MERRY MARVEL MARCHING ORDER 1978

IN THIS YEAR:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN    176-187 / Annual 12
AVENGERS (VOL. I)    167-178 / Annual 8
BLACK PANTHER (VOL. I)    7-12
CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)    217-228
CAPTAIN MARVEL (VOL. I)    54-59
CHAMPIONS    17
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)    150-155
DEFENDERS (VOL. I)    55-66
DEVIL DINOSAUR    1/9
DOCTOR STRANGE (VOL. II)    27-32
ETERNALS    19
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)    190-201 / Annual 13
GHOST RIDER (VOL. II)    28-33
GODZILLA    6-17
HOWARD THE DUCK 9VOL. I)    20-28
HUMAN FLY        5-16
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I)    219-230 / Annual 7
INVADERS    24-35
IRON MAN (VOL. I)    106-117
KULL THE DESTROYER    29
MACHINE MAN    1-9
MAN FROM ATLANTIS    1 / 7
MARVEL PREMIERE    40-45
MARVEL TEAM-UP (VOL. I)    65-76
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE    35-46 / Annual 3
MASTER OF KUNG FU    60-71
MS. MARVEL    13-21
NOVA (VOL. I)    17-22
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST    49-54
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN    14-25
SPIDER-WOMAN (VOL. I)    1-9
THOR (VOL. I)    267-278 / Annual 7
TOMB OF DRACULA    62-67
WHAT-IF...? (VOL. I)    7-12
X-MEN (VOL. I)    109-116

    "He Who Laughs Last"
BY:    Len Wein / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, Harry Osborn, ~ Green Goblin III (Barton Hamilton).
COM:    Dr. Barton Hamilton becomes Green Goblin III. Origin Green Goblin III.

    "Tomorrow Die Today!"
BY:    Jim Shooter . John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "The Search for Steve Rogers"
BY:    / John Buscema
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, Marvel Man (Wendell Vaughn), Bluestreak, Vamp, ~
COM:

    "The Sentinels Hunt Again!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / George Tuska, John Byrne.
PC:    {Angel, Iceman, Black Widow, Hercules, Ghost Rider IV, Darkstar}, ~ Blob Unus Lorelei, Sentinel K9, Sentinel G7, Vanisher, Eric the Red.
COM:    1st appearance of Sentinel Mark III-V. Blob, Unus and Lorelei arrive at the Champions Building looking for sanctuary, and they are followed closely by three Sentinels who burst in through the wall an don't seem to have any problem going after humans as well as mutants. Widow activates the Champsignal, and Angel goes to fetch the other members of the group.   After a tussle with some locals, they storm their HQ and join the fray, and after freeing their friends and wrecking the Sentinels, they press for answers from Unus, who tells how they were changed back to adult (after DEF #16) and after Magneto took a powder, how they had decided to give up the super villain shtick.   No one buys their story, so Vanisher steps out of the shadows and tells how he found the Mark III robots after UXM #100 and bent them to his will in his plan to get at the X-Men. Vanisher decides to use their deaths to lure his old enemies to him, but Darkstar uses the Darkforce to animate one of the Sentinels and takes out the three red herrings. Alone, Vanisher tries to teleport away, but Lanya uses her powers against an catches him half way in and out. At story end, they're not sure if he survived the shock. Final issue. Cover by Ernie Chan.

    "Catastrophe"
BY:    Jim Shooter / Carmine Infantino, Klaus Janson
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Paladin (Paul Denning).
COM:

    "The Power Principal Pt. 3: Emotion, Ego...And Empty Expectations!"
BY:    David Kraft / Carmine Infantino, Klaus Janson.
PC:    {Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Red Guardian II, Sub-Mariner, Red Guardian I, Ledge, ~ Presence, Behemoth from Below, Old Pytor, Lunatik.
COM:    Origin of Red Guardian II. Namor and the team are battling Presence and RG, and Sergei is slaughtering Namor's people. Hawk, looking for some weapon to use, finds the Horn of the Ancient Atlanteans and accidentally summons a monster from the deep. On top of fighting the bad guys, they are now having to deal with the monster, and while RG is facing Hellcat, she relates her past, how she replaced the failed original RG. She ends up saving Tania from the monster, just before Presence releases enough radiation to kill it (also changing Hulk back to Banner). When he's about to do the same to the decimated heroes, RG steps in and puts herself between them and him. She hits him with the you never really loved me shtick and he slinks away. However, there is no victory, because, at story end, it is discovered that they are all displaying symptoms of advanced radiation poisoning. In the Epilog, Ledge is trying to make time with Barbara, and Lunatik arrives seeking revenge. She changes to Val in front of both of them and prepares for battle. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott.

    "The Pyramid"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Mike Royer.
PC:    {Ikaris, Sigmar}, {Ziran}, ~ Druig.
COM:    Celestials appearance. Druig is seeking the weapon that was used to kill a Celestial during the Second Host, and travels in an Ice Runner to the Pyramid of the Winds where he has discovered that Valkin has hidden it. Ikaris escapes, and he and the wizard follow, and, before Druig can use the device, his cousin melts it with his disintegrator beams, causing a backlash that kills the villain, destroys the Pyramid, and begins to cause a catastrophic meltdown. At story end, Ziran, with little effort, stops the inferno.   Final issue.

    "The Way It Was"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Sal Buscema, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing}, Alicia Masters, Franklin Richards, Crystal, Watcher, Thundra, ~ Sub-Mariner, , Doctor Doom, {Wizard, Trapster, Sandman, Medusa}, Thing Imposter, Mad Thinker and his 'Most Powerful' Android.
COM:    FF splitting up (FF#188), and Ben reminiscing about their career up to the point when the team broke up over Reed shutting down Franklin's mind. The only characters that aren't seen just in flashback are Ben and Alicia.

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BY:    Doug Moench / herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, ~
COM:

    "Scrubba-Dub Death!"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Gene Colan
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~ Sudol.
COM:

    "Fire in the Night"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "No Man Is An Island"
BY:    Len Wein / Sal Buscema, Joe Staton
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

    "The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner Fighting Side-by-Side"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Frank Robbins, Frank Springer
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~
COM:    Feature reprints Marvel Mystery Comics #17.

    "Introducing, Captain Britain"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), ~ Arcade.
COM:    1st US appearance of Captain Britain. George Perez cover.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ron Wilson
PC:    Thing, Skull the Slayer, ~
COM:

    "The Phoenix Gambit Part 2: End-Game"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~ Doctor Doom
COM:

    "Homecoming"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, ~
COM:

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Nova I, ~
COM:    Title goes bi-monthly.

    "Killing Me Softly...
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, John Tartaglione (Tartag), Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, Razorback, Flash Thompson, Sister Sun, Sha-Shan's Father, Bobbie Sue Hollis, ~ Brother Power, Hatemonger II/Man-Beast.
COM:    Spidey, Razorback, and Flash are chained up on the Croton-on-the-Hudson estate about to be blown up by a bomb that is gong t o be blamed on them, but Buck is able to summon his truck via remote control and they escape the blast that destroys the house. At the Yonkers Coliseum, the bad guys prepare for the big push for recruitment, and the good guys arrive, and, after clashing with some cult priests, come face to face with HM. He uses his power and turns Spidey and Razorback against each other, while Flash, dressed as one of the faithful, manages to smuggle Bobby Sue down stairs. He tackles and unmasks HM, breaking his spell on the others, and he's revealed to be Man-Beast at story end.

    "Once More, To Midgard!"
BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, TonyDeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, Odin, {Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg}, Balder, Recorder, ~
COM:    Warriors Three appearance.

    "Goblin in the Middle "
BY:    Len Wein / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Green Goblin III, Silvermane.
COM:

    "First Blood!"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, Henry Peter Gyrich, ~
COM:

    "One Day in Newfoundland"
BY:     / Sal Buscema
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Val's New York Adventure!"
BY:    David Kraft / Carmine Infantino, Klaus Janson.
PC:    {Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Sub-Mariner, Ledge, ~ Lunatik.
COM:    Val clashing with Lunatik, and Ledge gets bashed when he tries to help. The rest of the team on a deserted Russian beach suffering from terminal radiation poisoning (from last ish), and Banner, with the help of the US State Department gets the Soviet Government to allow him to help them. Val trying to take down the criminal vigilante who is rampaging through the street, but he changes bodies and escaped into the crowd. Banner almost loses Patsy, but he manages to save them all before collapsing from exhaustion; then the team gets a pass to go home after some more finagling from the State Dept. At story end, Lunatik makes one more pass at Val and then disappears up a train tunnel.

    "I, the In-Betweener"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Gene Colan
PC:    Doctor Strange, Clea, Wong, ~ In-Betweener.
COM:

    "Four No More!"
BY:    Len Wein / George Perez, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Franklin Richards, Agatha Harkness, Frankie Raye, Thundra, Willie Lumpkin, Sergius O'Hoolihan, Collins, ~ Plunderer/Agent Parnival.
COM:    FF resign, and Plunderer poses as SHIELD agent and has his men packing up Reed's lab. Sue gets a mysterious telegram (Imperial Studios). Rest of the team clears out while Reed takes inventory, uncovers the Plunderer. Team answers his FF Flare and take Plunderer and his men down, but it doesn't make any difference how well they work together. At story end, a 'Now Renting' sign is put up in front of the Baxter Building. Signed cover by George and Joe.

    "Evil is the Orb!"
BY:   Roger McKenzie / Don Perlin, Tom Sutton.
PC:    Ghost Rider IV, Roxanne Simpson, Brahma Bill, Swifty, ~ Orb.
COM:    GR, in the desert after leaving the Cheery-O's Dude Ranch) loses concentration on his bike and has a nasty accident, and Johnny thumbs a ride into the next small town. Roxy looking for Johnny, and Bill not only doesn't help but hits on her in a big way. Johnny buys another bike from Swifty's Cycle Shop, and, before Roxy can say anything when she sees him test riding it, her memory gets wiped by the Orb. Johnny buys the bike and provisions and moves on toward the next town when he can't contact Roxy by phone, and Bill follows knowing there's trouble brewing. Orb pits a motorcycle gang against him, and while they're dragging him across the desert behind their bikes, Bill comes to the rescue. GR takes down the Orb and uses hi Hell-fire on him, and the gang hauls off his quivering mass, leaving his helmet behind. At story end, Johnny and Bill part company, and Bill goes back to town and insinuates him into Roxy's amnesiac life. Cover by Ernie Chan.

