Direct Edition. "Firefrost And The Ebon Seeker" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott.
Thanks to the timely intervention of Firefrost, the Fantastic Four barely survive their offshore clash with the awesome Ebon Seeker! But while the FF regroup, the powerful being spawned from a black hole trudges back to Manhattan to do more damage. However, there is another group of heroes that calls Manhattan home...the Avengers! Will the FF let the Avengers battle the Ebon Seeker? Or could Earth's Mightiest Heroes actually ruin Reed's plan to use the Negative Zone to save the city? Avengers lineup: Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and the Vision.
36 pages Cover price $0.50.
"In The Gathered Gloom!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, and Jerome Moore. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott.
The good news is that Mr. Fantastic has removed the threat of the Ebon Seeker from the Earth, but the bad news is that Reed had to send the entire city block surrounding the Baxter Building into the Negative Zone to do it. And needless to say the transplanted New Yorkers are not happy! Fortunately, Reed has a plan to get everyone back to Manhattan, but the natives are growing restless! By the way that plan better include defeating a new Negative Zone villain...Stygorr!
36 pages Cover price $0.50.
Part 1 of 2. If Indy has to brave shark-infested waters to reach a remote island that is filled with bloodthirsty Cossacks, he's got to have a good reason--and he does! He's helping the granddaughter of Bill Cody get back the stolen Golden Guns of Buffalo Bill!
"Trail of the Golden Guns" is written by Ron Fortier (idea) and David Michelinie, with art by Steve Ditko and Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Bob Budiansky and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Cover price $0.60.
The Haunter of the Cenotaph - Written by Doug Moench. Art by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns), Steve Mitchell, Ricardo Villamonte and Mel Candido. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.
Mightiest monarch of a time-lost land! Characters in this issue (SPOILERS ahead for some of their fates): Trocero; Prospero; Zenobia; Diviatrix; Darweena; Cynnera (villain; introduction; death); Death-Shaper (villain; introduction; death). Letters page includes a letter from T.M. Maple. Plus: 1-page ad "A Cracker Jack Story [Baseball Story]" with pencils by Neal Adams. And: 1-page RPG ad "A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure! [The Woods of Oakthorn]" with art by Bill Willingham.
48 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
With a plague rampant in Valusia, no one can leave the King's castle! So our cast of characters treats Kull to a quartet of timeless tales--and you're treated to some of the most awesome artwork of all!
This issue spotlights work from our most-requested artists, as John Bolton, Jackson Guice, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ernie Chan and Charles Vess spin several tales of action and adventure in the pre-cataclysmic age. Written by Alan Zelenetz. Painted cover by Mike Golden.
Cover price $1.00.
Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Ben Torres. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.
WILSON FISK BUILDS A BRAND-NEW EMPIRE! The KINGPIN has done bad things. Deplorable things. He has cheated the law. He has blackmailed rivals. He has killed. But that's all in the past. The Kingpin is back in the city that he loves and ready to make his mark as a titan of legitimate industry, but needs to rekindle his public image. When Wilson Fisk makes disgraced journalist SARAH DEWEY an offer she can't refuse, the spiraling saga of crime and betrayal begins anew. Don't miss the start of Kingpin's ongoing series, written by breakout writer MATTHEW ROSENBERG and illustrated in the heavy noir stylings of BEN TORRES, as Manhattan's criminal mastermind returns to the Big Apple with honorable intentions, but no one in his circle remains pure on his climb back to the top.
28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Cover by David Finch Ian Edgington, Bruce Jones (w)/ Simon Bisley, Sin Nagasawa (p)
A Wolverine blowout issue! Marvel's bad boy is back in true lethal form in two hardcore stories!
32 PGS. WITH ADS/FC/MARVEL PG. Cover price $2.50.
wraparound cover by Ashley Wood, Joe Casey (W)/Eddie Campbell, cully Hamner, Sean Phillips, Javier Puliso, Ashley Wood
Giant-Sized Artist-Jam Anniversary Issue!
