1988

IN THIS YEAR:

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)    54-65
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN    296-310 /  Annual 22
AVENGERS (VOL. I)    287-298 / Annual 17
BLACK PANTHER (LTD)    1-4
CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)    337-348
CLASSIC X-MEN    17-28
CLOAK AND DAGGER, Mutant Misadventures of    1-2
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)    250-261
DEATH'S HEAD    1
DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME    1
EXCALIBUR    1-3 / Special Edition 1
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)    310-321 / Annual 21
G. I. JOE:  EUROPEAN MISSION    1
INCREDIBLE HULK (VOL. I)    339-350
IRON MAN (VOL. I)    226-237
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS    1-9
MARVEL FANFARE    36-41
NEW MUTANTS    59-70 / Annual 4
NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)    1-6
POWER PACK    34-42
PUNISHER (VOL. I)    5-14 / Annual 1
PUNISHER:  WAR JOURNAL    1-2
SAGA OF THE SUB-MARINER (LTD)    1-2
SEMPER FI'    1
SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)    7-18 / Annual 1
SILVER SURFER (LTD)    1
SOLO AVENGERS    2-13
SPELLBOUND (LTD)    1-6
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN    134-145 / Annual 8
SPEEDBALL    1-4
STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)    10-19
THOR (VOL. I)    387-398
TRANSFORMERS:  HEADMASTERS (LTD)    4
WEB OF SPIDER-MAN    34-45 / Annual 4
WEST COAST AVENGERS    28-39 / Annual 3
WHAT IF...? SPECIAL EDITION    1
WOLFPACK (LTD)    1

WOLVERINE (VOL. I)    1-2
X-FACTOR    24-35 / Annual 3
X-MEN, UNCANNY    225-239 / Annual 12
X-TERMINATORS (LTD)    1-3

BACK TO 1987
AHEAD TO 1989

JANUARY 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             54                                          price $1.00            1/88

    " "
BY:
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, ~
COM:    Origin of Goblyn.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            296                                        price $.75            1/88

    "Force of Arms"
BY:    David Michelinie / Alex Saviuk
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Doctor Octopus
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            287                                               price $.75            1/88

    "Invasion!"
BY:    Ralph macchio / John buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Fixer.
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            337                             price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain (Steve Rogers), Captain America VI, Bucky V, ~ {Black Racer, Fer-de-Lance, Puff Adder, Cobra, Diamondback, }
COM:    Steve Rogers (Captain America I) becomes the Captain.  Serpent Society appearance.

CLASSIC X-MEN             17                                                        price $1.00            1/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             250                                             price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Bullet.
COM:

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             310                                 price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing (Sharon Ventura), Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~
COM:    Ms. marvel II becomes She-Thing.

INCREDIBLE HULK             339                                                price $.75            1/88

    "Native Son"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), Ashcan, ~ Leader.
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             226                                                 price $.75            1/88

    "Armor Wars Part 2"
BY:    David Michelinie / Bob Layton
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

MARVEL FANFARE             36                                                    price $1.50            1/88

    " "
BY:   Alan Zelentz / Alan Zelentz
PC:   {Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg}, ~
COM:    Warriors Three appearance.

NEW MUTANTS            59                                                              price $.75            1/88

    "Fall of the Mutants"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Cypher, Warlock III}, ~ Ani-Mator (Frederick Animus).
COM:

POWER PACK            34                                                                 price $1.00            1/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            5                                                        price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Klaus Janson
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           7                                          price $.75            1/88

    "Triangle"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Shalla Bal, Mantis, Iron Man I, Captain Marvel I, Thing, Hulk, Death, Rick Jones, Thor I, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Libra I, Immortus, ~ Supremor, Nenora, Lt. Bas-For, {Grandmaster, Runner, Collector, Possessor, Contemplator, Gardener, Trader, Astronomer, Champion}.
COM:    Elders of the Universe and Kree appearance.  1st mention of Grinx.  1st appearance of Kree Close Cruisers.  The Surfer, after leaving Mantis on a safe planet, rushes to Zenn-La and destroys the three Kree Destructoids that have invaded the planet.  Surfer issues the warning to leave his home planet alone, and, after confronting Shalla about Mantis, decides to take the message straight to Kree-Lar.  Mantis transfers her consciousness to Earth and overhears in the Elders meeting, learning that five of the six Soul Gems have been collected to do away with Galactus, but is caught eavesdropping by the Gardener.  She sends a telepathic distress call which is received by Shalla, while Surfer arrives to confront Supremor with his terms.  He agrees not to touch Zenn-La, but when the Surfer presses for Earth as well, Supremor absorbs the Surfer's soul with the sixth Soul Gem.  At story end, Supremor tells Contemplator that he and the Elders will have to make due with only five of the Gems.  Signed cover by Rogers and Terry Austin. 

SOLO AVENGERS           2                                                             price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Captain Marvel II, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           134                                price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, ~ Sin Eater.
COM:

SPELLBOUND (LTD)           1                                                        price $1.50            1/88

    "Power!"
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker
PC:   
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            10                                       price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           387                                                                price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

TRANSFORMERS:  HEADMASTERS (LTD)            4         price $.75            1/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Budiansky / Frank Springer
PC:   
COM:    Final issue.

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        34                                                       price $.75            1/88

    "Fourth and Eternity"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, Watcher, ~ A'Sai.
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        28                                              price $.75            1/88

    "Double-Crossed"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom, Dave Hunt
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird,}, ~ {Aries Ii, Cancer II, Capricorn II, Gemini II, Leo II, Libra II, Pisces II, Sagittarius II, Scorpio III, Taurus II, Virgo II, Aquarius III}
COM:    Zodiac II appearance.

X-FACTOR            24                                                                         price $.75            1/88

    "Fall of the Mutants Part 1:  Masks"
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, Caliban, }, ~ Apocalypse, Archangel (Warren Worthington III), {Famine, War, Pestilence}
COM:    Origin of Apocalypse.  1st full appearance of Archangel. Four Horsemen appearance.  Caliban trades sides.

X-MEN, UNCANNY        225                                                           price $.75            1/88

    "Fall of the Mutants:  False Dawn"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Marc Silvestri
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Phoenix III, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok,}, ~
COM:    Fall of the Mutants story begins.