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BY:    Doug Moench /Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Red Ronin, ~
COM:

    "If You Knew Soofi...."
BY:    Steve Gerber / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~ Soofi.
COM:

    "Fear In Funland"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "Fury at 5,000 Fathoms"
BY:    Len Wein / Sal Buscema, Joe Staton
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

    "The Power and the Panzers"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Frank Robbins, Frank Springer
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Scarlet Scarab.
COM:

    "And, In the End..."
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Keith Pollard
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Midas
COM:

    "Birthright"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Tom Sutton, Sonny Trinidad
PC:    Mark Harris, ~
COM:    Series is a non-MU adventure story based on the Television program. 1st appearance of the Foundation for Oceanic Research. Giant size issue.

    "Murder World"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Captain Britain, ~ Arcade.
COM:    1st appearance of Murder World.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ron Wilson
PC:    Thing, Mr. Fantastic, ~
COM:

    "Glass Orchids"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, ~ Steeplejack II (Maxwell Plumm)
COM:

    " "
BY:    Archie Goodwin / John Byrne
PC:    Power Man II (Luke Cage), Iron Fist, ~
COM:    Title continues as Power Man and Iron Fist.

    "The Final Rage!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan.
PC:    Spider-Man, Razorback, Flash Thompson, Sister Sun, Bobbie Sue Hollis, Adam Warlock, Hulk, ~ Brother Power, Hate-Monger II/ Man-Beast.
COM:    Death of Brother Power. Man-Beast takes out Spidey, Razorback, and Flash, and relates to the barely conscious web slinger how he regained him humanoid form and how he came to be on Earth and heading up this cult. Man-Beast then prepares his Hate Amplifier to convert his loyal disciples to his army and used the images of Spidey and crew as their sworn enemies to solid the deal. The good guys escape, but the fanatics are ready to kill them all as HM cranks up his machine. Just as everything seems hopeless, Sha-Shan makes her move and defies her master and husband. Spidey and Flash get in at MB, and while they are fighting, his control is broken. Spidey socks him into his machine, causing it to explode and presumably kills its maker, and up on stage the resultant explosion kills Brother Power. At story end, Flash saves Sha-Shan, Razorback is reunited with his sister (she decides to stay in the city rather than go home with him), and the Legion of Light cult is disbanded.

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~ Loki.
COM:

    "...Someone Else Had Become--The Amazing Spider-Man?"
BY:    Don Glut / Rick Hoberg, Sam Grainger.
PC:    Watcher, Spider-Man, [ Flash Thompson/Captain Spider, Liz Allen, Crusher Hogan, J Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant/Spider-Girl, John Jameson/Spider Jameson, ~ Chameleon, Tinkerer, Vulture I, Burglar.]
COM:    Feature is a non-timeline series of alternate universe versions of key events in the Marvel Universe, hosted by the Watcher. All of the characters between the [ ] appear only in flashback or in the alternate reality. Retellings of Spidey's origin where first Flash is bitten and becomes a costumed hero, but is eventually killed while fighting the Vulture (AF #15 and ASM #2).   Second, Betty is bitten and enlists Peter's help to become a costumed hero, but she gives up the costume after the death of Peter's Uncle Ben (AF #15). Third, John is bitten, and his Dad hypes him as the super astronaut, but he is killed trying to rescue an out of control space capsule (ASM #1). Last is the conclusion to all three, where Peter synthesizes the spider venom and becomes Spidey himself. Gil Kane cover.

    "Home Are the Heroes!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne, Terry Austin.
PC:    {Professor X, Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Phoenix II}, Moira MacTaggert, Lilandra Neramani, John Grey, Elaine Grey, {Corsair, Hepzibah, Ch'od, Raza}, Cr'reee, Araki (unnamed), Gary Cody (unnamed), ~ Weapon Alpha (James Hudson), {Gladiator II, Starbolt, Nightside}, D'Ken Neramani.
COM:    Starjammers and Imperial Guard appearance. Shi'ar first named. Maj. Chasin named. The X-Men return to the X-Mansion triumphantly (after saving the universe) and while Storm visits her plants in her attic atrium (1st appearance), 'Jean' remembers back to the Shi'ar High Chamberlain explaining that it might be some time before Lilandra could be installed as the empress, and Corsair asking her not to reveal his real ID to Scott, and then takes the time to reveal her true nature to her parents. While the others prepare for a picnic, Scott brooding about the change in 'Jean' and he and Kurt have a heart to heart before the elf heads off for a date with Amanda. Wolverine goes out to play tag with the local fauna, and he is attacked by Weapon Alpha. The fight carries over into the picnic and Moira is wounded by a stray ricochet. Banshee goes wild and attacks him, and Hudson is forced to retreat. At story end, Wolverine lets the others know that the man and he are like brothers and that the trouble is only just starting. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin.

    "Green Grows the Goblin "
BY:    Len Wein / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Green Goblin III, Silvermane.
COM:

    "If We Should Fall, the World Dies Tonight!"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "Panthers or Pussycats?"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:

    "The Adventures of Captain America"
BY:    / Sal Buscema
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Crisis!"
BY:    Roger McKenzie / Gil Kane, Klaus Janson
PC:    Daredevil, Heather Glenn, ~
COM:    DD reveals his ID to Heather.

    "And Along Came...Ms. Marvel!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / George Tuska, Dave Cockrum, Dan Green.
PC:    {Dr. Strange, Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat, Clea}, Ms. Marvel, Michael Barnett, ~ {Arthur Shaman, Agent B-4}
COM:    AIM appearance. A few months back, Hulk is tearing up the Sanctum chasing an image of Ms. Marvel, and Strange must intervene but cant unravel the mystery. Currently, Barnett, also haunted by Carol, is taken captive by Shaman, and Marvel comes to the Defenders for help. AIM tries to plumb Marvel's secrets by using their Psycho-Conditioner on her psychiatrist, and they uncover her fear of being slain by the Hulk. Setting their plan in motion they send the Warbot to attack the Sanctum and capture the Hulk. Hawk locates their hideout in Suffolk county, and the rest of the team breaks in. Marvel dispatches the Warbot, and while the bucket heads are fleeing, Hellcat takes down Shaman. They mop up the rest of the nest, and by story end have freed both the Hulk and Barnett. Kurt Busiek letter.

    "He Who Soweth the Wind...!"
BY:    Len Wein, Roger Slifer / George Perez, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Wyatt Wingfoot, Alicia Masters, Rebecca Rainbow, Thaddeus P. Longhorn, Teddy, Robert "Bronco Bob" Smith, Bill, Nicky, ~ Agent T/Texas Twister, Arthur Thornhill.
COM:    Team still apart (last issue). Johnny visits Wyatt in Oklahoma for the Dade County Drag Race and checks into the Golden Shoe Hotel. Ben setting up housekeeping with alicia. Reed looking for a job, gets approached by Thornhill to work for Cynthian Associates (1st mention). Texas Twister interferes in the Drag Race; and, with help from Wyatt and Rainbow, Johnny takes him down. At story end, Twister takes a powder and the mayor talks to Johnny about next year's race. Signed cover by George Perez and Frank Giacoia.

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BY:    Doug Moench / herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "May the Farce Be With You"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Val Mayerik
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, Man-Thing, ~
COM:    Star Wars spoof.

    "Show Me the Way to Go Home"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, Stingray, ~
COM:

    "Day of Infamy, Day of Shame"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Frank Robbins, Frank Springer
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, Destroyer II (Roger Aubrey), ~ Agent Axis.
COM:    Dyna-Mite becomes the new Destroyer.

    "Growing Pains!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

    "Tigra, Tigra, Burning Bright!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Tigra, ~ Kraven.
COM:

    "Red Seas"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Nova I, ~
COM:

    "The Beetle and the Badge!"
BY:    Elliot Maggin / Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, Joey Macone, Mary Anne Macone, Joe Robertson, J Jonah Jameson, ~ Beetle.
COM:    Spidey witnesses a police officer running down some counterfeiters, and lends a hand. The cop is branded a hero, and Peter is sent to get pictures of he and his wife, but comes in the middle of some domestic strife. Beetle plans to get the money back, and sets up an elaborate series of crimes to leave the police station easy pickings for himself. Beetle breaks into the evidence room to get the briefcase, and Spidey arrives to stop him. While Spidey gets pummeled, Joey, who had promised his wife to stay out of danger, can't sit still any longer. He uses a heroin stash to make a paste and with Spidey's help, gums up Beetles suction fingers. Spidey beats the bad guy, but Macone didn't fair so well. Some time later, after he begins to knit from his injuries, his superiors raise him to the rank of detective at a ceremony, which, at story end, his wife walks away from.

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

    "The Goblin's Always Greener "
BY:    Len Wein / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Green Goblin III, Silvermane.
COM:

    "Though Hell Should Bar The Way!"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "The Ameridroid Lives!"
BY:    Don Glut / Sal Buscema, Gil Kane, John Tartaglione, Mike Eposito
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Xenogenesis, Day of the Demons Pt. 1: Agents of Fortune"
BY:    David Kraft / Ed Hannigan, Klaus Janson, Dan Green.
PC:    {Dr. Strange, Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Devil-Slayer, Wong, Dollar Bill, Ledge, Marilyn, Marc, Sharon, {Captain America I, Beast, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch}, Jack Norris, ~ {Reaper of Souls, Vera Gemini}
COM:    Agents of Fortune Cult appearance. Avengers appearance. The Sanctum is invaded by the Reaper, and after catching Strange off guard, he steals the Eye of Agamotto. Val, Bruce, and Dollar visit Ledge in the hospital, and then go out to dinner at the Felix Club afterward, where Vera is trying to bring Simon back into the fold. A fight ensues, and Val intervenes misunderstanding who is the good guy and who the bad. Slayer goes toe to toe with her, but when the Hulk gets involved, he uses his cape to teleport jade jaws away. When the police arrive, he teleports he and Val away as well to the Demon Realm. In Mexico, two explorers stumble across the cult's dark retreat and get sacrificed in the Chamber of Rebirth to the Chained Ones (Batruel and Astorath), and at story end, Strange can watch no more.   Story dedicated to Eric Bloom.

    "Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Mike Royer.
PC:    Moon Boy, Devil Dinosaur, ~ Stone-Hand, Seven-Scars.
COM:    Origin of Devil Dinosaur. Title is a non-timeline alternate prehistoric adventure story. Moon-Boy has Devil Dinosaur drive a Thunder-horn (triceratops) from the Valley of Flame. Origin of their meeting, where the Killer-folk at Fire Mountain killed a female Devil Beast (tyrannosaurus), and Moon-Boy saved and raised one of her babies. How, because of his friendship, he was shunned by the Small-folk. Seven-Scars takes over as leader of the Killer-folk and takes a more active role in ridding themselves of DD. They set fire to the forest to force him toward their stake filled pit trap at story end.

