"S.H.O.C." Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna.
The second clone saga is over and a new chapter begins today in the lives of the Amazing Spider-Man and his beautiful wife! Both Mary Jane and Peter are on their way to Empire State University to start new endeavors! When MJ signs up for classes she meets a new friend: Jill Stacy... the cousin of the late Gwen Stacy! In the meantime across campus; while trying to locate a research professor, Peter runs into a new superhero and a new super-villain! Who are Crown and SHOC? And where did they come from? The questions must wait as the Spectacular Spider-Man's first priority is shutting off an experimental energy generator that threatens to destroy the ESU campus! Welcome back to school Mr. and Mrs. Parker! First appearances of Crown, SHOC, and Jill Stacy.
40 pages. Cover price $1.95.
Last 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. "If Asgard Should Perish...!", script by Len Wein, pencils by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Tony DeZuniga (finished art), inks by Tony DeZuniga
Igron tells Thor how he came across a diminutive Mangog in the dungeon; Igron then stole a portion of each Asgardians life force to bring Mangog back to power, which explained their lethargic state; After Odin regained his memory and left Earth for Asgard, he disappeared and never arrived; Igron then cast a spell to make Mangog look like Odin, and thus their plan was born; The guards then attack Thor and while he is distracted, Mangog strikes him down; Elsewhere, the warriors rally the people to their cause, but when they arrive at the gates, they see Thor shackled up like a scarecrow; As they strike, Mangog (back in disguise), transforms them all to animals; He finally snaps and kills Igron as well, which ends his disguise and everyone knows it's really Mangog and not Odin; Thor manages to break himself free, and races Mangog to the Odinsword.
36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
Cover by John Buscema. "Rebirth!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta
The Absorbing Man returns, heeding a mysterious summons that he can't ignore; Unfortunately, he crosses Sif and Hildegarde's path, knocking them both out, which just angers Thor all the more; Creel follows the summons to a small house, and discovers Loki. Appearances by Sif, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, Balder, Hildegarde, and Karnilla.
36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.
Rainbow Foil Cover - "Watchers Lie!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Ant Man (Scott Lang). Story by Tom DeFalco, Mike Lackey, and Paul Ryan. Art and cover by Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi.
Sue, Ben, Johnny, and Scott continue their impossible search for Reed Richards and are joined by the most unlikely of allies - Kristoff the heir to Doctor Doom and Nathaniel Richards, Reed's own father. Their journey brings them face-to-face with the rogue Watcher.
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"The Annihilation Gambit!" Part 7 of 9. Guest-starring the Avengers. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne.
Story continued from Avengers (Vol. 1) #233. Can the Fantastic Four find a way to escape the mysterious Negative Zone in time to stop the sinister Annihilus from achieving his ultimate goal? Plus, the mighty Galactus' strength is waning and newly created herald, Nova, plans to see that her master gets the sustenance he needs to survive. What does this mean for the alien Skrulls' homeworld? Story continues in Thing (Vol. 1) #2 and Avengers (Vol. 1) #234.
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Newsstand Edition. "Into the Negative Zone!" Part 1 of 9. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne.
The Fantastic Four embark on their most perilous adventure to date, as they venture to explore the infamous Negative Zone. Can Marvel's First Family discover the secrets of this foreboding place, or will they succumb to the dangers and evils with dwell there?
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"Terrax the Untamed" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Iron Man and Thor. Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin.
Terrax the Tamer is back with a vengeance! The former herald of Galactus (last seen in Rom 27) ambushes the Fantastic Four and brings death and destruction to New York City! In an awesome display of power, Terrax tears the island of Manhattan from its bedrock foundation and lifts the entire city into outer space! Now Terrax gives Reed, Ben, and Johnny an ultimatum...either the Fantastic Four destroy Galactus or Terrax destroys Manhattan! Cameo appearances by Daredevil, Spider-Man, and Aunt May. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from John Byrne, the writer and artist of the series.)
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"Ego-Spawn" Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott.
Reed and Sue decide that it's time for Franklin to undergo formal psychological testing concerning his special powers. The FF travel to Massachusetts and visit one of Reed's colleagues in the neurology field. Initially, the tests on Franklin produce ordinary results, but then extraordinary things start happening!
32 pages Cover price $0.50.
"The Gael!" Written by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by William Johnson. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover pencils by William Johnson.
Debbie's niece Glorianna arrives from Ireland, and DD has to protect her from The Gael, an I.R.A. hitman gone rogue.
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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Vengeance of the Victim, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Danny Bulanadi
Micah Synn's rich and foppish relative contracts with Crossbow to have the savage killed before he ruins the good Synn name; Debbie throws a huge party and gets a little frisky with Synn; Crossbow and DD show up to spoil the festivities; Tony is drunk for the whole affair.
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Direct Edition. Cover art by John Byrne. Trumps starring Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Ben Urich, Becky Blake,The Trump [Carlton Sanders], Stymie Schmidt, Turk, and Grotto, script by Steven Grant, pencils by Geof Isherwood, inks by Danny Bulanadi
Dardevil busts up the Trump's gang during a gun theft and captures one of the tormentors who made his childhood a living hell.