FEBRUARY 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             55                                          price $1.00            2/88

    " "
BY:    /Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            297                                         price $.75            2/88

    "I'll Take Manhattan!"
BY:    David Michelinie / Alex Saviuk
PC:    Spider-Man, ~, Doctor Octopus.
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            288                                                 price $.75            2/88

    "Heavy Metal"
BY:    Ralph Macchio / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Sentry Sinister.
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            338                             price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Bucky V, ~ Professor Power.
COM:    Death of Professor Power.

CLASSIC X-MEN             18                                                        price $1.00            2/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             251                                             price $.75            2/88

    "Save The planet!"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~
COM:

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             311                                 price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), Black Panther, ~
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             340                                                price $.75            2/88

    "Vicious Circle"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), Wolverine, ~
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             227                                                 price $.75            2/88

    "Armor Wars Part 3"
BY:    David Michelinie / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            60                                                              price $1.25            2/88

    "Fall of the Mutants"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Cypher, Warlock III}, ~ Ani-Mator.
COM:    Death of Cyher/Doug Ramsey.  Origin of Ani-Mator.  Double sized issue.

POWER PACK            35                                                                 price $1.00            2/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:    Fall of the Mutants cross-over.

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            6                                                        price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Klaus Janson
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           8                                          price $.75            2/88

    "Soul, Sweet, Soul"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Shalla-Bal, ~ {Contemplator, Gardener}, Supremor, Nenora, Pap-Ton, Rok, Emperor Kylor, Aptak, Ripan.
COM:    Surfer, trapped in the Soul Gem owned by Supremor experiences a surreal world in his battle to escape, including having Mantis/Shalla as his domestic wife.  Nenora reports in to Aptak about the Soul Gem and Supremor's mental turmoil dealing with blue and pink consciousnesses.   As Supremor tries to keep control, Surfer's world turns toward combat with countless Kree soldiers and finally a huge tentacled creature and is aided by animal representations of his surf board.  Shalla tries to contact Mantis, and Surfer makes contact with his board and it comes to his rescue.  He escapes, taking the Soul Gem with him, and the Supreme Intelligence goes insane without the Gem keeping the two mental factions in check.  At story end, Contemplator realizes the Elder's plan can't continue without the sixth Gem, and Shalla is taken by the Gardener.   Signed cover by Rogers and Terry Austin.

SOLO AVENGERS           3                                                             price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Moon Knight, ~ Shroud, Batroc.
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           135                                price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, ~ Sin Eater, Electro.
COM:

SPELLBOUND (LTD)           2                                                        price $1.50            2/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker
PC:
COM:

SPELLBOUND (LTD)           3                                                        price $1.50            2/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker
PC:
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            11                                       price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           388                                                                price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        35                                                       price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Tarantula II (Luis Alvarez), Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln).
COM:    1st partial appearance of Tombstone.

WEST COAST AVENGERS        29                                              price $.75            2/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird,}, ~ Taurus I.
COM:    Death of original Taurus/Cornelius Van Lunt.

X-FACTOR            25                                                                         price $1.25            2/88

    "Fall of the Mutants:  Judgment Day!"
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, Caliban, }, ~ Apocalypse, Archangel, {Famine, War, Pestilence}
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        226                                                           price $1.25            2/88

    "Fall of the Mutants:  Go Tell the Spartans"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Marc Silvestri
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Phoenix III, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok,}, ~
COM:    Storm regains her powers.  Double size issue.

MARCH 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             56                                          price $1.00            3/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, ~ Dreamqueen.
COM:    1st app. Dreamqueen ?

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            298                                        price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Eddie Brock.
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            289                                               price $.75            3/88

    "Attack!"
BY:    Ralph Macchio / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Super Adaptoid, Sentry sinister, Machine Man, Tess-One, Fixer.
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            339                             price $.75            3/88

    "Fall of the Mutants"
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain,, Captain America VI, Bucky V, ~
COM:

CLASSIC X-MEN             19                                                        price $1.00            3/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             252                                             price $1.25            3/88

    "Ground Zero"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Ammo.
COM:    Fall of the Mutants cross-over.

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             312                                 price $.75            3/88

    "Fall of the Mutants"
BY:    Steve Englehart / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~ Doctor Doom
COM:    Fall of the Mutants cross-over.

INCREDIBLE HULK             341                                                price $.75            3/88

    "The Savage Bull Doth Bear the Yoke!"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~ Man-Bull.
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             228                                                 price $.75            3/88

    "Armor Wars Part 4"
BY:    David Michelinie / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

MARVEL FANFARE             37                                                    price $1.50            3/88

    " "
BY:   Alan Zelentz / Alan Zelentz
PC:   {Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg}, ~
COM:    Warriors Three appearance.

NEW MUTANTS            61                                                              price $.75            3/88

    "Fall of the Mutants"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, ~
COM:    Fall of the Mutants conclusion.  New costumes.

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            7                                                        price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Klaus Janson
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           9                                          price $.75            3/88

    "Doomsday"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Mantis, Shalla Bal, Nova II, Galactus, ~ {Grandmaster, Collector, Gardener, Possessor, Champion, Runner, Contemplator, Astrologer, Trader}.
COM:    Elders of the Universe appearance.  Nenora has assumed command of the Kree Empire.  On a space platform in the Cone Nebula, the Elders prepare to enact their plan to destroy Galactus with the Soul Gems, and lure the Surfer, who has the sixth Gem, there with their hostages.  When the Surfer gives up the Gem, the Grandmaster, always the poor sport, shoots the sphere prison away to keep the Surfer busy, but he's only able to save Shalla from the resulting explosion (Mantis assumed dead).  The Elders lure Galactus there and attack him with the Gems, siphoning his energy off and feeding it into six corresponding planets.  Surfer returns and helps Nova to temporarily stave off the attack, then sends the herald to blow up the nearby sun.  It causes a black hole to open, and Galactus, the power flowing back into him, is the only thing that keeps them all from being swallowed.  He collects them in a giant energy net, losing the Gems, Possessor, Astrologer and the Trader, and, at story end, prepares for retribution on those Elders that remain.