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BY:    Steve Englehart / Gene Colan
PC:    Doctor Strange, Clea, Wong, ~
COM:

    "Day of the Death-Demon!"
BY:    Len Wein, Keith Pollard, Bill Mantlo / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Impossible Man, Alicia Masters, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Wyatt Wingfoot, Darkoth, Dr. Kaminski (unnamed), Rebecca Rainbow, Col. Williams (unnamed), Capt. Scott, Mr. Tyde, ~ Victor Von Doom II (face unseen, unnamed), Diablo.
COM:    Team still apart. Origin of Darkoth. 1st mention of the death of his wife and son. Ben offers his services to the Houston Space Command Center to pilot the new Solar Shuttle, but Darkoth arrives to stop him, tries to convince him that it has been sabotaged, but Thing won't listen. Sue has been brought to Hollywood by Imperial Studios (form. SM Studios) to be an actress. Flashback to how Pitt saved Ben's life in the military. Reed working for Cynthian Associates. Johnny still in Oklahoma. Diablo takes control of the Shuttle once it's in space, but with Darkoth's help, Ben regains control, but, at story end, crash lands. Signed cover by Keith and Joe.

    "Deadly Pawn!"
BY:   Roger Mckenzie / Don Perlin, NY Tribe IRO.
PC:    Ghost Rider IV, Dr. Strange, ~ Dormammu, Bounty Hunter (Haskill) (unnamed).
COM:    GR is attempting to jump Dead Horse Ravine in Az. and is snatched mid-air by Dormammu and put through a series of encounters that are designed to make him attack Strange on sight. He has a bogus Strange attack and try to kill him while in a twisted world with a demonic Roxanne. While in another place, the Bounty Hunter on his demonic horse, takes out his last target, reducing him to skeletal remains, and prepares his next mark, Blaze. Dormammu takes GR around and around battling multiple Stranges, until Johnny (infused with extra power) is so consumed with anger that his demon side takes full control (1st time). It is in this state that GR is brought back to the real worked and sicced on the real Strange in his Sanctum at story end.

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BY:    Doug Moench / herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "Star Waaugh "
BY:    Steve Gerber / Val Meyerik
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, Man-Thing, ~
COM:    Star Wars spoof.

    "The Tiger and the Fly"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "Feeding Billy"
BY:    Roger Stern / Jim Starlin, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

    "Agent Axis, master of Murder"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Frank Robbins, Frank Springer
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Agent Axis.
COM:

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BY:    Bill Mantlo / George Tuska
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Dark Star, Vanguard (Nikolai Krylanko), Crimson Dynamo V (Dimitri Bukharin).
COM:

    "Machine Man"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Machine Man (Aaron Stack), ~
COM:    Mister Machine becomes Machine Man. Story continues from 2001 #10 from Sep. '77.

    "The Dying Sun!"
BY:    Doug Moench / Tom Sutton
PC:      ~
COM:    1st appearance of Seeker 3000. Feature is a non-MU space fantasy story.

    "The measure of a Man!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Man-Thing, ~ D'Spayre.
COM:

    "Hiding Cats"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, ~ Mystique (Raven Darkholm).
COM:    1st partial appearance of Mystique.

    " "
BY:    Archie Goodwin / John Byrne
PC:    Power Man II (Luke Cage), Iron Fist, ~
COM:

    "Whatever Happened to the Iceman?"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, David Hunt.
PC:    Spider-Man, {Iceman/Rampage II, Angel, Hercules, Ghost Rider IV, Black Widow, Darkstar}, Davis, ~ Stuart Clarke.
COM:    Champions appearance. Peter is sent to Los Angeles to get pictures of the dissolution of the Champions and is saved from falling glass by Angel. Angel lets Peter know that the team's already broken up, gives him a new camera to replace the one broken in the accident, and rehashes the events after CHM #17 as the team members go their own ways. Spidey returns to the building, overhears the confrontation between Angel and Clarke, and saves the X-Man from going splat. However, when Spidey moves against the bad guys, Angel stops him. He ends up knocking Wally out and clashing with the new Rampage but bit off more than he could chew. Angel saves him by short circuiting Clarke's chair, and when Rampage is released, he reverts to his ice form, revealing him as the missing Iceman, but with the order to kill still implanted in his mind. Cover by John Byrne and John Romita?

    "...A Future Uncertain! "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~
COM:    Origin of Spider-Woman I.

    " "
BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

    "...The World Knew Daredevil Was Blind?" "...The Spider Had Been Bitten By A Radioactive Human?"
BY:    Don Glut, Scott Shaw / Alan Kupperberg, Jim Mooney, Scott Shaw.
PC:    Watcher, [Daredevil, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, Spider-Man, Dr. Van Eyck, Judge Lewis, ~ Electro, Owl, Duke Klaus Kruger.]
COM:    Feature is a non-timeline series of alternate universe versions of key events in the Marvel Universe, hosted by the Watcher. All of the characters between the [ ] appear only in flashback or in the alternate reality. Story retelling from the conclusion of DD #2, when Electro discovers that DD is blind and leaks it to the press. Retelling of DD #9, but DD regains his sight but loses his radar power. Fights Owl (DD #20) but the Judge almost dies because he couldn't hear the bomb ticking, so gives up being a hero, and, at story end, becomes the DA. In the second feature: A non-MU humor story that retells Spider-Man's origin in reverse, using cartoon animals lampooning the major characters. Gil Kane and John Romita cover.

    "The 'X'- Sanction!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Tony DeZuniga, Dave Cockrum.
PC:    {Professor X, Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Phoenix II}, Moira MacTaggert, Capt. Delancy, ~ Warhawk.
COM:    Moira is leaving NY and the team holds a baseball game to celebrate, but it soon degenerates with more and more power use Moira goes to answer the door for the man from the phone company, and gets rendered unconscious by Warhawk, who proceeds, at Black King's orders (behind the scenes), to infiltrate the X-Men computer system. He manages to turn the Danger Room against the team, and the only two that could stop it, Phoenix and Prof. X, are also rendered unconscious. While the rest of the team are getting creamed, Kurt teleports out with Wolverine, but he's so weakened by the ordeal of Bamfing for the first time that he's no match for Warhawk. As they are fighting, he reveals that his orders were to observe the X-Men in their ordeal, not kill them, but when he faces the whole team finally, he decides to use his failsafe, a toxic gas bomb. However, Kurt gets to it first and Colossus puts him down for the count. They hand him over to the police, but Xavier is worried that they now face an unknown foe who knows too much about them already. At story end, the general consensus from the team is to bring them on. Somewhere between this issue and the next, Prof. X and Lilandra go on vacation. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin.

    "Who Was That Goblin I Saw You With?"
BY:    Len Wein / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, Green Goblin II, ~ Green Goblin III, Silvermane.
COM:    Harry, as GG II helps Spidey defeat GG III. Death of Green Goblin III/Barton Hamilton.

    "Where Angels Fear To Tread! "
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "Black Musketeers"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:

    "Cul-de-Sac"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Sal Buscema, Gil Kane, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Survival Quest!"
BY:    Doug Moench / Pat Broderick
PC:    Captain Marvel I, ~ Death-Grip.
COM:

    "Prisoner"
BY:    Roger McKenzie / Carmine Infantino, Klaus Janson
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Paladin.
COM:

    "Xenogenesis, Day of the Demons Pt. 2:  Tyranny and Mutation"
BY:    David Kraft, Ed Hannigan / Ed Hannigan, Dan Green.
PC:    {Dr. Strange, Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat, Devil-Slayer}, Aragorn, Red Guardian II, Fyodr, Vladimer, Dollar Bill, ~ {Vera Gemini, Reaper of Souls}, {Belathauzer}.
COM:    Agents of Fortune Cult appearance. 1st appearance of the Chained Ones. Devil-Slayer joins the team. Slayer has brought Val and Hulk to the Demon Realm, thinking they're in league with the Cult, but after Val clears things up, and the Ort-Beast is dealt with, they return to the Sanctum as allies. In Mexico, at their dark retreat, Vera, revealed to be the leader of the Cult, uses the power of the Eye to summon forth the first of the Chained Ones. Strange explains what they are doing to the others, and they form an alliance with Slayer to stop them, while back at the ranch, Hellcat gets her first taste of the Lola MK 1. She and Hawk make use of his new Murder Machine, and when things get out of hand, they are rescued by the rest of the team come to collect them. While in the Soviet Union, two scientists are worried about RG who has been kept in captivity since the Presence affair. With Slayer's help, Strange sends his astral form to locate the Eye, but he is discovered by Vera (in her demon form) and is melded to another demon. Slayer follows after him via is Cloak and runs afoul of Reaper, and the rest of the team returns to the Sanctum only to find Dollar who informs them that the Doc is dead at story end.

    "Vengeance is Mine!"
BY:    Len Wein, Keith Pollard, Bill Mantlo / Keith Pollard, Dave Hunt
PC:    Invisible Girl, Thing, Alicia Masters, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Impossible Man, Sub-Mariner (face unseen), Capt. Scott, Col Williams (unnamed), Darkoth, ~ Diablo, Gen Robles.
COM:    Team still apart. Death of Darkoth the Death-Demon/Desmond Pitt. Ben survives the Solar Shuttle crash, but falls into the desert. Flashback to how Diablo survived the explosion from #118 and how he rescued and is controlling Darkoth. Ben finds their hidden HQ and dukes it out with the Demon. Sue still in Hollywood, meets the man behind Imperial Studios. Darkoth turns on Diablo and wrecks his Solar Cannon, causing a chain reaction that kills him. At story end, Ben clears Pitt's name of being a traitor. Signed cover by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott.

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "The Night After You Save the Universe? "
BY:    Steve Gerber / Gene Colan
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~
COM:

    "And Daredevil Makes Three"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, Daredevil, ~
COM:    Terry Austin cover.

    "The Curing of Doctor Banner"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

    "Calling the Kid Commandoes"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Frank Robbins, Frank Springer
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, {Golden Girl, }, ~ Human Top (David Mitchell).
COM:    1st appearance of the Kid Commandoes.

    "Sojourners Through Space!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Keith Pollard, Fred Kida.
PC:    Iron Man I, Jack of Hearts, ~
COM:

    "House of Nightmares"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Machine Man, ~
COM:

    "Night o the Living God! "
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Havok, ~ Living Monolith.
COM:    Dave Cockrum cover.

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ron Wilson
PC:    Thing, Vision, Daredevil, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, ~ Mystique.
COM:    Partial appearance of Mystique.

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Nova I, ~ Blackout I (Marcus Daniels).
COM:    Origin of Blackout I.