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Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by John Romita Sr. ...Then Came Ramrod!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Sal Trapani
Peter Parker arrives on the west coast to interview DD and the Widow for the Daily Bugle; Ramrod attacks and steals a pack of papers that have been given to DD for safe keeping; Spidey, DD and the Widow retrieve the papers and take Ramrod down.
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"Of Monsters and Men" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty.
It's a showdown between Primus and Captain America at the local diner! Primus wins round one and absconds with Bernie Rosenthal to Camp Arrowhead, New Jersey. The star-spangled avenger promptly follows, and the furious round two begins! Can Cap defeat Primus by himself or will Bernie have to lend a hand? Cameo appearances by Iron Man, Nick Fury, Arnie Roth, and the Scarecrow.
32 pages. Cover price $0.60.
"Someone Who Cares" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty, Ricardo Villamonte, and Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty.
An old friend from Steve Rogers' past -- named Arnie Roth -- asks for a favor from Captain America. Arnie's roommate has been abducted, and his mind subsequently transplanted into a strange biological monster. Can the shield-slinger defeat the purple-colored creature without harming Arnie's friend?
32 pages. Cover price $0.60.
"The Way of All Flesh!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Roger McKenzie. Pencils by Don Perlin. Inks by Tom Sutton. Cover by Frank Miller and Al Milgrom.
The grotesque freak called Adonis is on the loose in New York City! The experiment to use SHIELD's master matrix to turn Eric Cameron into a godlike Adonis has failed miserably. So now Cap has to track down and fight the deranged creature in Central Park -- where only one man will walk away alive!
32 pages. Cover price $0.40.
The BLOODLINES Summer Annual crossover continues from Detective Comics Annual (1988) #6. When Jack Mosley awakens from a nightmarish attack by one of the extraterrestrial parasites, he finds himself bizarrely changed...into Terrorsmith, this Annual's infusion of New Blood into the DC Universe. Convinced in his twisted mind that the Justice League is to blame, he attacks them, seeking revenge. BLOODLINES continues in Adventures of Superman Annual (1987-1997 2nd Series) #5.
Written by William Messner-Loebs, with art by Greg LaRocque, Robert Jones and Mark Stegbauer.
68 pages. Cover price $2.50.
1st printing (2nd printing has silver background). Armageddon 2001. Disguised as Captain Atom, Waverider makes contact with the Leaguers...and sees into their futures in "Tomorrow's League Today!"
Plot and breakdown by Keith Giffen, script by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Steve Carr, Chris Sprouse, Darick Robertson, Marshall Rogers, Kevin Maguire, Dan Jurgens, Joe Phillips, Ty Templeton and Linda Medley, inks by Jose Marzan Jr. and Bruce Patterson. 56 pages of story. Carr/Joe Rubinstein cover.
Cover price $2.00.
Dictator Rumaan Harjavti contacts the Joker to eliminate the Justice League in the 'Private Lives' themed tale "Hit Or Miss!"
Plot by Keith Giffen, script by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Bill Willingham, inks by Joe Rubinstein.
38 pages of story. Kerry Gammill/Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.50.
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Cover pencils by Chuck Wojtkiewicz, inks by John Dell. "Up From The Underworld," script by Gerard Jones, pencils by Chuck Wojtkiewicz, inks by Drew Geraci
Obsidian suffers a psychotic episode at the worst possible moment...when dozens of innocent lives are in danger.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.75.
The Justice League learns the truth behind the death of the first Crimson Fox. But a deeper mystery and a shocking revelation await the team.
Written by Gerard Jones, with art by Chuck Wojtkiewicz and Drew Geraci. Cover by Wojtkiewicz.
Cover price $1.75
Part 1 of the 6-part crossover story 'Judgment Day.' The Justice League challenges the might of the Overmaster, a cosmic being with godlike powers who arrives on Earth and proclaims that the planet's time is up...and total destruction is at hand. Continues in Justice League Task Force (1994) #13.
Written by Dan Vado, with art by Mark Campos and Ken Branch. Cover by Campos.
Cover price $1.50.
Part 2 of the 3-part 'Cult of the Machine,' continued from the previous issue. Captain Atom and the Ray rally the Justice League against Dreamslayer, who's backed by a mysterious cosmic power and who claims to be the entity the cult has been trying to reach. Concludes next issue.
Written by Dan Vado, with art by Mark Campos, Ken Branch and Kevin Conrad. Cover by Tom Raney.
Cover price $1.50.
Part 1 of the 3-part 'Cult of the Machine.' A strange cult that worships an alien intelligence builds a huge tower to communicate with it. And the cult is more than willing to kill the heroes of Justice League America in order to keep their deity's intentions a secret. Continues next issue.
Written by Dan Vado, with art by Mark Campos, Ken Branch and Kevin Conrad. Cover by Tom Raney.
Cover price $1.50.
The Justice League goes to the rescue of Ice and her people to save them from the evil designs of her brother, who has tapped into the mystic secrets that gave Ice's people their powers. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue.
Written by Dan Vado, with art and cover by Kevin West and Ken Branch.
Cover price $1.50.