SOLO AVENGERS           4                                                             price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Black Knight, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           136                                price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, ~ Sin Eater.
COM:

SPELLBOUND (LTD)           4                                                        price $1.50            3/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker
PC:
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            12                                       price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Black Cat, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           389                                                                price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        36                                                       price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln)
COM:    1st full appearance of Tombstone.

WEST COAST AVENGERS        30                                              price $.75            3/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird,}, ~
COM:

X-FACTOR            26                                                                         price $.75            3/88

    "Fall of the Mutants"
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:    Team gets new costumes.

X-MEN, UNCANNY        227                                                           price $.75            3/88

    "Fall of the Mutants:  Belly of the Beast"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Marc Silvestri
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Phoenix III, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, Gateway, ~ Adversary.
COM:    Naze becomes Adversary.

APRIL 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             57                                          price $1.00            4/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, ~ Dreamqueen.
COM:    1st app. Dreamqueen ?

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            299                                        price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Eddie Brock, Venom (as symbiote).
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            290                                               price $.75            4/88

    "The World According to the Adaptoid"
BY:    Ralph Macchio, mark Gruenwald / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Super Adaptoid, Sentry sinister, Machine Man, Tess-One, Fixer.
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            340                             price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain,, Captain America VI, Bucky V, ~
COM:

CLASSIC X-MEN             20                                                        price $1.00            4/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             253                                             price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ {Ammo, Bullet, Bushwacker}
COM:    1st appearance of the Wild Boys.

EXCALIBUR SPECIAL EDITION             1                           price $3.25            4/88

    "The Sword is Drawn"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Alan Davis
PC:    {Captain Britain, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix III, Meggan}, ~ Saturnyne (Opal Luna Saturnyne),  {Scatterbrain (Fascination), Ringtoss, Gatecrasher, Yap, Chine Doll, Waxworks, Ferro 2, Joyboy, Body Bag, Numbers}.
COM:    1st appearance of Excaliber.  1st appearance of Technet.        1st appearance of the Warwolves.  Story continues in EXC #1 Oct. '88.

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             313                                 price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / John Buscema, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             342                                                price $.75            4/88

    "No Human Fears"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~ Leader.
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             229                                                 price $.75            4/88

    "Armor Wars Part 5"
BY:    David Michelinie / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Titanium Man II.
COM:    Death of Titanium Man II/Gremlin.

MARVEL FANFARE             38                                                    price $1.50            4/88

    " "
BY:    / Terry Austin
PC:   Moon Knight, Dazzler, ~
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            62                                                              price $.75            4/88

    "To Build a Fire"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Jon J. Muth
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

POWER PACK            36                                                                 price $1.00            4/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           10                                        price $.75            4/88

    "Space Is...Eternity!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Nova II, Galactus, Eternity, Death, {Ziran, Gammenon, Jemiah}, {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, She-Hulk, Thing, Crystal, She-Thing, Crystal, Human Torch II}, Black Panther,  ~ Supremor, Nemora, Aptak, {Collector, Grandmaster, Champion, Gardener, Runner}.
COM:    Celestials, old and new Fantastic Four, Kree, Skrulls, and Elders of the Universe appearance.  Galactus, seeking revenge on the Elders that he could fish from the black hole (last ish) consumes them and then sends the Surfer and Nova to find the missing Contemplator, after pledging never to touch Earth of Zenn-La.  After they leave, he contacts Eternity in his true form, and learns that his brother had planned what transpired all along, making an eavesdropping Surfer not so happy that he was a pawn again.  Aptak arrives on Kree-Lar posing as an ambassador from Waziliah, and it is revealed that he and Nenora were lovers, just before she poisons him to keep her secret safe.  At story end, Galactus has indigestion from the unabsorbed Elders, and Death is not happy that he superceded her.  Signed Walt Simonson cover.

SOLO AVENGERS           5                                                             price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Scarlet Witch, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           137                                price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, ~ Tarantula II.
COM:

SPELLBOUND (LTD)           5                                                        price $1.50            4/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker
PC:
COM:

SPELLBOUND (LTD)           6                                                        price $2.25            4/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker
PC:
COM:    Final issue.

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            13                                       price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Punisher, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           390                                                                price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~ Grog, the God Slayer.
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        37                                                       price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        31                                              price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird,}, ~
COM:

X-FACTOR            27                                                                         price $.75            4/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        228                                                           price $.75            4/88

    "Deadly Games"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

MAY 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             58                                          price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            300                                        price $1.50            5/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Venom (Eddie Brock).
COM:    1st full appearance of Venom.  The symbiote and Brock join together.  Last black costume for Spidey.  Origin of Venom.  25th anniversary issue.

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            291                                               price $1.00            5/88

    "Shadows of the Future Past"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            341                             price $.75            5/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Iron Man I, Captain America VI, Battlestar (Lemar Hoskins), ~  Right Winger (Jerry Johanson), Left Winger (Hector Lennox), {Boomslang, Rock Python, Cobra, Diamondback, }
COM:    Bucky V becomes Battlestar.  Jerry Johanson becomes Right Winger, and Hector Lennox becomes Left Winger.  Serpent Society appearance.

CLASSIC X-MEN             21                                                        price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             254                                             price $.75            5/88

    "Typhoid!"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Typhoid Mary ( ).
COM:    Origin of Typhoid Mary.

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             314                                 price $.75            5/88

    "The Scenic Route!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~ Belasco.
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             343                                                price $.75            5/88

    "Beyond Redemption"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             230                                                 price $.75            5/88

    "Armor Wars Part 6"
BY:    David Michelinie / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Firepower.
COM:    Apparent death of Iron Man I/Tony Stark.

NEW MUTANTS            63                                                              price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, {Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, },~
COM:    X-Men appearance.