    "My Friend, My Foe!"
BY:   Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, David Hunt.
PC:    Spider-Man, {Iceman/Rampage II, Angel, Hercules, Ghost Rider IV, Black Widow, Darkstar}, Flash Thompson, Sha-Shan, Holly Gillis, Nick, Hector Ayala, ~ Stuart Clarke.
COM:    Iceman, still under the control of Clarke, is trying to kill Spidey and Angel. Angel spills how Clarke had taken control of Bobby from his hospital bed and put him in his old armor and began to extort money from him as revenge for what he believed the team did to him (CHM #8). While Spidey and Angel are doing their best not to hurt their mutual friend, Angel gets sidetracked by some lawyers representing the construction company responsible for the Champions Building. Spidey shakes Iceman out of his dementia by running him through a hot carwash, and Angel runs the lawyer out on a rail after they agree to take care of the faulty construction. Clarke is returned to the hospital, and Spidey realizes that his camera was damaged in the fight, so he has not pictures. Back at ESU, Sha-Shan is taking classes; she and Flash are getting on like gang busters, and Hector meets Holly. While returning to the east coast, Peter's plane is rerouted to Albany, and he witnesses the escape of Lightmaster from Attica. Gil Kane cover.

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~ Morgan LeFay.
COM:

    " "
BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, Iron Man I, ~
COM:

    "Life After Undeath"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Gene Colan, Tom Palmer
PC:    Dracula, ~
COM:

    "Flashback!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:    Retelling of Spidey's origin.

    "Holocaust in New York Harbor!"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "Monumental menace"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Sal Buscema, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Xenogenesis, Day of the Demons Pt. 3:  The Revenge of Vera Gemini!"
BY:    David Kraft / Ed Hannigan, Dan Green.
PC:    {Dr. Strange, Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat. Devil Slayer}, Dollar Bill, Wong, ~ {Vera Gemini, Reaper of Souls}, {Belathauzer (in human guise)}.
COM:    Agents of Fortune Cult and Chained Ones appearance. The team takes Strange's body and head off for Mexico to reunite it with his astral form, while at the dark retreat, Vera has ushered the Chained Ones back into this world and has fed her faithful followers to them. The team is attacked by US fighter planes, ordered to destroy them by Belathauzer (who has been placed as commander of the Air Force base), and, even though Hulk downs the fighters, they are forced to bail out of their damaged craft (all under the lens of Dollar). While Slayer is dealing with Reaper and the hordes of demons, Vera is busy cheating the demon lords out of their power as revenge. The team encounters Strange, bonded to a demon, and while Hellcat and Hulk forge ahead to assist Slayer, the rest are able to restore the mage to his mortal body. Hellcat takes out Reaper and takes his Shadow Cloak, while Strange and Hawk hatch a plan to recover the Eye of Agamotto. Things aren't going well for the other heroes until Hellcat gets the bright idea to teleport Vera away with the Cloak, and, at almost the same time, Strange, having recovered the Eye, reverses the spell which brought the demons forth and sends them back from whence they came at story end. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Alan Weiss.

    "He Who Stalks!"
BY:    Roger Stern / Tom Sutton
PC:    Doctor Strange, Clea, Wong, ~
COM:

    "Beware the Rampaging Retrievers!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Pablo Marcos
PC:    Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Sub-Mariner, Lord Vashti, Impossible Man, Mr. Tyde, Dr. Kaminski (named), Stanley R. Stanley, Sid, ~ Victor Von Doom II (face unseen), {Thermatron, Electron II}.
COM:    Team still apart. 1st appearance of the Retrievers. Namor revealed as the owner of Imperial Studios. Reed gets suspicious of the work at Cynthian Associates. Flashback to Namor being unhappy as the ruler of Atlantis, and feeling smothered by his people, and how he left to be in Hollywood with Sue. Johnny flies out to visit Ben. Retriever robots show up to take Namor back to Atlantis. he and Sue take them apart, bat, at story end, Namor decides to return to his duty on the throne. Signed cover by George Perez and Joe Sinnott.

    "The Mage and the Monster!"
BY:   Roger McKenzie / Don Perlin, Jim Mooney.
PC:    Ghost Rider IV, Dr. Strange, Clea, Wong, Pat, Tom, Roxanne Simpson, Crash Simpson, ~ Dormammu, Mephisto (as Satan), Bounty Hunter.
COM:    At Dormammu's instigation, GR has attacked Strange in his Sanctorum, while police, firemen, and reporters gather outside the building. Strange, caught off guard, regains his wits and calling on the Faltine, Umar, and the Vishanti sends GR to Hades, but GR climbs out of the abyss and continues the assault. Clea rushes home to aid her lover and is just in time to save him from a killing blow by GR, and her uncle prepares to take her down as well. In another part of the city, two policemen encounter the Bounty Hunter who is looking for Blaze. Strange enters the mind of GR to stop him, and finding Blaze trapped there, learns GR's origin. Dormammu enters GR's mind as well, and to save Johnny from the fight that ensues, he ejects him. Outside Strange seems to recover to face GR, but at story end, it's revealed that Johnny is in Strange's body. Cover by Ernie Chan.

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "Getting Smooth!"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Gene Colan
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~ Ringmaster.
COM:

    "Dark as a Dungeon Down in the Mine"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "Follow the Leader"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~ Leader.
COM:

    "Attack of the Teutonic Knight"
BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Teutonic Knight.
COM:

    "The Man, The Metal, and The Mayhem!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Keith Pollard
PC:    Iron Man I, {Sir Ram II, Sir Ossilot, Sir Lepard}, High Evolutionary, ~
COM:    Iron Man on Wundagore. new men/Knights of Wundagore appearance. Death of Sir Ossilot and Sir Lepard.

    "Ten-For, the Mean Machine"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Machine Man, ~ Ten-For
COM:

    "Nightmare's Evolution!"
BY:    Ed Hannigan, John Wagner / Ernie Chan, Mike Vosburg
PC:    Tigra,   ~
COM:

    "Whom Gods Destroy!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Thor I, ~ Living Monolith.
COM:

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ron Wilson
PC:    Thing, Black Panther, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, ~ Mystique (Raven Darkholm).
COM:    1st full appearance of Mystique. Title goes b-monthly.

    " "
BY:    Archie Goodwin / John Byrne
PC:    Power Man II (Luke Cage), Iron Fist, ~
COM:

    "Again, the Enforcers!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, J Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Glory Grant, Flash Thompson, Sha-Shan, Hector Ayala, Holly Gillis, Razorback, ~ {Big Man, Fancy Dan, Montana, Ox II (Ronald Bloch)}, Lightmaster.
COM:    Enforcers appearance, the new Ox joins the team. Dan and Montana are practicing on a Spider-Man dummy when their new boss, who sprang them from jail (following events in MTU #40) introduces them to their newest member, the brother of their deceased member, and sends them after Spidey. Peter faces the heat from JJJ after losing the photos of his trip to LA, and Flash and Sha-Shan and Hector and Holly are getting along famously at the Coffee Bean when the place is invaded by the Enforcers, who are looking to flush out their prey. Spidey gets into the act and quickly takes the Enforcers apart, while Hector watches, deep to the dismay of Ms. Hollis. At story end, Hector comes out to give the police the all's clear, and Lightmaster, from his hideout at the Light Inc. building, assumes he must be Spidey. The letters page contains an article written by John Roe of the Wichita Eagle concerning a Spidey strip directed at them for dropping their feature.

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~ Brothers Grimm I (Percy and Barton Grimes).
COM:

    " "
BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~ Utgard-Loki.
COM:

    "....Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950's?"
BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg, Bill Black.
PC:    Watcher, [{Captain America I, Iron Man I, Beast, Thor I, Vision}, {Marvel Boy I, Human Robot, 3-D Man, Venus, Gorilla-Man}, James Woo, Suwan, Jann of the Jungle, Namora, Prof. Nathan Grayson, President Eisenhower, ~ Yellow Claw, Fritz Von Voltzman/Von Horstbaden, Skull Face, Great Video, Electro, Cold Warrior.
COM:    Feature is a non-timeline series of alternate universe versions of key events in the Marvel Universe, hosted by the Watcher. All of the characters between the [ ] appear only in flashback or in the alternate reality. Jimmy Woo collects together the heroes of the 50's to do battle against Yellow Claw. 1st appearance of the Black Dragons. Claw kidnaps he president, and the Avengers rescue him, but they are asked to disband at story end for reasons of national security. Signed cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

    "Mindgames!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne, Terry Austin
PC:    {Cyclops/Slim Summers, Wolverine/Man-Beast of the Yukon, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Phoenix II/Ms. Destiny}, Beast, Lotta Little, Jim-Bob, Jackie, Marty, ~ Mesmero, Magneto, Nick, Jukie, Bruno, Georgie, Willis, Billy-Boy.
COM:    After finding the X-Mansion vacant, Beast, using Cerebro, arrives at Mr. Mike's One-Ring Traveling Tent Show in Sullivan County, Tx., and finds who he believes to be the X-Men as part of the side show, and have no memory of him or the team. When he investigates further, he gets captured right at the feet of the Beast-Man, who begins to shake off his brain washing. Beast discovers that Mesmero is behind all of this, and that he is doing it out of revenge for what the team did to him years before (UXM #52). While Mesmero tries to take over Beast's mind, Wolverine breaks free and manages to shake everyone else out of their ague.   When the whole team has gathered and is ready to face down the villain, he collapses, and in a chair behind him is none other than Magneto, who is ready for a rematch at story end. In the audience but not identified are Ethan and Elizabeth Wilford. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin.

    "The Rocket Racer's Back in Town! "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Rocket Racer.
COM:

    "Threshold of Oblivion"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "This World Shall Die"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:

    "Call Me Animus"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Sal Buscema, John Byrne, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~ Animus (Vamp).
COM:    Vamp becomes Animus.

    "Star Burst!"
BY:    Roger McKenzie / Pat Broderick, Bob Wiacek.
PC:    Captain Marvel I, Thor I, ~ Thanos.
COM:

    "Betrayal!"
BY:    Roger McKenzie / Gil Kane, Klaus Janson
PC:    Daredevil, Ben Urich, ~
COM:

    "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Lunatik!"
BY:    David Kraft / Ed Hannigan, Bob Lubbers.
PC:    {Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Dollar Bill, Prof. Harrison Turk, Red Guardian II, Aragorn, Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, ~ Lunatik, Ort-Beast, Presence.
COM:    Patsy showing off with her new Shadow Cloak loses control of it, and she, with the Hellcat Mobile (unnamed), Val, and Dollar set out to capture Lunatik on campus with the help of Prof. Turk. While they hatch a plan to capture the felon, Presence returns to the sight of his greatest mistake, the town of Kyshtym (unnamed). Back on the farm, the plan is proceeding with the construction of the statue of Spidey, but Hulk refuses to participate. JJJ gets wind of the whole presentation and sends Parker to cover it, and, after Hellcat hips him to what's going on, he and the Defenders clash with Lunatik, who showed up on schedule. All under the lens of Dollar, the fight goes badly, involving Aragorn being wounded, and Lunatik escapes mysteriously. At story end, the statue is uncovered, and Spidey agrees that the hideous thing must go. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Ernie Chan.