XStacy has only just joined the X-Men? and already, she is the target of their enemies! They are called the Church of Humanity led by the mysterious Supreme Pontiff ? and their fanatic vision for a pure world leaves no room for mutants!
Making this Anniversary issue truly unique will be the unmatched collection of artists who will help bring this story to life! Joining writer Joe Casey will be Eddie Campbell (From Hell), Ashley Wood (Hellspawn), Cully Hamner, Javier Pulido (Robin: Year One), and Sean Phillips (Wildcats)! And if they aren't enough, the cover will be a wrap around image and painted by Ashley Wood!
52 pages, with ads. 7-59606-02461-2-40011 (Marvel PG)3.50 Cover price $3.50.
cover by Ian Churchill Joe Casey/Ian Churchill
It's Wolverine vs. Mister Clean in the final chapter of "Poptopia"! It's the ultimate showdown in the London sewers! It's the Canadian berserker vs. the genetic cleanser! Yes, it's Logan going one-on-one with the flame-throwing fiend ? and one of them won't walk away from this confrontation! Plus: Chamber learns a harsh lesson!
36 pgs. Cover price $2.25.
Direct Edition. Cardstock cover by ASHLEY WOOD JOE CASEY (W)/ASHLEY WOOD (P & I)
Acclaimed artist Ashley Wood brings a twisted look to the X-Men as he cuts loose in the Marvel Scope format... now upgraded with a cardstock cover!
The team investigates a dangerous new "Designer Gene" smuggling ring -- and uncover a chilling side of the mutant phenomenon! And as a small Texas town is overrun by young mutants on a rampage, a classic adversary from the X- Men's past returns, more ruthless than ever! Like the NEW X-MEN 2001 ANNUAL, this double- sized adventure truly delivers that "widescreen" feel by creating a stapled spine not on the vertical side, but on the horizontal top!
52 pgs. Cover price $3.50.
The mighty mutants bust out in giant-sized pinups in the fold-out HOT SHOTS format. Introduction by Scott Lobdell. Featured artists include Alex Ross, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ken Steacy, Tony Harris, Bob Larkin, and more! Painted cover by Igor Kordey.
Cover price $2.95.
"Burning Bright: The Gargoyle's Tale!" Written by J.M. Dematteis. Art by Mark Badger. Painted cover by Jon J. Muth.
Someone or Something is haunting and plaguing Isaac Christians! What enemy from the past has a vendetta with the Gargoyle?
32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.
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.
Frank Miller art (first published Marvel work). "Master Assassin of Mars, Part 3: Meanwhile, Back in Helium." Tars Tarkas wins a battle with Barak Sol, making Tarkas leader of the Tharks.
Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Bob McLeod. Cover by John Byrne and Rudy Nebres. Cover price $0.35.
Frank Miller art (first published Marvel work). "Master Assassin of Mars, Part 3: Meanwhile, Back in Helium." Tars Tarkas wins a battle with Barak Sol, making Tarkas leader of the Tharks. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Bob McLeod. Cover by John Byrne and Rudy Nebres. Cover price $0.35.
"Master Assassin of Mars, Part 10: Hide ?n' Seek." Kantos Kan finds Dejah Thoris, who is being held prisoner in a dungeon in Helium. John Carter and Tars Tarkas battle The Master Assassin. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Ric Villamonte.
Cover price $0.40.
"Master Assassin of Mars, Part 11: Night of the Long Knives." Tardos Moor, Dejah Thoris, Tara, a nurse, Kantos Kan, Sola, John Carter, and Tars Tarka save the city of Helium. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Ernie Chan. Cover by Chan.
Cover price $0.40.
Marvel and the Video Game Revolution: Part II, with artwork by Henry Flint, Dave Devries, David Dorman and Glenn Fabry
a look at the Midnight Sons crossovers "Midnight Massacre," "Road to Vengeance: The Missing Link" and "Siege of Darkness," with comments from Bobbie Chase and Howard Mackie; Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr. discuss Daredevil: The Man without Fear; Marvel Movie Update; a look at the making of the X-Men anniversary holograms; 1-page Fred Hembeck strip; 'The Bossmen' strip by Rick Parker; Hot Sheet includes quotes from Lone Star Comics' Buddy Saunders; Daredevil illo by Darren Auck & Michael Kraiger. Cable cover by Greg Capullo & Kevin Conrad. Daredevil flip cover by Frank Miller.