POWER PACK            37                                                                 price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            8                                                        price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           11                                        price $1.00            5/88

    "Nova"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Joe Staton, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Nova II, ~Nenora, Surfer Skrull, {Reptyl (unnamed), Clumsy Foul-up}.
COM:    Surfer and Nova come to Kree-Lar trying to find the trail of the Contemplator, Nenora, after agreeing to make Zenn-La and Earth neutral in the war, sends them to the Coalsack, where they are attacked by Reptyl's Space Pirates.  They rout the attackers and follow them back to their hideout, where they assume disguises to search for the Elder.  Elsewhere, a Kree outpost is decimated by someone looking exactly like the Surfer and with his powers.  Surfer and Nova start to get cozy when there is an altercation with one of the pirates, and in the scuffle she lets his identity slip.  At story end, they have been captured by the pirate captain.  Signed cover by Marshall Rogers and Joe Rubinstein.

SOLO AVENGERS           6                                                             price $.75            5/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Falcon ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           138                                price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Captain America I, ~ Tarantula II.
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            14                                       price $.75            5/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Punisher, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           391                                                                price $.75            5/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, Eric Masterson, ~ Mongoose.
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        38                                                       price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        32                                              price $.75            5/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird,}, ~
COM:

X-FACTOR            28                                                                         price $1.00            5/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~ Infectia.
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        229                                                           price $1.00            5/88

    "Down Under"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Marc Silvestri
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, Tyger Tiger (Jesan Hoan)~ {Donald Pierce, Macon, Cole, Prettyboy, Skullbuster, Bonebreaker}.
COM:    X-Men take over the Reaver base in Australia.  Reavers appearance, Prettyboy, Skullbuster and Bonebreaker join.

JUNE 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             59                                          price $1.00            6/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            301                                        price $1.00            6/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            292                                               price $1.00            6/88

    "The Dragon in the Sea"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Leviathan III (Marrina Smallwood).
COM:    1st appearance of Leviathan III.  Marrina becomes Leviathan III.

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            342                             price $.75            6/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons), Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~  {Rock Python, Coach Whip, Cobra, Diamondback, },.
COM:    Priscilla Lyons becomes Vagabond.  1st full appearance of Rock Python.  Serpent Society appearance.

CLASSIC X-MEN             22                                                        price $1.00            6/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             255                                             price $.75            6/88

    "Temptation!"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Typhoid Mary.
COM:

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             315                                 price $.75            6/88

    "No Way Out!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~
COM:

G. I. JOE: EUROPEAN MISSION             1                             price $1.50            6/88

    " "
BY:   
PC:    {Sci-Fi, Roadblock,}, ~ {Cobra Commander, }
COM:    1st US appearance of Action Force.  1st US appearance of Crimson Guard.  Title is non-MU reprint of the British series Action Force.

INCREDIBLE HULK             344                                                price $.75            6/88

    "Pyrrhic Victory"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             231                                                 price $.75            6/88

    "Armor Wars Part 7"
BY:    David Michelinie / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Iron Man I, ~ Firepower.
COM:    Iron Man returns in new armor Posing as someone other than Tony Stark.

NEW MUTANTS            64                                                              price $1.00            6/88

    "Instant Replay!"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)             1                                price $3.50            6/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Harras / Bob Hall
PC:    Nick Fury, Valentina De LaFontaine, Alexander, Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville, ~
COM:    Hydra appearance.  Jim Steranko cover.

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            9                                                        price $1.00            6/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           12                                        price $1.00            6/88

    "Sick!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Nova II, ~ Nenora, Surfer Skrull, Contemplator, {Captain Reptyl (named), Mobspawn, Lilita, Clumsy Foul-up, Balderman}.
COM:    1st appearance of the Serpent's Tooth (unnamed).  Cotati appearance.  Surfer and Nova, while searching for the Contemplator, have been captured by Reptyl's Space Pirates, and are being used to power two of their pirate craft.  Reptyl and the Elder talk about their origins and common ground, while, through a flameleaf plant, the Cotati learn of the Surfer's predicament, and use their mental influence to get Clumsy to free Nova.  Contemplator intercepts the mental contact and alerts Reptyl, while Nova, sick to her stomach from the power drain, while thinking about Surfer in a romantic vein, has a premonition about Nenora being a Skrull and the Surfer impersonator.  Nova is released and begins to attack the rest of the fleet, and, when all efforts to stop her fail, Reptyl is forced to jettison the Surfer to make good his escape.  At story end, his fleet in tatters and faced with finding another secret hideout, in his anger, Reptyl decapitates Contemplator.

SOLO AVENGERS           7                                                             price $.75            6/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Black Widow, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           139                                price $1.00            6/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Robbie Robertson, ~ Tombstone.
COM:    Origin of Robbie Robertson and Tombstone.

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            15                                       price $.75            6/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           392                                                                price $.75            6/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~ Quicksand.
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        39                                                       price $1.00            6/88

    "Cult of Love"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        33                                              price $.75            6/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:    Moon Knight joins team.

X-FACTOR            29                                                                         price $1.00            6/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~ Infectia, Nanny (voice only)
COM:    Origin of Infectia.

X-MEN, UNCANNY        230                                                           price $1.00            6/88

    "Twas the Night"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Marc Silvestri
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

JULY 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             60                                          price $1.25            7/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Purple Girl, Goblyn, Jade Dragon (Dei Guan) ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            302                                        price $1.00            7/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            293                                               price $1.00            7/88

    "Flights of Angels!"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~ Leviathan III.
COM:    Death of Leviathan III/Marrina Smallwood.

BLACK PANTHER (LTD)            1                                          price $1.25            7/88

    "Cry, The Accursed Country"
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Denys Cowan
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            343                             price $.75            7/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~ Quill.
COM:

CLASSIC X-MEN             23                                                        price $1.00            7/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             256                                             price $.75            7/88

    "Blindspots"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Typhoid Mary.
COM:

DRAGON'S CLAWS             1                                                       price $1.25            7/88

    "The Game!"
BY:    Simon Furman / Geoff Senior
PC:    {Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Steel, Scavenger}, ~
COM:    1st appearance of Dragon's Claw.  1st appearance of the World Development Council.  The title takes place six-thousand years in Earth's future.

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             316                                 price $.75            7/88

    "Cold Storage!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             345                                                price $1.50            7/88

    "Closing Curtain"
BY:    Peter David / Todd Macfarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~
COM:    Double Size issue.

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             232                                                price $.75            7/88

    "Armor Wars Part 8"
BY:    David Michelinie / Barry Windsor-Smith
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:    Armor Wars story concludes.