    "The Greatest FF Saga of All Part 1: Who In the World is the Invincible Man?"
BY:    Marv Wofman / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Mr. Fantastic/Invincible Man II, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Alicia Masters, Franklin Storm, John Wayne, ~ Victor Von Doom II (face revealed), Doctor Doom, Hauptmann II..
COM:    Team still apart. Doom trying to control Reed's mind with the Hypno-Persuader (FF1 #85) , revealed that components have been removed from the Psycho Man armor to start Operation Coronation. Ben and Johnny visit Sue in Hollywood, worried about Reed, who shows up in the Invincible Man armor and begins to follow them. Alicia and Mr. Storm are only seen as hallucinations created by Reed, who captures the others and brings them back to Von Doom II. Reed comes out of the brainwashing, but agrees to work with Von Doom to see what he's up to. Von Doom shows him the Solartron Complex. The rest of the group breaks free, but, at story end, they run into Doctor Doom. Signed cover by George Perez and Pablo Marcos.

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "Repercussions...!"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Gene Colan
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~ Ringmaster.
COM:    Title goes bi-monthly.

    "Silver Charity, Sudden Death"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "Is There Hulk After Death?"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~
COM:

    "Moon Wars!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Keith Pollard, Alfredo Alcala.
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

    "Battle on A Very Busy Street"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Machine Man, ~
COM:

    "Death Garden"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Falcon, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ron Wilson
PC:    Thing, Brother Voodoo, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Nova I, ~
COM:

    "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, White Tiger, Lt. James D'Angelo, Flash Thompson, Sha-Shan, Jack, Mrs. Muggins, Holly Gillis (Jackson), ~ Light Master, {Montana, Fancy Dan, Ox II}.
COM:    Enforcers appearance. Spidey eavesdropping at the Metropolitan Police Station while D'Angelo interrogates the Enforcers. Ox nearly breaks out through the Maxi-Glass partition, but is gassed into submission. Spidey returns home to find his sky light leaking and the wet plaster collapses getting him in Dutch with his land lady. Lightmaster reveals that he's no longer human but composed of unstable light before going out to kidnap Hector, whom he believes to be Spidey. Peter, who has a cold from the rain the night before, fails to stop the abduction, but does find Hector's amulet before giving chase. He follows them to the Light Inc. building where Lightmaster is televising his interrogation of Hector, and he sneaks him the amulet. Hector becomes the Tiger on national TV (to the dismay of Holly), and the two heroes tag team on Lightmaster. But, just as the villain almost has his revenge on Spidey, there is a city wide black out. Without the light, he can't maintain his physical form, and at story end, dissolves to nothing and is assumed deceased. Ernie Chan cover.

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, Red Norvell, ~
COM:

    "Where No Vampire Has Gone Before!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Gene Colan, Tom Palmer
PC:    Dracula, ~
COM:

    "And Where the Big Wheel Stops, Nobody Knows "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, ~ Big Wheel, Tinkerer, Rocket Racer.
COM:    Origin and death of Big Wheel. Peter proposes to MJ for the 1st time.

    "Captives of the Collector!"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~ Collector.
COM:

    "Saturday Night Furor"
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Mike Zeck
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~ Senor Muerte II (Philip Garcia).
COM:

    "Dollar Bill's Documentary Disaster Pt. 1: Membership Madness!"
BY:    David Kraft / Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney.
PC:    {Dr. Strange, Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Dollar Bill, Aragorn, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Son of Satan, Jack of Hearts, Hercules, Iron Fist, Nova I, Marvel Man I, Stingray, Black Goliath, Falcon, Prowler I, Polaris, Paladin, Torpedo II, Captain Ultra, Captain Marvel I, Havok, Tagak, White Tiger, ~ Lunatik, Presence.
COM:    Richmond Riding Academy (Defenders HQ) first named. While the team is taking advantage of a little down time, Dollar springs the documentary he's been making about them when it is presented on TV. At the end of the program (which doesn't show them in a favorable light), he announces that the team is currently holding open auditions for new members, and Hawk is ticked knowing what will happen. The next day, they're swamped with applicants, who, despite being ordered off the property, strut their stuff to try and outshine the others. A small splinter group even decides to elect a new leader of the team, Herc, and they decide the first order of business should be to attend to the Hulk. And while fur is ruffled all over the grounds, the splinter group jumps the uncustomarily thoughtful Hulk at story end. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. Spider-Woman I, Angel, Power-Man II, Human Torch II, and Iron-Man I shown on cover only.

    "A Gathering of Fear!"
BY:    Roger Stern / Tom Sutton
PC:    Doctor Strange, Clea, Wong, ~
COM:

    "The Greatest FF Saga of All Part 2: Riotous Return of the Red Ghost!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Alicia Masters, {Nick Fury}, Iron Man I, ~ Victor Von Doom II, Doctor Doom, Red Ghost.
COM:    Team still apart. SHIELD appearance. Reed gets his powers back. Red Ghost now has the power to make other objects intangible. Von Doom II sends Reed into space with the intent of regaining his powers. He not only regains them, but the cosmic rays also reintegrate the Red Ghost. Von Doom II and Doom return to Latveria with the rest of the team, and Alicia, who is sculpting his likeness.    Doom refers to Von Doom II as his son. Flashback to IM1 #83. Reed battles Red Ghost until the shuttle's orbit begins to decay. Ghost skips before the crash, and Reed ejects at the last moment and is picked up by SHIELD.   At story end, Reed asks for his Pogo Plane and vows to end Doom's menace forever.Signed cover by George Perez and Joe Sinnott.

    "Demon's Rage!"
BY:   Roger McKenzie / Don Perlin, Bob Layton.
PC:    Ghost Rider IV, Dr. Strange, Clea, ~ Dormammu, Mephisto (as Satan), Bounty Hunter (named).
COM:    In the opening of the story, Dormammu and Strange are battling in GR's body and Blaze is in Strange's. GR's body is trying to kill Johnny, and would have succeeded if Johnny didn't start using his dukes. With the extra interference, Strange is able to drive Dormammu out of GR's body and back to the Dark Dimension, and everyone goes back to their own body in time to witness the arrival of the Bounty Hunter, who has come for Johnny. GR races away and BH gives chase on his demon stallion through the streets of NYC. GR almost gets away, rocketing up the side of a building at 300 mph, but BH catches him with some Hell-fire, changing him back to Johnny, who crashes back to the ground. At story end, BH prepares to collect the unconscious stunt cyclist's soul.

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BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "Big Monster on Campus"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

    "heil Frankenstein"
BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Frankenstein.
COM:

    "The Horn of the Unicorn!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Unicorn.
COM:

    "Man Dogs and Dinosaurs"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Frank Robbins
PC:    Mark Harris, ~
COM:    Series is a non-MU adventure story based on the Television program. Final issue.

    "In Manhattan, They Play for Keeps"
BY:    Don McGregor / Tom Sutton
PC:    Paladin (Paul Denning),   ~
COM:

    "Crack the Whip!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Spider-Man, Iron Man I, ~
COM: John Byrne cover.

    " "
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ron Wilson
PC:    Thing, Captain America I, ~
COM:    1st appearance of Project PEGASUS.

    "Dark Encounters"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Archie Goodwin / John Byrne
PC:    Power Man II (Luke Cage), Iron Fist, ~
COM:

    "Still Crazy After All These Years"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Jim Mooney, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, J Jonah Jameson, Dr. Farley Stillwell, Ms. Marvel, Mary Jane Watson, Holly Gillis, Hector Ayala, Jimmy, Flash Thompson, Sha-Shan, Joe Robertson, Glory Grant, ~ Scorpion.
COM:    MJ turns Peter down from ASM #183. Scorpion has been wandering the sewers since his confrontation with Ms. Marvel (MsM #2), and, because he can't lead a normal life, he decides to get revenge on JJJ. Spidey returns to Forest Hills and loses his extra web fluid refills in his change, then gets turned down by MJ who says she isn't ready to marry yet. Hector now getting mobbed by fans now that his ID is public, and Holly giving him the cold shoulder. Max finds Dr. Stillwell's old lab and uses the equipment in hopes of curing himself and ends up making himself stronger. Peter visits the Bugle offices to bum work off JJJ when Scorpion attacks. Spidey has to face the new and improved villain without his web shooters and takes him down with a good ld fashions volley of lefts and rights. At story end, Spidey pulls Max's mask off, and it is revealed that his dementia made him believe the costume wouldn't come off.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~
COM:

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, Balder, Sigyn, Frigga, Hoder, ~ Loki.
COM:    Death of Balder.

    "...Jane Foster Had Found the Hammer of Thor?"
BY:    Jim Shooter / Rick Hoberg, Dave Hunt
PC:    Watcher, [{Thor I/Don Blake, {Jane Foster/Thordis, Iron Man I, Captain America I, Giant-Man I, Wasp}, Heimdall, Sif, Odin, Balder, {Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun}, ~ Loki, Radioactive Man, Cobra, Mr. Hyde.
COM:    Avengers and Warriors Three appearance. Feature is a non-timeline series of alternate universe versions of key events in the Marvel Universe, hosted by the Watcher. All of the characters between the [ ] appear only in flashback or in the alternate reality. Retelling of JIM1 #83 but Jane finds Mjolnir and defeats the Kronans. Retelling of her first run in with Loki (#84), Radioactive Man (#93), the Lava Men (#97), Cobra and Mr. Hyde (#105), helps found the Avengers, battles Tomorrow Man's Automaton (#86) faces Magog (#154) on the edge of Ragnarok. After which, Odin replaces her with don Blake as Thor, makes her a goddess, and at story end, marries her.

    "Magneto Triumphant!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Byrne, Terry Austin
PC:    {Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Phoenix II}, Beast, Jorge Perez, Maj. Tirador, ~ Magneto, Mesmero, Nanny I.
COM:    Magneto confronts the X-Men for a second match, and when they try to escape again, they find that the carnival wagon is far in the air under the villain's power and headed south. On the way, he explains how he followed Beast as he trailed the team to the Mr. Mike's One-Ring Traveling Tent Show, and along the way drops Mesmero to the jungle below, to throw off their jet pursuers from Jaguar Command under Gen. Ortiz. They reach his Antarctic Base and the team makes a last ditch effort to escape but are eventually subdued and placed into restraining chairs that are plugged into their central nervous systems. Not only does it inhibit them from using their powers, but skews every movement and sound. At story end, he leaves them in the hands of Nanny, his prisoners for life as little more than infants as he was once left. Title goes monthly. Cover by George Perez and Bob Layton.