Cover price $1.00.
Cover art by Frank Miller. Home Fires!, script by Roger McKenzie (Co-Plot) and Roger Stern, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein
A group of regular citizens are setting fires to try to get the city to pay them 6 million dollars, but are stopped by Captain America. Kevin Nowlan portfolio--full-page illustrations of Dagger, the Black Widow, Red Sonja, Phoenix, the Herald of Galactus, and She-Hulk (the drawing that formed the basis for the John Byrne story in Fantastic Four 275). Terry Austin portfolio--full-page illustrations of Doctor Doom, the Black Widow, women of the X-Men. Back cover Captain America illustration by Frank Miller.
36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Character/artist listing: Baron Mordo by Paul Smith; Baron Zemo by Mike Zeck; Basilisk by Sandy Plunkett; Batroc by Mike Zeck; Beast by Kerry Gammill; Beetle by John Byrne; Belladonna by Marie Severin; Binary by Dave Cockrum; Black Bolt by Mike Zeck; Black Cat by John Romita, Jr.; Black Knight by Kerry Gammill; Blacklash by Bob Layton; Black Mamba by Bob Layton; Black Panther by Keith Pollard; Black Widow by Frank Miller; Blastaar by Al Milgrom; Blitzkrieg by Joe Rubinstein; Blizzard by Bob Layton; Blob by Steve Leialoha; Blue Shield by Bret Blevins; Boomerang by John Byrne; Brother Voodoo by Keith Pollard; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (old and new) by Paul Smith; Bullseye by Frank Miller; Cannonball by Bob McLeod; Captain America by Mike Zeck; Captain Britain by Bob Budiansky; Captain Marvel by John Romita, Jr.; Captain Universe by Bob Budiansky; Celestials by Keith Pollard; Champion of the Universe by Ron Wilson; Champions of Xandar by Brian Postman; Charlie-27 by Al Milgrom; Circus of Crime by Brian Postman and Mark Gruenwald (in Steve Ditko's style); Cloak & Dagger by Ed Hannigan; Cobra by John Romita, Jr.; Collective Man by Dan Reed; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover.
Cover price $1.00.
"Ashes to Ashes!" Guest-starring Daredevil. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Frank Miller. Inks by Frank Springer. Cover by Keith Pollard and Al Milgrom.
The situation is desperate indeed as the Masked Marauder's nuclear bombdroid is headed for the heart of New York City! Only one hero can stop the bomb...the Spectacular Spider-Man! But how is a blind wall-crawler going to do that? While Spidey tries to disarm the bombdroid, Daredevil battles the Masked Marauder one-on-one! Meanwhile, Carrion has trashed Peter Parker's apartment and is lying in wait for Peter at the Empire State University campus library! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and Hector Ayala. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 1984 in Spider-Man and Daredevil 1, and again in 1994 in The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man,)
32 pages Cover price $0.35.
Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Mary Jo Duffy and Bob Layton. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte. Frank Miller cover.
Luke Cage is missing and Iron Fist must find him before the diabolical plans of an old enemy come to fruition. Plus, witness Power Man, the man with the diamond-hard skin, bleed.
32 pages. Cover price $0.50.
Direct Edition. Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Kerry Gammill and D. Hands. Frank Miller cover.
Have Power Man and Iron Fist finally met their match? They face an enemy who can out maneuver them at every turn. It will take their best teamwork to defeat Montenegro the man from the Black Mountain.
32 pages. Cover price $0.50.
Direct Edition. "Paper Tiger!" Daughters of the Dragon and Bob Diamond (Sons of the Tiger) cameos. Story by Mary Jo Duffy. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte.
Iron Fist's old enemy, Chaka, is back and he's deadlier than ever.
Cover price $0.50.