NEW MUTANTS            65                                                              price $1.00            7/88

    " "
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)             2                                price $3.50            7/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Harras / Bob Hall
PC:    Nick Fury, Valentina De LaFontaine, Alexander, Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville, ~
COM:    Bill Sienkiewicz cover.

POWER PACK            38                                                                 price $1.00            7/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           13                                        price $1.00            7/88

    "Masques!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Joe Staton, Dave Cockrum.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Nova II, ~ Ronan the Accuser, Col Hon-Sann, Col. Hal-Konn, Gen.Kol-Lann (unnamed), Nenora, Supreme Intelligence, Emperor Kylor, Contemplator (his head), Ripan, Empress S'Byll, Krat, Surfer Skrull, Aptak (dead body).
COM:    Pink skinned Kree officers attempt to assassinate Nemora and are stopped by Ronan, and two other high level conspirators are named. (Gen. Mar-Kann and Gen. Yel-Sinn are named)  Nenora gives herself the title of Supreme Leader and uses the term Skrullwar for the first time, before dodging Ronan's advances and sending him out after the Surfer, who they believe has been attacking Kree outposts.  She reports in to Kylor reporting that she's sending him a fleet to slaughter because their shields have been disabled.  Surfer, feeling the loss of Mantis, starts to warm up to Nova, even after they find the Elder's head, and they repair to a nearby planet, only to find it's a Kree outpost that had been just attacked by the bogus Surfer.  Ronan arrives and is bested, so, while the pair escape, he begins upgrading with enhancements to overcome the Surfer's power.  The Kree fleet arrives at Tarakar, but with shields operational, and the Skrull's are taken with their pants down.  Congratulating the general, Nenora thinks now no one knows her secret identity, but Kylor survives.  On Satriani, Empress S'Byll plans her next move after the assumed death of her rival and sends Krat to Earth.  At story end, Surfer and Nova, on the trail of the bogus Surfer, catch up with him on a barren world.    Signed cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Rubinstein.

SOLO AVENGERS           8                                                             price $.75            7/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Hank Pym, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           140                                price $1.00            7/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Punisher, ~
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            16                                       price $.75            7/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           393                                                                price $.75            7/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        40                                                       price $1.00            7/88

    "Cult of Love"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        34                                              price $.75            7/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:

X-FACTOR            30                                                                         price $1.00            7/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~ Nanny.
COM:    1st actual appearance of Nanny.

X-MEN, UNCANNY        231                                                           price $1.00            7/88

    "...Dressed for Dinner"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

AUGUST 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             61                                          price $1.25            8/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee,
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Purple Girl, Goblyn, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            303                                        price $1.00            8/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            294                                               price $1.00            8/88

    "If Wishes Were Horses...."
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Captain Marvel II, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~
COM:    Captain Marvel leaves the team.

BLACK PANTHER (LTD)            2                                          price $1.25            8/88

    " "
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Denys Cowan
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            344                             price $1.50            8/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~
COM:    Giant sized issue.

CLASSIC X-MEN             24                                                        price $1.00            8/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             257                                             price $.75            8/88

    "The Bully"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, Punisher, ~
COM:

DRAGON'S CLAWS             2                                                       price $1.50            8/88

    " "
BY:    Simon Furman / Geoff Senior
PC:    {Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Steel, Scavenger}, ~
COM:

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             317                                 price $.75            8/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             346                                                price $.75            8/88

    "Whys and Wherefores"
BY:    Peter David / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~
COM:   Todd MacFarlane's last issue.

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             233                                                 price $.75            8/88

    "Slaughterday!"
BY:    David Michelinie / Jackson Guice
PC:    Iron Man I, Kathy Dare, Ant-Man II, ~
COM:   

MARVEL FANFARE             39                                                    price $1.95            8/88

    " "
BY:    / Terry Austin
PC:   Moon Knight, Hawkeye, ~
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            66                                                              price $1.00            8/88

    " "
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)             3                                price $3.50            8/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Harras / Bob Hall
PC:    {Nick Fury, Valentina De LaFontaine, Alexander Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville}, ~ Madame Hydra.
COM:    1st appearance of SHIELD II.

POWER PACK            39                                                                 price $1.25            8/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            10                                                      price $1.00            8/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, Daredevil, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           14                                        price $1.00            8/88

    "Silver Mirrors!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Joe Staton, Jose Marzan.
PC:    Silver Surfer,  Nova II, Devil Slayer, Thing, Franklin Richards, Invisible Girl, Tigra, Sub-Mariner, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Captain Marvel I, Nightcrawler, Ghost Rider IV, Hercules, Iron Man I, Captain America I, Jackson, ~ Surfer Skrull, Super-Skrull, Gen. Zedrao, Ronan, Krat.
COM:    1st mention of Emperor Karza.  1st appearance of Ronan's Anti-Surfer Armor.  The two Surfers face off, and, after a grueling battle, the victor claims to be the real Surfer and leaves the planet with Nova.  He soon shows his true colors by attacking her and relates his origins starting with a flashback to MGN #1, taking on the Surfer's form during the death of Captain Marvel, how he was augmented to mimic the Surfer's power, and how he was stuck that way by the Gene Bomb.  Suddenly, Ronan, with armor specifically designed to best the real Surfer, after their confrontation last ish,  kills the bogus Surfer and lets Nova go.  The real Surfer catches up to her, and he finally expresses his feelings for her.  At story end, Krat crashes on Earth and his killed by some hunters, but not before completing his mission.  Story cont. in SS3 AN #1.  Signed cover by Mike Mignola and Joe Rubinstein.

SOLO AVENGERS           9                                                             price $.75            8/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Hellcat, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           141                                price $1.00            8/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Punisher, ~
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            17                                       price $.75            8/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           394                                                                price $.75            8/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        41                                                       price $1.00            8/88

    "Cult of Love"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        35                                              price $.75            8/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:

WOLFPACK (LTD)            1                                                            price $.75            8/88

    "Crusade"
BY:    Larry Hama / Ron Wilson, Kyle Baker
PC:    {Slag Slagley, Wheels Wolinski, Sharon, Rafael Vega, Sam Weltshmerz}, Mr. Mack, Mr. Robinson, Lupo, Dean Simpson, Mr. Dupont, Marcella, Inspector Cassidy, ~ Paco, Hector Villalobos.
COM:    Title is a non-MU action story that is continued from MGN #31.  Brief recap of the team's origin and of the Wolfpack that have come in the past to battle the Nine.  At Horace Harding High School in the South Bronx, someone is peddling killer dope, and the Pack looks into it.  They follow the trail to the top dealer, but the head man kills himself and his family rather than et caught.  Afterward, they discover that the killer dope wasn't from the dealers but from Hector, who was trying to use the deaths to steer others off drugs.  At story end, the Pack begins to consider the implications of their actions and they decide to try and make the most of their responsibility.