    "White Dragon! Red Death!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ White Dragon II,
COM:

    "The End And The Beginning!"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "Kiber the Cruel"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Black Panther, ~ Kiber the Cruel.
COM:    First appearance of Kiber Island.

    "Devastation"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Sal Buscema
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

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BY:    Roger McKenzie / Pat Broderick, .
PC:    Captain Marvel I, ~ Drax the Destroyer.
COM:

    "Arena!"
BY:    Roger McKenzie / Gene Colan, Klaus Janson
PC:    Daredevil, ~
COM:

    "Dollar Bill's Documentary Disaster Pt. 2: Deadlier by the Dozen!"
BY:    David Kraft / Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney.
PC:    {Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Aragorn, Son of Satan, Black Goliath, Stingray, Prowler I, Havok, Torpedo II, Falcon, Iron Fist, Hercules, Iron Man I, Jack of Hearts, Captain Ultra, Paladin, Nova I, Ms. Marvel I, White Tiger, Captain Marvel I, Stingray, Tagak, Polaris, Marvel Man I, ~ Presence, Sagittarius I, Beetle, Porcupine, Blob, Batroc, Whirlwind, Electro, Plant Man, Looter, Giant Amoeba.
COM:    Hellcat Mobile and Kyshtym named. Team is in the middle of a recruiting dilemma caused by Dollar and trying to deal with the umpteen heroes who are competing for a spot, which has turned into a free for all (which cause s Hulk to leap away in disgust). Iron Man arrives with a letter for Patsy and informs them that a large group of villains has also taken on the Defender mantle and they're committing crimes all over the city. The heroes break into three teams to deal with the individual threats, and Hawk's crew encounters a false alarm. Presence encounters the Amoeba, which has grown to unexpected size, and tries to deal with it, but gets absorbed. Hellcat's group encounters Sagittarius' mob, who have by now amassed a mountain of loot. In the middle of the fight, the police arrive in force and place the entire crew, heroes and villains, under arrest at story end. Cover by Joe Sinnott.

    "The Greatest FF Saga of All Part 3: Invasion!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing, Alicia Masters, {Prince Zorba, Koro,} ~ Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom II (named), Hauptmann II, Heinrich, Sancha, Brechner.
COM:    Team joins forces to fight Doom. 1st appearance of Doom's Omni-Bots (unnamed). Reed flies to Latveria in the Pogo Plane and infiltrates Doom's castle; but he is caught in an explosion and recovered by the Latverian Freedom Fighters. Rest of the FF still prisoners of Doom; Alicia still working on the statue. Reed meets Zorba. Doom ready to use the Transference Globes to feed the FF's powers into his 'son'. Reed storms the castle and leaves the drawbridge down for the Freedom Fighters. He enters Doom's lab disguised as Hauptmann but is discovered. At story end, he is added to the others in their Globes and the machine is activated. Signed cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott.

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BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, {Dum Dum Dugan,}, ~
COM:    SHIELD appearance.

    "Circus Maximus"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Gene Colan
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~ Ringmaster.
COM:

    "Slope of Death"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "The Monster's Analyst"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, Doc Samson, ~
COM:

    "Thunder In the East"
BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, Thor I, ~
COM:

    "A Fluttering of Wings Most Foul"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Spider-Man, Daredevil, ~
COM: Keith Pollard cover.

    "Final Combats"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~ Cat.
COM:

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Nova I, Harris Moore (Comet), ~
COM:

    "By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Mike Zeck, Bruce Patterson.
PC:    Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Daniel Lindy, Betty Leeds, Mrs. Muggins, Flash Thompson, Sha-Shan, White Tiger, Holly Gillis, Frenchie, Gena Johnson, Bertram Crawly, ~ Cyclone.
COM:    Maggia appearance. Moon Knight tries to save a Maggia informant from a hit and fails, but learns that they are onto his cabbie ID. Spidey returns home and is visited by Betty who is acting very friendly toward him. MK is looking for the new Big M (1st mention) and, after finding out that the hoods have probably got the information about him from Conquer Lord's files, intentionally walks into a trap at the Other Place, and Spidey arrives to give him a helping hand. MK chases down one of the thugs and tries to make him talk, and Spidey misinterprets his actions and tries to stop him. The two clash, allowing the thug to get to a phone, and, while they're still duking it out, a representative of the Maggia shows up and puts them both on their butts at story end. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~
COM:

    " "
BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, Hermod, Sigyn~
COM:    1st appearance of both?

    "Showdown Greenwich Village!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Gene Colan, Tom Palmer
PC:    Dracula, ~
COM:

    "Showdown!"
BY:    Chris Claremont, John Byrne / John Byrne, Terry Austin
PC:    {Prof. X, Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Phoenix II}, Beast, Lilandra Neramani, John Cheever, Achmed El Gibar, ~ Magneto, Nanny I.
COM:    Magneto has attacked the Royal Australian Aerospace Research Facility in Woomera, the latest in a series of such attacks on other sites to pillage the components necessary to rebuild Asteroid M. In Kirinos, Greece, while Xavier and Lilandra are on vacation, he gets a psychic SOS from the X-Men who are helpless prisoners of Mags in his Antarctic Base. Storm musters enough control, remembering the teachings of El Gibar, and begins to pick the lock of her bindings. Magneto, in space, gets an alarm, and heads back to his automated prison to find his prisoners loose. During the fight, one of Phoenix's blasts damages the ceramic shield, and lava begins to pour in. She and Beast get cut off from the others while Magneto expends most of his power to escape. Phoenix manages to break free as well with Beast in tow, but the effort proves too much for her and she collapses. At story end, they are a billion miles from nowhere at night in a blizzard, and Beast, suffering from frostbite, collapses into the snow. Cover by John Byrne and Bob Layton.

    "Spider, Spider, Burning Bright!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Ross Andru
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ White Dragon II,
COM:    Peter graduates from ESU.

    "Destiny Hunt"
BY:    Jim Shooter / John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "Am I Still Captain America?"
BY:    Roger Mckenzie / Sal Buscema, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Dollar Bill's Documentary Disaster Pt. 3: D-Day!"
BY:    David Kraft / Sal Buscema, Don Perlin.
PC:    {Valkyrie III, Nighthawk, Hellcat}, Aragorn, Dollar Bill, Ledge, Prof. Harrison Turk, Son of Satan, Nova I, Polaris, Hercules, Iron Fist, White Tiger, Black Goliath, Captain Ultra, Havok, Tagak, Marvel Man I, Prowler I, Stingray, Falcon, Jack of Hearts, Fyodr, Vladimer, Gen. Kharkov, ~ Sagittarius I, Blob, Batroc, Plant Man, Beetle, Whirlwind, Looter, Porcupine, Shocker, Boomerang, Libra II, Toad, Leap Frog, Melter, Electro, Joe the Gorilla, Pecos,
COM:    The team is dealing with the dilemma created by the gaggle of heroes and villains calling themselves Defenders, and the team led by Hellcat gets out of being arrested with Herc's Avengers ID card. They chase the villains into Grand Central Station and lose them on a runaway subway train. While Dollar, back on campus, discovers that Ledge is out of the hospital, Hawk's team encounters another false alarm, and his short temper drives his members away. He then takes on Libra's team single handed and gets the snot beat out of him. Hellcat's tem catches up with the train, and, when the fight turns quickly against them, Patsy displays the first of her demonic powers to save her life, and wipes everyone out, hero and villain alike. Val's team reaches Hawk, and, while they take on Libra's team, she has some sort of a Norse flash back and sees all the others as giants, ogres, and trolls. When she starts swinging, the other heroes bug out, until Hawk can bring her to her senses.

    "A Death for Immorality"
BY:    Don McGregor / Tom Sutton, Ricardo Villamonte
PC:    Doctor Strange, Clea, Wong, ~
COM:

    "The Greatest FF Saga of All Part 4: The Son of Doctor Doom!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing}, Alicia Masters, {Prince Zorba, Kronar}, ~ Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom II, Hauptmann II.
COM:    Team back together. Origin and death of Victor Von Doom II. Lateverian Freedom Fighters appearance. Doom feeding the powers of the FF into Von Doom II, reveals what Operation Coronation is, to put his 'son' on the throne. The peasants are revolting. Alicia still working on the statue. Reed gets free and frees the others, and the team is reunited., start taking out Doom's defenses. Doom holds Alicia hostage and begins the Coronation ceremony. While the FF battle the Omni-Bots (named), doom crowns Von Doom II, who experiences some unexpected side effects from the Transference, and turns on his 'father'. Victor revealed to be Doom's clone, just before Doom kills him at story end. Signed cover by Keith and Joe.

    "The Price!"
BY:   Roger McKenzie / Don Perlin, Rick Bryant.
PC:    Ghost Rider IV, ~ Bounty Hunter (Haskill).
COM:    BH has brought GR to Last Chance, Nevada and prepares to hang him on a gallows made of Hell-fire. When BH's demonic employer arrives, it is revealed that he had made a bargain to trade his soul for his own, but the creature was trying to go back on the deal. GR and BH team up against the common foe and blast it back to Hell, but then their own contention continues. BH relates his origin, how he was a bounty hunter in the told west and liked to kill for his gold, even if it meant gunning someone down in their sleep, but when he is killed by the brother of his latest mark, he goes to Hell and strikes a deal with the demon, to bring him fifty souls of his choosing for his own. Back on the street, ready to gun down GR, he is attacked by the spirits of some of his past marks. GR gets tied up in the fight, but he can't stop them from towing the Bounty Hunter away with them, followed by his demonic mount. At story end, Johnny is wondering if GR will eventually destroy him, too. Cover by Keith Pollard and Bob Layton.

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BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "Death Rides the Big Balloons"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "Bad Moon on the Rise!"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~ Moonstone II (Dr. Karla Sofen).
COM:    Dr. Sofen becomes the new Moonstone. Origin of Moonstone II.

    " "
BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Thor I.
COM:

    " "
BY:    Doug Moench / Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Kull, ~ Thulsa Doom.
COM:    Final issue. Story continues in KUL LTD #1 in Dec. '82.

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BY:     / Keith Giffen
PC:    Jack of Hearts,   ~
COM:    1st solo book.

    "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Spider-Man, {John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, }, ~
COM:    Not Ready for prime Time Players appearance. Dave Cockrum cover.

    "Stairway to Rage!"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

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BY:    Chris Claremont / Jim Mooney
PC:    Ms. Marvel, ~
COM:    Ms. Marvel gets her new lighting bolt costume.

    " "
BY:    Archie Goodwin / John Byrne
PC:    Power Man II (Luke Cage), Iron Fist, ~ Nightshade.
COM:    Origin of Nightshade.

