"Life Lessons" Guest-starring the Black Widow. Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Vince Russell. Cover by Mark Bagley and Vince Russell.
On a rainy night in Manhattan, MACH-1 and Songbird defeat a large creature called Ogur! And on their way back to the T-Bolts' headquarters, they run into the Black Widow! Apprehensively, the erstwhile Masters of Evil stop to talk to her. The widow tells MACH-1 and Songbird about an early battle fought between the second roster of avengers (Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch) and the Radioactive Man. A fight in which Clint, Pietro, and Wanda showed that they could leave their criminal pasts behind and become heroes! Why is Natasha telling this tale to the former Beetle and ex-grappler? Is time running out on the Thunderbolts' ruse?
32 pages. Cover price $1.99.
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First Printing. Direct Edition.
1st appearance Hallie Takahama (becomes Jolt). Pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Vince Russell. Justice ... Like Lightning!, script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Vince Russell; Earth's newest heroic team, the Thunderbolts, bursts on the scene to widespread acclaim ... but all is not as it seems. 52 pgs.NOTE: 1st appearance of Erik Josten as Atlas (formerly Power Man I, formerly the Smuggler, formerly Goliath). Cover price $2.99.
Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Blood Without Glory!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
A rash of carjackings in the city brings Eric Masterson and Bloodaxe to a head, with Bloodaxe coming out the victor; Determined to establish his own name and reputation, Eric changes costumes and names – Thunderstrike; During their next battle, Thunderstrike manages to disarm Bloodaxe and give him his own defeat.
Silver Glitter Foil cover. 52 pgs., full color. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
Regular edition, not double feature. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Man and Beast!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
Bison attacks a SHIELD convoy in an attempt to steal Inferno 42, but is driven away when Luke Cage arrives; SHIELD goes to the Avengers to get their help in tracking Cage because he knows Bison, but it's really a setup to get them out of the way, and Thunderstrike and Cage team up to try and track Bison themselves, only to run headlong into Bison, Quicksand, and Mongoose.
36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Regular edition, not double feature. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom.
Eric, having seen his personal nightmare appear again before his eyes, freezes up; The man who nearly killed him - Mongoose! Bison faces off against DePaul while Quicksand battles Cage; Shamari has followed Thunderstrike and Cage into the tunnels trying to find Billy, only to reel in shock and horror at what he's become.
36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Double Feature Flip Book featuring Code Blue by Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, & Larry Alexander. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom.
Eric, having seen his personal nightmare appear again before his eyes, freezes up; The man who nearly killed him - Mongoose! Bison faces off against DePaul while Quicksand battles Cage; Shamari has followed Thunderstrike and Cage into the tunnels trying to find Billy, only to reel in shock and horror at what he's become.
36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $2.25.
She-Hulk. Regular edition, not double feature. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Grudge Match!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
Titania can't help herself from committing crimes as long as she remains defeated by She-Hulk, so Absorbing Man contacts Thunderstrike to set something up; They agree to go to a deserted test range in Nevada to have a one-on-one between She-Hulk and Titania, but Stellaris gets involved.
36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
She-Hulk. Double Feature Flip Book featuring Code Blue by Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, & Larry Alexander. Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Grudge Match!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
Titania can't help herself from committing crimes as long as she remains defeated by She-Hulk, so Absorbing Man contacts Thunderstrike to set something up; They agree to go to a deserted test range in Nevada to have a one-on-one between She-Hulk and Titania, but Stellaris gets involved.
36 pgs., full color. $1.50. 17 Cover price $2.50.
Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Family Matters!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
Thunderstrike has the Black Knight inspect the Bloodaxe to see if he can find anything unusual about it, but doesn't tell him that he hears it whispering to him; Elsewhere, the Juggernaut begins heading to GeneTech to get a medical file to help his friend Black Tom; Eric is determined to stop him, one way or another; Eric finds a peaceful solution to the problem and lets Juggernaut go on his way to help his friend.
36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Sangré Means Blood!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
A school shooting by a new vigilante named Sangre reveals a child pornography ring in the school; The target was Mr. Gerrins, one of Kevin Masterson's teachers; Thunderstrike and Code:Blue work together to break up the ring and capture one of the ringleaders, who turns out to be Armand Pelps, the School District Supervisor; They manage to save him from being killed by Sangre, but he is arrested in the end.
36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
Cover by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom. Evil Woman!, script by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, art by Ron Frenz and Al Milgrom
Mary Jane and Peter Parker are looking into a membership at Salon Steele, when Pandara strikes; Pandara threatens Mary Jane but his saved by her husband. Eric is there to see his ex-wife and gets involved as well; He and Spidey wind up crossing paths, allowing Pandara to escape.