X-FACTOR            31                                                                         price $1.00            8/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        232                                                           price $1.00            8/88

    "Earthfall"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

SEPTEMBER 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             62                                          price $1.25            9/88

    " "
BY:    / Jim Lee
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, Purple Girl, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            304                                        price $1.00            9/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            305                                        price $1.00            9/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            295                                               price $1.00            9/88

    "...Beggars Would Ride!"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Vision, Sub-Mariner}, ~
COM:

BLACK PANTHER (LTD)            3                                          price $1.25            9/88

    " "
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Denys Cowan
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            345                             price $.75            9/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~
COM:

CLASSIC X-MEN             25                                                        price $1.00            9/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             258                                             price $.75            9/88

    "I Heard the Jungle Breathe"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Bengal.
COM:    Origin of Bengal.

DRAGON'S CLAWS             3                                                       price $1.50            9/88

    "Heroes' Welcome"
BY:    Simon Furman / Geoff Senior
PC:    {Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Steel, Scavenger}, ~
COM:

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             318                                 price $.75            9/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~ Doctor Doom.
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             347                                                price $.75            9/88

    "Crap Shoot"
BY:    Peter David / Jeff Purves
PC:    Hulk (grey), Marlo (?), ~
COM:    Hulk in Las Vegas.

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             234                                                 price $.75            9/88

    "Fallout!"
BY:    David Michelinie / Jackson Guice
PC:    Iron Man I, Spider-Man, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             1                                price $1.25            9/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 1"  "Elements of Terror Part 1"  "Crossing Line Part 1"  "Fear Itself"
BY:    Al Milgrom, Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber / Al Milgrom, Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, Silver Surfer
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             2                                price $1.25            9/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 2"  "Elements of Terror Part 2"  "Crossing Line Part 2"  " "
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             3                                price $1.25            9/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 3"  "Elements of Terror Part 3"  "Crossing Line Part 3"  " "
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, ~:
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            67                                                              price $1.00            9/88

    "Promise"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Magik, Kitty Pryde, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)             4                                price $3.50            9/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Harras / Bob Hall
PC:    {Nick Fury, Valentina De LaFontaine, Alexander, Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville}, ~
COM:    SHIELD II appearance.

POWER PACK            40                                                                 price $1.25            9/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            11                                                      price $1.00            9/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           15                                        price $1.00            9/88

    "Three Into Nothing Goes..."
BY:    Steve Englehart / Ron Lim, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman/Malice, Franklin Richards, Nova II, Galactus, ~ {Possessor/Tale-er, Trader, Astronomer}
COM:    Surfer fetches Reed and Sue to help save the dying Galactus and they bring Frank with them into space.  Galactus explains that he needs the Soul Gems to extract the Elders he consumed and that they would need to enter the black hole to find them (from ish #9).  Reed, Sue and the Surfer go, and find themselves in the Magick Universe on the other side.  They find the Possessor, who has been traded to be the property of the Sinalinas in the Elder's bid to regain the Gems.  By the time they find the other two, both Reed and Sue are being affected by the alien universe, and during the fight, her Malice persona resurfaces.  She trades the Surfer for the Soul Gems, and at story end, leaves them and her husband to save herself.

SOLO AVENGERS           10                                                          price $.75            9/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Doctor Druid, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           142                                price $1.00            9/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Punisher, ~
COM:

SPEEDBALL           1                                                                         price $.75            9/88

    "Speedball the Masked Marvel"  "The Origin of A Masked Marvel"
BY:    Steve Ditko, Roger Stern / Steve Ditko, Jackson Guice.
PC:    Speedball, Justin Baldwin, Madeline Naylor, Officer Burnett, Dr. Benson, Niels, Al, ~ Johnny Roarke, Jenks.
COM:    Origin of Speedball.  Dr. Hammond first mentioned.  In the first feature:  Roarke returning to Springvale for revenge on the ADA that sent him to prison.  Robbie, while trying to come to terms with his new powers, has been shunning his friends and doesn't dare to tell his parents.  Some bums in the park try to roll him, but his uncontrolled powers save him.  While arguing about their son's future, Robbie's parents are abducted by Roarke , and Speedball inadvertently intervenes.  After subduing the crooks, he beats a hasty retreat so no one recognizes him, and he realizes, at story end, after all the wild press about the matter, that he has to keep his ID a secret.  In the second feature:  Story depicting the origin of Speedball.  Three unnamed thugs looking to steal rare metals from the Hammond Research Center, where Robbie has an after school job cleaning up for Doc. Benson.  He sneaks into Lab 12 where the scientists are performing an experiment dealing with extra-dimensional energy sources, and, when the experiment takes an unexpected turn, he is accidentally exposed, giving him his kinetic powers and creating his costume.  He runs afoul of the thugs on the roof who cause the first outbreak of his new abilities, and he collapses after the crooks beat a retreat at the arrival of the police and are killed in an accident in the subsequent chase.  The police find Robbie on the roof-luckily he had reverted back to his lab clothes wile he was unconscious-and after questioning him, let him go.  At story end, he decides to test his new powers and is trying to figure out what to do with them.

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            18                                       price $.75            9/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Archangel,}, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    In the Cloak & Dagger feature:  X-Factor appearance.  In the Doctor Strange feature:

THOR (VOL. I)           395                                                                price $.75            9/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, {Earthlord (Kyle Brock), Skyhawk (Winston Manchester), Wind Warrior (Pamela Shaw)}, ~
COM:    1st appearance of Earth Force.