    "Guess Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Jim Mooney, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, Moon Knight/Steven Grant, J Jonah Jameson, Hector Ayala, Awilda Ayala, Mr. and Mrs. Ayala, Holly Gillis, Mary Jane Watson, Marty, Betty Leeds, Frenchie, Marlene Alraune, ~ Cyclone, Emilio, Luigi, Masked Marauder/Big M II.
COM:    Maggia appearance. Cyclone tosses Spidey and Moon Knight around like rag dolls, and kills the thug who had called him (last ish) before leaving. Hector at home in the south Bronx, gets ridden by his sister for being the Tiger, Holly playing hard to get, and Betty not getting any word from her husband in Paris. Moon Knight and Spidey go to his mansion, and he shows off what he's collected about the Maggia. Spidey figures out where the big meet is happening, and they rush to Grant's Tomb where Cyclone is getting the masses ready for the new Big M. Spidey and MK arrive and tear up the meeting, and, as Cyclone prepares to go into action again, MK uses a freezing capsule from Tony Stark to stop him. Big M revealed to be in one of the caskets, but he didn't feel it was the time to stick his nose out while the heroes were mopping up his organization heads at story end.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~
COM:

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, Odin, Thor (Red Norvell), ~
COM:    Red Norvell named Thor.

    "...The Fantastic Four Were the Original Bullpen?"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, Bill Wray
PC:    Watcher, [{Mr. Fantastic (Stan Lee), Thing (Jack Kirby), Human Torch II (Sol Brodsky), Invisible Girl (Flo Steinberg)}, Sub-Mariner, Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards), Thing (Ben Grimm), Human Torch II (Johnny Storm), Invisible Girl (Sue Richards)}]
COM:    Fantastic Four appearance. Feature is a non-timeline series of alternate universe versions of key events in the Marvel Universe, hosted by the Watcher. All of the characters between the [ ] appear only in flashback or in the alternate reality. Tongue in cheek look at the old Marvel Bullpen regulars as the actual FF and the team with Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Sue as the comic book representations of their exploits. Story doesn't depict any specific events, but has elements from FF1 #1, #2, and AN #1. Signed cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

    "Desolation"
BY:    Chris Claremont, John Byrne / John Byrne, Terry Austin.
PC:    {Professor X, Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Phoenix II}, Beast, Lilandra Neramani, {Tongah, Seesha, Barok, Nereel (unnamed)}, Sammy, Commander Collins (unnamed), Corsair, Kate Summers, Alex Summers, ~ Sauron.
COM:    Fall People appearance. After escaping magneto's Antarctic Base, Phoenix and Beast are marooned in the snowy waste. She tries to rescue the others, particularly Scott, but he convinces her that they didn't make it as they are rescued by a passing Navy helicopter. While the rest of the team, thinking the others dead, tunnel through the Eternity Mountains and end up in the Savage Land. After having some difficulty with the local prehistoric fauna, they head for a nearby village, all under the watchful eye of Carl Lykos. Phoenix and Beast return to the X-Mansion to find Charles and Lilandra already there, and she gives Xavier the bad news. The X-Men take up with their friend Tongah, adopting their mode of dress while they recuperate, and Scott has his first flashback of childhood and realizes that Corsair is his father. While Peter makes time with some of the locals, and Logan moons over a picture of Jean, Storm goes for a private swim and gets attacked by Lykos. The others see her lightning bolt and come running to find her in the clutches of Sauron at story end. Signed cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin.

    "Chaos Is the Chameleon!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Chameleon.
COM:

    "The Hope...And the Slaughter"
BY:    Jim Shooter / David Wenzel
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~
COM:

    "The Kiber Clue"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Black Panther, ~ Kiber.
COM:

    "This Deadly Gauntlet"
BY:    Roger Mckenzie / Sal Buscema, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

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BY:    Roger McKenzie / Pat Broderick, .
PC:    Captain Marvel I, Elysius, ~ Drax the Destroyer.
COM:

    "The Man Without Fear?"
BY:    Roger McKenzie / Frank Robbins
PC:    Daredevil, Black Widow, ~
COM:

    "Of Ambitions and Giant Amoebas"
BY:    David Kraft / Don Perlin, Bruce Patterson.
PC:    {Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Dr. Strange}, Red Guardian II, Black Goliath, Havok, Iron Fist, Lt. Kris Keating, Hercules, Gen. Kharkov, Aragorn, Millie Collins, Prof. Harrison Turk, Dollar Bill, Ledge, ~ Sagittarius I, Whirlwind, Blob, Presence, Giant Amoeba.
COM:    In a subway station, while the extra members exit the team, Keating's men are cleaning up Hellcat's mess (from last ish) and wants to send them a bill for the damages. Kharkov sends RG to Kyshtym after Presence, and while trying to rescue him, she herself gets caught by the Amoeba. Val still having troubles after her spell from last ish, and Hawk wants to call in professional help. Patsy visits Glamour Girls Inc after the invitation from her old friend Millie, and after they catch up, she offers her a job modeling. Presence combines his power with RG, and they not only escape from the belly of the creature, they kill it with a controlled nuclear explosion.   At ESU, Turk prepares to help Dollar get back in the team's good graces, and back on the ranch, Val has another spell and she and Aragorn disappear. At story end, Hellcat and Hawk find her note saying that they'll never see her again. Cover by Keith Pollard adn Terry Austin.

    "The Greatest FF Saga of All Conclusion: When Titans Clash!" "Beginning of the End!" "At Long Last, Defeat! At Long Last, Victory!" "Latveria, A Nation Anew!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing}, Alicia Masters, Prince Zorba, ~ Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom II, Gustav Borg.
COM:    200th 17th Anniversary giant size issue. Doom bemoaning the death of his clone, brushes off he FF and goes to dispose of his body. He disperses his subjects with a hurricane and packs up for NYC. FF discover his master plan, rescue Alicia, and head for NYC. In part 2: Doom attacks the following Pogo Plane, but they catch up to him at his lab. Retelling of Doom's origin. Doom putting everything he's got at Reed. In part 3: Dooms men set his statue up at the UN, but the team doesn't arrive in time to stop them from activating it. Reed escapes and reaches Doom just as he goes to activate the Solartron complex (named), and Doom's plane to rule the world through the UN delegates is revealed. Doom vs. Reed, and Doom is exposed to he unfiltered power of the Solortron and loses his mind. Reed simply shuts down the machine. In the Epilogue: Doom is returned to Latveria and incarcerated, and Zorba is placed on the throne as head of state. Signed cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

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BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:

    "Cooking With Gas"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Howard the Duck, Beverly, ~
COM:

    "War in the Washington Monument"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "The Moonstone is a Harsh Mistress"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, Doc Samson, ~ Moonstone II.
COM:    Origin of Moonstone II.

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BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Destroyer.
COM:

    "Anguish, Once Removed"
BY:    David Michelinie / Bob Layton, John Romita Jr.
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Count Nefaria, {Cat-Man I, Bird-Man I, Ape-Man I, Frog-Man I}.
COM:    Death of Count Nefaria/Luchino Nefaria. Death of Ani-Men I. Death of Cat-Man I/Townsend Horgan, Bird-Man I/Henry hawk, Ape-Man I/Gordon Keefer, and Frog-Man I/Francois LeBlanc.   1st David Michelinie script.

    "Super Escape"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Machine Man, ~
COM:

    "The Smoke of that Great Burning! "
BY:    Chris Claremont, Ralph Macchio / John Byrne
PC:    Spider-Man, Power Man II, ~
COM:

    "The Andromeda Rub-Out!"
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Alan Kupperberg, Gene Day, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Thing, Captain Marvel I, ~
COM:

    "Home to Die"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    Nova I, ~ Comet (Harris Moore).
COM:    Origin of the Comet. Harris Moore becomes the Comet.

    "Spider-Man Night Fever"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Frank Springer.
PC:    Spider-Man, Martha Krieger, Sam Krieger, Mrs. Muggins, Holly Gillis, Harry Osborn, Liz Allen, Flash Thompson, Sha-Shan, Betty Leeds, Barney, Mary Jane Watson, Bernie, ~ Hypno-Hustler.
COM:    1st appearance of the Mercy Killers. Maggia appearance. Peter, sans costume, stops some thugs from robbing an elderly couple on the subway. He gets home and is surprised by all his friends who, to cheer him up after missing his graduation by a gym credit, throw him an un-graduation party, dress him in a disco suit, and take him to the Beyond Forever Disco. In NJ, a truck hauling nuclear materials is hijacked by Maggia thugs, and in the club, Peter is snubbed by MJ. Back stage, the headliners mesmerize the proprietor and rob the box office receipts. They perform their act like nothing happened and use their powers on the audience, but Peter manages to stick webbing in his ears to keep from being mesmerized and robbed. He clashes with the leader, who has a few home grown gimmicks built into his costume, but he is beaten when Spidey manages to wrangle his special headphones off and he succumbs to the hypnotic sounds of his back up singers. At story end, the crowd wakes up to find the band members trussed up waiting for the police.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~
COM:

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

    "At Long Last Lilith!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Gene Colan, Tom Palmer
PC:    Dracula, Lilith, ~
COM:

    "Visions of Death!"
BY:    Chris Claremont, John Byrne / John Byrne, Terry Austin.
PC:    {Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee}, Ka-Zar, Zabu, {Tongah, Seesha, Nereel (named)}, Bernard Kloss, Tandy Snow/Queen Tandylla, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman, Tanya Anderssen, Dr. Anderssen, ~ Sauron, Zaladane, Garokk (Kirk Marston).
COM:    Sun People and Fall People appearance. Garokk resurrected. X-Men in the Savage Land facing down Sauron who has Storm at his mercy, and when Logan goes to save her, Lykos takes control of his mind and sics him on his team mates. While they deal with him, Sauron goes after Peter and gets jolted back to human when he changes to his armored state. Ka-Zar stops them from getting revenge, and Lykos explains what happened to him after UXM #61, how he found his way down to the Savage Land and how he witnessed the resurrection of the Petrified Man in the body of Marston, and how he sent the City of the Sheenar away. Ka-Zar relates how he fell in with Lykos and how they witnessed the building of the new City of the Sun God around their Temple, using slave labor. Ka-Zar asks the X-Men for help, but they have to decline, their first loyalty lying with Prof. X (and with magneto on the loose again). On the way to the great river, the air turns cold and it begins to snow, and they realize that somehow the gigantic city has upset the fragile ecology of the Savage Land and could spell its death at story end.   Signed cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin.

    "The Power of Electro"
BY:    Marv Wolfman, Jim Starlin / Jim Stalin, Keith Pollard, Bob McLeod, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    Spider-Man, Captain America I, { } ~ Electro.
COM:    SHIELD appearance.

