1971
IN THIS YEAR:
AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II)
4-9
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 92-103 / Annual 8
ASTONISHING TALES 4-9
AVENGERS 84-94 / Annual 4
CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I) 133-144 / Annual 1
CREATURES ON THE LOOSE 10
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 72-82 / Annual 2
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 106-117 / Annual 9
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 135-146 / Annual 3
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 33-43 / Annual 2
KA-ZAR (VOL. I) 3
KULL THE CONQUEROR (VOL. I) 1
MARVEL FEATURE 1
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (VOL. I) 1
SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION 1
SUB-MARINER 33-44 / Annual 1
THOR (VOL. I) 184-195 / Annual 3-4
X-MEN 68-73 / Annual 2
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AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II) 4 price $.15 1/71
"With These
Rings, I Thee Kill" " "
BY: / Jack Kirby,
PC: Black Widow, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak},
~
COM: Inhumans appearance. Jack Kirby art ends.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 92 price $.15 1/71
"When
Iceman Attacks!"
BY: Stan Lee / Gil Kane, John Romita.
PC: Spider-Man, Iceman, Sam Bullit, ~
COM:
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 84 price $.15 1/71
"The Sword
and the Sorceress"
BY: Roy Thomas / John Buscema
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Black Knight III, ~
COM:
CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I) 133 price $.15 1/71
"Madness in
the Slums!"
BY: Stan Lee / Gene Colan,
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
MODOK.
COM: Origin and death of MODOK. Falcon becomes
Cap's partner. AIM appearance.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 72 price $.15 1/71
"Lo!
The Lord of the Leopards"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~ Tagak, the
Leopard Lord.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 106 price $.15 1/71
"The
Monster's Secret!"
BY: Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita, Joe Sinnott.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Dr. Phillip Zolten Rambow, ~ The Monster/Larry Rambow.
COM: Ben is in the middle of an experiment to turn him
human; Sue is containing the monster in the city, all from last issue.
Johnny absorbs all the heat in the room (and upper part of the building)
freezing and saving Ben, and Reed goes to save Sue. Origin of the Monster,
revealed to be Rambow's son. Reed and Dr. Rambow rig a neutralizer and
change Larry back to normal, but the Dr. is seriously hurt by the resultant
feedback. At story end, the Ff racing back to the Baxter Building before
Reed's lab and Ben thaw.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 135 price $.15 1/71
"Into the
Time-Storm"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~ Kang.
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 33 price $.15 1/71
" "
BY: Allyn Brodsky / George Tuska, Joe Gaudioso.
PC: Iron Man I, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts, ~
Spymaster.
COM:
SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION 1 price $25 1/71
"Into the
Blaze of Battle!" "To Kill a Thunder God!" "The Golden Apples"
"The Day of the Destroyer!"
COM: All features are reprints from JiM1 #117-119.
Reprint format continues until #15 in 12/73.
SUB-MARINER 33 price $.15 1/71
"Come the
Cataclysm"
BY: Roy Thomas /
Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney.
PC: Sub-Mariner, Namora, ~
COM: 1st modern appearance of Namora.
THOR (VOL. I) 184 price $.15 1/71
"The World
Beyond"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~ Infinity (as
a force).
COM:
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 93 price $.15 2/71
"The Lady
and The Prowler"
BY: Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita
PC: Spider-Man, Arthur Stacy,
Prowler, ~
COM:
ASTONISHING TALES 4 price $.15 2/71
"The Sun
God" "The Invaders"
BY: Roy Thomas / Wally Wood
PC: Ka-Zar, Zabu, Doctor Doom, ~ Zaladane.
COM: In Ka-Zar Feature: In the Doctor
Doom feature:
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 85 price $.15 2/71
"The World
is not for Burning"
BY: Roy Thomas / John Buscema
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, {Hyperion II,
Nighthawk II (Wyatt McDonald),
Whizzer II (Stanley Stewart),
Dr. Spectrum (Joe Ledger),
Tom Thumb (Thomas Thompson),
Lady Lark (Linda Lewis),
American Eagle II (James Dore
Jr.)}, ~
COM: 1st appearance of Squadron Supreme.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 134 price $.15 2/71
"They Call
Him Stoneface"
BY: Stan Lee / Gene Colan
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
COM: Title changes.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 73 price $.15 2/71
"Behold the
Brotherhood"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 107 price $.15 2/71
"And Now--The Thing!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Alicia master, Franklin Richards, Agatha Harkness, Ebony , ~ Janus,
Annihilus.