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        42                                                       price $1.00            9/88

    "Cult of Love"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        36                                              price $.75            9/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:

X-FACTOR            32                                                                         price $1.00            9/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        233                                                           price $1.00            9/88

    "Dawn of Blood"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        234                                                           price $1.00            9/88

    "Glory Day"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

OCTOBER 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)            63                                          price $1.25            10/88

    " "
BY:   
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, Purple Girl, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            306                                        price $1.00            10/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            307                                        price $1.00            10/88

    " "
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Chameleon.
COM:    Origin of the Chameleon.

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            296                                              price $1.00            10/88

    "Hearts of Oak....and heads to match!"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Thor I, Wasp, Sub-Mariner, Black Knight III, She-Hulk}, ~
COM:

BLACK PANTHER (LTD)            4                                          price $1.25            10/88

    " "
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Denys Cowan
PC:    Black Panther, ~
COM:    Series ends.

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            346                             price $.75            10/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~
COM:

CLASSIC X-MEN             26                                                        price $1.25            10/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

CLOAK AND DAGGER, Mutant Misadventures of        1               price $1.25            10/88

    "Blind Salvation!"
BY:    Terry Austin / Daan Lawlis.
PC:    Cloak, Dagger, {  }, ~
COM:    X-Factor Appearance.  Story continues from C&D1 #11 Mar. '87.

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             259                                             price $.75            10/88

    " "
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~ Typhoid Mary
COM:

DRAGON'S CLAWS             4                                                       price $1.50            10/88

    " "
BY:    Simon Furman / Geoff Senior
PC:    {Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Steel, Scavenger}, ~
COM:

EXCALIBUR             1                                                                    price $1.50            10/88

    "Warwolves Over London!"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Alan Davis
PC:    {Captain Britain, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix III, Meggan},  
COM:    Warwolves appearance.  Story continues from EXC SPED #1 Apr. '88.

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             319                                 price $1.50            10/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~ Doctor Doom, Beyonder, Molecule Man.
COM:    Beyonder returns and merges with the Molecule Man.  Giant sized issue.

INCREDIBLE HULK             348                                                price $.75            10/88

    "Job Security"
BY:    Peter David / Jeff Purves
PC:    Hulk (grey), ~ Absorbing Man
COM:    Hulk goes to work in a casino.

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             235                                                 price $.75            10/88

    "Epitaph in Grey"
BY:    David Michelinie / Jackson Guice
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             4                                price $1.25            10/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 4"  "Elements of Terror Part 4"  "Crossing Line Part 4"  " "
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             5                                price $1.25            10/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 5"  "Elements of Terror Part 5"  "Crossing Line Part 5"  " "
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, ~
COM:

MARVEL FANFARE             40                                                    price $1.95            10/88

    "Chiaroscuro"
BY:   Ann Nocenti / David Mazucchelli
PC:   Angel, Storm, Rogue,  ~
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            68                                                              price $1.00            10/88

    "Iggusion!"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)             5                                price $3.50            10/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Harras / Bob Hall
PC:    {Nick Fury, Valentina De LaFontaine, Alexander, Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville}, ~
COM:    SHIELD II appearance.

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            12                                                      price $1.00            10/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           16                                        price $1.00            10/88

    "Malice:  A 'Four' Thought"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Ron Lim, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman/Malice, Master Order, Lord Chaos, {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing}, Doctor Doom, Galactus, ~ Astronomer, Trader, In-Betweener.
COM:    Fantastic Four appearance.  Malice has taken the Soul Gems and is trying to escape the Magick Universe with them.  Reed, going super logical, deduces that the Elders can be killed in this universe, and he gets the Trader to release Surfer on the promise that he help them back to our universe-unfortunately all to their plans.  Reed and Surfer catch up with Sue and try to wrest the Gems from her, but Reed is distracted by the FF passing by their ship and accidentally touches one of them.  He is transformed into an evil being who tries to absorb the Surfer's soul, then, in the heat of battle, he absorbs the chaos that created Malice from his wife, and, at story end, arises as the In-Betweener.  Signed cover by Ron and Joe.

SOLO AVENGERS           11                                                          price $.75            10/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Hercules, Bobcat, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           143                                price $1.00            10/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Glory Grant, Punisher, ~ Carlos Lobo.
COM:

SPEEDBALL           2                                                                         price $.75            10/88

    "Stuck On You!"
BY:    Steve Ditko, Roger Stern / Steve Ditko
PC:    Speedball, ~
COM:

STRANGE TALES (VOL. II)            19                                       price $.75            10/88

    " "
BY:    Bill Mantlo, Peter B. Gillis / Bret Blevins, Chris Warner
PC:    Cloak & Dagger, Doctor Strange, ~
COM:    Final issue.  In the Cloak & Dagger featureIn the Doctor Strange feature:  

THOR (VOL. I)           396                                                                price $.75            10/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        43                                                       price $1.00            10/88

    "Cult of Love"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        37                                              price $.75            10/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:

X-FACTOR            33                                                                         price $1.00            10/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        235                                                           price $1.00            10/88

    "Welcome to Genosha"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~ {Hawkshaw, Pipeline, Punchout}.
COM:    1st appearance of Genosha.

X-MEN, UNCANNY        236                                                           price $1.00            10/88

    "Busting Loose"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, Phillip Moreau, Jennifer Ransome, ~ {Wipeout, Chief Magistrate Anderson, Genegineer (David Moreau),
COM:

X-TERMINATORS (LTD)            1                                               price $1.00            10/88

    "Inferno:  "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Al Williamson
PC:    {Skids, Boom Boom, Busty Collins, Rictor, Whiz Kid (Takashi Matsuya)}, Artie Maddicks, Leech, ~
COM:    1st appearance of X-Terminators.

NOVEMBER 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             64                                          price $1.25            11/88

    " "
BY:
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, Purple Girl, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            308                                        price $1.00            11/88

    "Dread"
BY:      David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane 
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            309                                        price $1.00            11/88

    "Styx and Stone"
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Styx and Stone.
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            297                                               price $1.00            11/88

    "Futures Imperfect"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Wasp, Sub-Mariner}, Doctor Druid, ~
COM:    Death of Doctor Druid/Anthony Druid.  Thor, Black Knight, and She-Hulk leave the team.