    "The Martyr Perplex"
BY:    Steve Gerber / Carmine Infantino, John Byrne
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, ~ Korvac.
COM:    Death of Korvac.

    "A Serpent Lurks Below"
BY:    Roger Mckenzie / Sal Buscema, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito
PC:    Captain America I, Falcon, ~
COM:

    "Val in Valhalla Pt. 1: War of the Dead!"
BY:    David Kraft / Ed Hannigan, Bruce Patterson.
PC:    {Hulk, Valkyrie III, Nighthawk I, Hellcat}, Aragorn, Heimdall, Odin, Hela, Hal, Ron Rice, Tyr, Harokin, Svava, {Skuld, Verandi, Urdur}, ~ Ollerus the Unmerciful, Poppo the Cunning, Casiolena, Valkyrie BN (Barbara Norris/Brunhilde).
COM:    Valkyrior and Three Fates (Norns) appearance. Val enters Asgard via the Rainbow Bridge and consults the Norns, and they foresee the death of her team mates, Hela being overthrown by her dread opponent, and her being banished to Niffelheim. As she goes to confront Hela, Hellcat sees it in a dream, and in Manhattan, Hal and Ron are planning their investigation of Kyle. Val enters Valhalla and encounters Harokin who introduces her to his queen. She joins in the battle as the head of the Valkyrior, all under the watchful eye of Poppo via the Crystal of Eternal View. Ollerus prepares for his victory at the Pass of Peril, and, as the two armies come together, the trap is sprung. The ground gives way beneath Harokin's men, and Val attacks his stronghold solo. At story end, she is captured by Barbara inhabiting Brunhilde's body. Sal Buscema cover.

    "The Witch and the Warp"
BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Mike Royer.
PC:    Moon Boy, Devil Dinosaur, Norman, Hag of the Pits, Her Son.
COM:    Final issue. Devil and Moon-Boy stray into the Pits, and the dinosaur falls into one after being warned by the Hag, and disappears, transported to Zuma City in the present. Moon-Boy begs the Hag to bring his friend back, and, after the dino had unintentionally terrorized the small metropolis, the Hag and her son roll special round stones into the largest pit and bring him home. At story end, the pair take off for greener pastures...and thus endeth the Chronicle... Moon Boy and Devil Dinosaur are seen next as members of the Fallen Angels in FA LTD in 1987.

    "The Dream Weaver"
BY:    Roger Stern / Alan Kupperberg, Rudy Nebres.
PC:    Doctor Strange, Clea, Wong, ~
COM:

    "Home Deadly Home!"
BY:    Marv Wolfman / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing}, Prince Zorba, Collins, ~
COM:    FF join in on the festivities in Latveria with Zorba on the throne, return home and re-lease their old HQ from Collins, then begin the long process of unpacking. A new index to their HQ. Microbe 201-B escapes and attacks Reed (how he escapes isn't revealed until the letters column in #204). Ben's Reverse Polarity Force-Resistors malfunction and almost kill him. Sue is attacked by the security lasers, and Johnny is nearly smothered by fire extinguisher foam. The team works together to reach the central power core to deactivate the computers; Sue, after the security devices have downed everyone else, manages to shut it down. Reed runs a diagnostic on the computer system and finds nothing wrong, and, at story end, the team celebrates being together again.   Signed cover by Keith and Joe.

    "...Whom a Child Would Destroy!"
BY:   Roger Mckenzie, Don Perlin / Don Perlin.
PC:    Ghost Rider IV, Woody Guthers, Jonathan Beame (unnamed), ~ Nathan Beame (unnamed).
COM:    1st appearance of Dark Riders. Johnny is in Last Chance, Nev. (thanks to the Bounty Hunter last ish) in the middle of nowhere, and he clashes with an old man with apparently telekinetic powers. When the old man discovers that he isn't one of the Dark Riders, they become friendly enough for the old timer to show him what his powers can really do. They are attacked by the Dark Riders, who kidnap the old man and take him aboard their space craft. GR finds out they are mechanical and cuts loose on them, following them into the craft. After searching the interior, he's led into a trap, and, at story end, he is facing the person behind all of this, a boy inside a floating clear bubble. Cover by Bob Budiansky and Wiacek.

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BY:    Doug Moench / Herb Trimpe
PC:    Godzilla, Rob Takiguchi, Dr. Yuriko Takaguchi, Dum Dum Dugan, ~
COM:    Godzilla shrunk with Henry Pym's gas.

    "Niagara Nightmare"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Lee Elias
PC:    Human Fly, ~
COM:

    "The harvester From Beyond!"
BY:    Roger Stern / Sal Buscema, Alfredo Alcala
PC:    Hulk, ~
COM:

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BY:    Don Glut / Alan Kupperberg
PC:    {Captain America I, Bucky I, Human Torch I, Toro, Sub-Mariner}, Whizzer I, ~
COM:

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BY:    David Michelinie / John Romita Jr., Bob Layton
PC:    Iron Man I, Bethany Cabe, ~
COM:

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BY:    Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby
PC:    Machine Man, ~
COM:    Jack Kirby script and art ends. Title published sporadically in '79, Aug., Oct., and Dec. only.

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BY:     /
PC:    Man-Wolf, ~ Arisen Tyrk.
COM:    George Perez cover.

    "If Not for Love..."
BY:    Chris Claremont / Howard Chaykin, J. Ortiz, Jeff Aclin.
PC:    Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    John Byrne cover.

    "Nightimes"
BY:    Doug Moench / Paul Gulacy
PC:    Shang-Chi, Sir Nayland Smith, Black Jack Tarr, ~
COM:

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BY:    Archie Goodwin / John Byrne
PC:    Power Man II (Luke Cage), Iron Fist, ~
COM:    Origin of Iron Fist.

    "Carrion My Wayward Son!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Jim Mooney, Frank Springer.
PC:    Spider-Man, Denham, Jack, Nova, Human torch II, White Tiger, ~ Carrion I (Miles Warren clone), Big M II/Masked Marauder, Tri-Man II/Birdroid.
COM:    1st full appearance of Big M II. The Maggia Executive Council met to discus the elimination of Spider-Man, and the proposal of Carrion was not only denied, they dropped the whacko down a trap door when he began attacking them. While Spidey is trying to figure out what direction his life should take, Tiger goes against his promise to his sister and stops what appears to be the Savage Skulls jacking a car, but it turns out they were trying to oust a pusher from the neighborhood. A truck delivers the Birdroid to Citicorp Center, and while Spidey is dealing with the Maggia foot soldiers, it explodes through he safe like it was nothing. It then transforms into the Tri-Man's human form and begins collecting money, and before Spidey can figure out what to do, he gets blasted by MM's new and improved Opti-Blast.

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BY:    Marv Wolfman / Carmine Infantino
PC:    Spider-Woman I, ~ Needle.
COM:    Origin of the Needle.

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

    "...Rick Jones Had Become the Hulk?"
BY:    Don Glut / Sal Buscema, Bill Black
PC:    Watcher, [Bruce Banner, {Hulk (Rick Jones), Iron Man I, Thor I, Ant-Man I, Wasp, Captain America I, Scarlet Witch, Vision}, Gen. Thunderbolt Ross, Captain Marvel I, Lou Ann Savannah, Prof. Benjamin Savannah, Mr. Fantastic, Mr. Boggs, ~ Loki, Annihilus, Kree Supreme Intelligence, Megaton.
COM:    Feature is a non-timeline series of alternate universe versions of key events in the Marvel Universe, hosted by the Watcher. All of the characters between the [ ] appear only in flashback or in the alternate reality. Story does an overview of Rick's altered life, from the retelling of IH #1 when he becomes the Hulk instead of Banner, to AV1 #1 when he helps found the Avengers, to CAP #110 when he becomes Cap's sidekick, to CM #17 when Rick becomes Captain Marvel's sidekick. and the Skrull/Kree War. Ending with Rick being separated from the Hulk and from Marvel, and everyone living happily ever after.

    "To Save the Savage Land"
BY:    Chris Claremont, John Byrne / John Byrne, Terry Austin.
PC:    {Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee}, Ka-Zar, Zabu, Karl Lykos, Tongah, ~ Garokk, Zaladane.
COM:    The X-Men are in the Savage Land helping Ka-Zar to right the ecological turmoil created by Garokk's new city, but they are discovered and the Sky Demons get away with everyone but Logan, Storm and Kurt. Logan sends Zabu for Tongah, and the three attack the citadel on their own. They reach the Temple to find their team mates being sacrificed, and while the others are busy freeing themselves, Cyke goes after Garokk, who has run off to reenergize himself. On the roof of the Temple, they do battle, and Garokk siphons off so much power from the volcano, that it erupts and tears the city apart with a massive earthquake. Cyke and Garokk fall into its maw, but Banshee is able to save Scott, although Storm isn't so successful   To her horror, she wasn't able to save him. Two weeks later, the X-Men set out in a boat made by the Fall People, and as they round Drake Passage at story end, they are struck with one of the worst winter gales to hit Cape Horn in over a hundred years. Signed cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin.

"The Gentleman's Name is Hulk" "The Fight and the Fury"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from ASM #119. Second Feature is a reprinted story from ASM #120.

    "Spectrums of Deceit"
BY:    Roger Slifer / George Perez
PC:    {Captain America I, Iron Man I, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Beast, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man,}, Ms. Marvel, ~
COM:

    "Nightlife" "Encounter!" "Confrontation!" "Pursuit!" "Battle!"
BY:    Bill Mantlo / Sal Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, Thing}, Agatha Harkness, Franklin Richards, Alicia Masters, Daredevil, Blake Tower, Kris Keating, Captain Forbes, Agnes, ~ Mole Man.
COM:    Moloid Subteraneans appearance. Story takes place shortly after issue #201. Team meets at Alicia's, who has just finished a statue of Agatha. Mole Man is kidnapping people from all over the city; DD looking to get involved. In part 2: Tower asks for the FF's help. Mole Man sets out for his final raid, ends up at Alicia's. In part 3: While the FF battle his henchmen, Mole Man makes off with Alicia, and Sue follows. In part 4: FF respond to Sue's flare, follow Mole Man's trail down through a hole in the Subway. Find a city filled with imperfect people. In part 5: The Ff press Mole Man, but the outcasts stand up for him. The FF realize that its all been a misunderstanding, that Mole Man was actually trying to help the people. Those who don't which to stay are allowed to leave, and, at story end, Alicia has created a statue of Mole Man.

    "The Evil that Is Cast"
BY:    Roger Stern / John Byrne, Bob Layton
PC:    Hulk, Iceman, Angel, ~ Master Mold IV.
COM:

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BY:    Len Wein / Walt Simonson, Tony DeZuniga
PC:    Thor I, ~ Virako.
COM: