. Death Waits Within!, art by Carl Hubbell; An elderly couple that run an inn in Europe murder their guests in order to rob them and send the money to their son in America; They do not recognize their final victim as their son, who has come home for a surprise visit. Out of the Night, art by Jim Mooney; A writer is attacked and killed by a giant insect. The Man Who Was Nobody, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Winiarski; A Martian sleeper agent is eradicated when his usefulness is ended due to incarceration in an asylum.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dan Adkins. The Black Panther stars in the Panther versus the Klan part 2, "They Told Me a Myth I Wanted to Believe, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Billy Graham, inks by Bob McLeod
The Panther is taken by a group of Klansman and tied to a burning cross. Letter from comics editor and writer Ralph Macchio. Marvel Value Stamp.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.
Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Black Panther stars in the Panther versus the Klan part 4, "Death Riders on the Horizon, script by Don McGregor, pencils by Billy Graham (pages 1-5) and Rich Buckler (pages 6-17), inks by Bob McLeod (pages 1-5) and Jim Mooney (pages 6-17)
Monica's mother tells a story of Klan raid during Reconstruction and Monica re-imagines it with the Panther present. Letters from comics creators John Rieber and Glenn Rowsam.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.