COM: Reed changes the Thing so he can change back and
forth to human at will. Johnny missing Crystal. Ben's personality
turning more violent, even toward Alicia. Janus shows up at the Baxter
Building and wants to be allowed to enter the negative Zone, and when Reed
refuses, recounting events form FF1 AN #6 (Annihilus' only appearance), he
knocks Reed out and proceeds as planned. Franklin, at Whisper Hill,
exhibiting signs of heightened senses. At story end, Reed realizes that
Janus has entered the Negative Zone and fears he could become the most powerful
man in the world.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 136 price $.15 2/71
"Klaatu,
the Behemoth From Beyond Space"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~ Xeron,
Starslayer.
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 34 price $.15 2/71
" "
BY: Allyn Brodsky / George Tuska, Joe Gaudioso.
PC: Iron Man I, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts, ~
Spymaster.
COM:
SUB-MARINER 34 price $.15 2/71
"Titans
Three!"
BY: Roy Thomas /
Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney.
PC: Sub-Mariner, Hulk, Silver Surfer, ~
COM: Story is a prelude to DEF #1.
THOR (VOL. I) 185 price $.15 2/71
"In the
Grip of Infinity
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~ Infinity.
COM:
X-MEN (VOL. I) 68 price $.25 2/71
"Among Us Stalk
the Sentinels!" "Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!"
COM: Both features are reprints of UXM #14 and 15.
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AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II) 5 price $.15 3/71
" "
BY: / Neal Adams,
PC: Black Widow, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak},
~
COM: Inhumans appearance.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 94 price $.15 3/71
"On Wings
of Death "
BY: Stan Lee, John Romita / Sal Buscema, John Romita.
PC: Spider-Man, ~ Beetle.
COM: Spidey's origin retold.
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 86 price $.15 3/71
"Brain-Child
to the Dark Tower Came"
BY: Roy Thomas / John Buscema, Sal Buscema.
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, ~ Brain-Child II.
COM:
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 135 price $.15 3/71
"More
Monster than man!"
BY: Stan Lee / Gen Colan
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
COM: John Romita cover.
CREATURES ON THE LOOSE 10 price $15 3/71
"The Skull of
Silence" "Trull! the Inhuman!"
BY: Roy Thomas / Bernie Wrightson.
PC: King Kull, ~
COM: Series continues from TOW #9. Feature is a
non-MU sword and sorcery story which takes place in ancient Atlantis. 2nd
feature is a reprinted strange suspense story from TtA1 #21. Title
continues to reprint strange suspense stories from past titles until #16 in Mar.
'72.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 74 price $.15 3/71
"In the
Country of the Blind"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 108 price $.15 3/71
"The
Monstrous Mystery of the Nega-Man!"
BY: Stan Lee, John Romita, Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby,
John Buscema, John Romita, Joe Sinnott,
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, ~ Janus, Nega-Man, Annihilus.
COM: Janus in the Negative Zone from last issue.
Reed relates the story of Nega-Man's attack on the city and how easily he beat
Johnny and Ben; the warning call from Janus and the second attack on the city;
how Reed went to Midvale to confront Janus, and when Nega-Man showed up, how
Janus put a bullet in his counterpart. Origin of Nega-Man. Reed had
thought that the end until Janus entered the Negative Zone through his lab.
At story end, as the FF prepare to go in after Janus, Annihilus shows up on the
scene. Last Kirby issue. John Buscema, John Verpoorten cover.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 137 price $.15 3/71
"The Stars
Mine Enemy"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~
COM: 1st appearance of the Wobbs.
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 35 price $.15 3/71
" "
BY: Allyn Brodsky / George Tuska, Joe Gaudioso.
PC: Iron Man I, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts,
Daredevil, ~
COM:
KA-ZAR (VOL. I) 3 price $.25 3/71
"The Coming
of Ka-Zar" "If This Be Justice...." "In the Den of the Dazzler"
BY: Jerry Siegel / George Tuska, Dick Ayers
PC: Angel, Candy Southern (Summers), ~
Dazzler I (Burt Worthington).
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from ASM #57.
Second feature is a reprinted story from DD1 #14. In the Angel feature:
story continues as a back up in MT #30.
SUB-MARINER 35 price $.15 3/71
"Confrontation!"
BY: Roy Thomas /
Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney.
PC: Sub-Mariner, Hulk, Silver Surfer, ~
COM:
THOR (VOL. I) 186 price $.15 3/71
"Worlds At
War"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 95 price $.15 4/71
"Trap for a
Terrorist"
BY: Stan Lee, John Romita / Sal Buscema, John Romita.
PC: Spider-Man, ~
COM: Spidey goes to London.
ASTONISHING TALES 5 price $.15 4/71
"Rampage"
"A Land Enslaved"
BY: Roy Thomas /
PC: Ka-Zar, Doctor Doom, ~ Red Skull.
COM: In Ka-Zar feature: In Doctor Doom
Feature:
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 87 price $.15 4/71
"Look
Homeward, Avenger"
BY: Roy Thomas / Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia.
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, ~
COM: Black Panther's origin retold.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 136 price $.15 4/71
"The World
Below"
BY: Stan Lee / Gene Colan
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
COM:
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 75 price $.15 4/71
"Now Rides
the Ghost of El Condor"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~ El Condor.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 109 price $.15 4/71
"Death in
the Negative Zone!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Agatha Harkness, ~ Annihilus, Janus/Nega-Man,
COM: Death of Nega-Man/Janus. Janus becomes Nega-Man
himself and clashes with Annihilus, but when he starts to lose, offers to lead
him back to Earth in exchange for more power. Reed, Ben and Johnny follow
Janus into the Negative Zone, equipped with gyroscopic homing devices, Ben and
Johnny dealing with Annihilus and Reed following Janus to the center of the
Negative Zone, but is unable to save him when he falls victim to the Anti-Matter
zone and is killed. At story end, Reed sends Johnny and Ben home, but
cannot follow because he lost his homing device.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 138 price $.15 4/71
"Sincerely,
the Sandman"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~ Sandman.
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 36 price $.15 4/71
"...Among
men Stalks the Ramrod"
BY: Gerry Conway / Don Heck
PC: Iron Man I, ~ Ramrod.
COM:
MARVEL TALES (VOL. II) 30 price $.25 4/71
"To Kill A
Spider-Man" "The Horns of the Rhino" "To Cage an Angel!"
BY: Jerry Siegel / George Tuska, Dick Ayers
PC: Angel, Candy Southern (Summers), ~
Dazzler I.
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from ASM #58.
Second feature is a reprinted story from ASM #41. In the Angel feature:
Death of Dazzler I/Burt Worthington. Story continued from KAZ1 #3.
Angel still in the stronghold of the Dazzler. Dazzler revealed to be
Angel's uncle and the killer of his father. Angel is brainwashed to steal
a diamond to complete Dazzler's spatial disruptor machine, but it doesn't affect
mutants. Angel substitutes glass, causing the machine to explode. At
story end, he tries to save both Candy and his uncle, but Dazzler causes his own
death.
SUB-MARINER 36 price $.15 4/71
"What Gods
have Joined Together!"
BY: Roy Thomas / Sal Buscema, Bernie Wrightson
PC: Sub-Mariner, Lady Dorma, ~
COM: Wedding of Namor and Dorma. 1st appearance
of Octo-Meks.
THOR (VOL. I) 187 price $.15 4/71
"The World
Is Lost"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
X-MEN (VOL. I) 69 price $25 4/71
"The Supreme
Sacrifice!" "Lo! Now Shall Appear the Mimic!"
COM: Both features reprinted from UXM #16 and 19.
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AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II) 6 price $.15 5/71
"Hell on
Earth!" "Blood will Tell!"
BY: Roy Thomas / Neal Adams, Sal Buscema, Don Heck.
PC: Black Widow, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak},
~
COM: Inhumans appearance.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 96 price $.15 5/71
"And Now,
the Goblin"
BY: Stan Lee / Gil Kane.
PC: Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborne, ~
Green Goblin I.
COM: Drug topic not approved by the CCA.
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 88 price $.15 5/71
"The
Summons of Psyclop"
BY: Roy Thomas, Harlan Ellison / Sal Buscema,
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, ~ Psyclops.
COM:
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 137 price $.15 5/71
"To Stalk
the Spider-Man"
BY: Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Bill Everett.
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, Spider-Man, ~
COM:
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 76 price $.15 5/71
"The
Deathmarch of El Condor"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~ El Condor
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 110 price $.15 5/71
"One From
Four Leaves Three!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Alicia Masters, Joe Robertson, J. Jonah Jameson, ~ Annihilus,
Nega-Man..
COM: Reed trapped in the Negative Zone. Brief
retelling of events that got him there, in which Nega-Man makes his only
appearance. Ben, his personality getting worse and worse, actually puts in
a bid to be the new leader of the team. Team manages to get a homing gyro
to Reed, but he doesn't dare to use it because Annihilus would fallow him
through. Mrs. Harkness uses her magic to make duplicates of him, and Reed
is able to return safely. Ben very cruelly breaks up with Alicia, he has a
fight with Johnny, who attempted to stick up for her, and, at story end, quits
the team in a huff.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 139 price $.15 5/71
"Many Foes
Has the Hulk"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 37 price $.15 5/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / Don Heck
PC: Iron Man I, ~
COM:
SUB-MARINER 37 price $.15 5/71
"The Way to
Dusty Death!"
BY: Roy Thomas / Ross Andru
PC: Sub-Mariner, Lady Dorma,
~
COM: Death of Lady Dorma.
THOR (VOL. I) 188 price $.15 5/71
"The End of
Infinity"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~ Infinity.
COM:
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 97 price $.15 6/71
"In the
Grip of the Goblin"
BY: Stan Lee, John Romita / Gil Kane, John Romita.
PC: Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, ~ Green
Goblin I.
COM: Drug topic not approved by the CCA.
ASTONISHING TALES 6 price $.15 6/71
"Ware the
Winds of Death" "The Tentacles of the Tyrant"
BY: Roy Thomas /
PC: Ka-Zar, Barbara 'Bobbi'
Morse, Doctor Doom, ~
COM: In Ka-Zar feature: In Doctor Doom
Feature:
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 89 price $.15 6/71
"The Only
Good Alien"
BY: Roy Thomas / Sal Buscema
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM: Kree/Skrull War Part 1.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 138 price $.15 6/71
"It Happens
in Harlem"
BY: Stan Lee / John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, Spider-Man, ~
COM:
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 77 price $.15 6/71
"And So
Enters the Amazing Spider-Man"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, Spider-Man, ~
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 111 price $.15 6/71
"The Thing--Amok!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II},
Alicia Masters, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Peter Parker, Joe Robertson,
J. Jonah Jameson, ~ Thing, Hulk,
Collins.
COM: The Thing, his personality getting more and more
violent since his cure in issue #107 has not only quit the team but gone on a
rampage, giving JJJ fuel to badmouth the team. Collins wants to evict the
FF because of the negative feedback, and Reed, busy trying to find a cure for
Ben, sends the man packing. More insinuation that Franklin has
extra-perception. Reed and Johnny try to stop Ben, who has graduated to
banks, but fail, so Reed decides to call in Dr. Bruce Banner to help cure his
best friend. But Banner becomes the Hulk, and, at story end, he and the
Thing square off. John Buscema, John Verpoorten cover.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 140 price $.15 6/71
"The Brute
that Shouted Love at the heart of the Atom!"
BY: Roy Thomas, Harlan Ellison / Herb Trimpe, Sam
Grainger.
PC: Hulk, Jarella, ~
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 38 price $.15 6/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / Don Heck
PC: Iron Man I, ~ Jonah.
COM:
KULL THE CONQUEROR (VOL. I) 1 price $.15 6/71
"A King Comes
Riding!"
BY: Roy Thomas / Wally Wood, Ross Andru.
PC: Kull, Brule, ~
COM: Origin of Kull. Series is a non-MU swords
and sorcery story which takes place in ancient Atlantis.
SUB-MARINER 38 price $.15 6/71
"Namor
Agonistes!"
BY: Roy Thomas / John Severin, Ross Andru
PC: Sub-Mariner, King Thakorr,
Princess Fen, ~
COM: 1st modern appearance of Tharorr and Fen, seen
only in flashback in the retelling of Namor's origin.
THOR (VOL. I) 189 price $.15 6/71
"The Icy
Touch of Death"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
X-MEN (VOL. I) 70 price $.25 6/71
"...And None
Shall Survive!" "If Iceman Should Fail...!"
COM: Both features are reprinted from UXM #17 and 18.
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AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II) 7 price $.15 7/71
" "
BY: / Neal Adams,
PC: Black Widow, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak},
~
COM: Inhumans appearance. Black Widow story line
continues in DD1 #81.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 98 price $.15 7/71
"The
Goblin's Last Gasp"
BY: Stan Lee / Gil Kane
PC: Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, ~ Green
Goblin I.
COM: Drug topic not approved by CCA.
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 90 price $.15 7/71
"Judgment
Day "
BY: Roy Thomas / Sal Buscema,
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM: Kree/Skrull War Part 2. Captain Marvel's
origin retold.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 139 price $.15 7/71
"The Badge
and the Betrayal!"
BY: Stan Lee / Gene Colan, John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
COM:
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 78 price $.15 7/71
"The Horns
of the Bull!"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~ Man-Bull.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 112 price $.15 7/71
"Battle of
the Behemoths!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II},
Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, J. Jonah Jameson, ~ Hulk, Thing, Collins.
COM: Thing Versus Hulk!! Thing still on a rampage
after his treatment to be human again in issue #107, going toe-to-toe with the
Hulk. Reed needs Bruce Banner's help to cure Ben. JJJ still spouting
hate for the Ff. Collins cuts the FF's electricity trying to evict them.
Sue leaves Franklin in Whisper Hill. As the fight rages on between Thing
and Hulk, Alicia distracts Ben, and he takes a seemingly fatal blow.
Johnny and Reed arrive too late, and Johnny blames Reed for Ben's apparent
death. John Buscema Frank Giacoia cover.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 141 price $.15 7/71
"Hi Name is
Samson"
BY: Roy Thomas / Joe Simon, Herb Trimpe.
PC: Hulk, Doc Samson (Dr.
Leonard Samson), ~
COM: Origin of Doc Samson.
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 39 price $.15 7/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / Don Heck
PC: Iron Man I, ~ White Dragon I.
COM:
SUB-MARINER 39 price $.15 7/71
"...And
Here I'll Stand!"
BY: Roy Thomas /
Ross Andru, Jim Mooney.
PC: Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:
THOR (VOL. I) 190 price $.15 7/71
"And So, To
Die"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 99 price $.15 8/71
"A Day in
the Life of...."
BY: Stan Lee / Gil Kane
PC: Spider-Man, ~
COM: Cameo appearance by Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon
ASTONISHING TALES 7 price $.15 8/71
"Deluge"
"And If I Be Called Traitor"
BY: Roy Thomas /
PC: Ka-Zar, Doctor Doom, ~
COM: In Ka-Zar feature: In Doctor Doom
Feature:
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 91 price $.15 8/71
"Take One
Giant-Step Backward"
BY: Roy Thomas / Sal Buscema
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM: Kree/Skrull War Part 3.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 140 price $.15 8/71
"In the
Grip of the Gargoyle"
BY: Stan Lee / John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~ Grey
Gargoyle
COM: Origin of Grey Gargoyle.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 79 price $.15 8/71
"Murder
Cries Man-Bull!"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~ Man-Bull.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 113 price $.15 8/71
"The Power
of -- the Over-Mind!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Alicia Masters, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Bruce Banner/Hulk, Watcher,
Mayor John Lindsay, ~ Over-Mind (Grom)
COM: 1st cameo appearance of Over-Mind. Thing is
presumed dead after the fight with the Hulk last issue, and after all the bad
press, the police try to arrest Reed and Johnny. Reed manages to revive
Ben, and the negative side effects from his 'treatment' (#107) have worn off.
Reed gives Ben the option to try it again, but Ben wrecks the machine. The
watcher warns the Ff about the Over-Mind, and Agatha warns them, too. The
mayor orders the FF to disband, and they go to city hall to plead their case.
At story end, the FF surrender to the authorities, and then it is revealed that
the mayor was being controlled by the Over-Mind. John Buscema, Frank
Giacoia cover.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 142 price $.15 8/71
"They Shoot
Hulks, Don't They?
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, Valkyrie II (Samantha
Parrington), ~
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 40 price $.15 8/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / Don Heck
PC: Iron Man I, ~ White Dragon I.
COM: Death of White Dragon I.
SUB-MARINER 40 price $.15 8/71
"Under the
Name of Ritual"
BY: Roy Thomas /
Ross Andru, Jim Mooney.
PC: Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:
THOR (VOL. I) 191 price $.15 8/71
"A Time of
Evil"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
X-MEN (VOL. I) 71 price $.15 8/71
"I, Lucifer...!
COM: Feature reprinted from UXM #20.
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AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II) 8 price $.15 9/71
" "
" "
BY: / Neal Adams,
PC: Black Widow, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak},
~
COM: Inhumans appearance.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 100 price $.15 9/71
"The Spider
or the Man?"
BY: Stan Lee / Gil Kane, John Romita.
PC: Spider-Man, ~ Green Goblin I.
COM: Spidey grows four extra arms. 100th anniversary issue.
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 92 price $.15 9/71
"All Things
Must End"
BY: Roy Thomas / Sal Buscema
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM: Kree/Skrull War Part 4. Neal Adams cover.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 141 price $.15 9/71
"The Unholy
Alliance!"
BY: Stan Lee / John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~ Grey
Gargoyle.
COM: Stan Lee stops as writer and becomes editor of the
title.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 80 price $.15 9/71
"In the
Eyes of the Owl"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, ~ Owl.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 114 price $.15 9/71
"But Who
Shall Stop the Over-Mind?"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema Frank Giacoia.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Agatha Harkenss, Franklin Richards, Watcher, ~ Over-Mind
(Grom), Collins.
COM: 1st full appearance of the Over-Mind. FF
have to pay $20,000 in damages after Ben's rampage and subsequent fight with the
Hulk. Over-Mind decides to test the FF's abilities, and then erases the
memory of the battle from their minds. Collins tries to lock the Ff out of
their HQ, and they evict him instead. Over-Mind reveals the Eternals (Eternians)
master plan to destroy the universe. Ff turn to Agatha to help them find
the Over-Mind, and her powers put them in contact with the Watcher. At
story end, the Watcher prepares to fill them in about the secret of the
Over-Mind. John Buscema, Frank Giacoia, and John Romita cover.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 143 price $.15 9/71
"Sanctuary"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~ Doctor Doom.
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 41 price $.15 9/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / Don Heck
PC: Iron Man I, ~ Slasher.
COM:
SUB-MARINER 41 price $.15 9/71
"Whom the
Sky Would Destroy!"
BY: Roy Thomas /
George Tuska, Jim Mooney.
PC: Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:
THOR (VOL. I) 192 price $.15 9/71
"Conflagration"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 101 price $.15 10/71
"A Monster
Called Morbius"
BY: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane / Gil Kane
PC: Spider-Man, ~ Morbius
(Dr. Michael Morbius)
COM:
ASTONISHING TALES 8 price $.25 10/71
"The Battle
of New Britannia" "This Badge Bedeviled" "Though Some Call It
Magic"
BY: Roy Thomas /
PC: Ka-Zar, Doctor Doom, ~
COM: In Ka-Zar feature: In Doctor Doom
Feature: Last Doctor Doom story. 52 page book.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 142 price $.15 10/71
"And in the
End...."
BY: Gary Freidrich / John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~ Grey
Gargoyle.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 115 price $.15 10/71
"The Secret
of the Eternals"
BY: Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin / John Buscema, .
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Agatha Harkness, Watcher, ~ Over-Mind (Grom).
COM: 1st appearance of the
Eternians (as a race). Origin of the Over-Mind. Watcher
relates the origin of the Over-Mind. How, eons ago, the inhabitants of
Eternus lived to conquer and enslave the universe,
particularly their Champion of Champions, Grom, until they tried to take over
Gigantus, who, before they themselves were
destroyed by Reaction Bombs, retaliated with their own armada. Before
Eternus was destroyed, their scientists synthesized a billion minds into the
Overmind and placed him in suspended animation. At story end, the Ff
realize that the Over-Mind has taken over Reed's mind. John Romita, John
Verpoorten cover.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 144 price $.15 10/71
"The
Monster and the Madman"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~ Doctor Doom.
COM:
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 42 price $.15 10/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / George Tuska, Jim Mooney
PC: Iron Man I, ~
COM: .
SUB-MARINER 42 price $.15 10/71
"And A
House Whose name....Is Death!"
BY: Gerry Conway / George Tuska
PC: Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:
THOR (VOL. I) 193 price $.25 10/71
"What Power
Unleashed?"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Sal Buscema
PC: Thor I, Silver Surfer, ~
COM:
X-MEN (VOL. I) 72 price $.25 10/71
"From Whence
Comes Dominus?" "The Plague of...The Locust!"
COM: Both features are reprinted from UXM #21 and 24.
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AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOL. II) 9 price $.20 11/71
" "
BY:
PC: Black Widow, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak},
~
COM: Inhumans appearance.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 102 price $.25 11/71
"Vampire at
Large" "The Way It Began" "The Curse and the Cure"
BY: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane / Gil Kane.
PC: Spider-Man, ~ Morbius, Lizard.
COM: Second Feature tells the origin of Morbius.
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 93 price $.25 11/71
"This
Beachhead Earth" "A Journey to the Center of the Android" "War
of the Weirds"
BY: Roy Thomas / Neal Adams
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM: Kree/Skrull War Part 5. Neal Adams art
begins.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 143 price $.25 11/71
"Power to
the People"
BY: Gary Freidrich / John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
COM: Giant-sized issue.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 81 price $.25 11/71
"And Death
is a Woman Called Widow" "The Sinister Space Trap"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, Black Widow, ~
COM: In the first feature: The second feature is
a reprinted story from ST1 #132. Giant Size issue.
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 116 price $.25 11/71
"The Alien,
The Ally, And--Armageddon1" "Now Falls the Final Hour!"
BY: Archie Goodwin / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Agatha harkness, Franklin Richards, Stranger, Doctor Doom, Watcher,
Edwin Jarvis, ~ Over-Mind, Collins.
COM: Origin of the Stranger. Doom teams-up with
the FF. Reed has been taken over by the Over-Mind, and the team goes to
find him, when Collins tries to sic the police on them. By the time they
locate Reed, Over-Mind's power has grown, affecting many of the people in the
city. Sue leaves Ben and Johnny to deal with Reed, and she flies to
Avengers Mansion for help, but they are not at home. In part two, Agatha
recommends that she seek out Doom for aid. Sue appeals to his honor, and,
unable to refuse, he whips up a Psionic Refractor
in Reed's lab; but the Over-Mind proves too powerful. Just when things
seem hopeless, the Stranger arrives and, as revenge for his people, intercedes
and leaves the Over-Mind on a mote of dust. Doom limps off, and Johnny
flies off in a huff (and into SUB #44), and, at story end, the Watcher reassures
the Ff of the part they had in bringing down the Over-Mind. Giant size issue.
Stan Lee becomes editor of the title.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 145 price $.25 11/71
"Godspawn"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~
COM: Origin of the Hulk retold. Giant Size issue.
IRON MAN (VOL. I) 43 price $.25 11/71
" "
BY: Gerry Conway / George Tuska, Jim Mooney
PC: Iron Man I, Guardsman
(Kevin O'Brian), ~ Mikas.
COM: Kevin O'Brien becomes the first Guardsman.
Title goes bi-monthly.
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (VOL. I) 1 price $.15 11/71
" "
BY: Gardiner Fox / Syd Shores, Wally Wood
PC: Red Wolf, ~
COM: Origin of Red Wolf. Neal Adams cover.
SUB-MARINER 43 price $.25 11/71
"Mind-Quake!"
"And the Power of His Mind" "The Changeling War"
BY: Gerry Conway / George Tuska
PC: Sub-Mariner, ~
COM: Giant Size issue.
THOR (VOL. I) 194 price $.20 11/71
"This Fatal
Fury"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~
COM:
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 103 price $.20 12/71
"Walk the
Savage Land" "Gog"
BY: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane / Gil Kane
PC: Spicer-Man, Ka-Zar, Zabu, ~ Kraven the Hunter,
Gog,
COM: Spidey in the Savage Land. 1st appearance of
the Tsiln.
ASTONISHING TALES 9 price $.20 12/71
"The Legend
of the Lizard Men" "Lorna, the Jungle Girl"
BY: Roy Thomas /
PC: Ka-Zar, Zabu, ~
COM: In Ka-Zar feature: Second Feature:
is a story reprinted from LORNA #14
AVENGERS (VOL. I) 94 price $.20 12/71
"More than
Inhuman" "1971, A Space Odyssey" "Behold the Mandroids"
BY: Roy Thomas / Neal Adams, John Buscema.
PC: {Goliath II, Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch,
Quicksilver}, Captain Marvel I, {Black Bolt, Medusa, }, ~
COM: Kree/Skrull War Part 6. 1st appearance of
the Mandroid armor.
CAPTAIN AMERICA and Falcon (VOL. I) 144 price $.20 12/71
"Hydra Over
All"
BY: Gary Freidrich / John Romita
PC: Captain America I, Falcon, Red Wing, ~
COM: Hydra appearance. Falcon gets new costume.
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I) 82 price $.20 12/71
"Now Send
the Scorpion"
BY: Gary Friedrich / Gene Colan
PC: Daredevil, Black Widow, ~ Scorpion.
COM:
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I) 117 price $.20 12/71
"The Flame
and the Quest!"
BY: Archie Goodwin / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott.
PC: {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II,
Thing}, Crystal, Lockjaw, Agath Harkness, Ebony, Franklin Richards, Alicia
Masters, ~ Diablo, Gen. Robles,
Luis, Carlos, Asmodeus
II, Kaliban, Chiron.
COM: Johnny (after events from SUB #44) flies to the Great
Refuge to see Crystal and "get his head together", only to find Maximus in
charge again, and Crys and her family absent. He then seeks out the aid of
the team, who are in Whisper Hill, and Agatha agrees to help find her.
Crys and Lockjaw accidentally free Diablo (from where he was imprisoned in MSH
#20). Johnny flies off the Terra Verde, where
Diablo has taken control of Crys and is making her pose as the local goddess,
Ixchel to overthrow the local dictator, Robles.
At story end, Johnny shows up just as the fighting starts.
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I) 146 price $.20 12/71
"And the
Measure of a Man is Death"
BY: Roy Thomas / Herb Trimpe, John Severin
PC: Hulk, ~
COM:
MARVEL FEATURE 1 price $.25 12/71
"Day of the
Defenders!"
BY: Roy Thomas / Ross Andru
PC: {Doctor Strange, Hulk, Sub-Mariner}, ~
Omegatron, Yandtroth.
COM: 1st appearance of the
Defenders. Death of Yandroth (physical body). Second feature
is a Dr. Strange solo story. Third feature is a reprinted '50s Sub-Mariner
story. See SUB #34-5 for the prequel. Neal Adams cover.
SUB-MARINER 44 price $.20 12/71
"Namor-Betrayed!"
BY: Gerry Conway / George Tuska
PC: Sub-Mariner, Human Torch II, ~
COM:
THOR (VOL. I) 195 price $.20 12/71
"In the
Shadow of Mangog"
BY: Stan Lee / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC: Thor I, ~ Mangog.
COM:
X-MEN (VOL. I) 73 price $.20 12/71
"The Power and
the Pendant!"
COM: Feature reprinted from UXM #25.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL 8 price $.25 1971
"The
Sinister Shocker" "On the Trail of Spider-Man" "Spider-Man No
More"
COM: Feature one is a reprint of ASM #46. Feature
two is a reprint of TtA1 #57. Feature three is a reprint of ASM #50.
AVENGERS SPECIAL 4 price $.25 1971
"Invasion
of the Lava Men" "Masters of Evil"
COM: First feature reprinted story from AV1 #5.
Second feature reprinted story from AV1 #6.
CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL 1 price $.25 1971
"The
Origin of Captain America" "Midnight in Greymoor Castle" "If
This Be Treason" "When You Lie Down With Dogs" "30 Minutes to
Live"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from ToS1 #63.
Second feature is a reprinted story from ToS1 #69. Third feature is a
reprinted story from ToS1 #70. Fourth feature is a reprinted story from
ToS1 #71. Fifth feature is a reprinted story from ToS1 #75.
DAREDEVIL SPECIAL 2 price $.25 1971
" "
COM: All features are reprints of past DD issues.
FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL 9 price $.25 1971
"Lo! There
Shall Be An Ending!" "The Bouncing Ball of Doom!" "Bedlam at the
Baxter Building!"
COM: First feature is reprinted story from FF1 #43.
The second feature is a reprinted story from ST1 #131. Third feature is a
reprinted story from FF1 An #3.
INCREDIBLE HULK SPECIAL 3 price $.25 1971
"To Live
Again" "Like A Beast At Bay" "Within the Monster Dwells A Man"
"Another World, Another Foe" "The Wisdom of the Watcher"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from TtA1 #70.
Second feature is a reprinted story from TtA1 #71. Third feature is a
reprinted story from TtA1 #72. Fourth feature is a reprinted story from
TtA1 #73. Fifth feature is a reprinted story from TtA1 #74.
IRON MAN SPECIAL 2 price $.25 1971
"The Return
of the Titanium Man" "By Force of Arms" "The Uncanny
Challenge of the Crusher"
COM: First feature reprints story from ToS1 #81.
Second feature reprints story from ToS1 382. Third feature reprints story
from ToS1 #91.
SUB-MARINER SPECIAL 1 price $.25 1971
"The Start
of the Quest" "Escape to Nowhere" "A Prince There Was"
"By Force of Arms"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from TtA1 #70.
Second feature is a reprinted story from TtA1 #71. Third feature is a
reprinted story from TtA1 #72. Fourth feature is a reprinted story from
TtA1 #73. Sal Buscema cover.
THOR (VOL. I) SPECIAL 3 price $.25 1971
"A World
Gone Mad" "Balder Must Die!" "Trapped by the Trolls!"
"Banished From Asgard!" "Te Defeat of Odin!" "The Stronger I AM, The
Sooner I Die!"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from JiM1 #113.
The second feature is a reprinted story from JiM1 #107. The third feature
is a reprinted story from JiM1 #108. The fourth feature is a reprinted
story from JiM1 #109. Fifth feature is a reprinted story from JiM1 #110.
The sixth feature is a reprinted story from JiM1 #114.
THOR SPECIAL 4 price $.25 1971
"They
Strike From Space" "Rigel Where the Gods May Fear to Tread"
"The Boyhood of Loki"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from TH1 #131.
Second feature is a reprinted story from TH1 #132. Third feature is a
reprinted story from JiM1 #113.
X-MEN SPECIAL 2 price $.25 1971
"Divided--We
Fall!" "To Save a City!"
COM: Both features are reprinted stories from UXM #22 and 23.
Cover by Gil Kane.