36 pgs., full color. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
COVER BY MIKE DEODATO JR. CHRISTINA Z. (W)/MIKE DEODATO JR. (P & I)
As the truth about the Brethren of the Blue Fist sends her life into a tailspin, the were-woman known as Tigra fights as never before to see justice done!
Cover price $2.99.
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Kev Walker and Mark Bagley. Cover by Humberto Ramos.
HOW DO YOU WIN A WAR AGAINST TIME? A special year-ending adventure that gives portents as to what is to come in the Marvel Universe over the next twelve months! Kang the Conqueror is a warrior, a destroyer, a subjugator-but even he is subject to the whims and vicissitudes of time itself. So when a parallel timeline threatens to overwrite the future Kang has fought so long and so hard to control, the master of the ages has no choice but to go to war with time itself, battling through days of tomorrow as he struggles to prevent the end of what is to come! Featuring all the major players in the Marvel pantheon!
52 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.
The industry's most unique artists re-imagine classic Marvel characters!
The time: now. The place: the offices of Marvel Comics. Suddenly, Stan Lee bursts into the room and says, "I've got this crazy idea for a hero named Spider-Man--now draw him!" That's the idea behind Timeslip, the concept that invites innovative artists to completely re-mold Marvel's coolest characters. Reprinting the complete run of pin-ups from Marvel Vision, this one-shot showcases the writing of Jim Krueger, plus the art of the industry's most unique talents, including Mike Allred, Dan Jurgens, Bill Sienkiewicz, Scott McDaniel, John Paul Leon, Paul Pope, Tommy Lee Edwards, Guy Davis, Kelley Jones, John Totleben and Jeff Smith! And the whole package is wrapped in a new painted cover by Vince Evans! Cover price $2.99.
The industry's most unique artists re-imagine classic Marvel characters! The time: now. The place: the offices of Marvel Comics. Suddenly, Stan Lee bursts into the room and says, "I've got this crazy idea for a hero named Spider-Man--now draw him!" That's the idea behind Timeslip, the concept that invites innovative artists to completely re-mold Marvel's coolest characters. Reprinting the complete run of pin-ups from Marvel Vision, this one-shot showcases the writing of Jim Krueger, plus the art of the industry's most unique talents,
including Mike Allred, Dan Jurgens, Bill Sienkiewicz, Scott McDaniel, John Paul Leon, Paul Pope, Tommy Lee Edwards, Guy Davis, Kelley Jones, John Totleben and Jeff Smith! And the whole package is wrapped in a new painted cover by Vince Evans!
Cover price $2.99.
Cover by Ron Wilson and Frank Giacoia. All reprints. "The Mask of the Mind!" (from Marvel Tales 46); No one suspects that the handsome and kind Dr. Hill is secretly a grave robber who disguises himself with a hideous mask to do his evil work.
All reprints. "The Man in the Tomb!" with art by Bob Fujitani (from Mystic 12); A mobster wants to join a lodge so the reluctant members subject him to their toughest initiation: being locked in a mausoleum.
"Dracula is Dead!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Gil Kane.
At Last! Blade, Drake, and their allies have finally slain Dracula! But the Lord of Vampires is a hard creature of the night to keep down. Will Dracula rise again? And if so, what will it mean for our team of monster hunters? Never let your guard down...!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.
"Dracula is Dead!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. Cover by Gil Kane.
At Last! Blade, Drake, and their allies have finally slain Dracula! But the Lord of Vampires is a hard creature of the night to keep down. Will Dracula rise again? And if so, what will it mean for our team of monster hunters? Never let your guard down...!
32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.
"Return From the Grave!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.
The Lord of Vampires will soon learn that he is not the only creature of the night to return from the grave... Plus, who is Doctor Sun ans why will he go on to become one of Dracula's greatest adversaries?
32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Doctor Sun. Cover price $0.20.
"The Coming of Doctor Sun!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.
Featuring a helicopter chase down the Transylvanian Alps with Dracula as the un-living target! Plus, the unveiling of the new even more diabolical Doctor Sun!
32 pages, FC. NOTE: 25-cent cover price begins. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 88 (The Leader by Herb Trimpe). Cover price $0.25.
"Deathknell!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.
The diabolical scheme of Doctor Sun revealed! Plus, vampire battle vampire in a sinister duel of the unliving! Brief Blade appearance.
32 pages, FC. NOTE: Letters to the editor from comics writer Ralph Macchio. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #96 (Doctor Octopus by Steve Ditko). Cover price $0.25.
"Memories on a Mourning's Night!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer.
Blade declares war on Dracula!
32 pages, FC. NOTE: Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 23 Sgt. Fury. Cover price $0.25.