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            347                             price $.75            11/88

    "Vengeance"
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Kieron Dwyer
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~ Right Winger, Left Winger.
COM:    Death of left Winger/Hector Lennox.

CLASSIC X-MEN             27                                                        price $1.25            11/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             260                                             price $1.50            11/88

    " "
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, ~
COM:    Double size issue.

DOCTOR STRANGE, Sorcerer Supreme             1               price $1.25            11/88

    "Love Is the Spell...The Spell Is Death!"
BY:    Peter B. Gillis / Richard Case
PC:    Doctor Strange, ~
COM:

DRAGON'S CLAWS             5                                                       price $1.75            11/88

    " "
BY:    Simon Furman / Geoff Senior
PC:    {Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Steel, Scavenger}, Death's Head II, ~
COM:

EXCALIBUR             2                                                                    price $1.50            11/88

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Alan Davis
PC:    {Captain Britain, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix III, Meggan}, Widget, ~ Tweedledope.
COM:    1st US appearance of Tweedledope.

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             320                                 price $.75            11/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~ Hulk.
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             349                                                price $.75            11/88

    "Warzone"
BY:    Peter David / Jeff Purves
PC:    Hulk (grey), Spider-Man, ~
COM:

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             236                                                 price $.75            11/88

    "Stone Cold!"
BY:    David Michelinie / Jackson Guice
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             6                                price $1.25            11/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 6"  "Elements of Terror Part 6"  "Crossing Line Part 6"  "Risky Business"
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber, Bobbie Chase  / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg, Jeff Purves.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             7                                price $1.25            11/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 7"  "Elements of Terror Part 7"  "Crossing Line Part 7"  "From Sea to Deadly Sea"
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber, Steve Ditko / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg, Hollis Bright.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            69                                                              price $1.00            11/88

    "Bad Company"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

NICK FURY VS SHIELD (LTD)             6                                price $3.50            11/88

    " "
BY:    Bob Harras / Bob Hall
PC:    {Nick Fury, Valentina De LaFontaine, Alexander, Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville}, ~
COM:    SHIELD II appearance.  Final issue.  Story continues in NFAS3 #1 in Sep. '89.

POWER PACK            41                                                                 price $1.25            11/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            13                                                      price $1.00            11/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL            1                                      price $1.50            11/88

    "An Eye For an Eye Part 1"
BY:    Carl Potts / Jim Lee
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:    Origin of the Punisher.

SAGA OF THE SUB-MARINER (LTD)            1                     price $1.25            11/88

    "A Legend A-Borning"
BY:    Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas / Rich Buckler.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:    Retelling of the Sub-Mariner's origin.

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           17                                        price $1.00            11/88

    "Resurrection!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Ron Lim, Joe Rubinstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Nova II, Franklin Richards, Galactus, Punisher Robot, Death, Lord Chaos, Master Order, ~ In-Betweener, {Possessor, Astronomer, Trader, Grandmaster, Collector, Runner, Champion, Gardener}.
COM:    The In-Betweener has been resurrected, and, when the three Elders arrive, it is revealed that they have been in league with him all along.  The four disappear with the Soul Gems to attack Galactus, and Reed, Sue and Surfer follow as best they can in the damaged ship.  The In-Betweener kills the Punisher, and the Trader takes out Nova; but the In-Betweener is unable to destroy the devourer.  When the Elders try to prevent him from launching Galactus (and their trapped brethren) back into the black hole, he summons Death and has her take them-for which she is not pleased.  The Worldship is sent through to the Magick Dimension, and Surfer gets Order and Chaos to save him by extracting the other Elders.  Reed and Sue are reunited with Franklin, and, at story end, Galactus recovers and he wants revenge.  Signed cover by Ron and Joe.

SOLO AVENGERS           12                                                          price $.75            11/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Hawkeye, ~
COM:

SPEEDBALL           3                                                                         price $.75            11/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Ditko, Roger Stern / Steve Ditko
PC:    Speedball, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           144                                price $1.00            11/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, ~ Boomerang.
COM:    Spidey in San Diego.

THOR (VOL. I)           397                                                                price $.75            11/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        44                                                       price $1.00            11/88

    " "
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        38                                              price $.75            11/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:

WOLVERINE (VOL. I)        1                                                         price $1.50            11/88

    "Sword Quest"
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Buscema, Al Williamson
PC:    Wolverine, Lindsey McCabe, Captain Lee Kwan Pen, Kojima Noburo,   ~ Banapur Khan.
COM:    Wolvie trying to find the Muramasa Sword.

X-FACTOR            34                                                                         price $1.00            11/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        237                                                           price $1.00            11/88

    "Who's Human"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        238                                                           price $1.00            11/88

    "Gonna Be A revolution"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

X-TERMINATORS (LTD)            2                                               price $1.00            11/88

    "Inferno:  "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Al Williamson
PC:    {Skids, Boom Boom, Busty Collins, Rictor, Whiz Kid}, Artie Maddicks, Leech, ~
COM:

DECEMBER 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

ALPHA FLIGHT (VOL. I)             65                                          price $1.50            12/88

    " "
BY:
PC:    {Vindicator II, Talisman II, Northstar, Aurora, Puck, Marrina}, Madison Jeffries, Goblyn, Purple Girl, ~
COM:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN            310                                        price $1.00            12/88

    "Shrike Force!"
BY:    David Michelinie / Todd MacFarlane
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Killer Shrike.
COM:

AVENGERS (VOL. I)            298                                               price $1.00            12/88

    "Disaster!"
BY:    Walt Simonson / John Buscema
PC:    {Captain America I,  Wasp, Sub-Mariner}, ~
COM:    Inferno tie-in.

CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. I)            348                             price $.75            12/88

    " "
BY:    Mark Gruenwald / Mike Zeck
PC:    The Captain, Captain America VI, Battlestar, ~ Flag Smasher.
COM:

CLASSIC X-MEN             28                                                        price $1.25            12/88

    " "
BY:
PC:
COM:

CLOAK AND DAGGER, Mutant Misadventures of        2               price $1.50            12/88

    " "
BY:    Terry Austin / Daan Lawlis.
PC:    Cloak, Dagger, ~
COM:

DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)             261                                             price $.75            12/88

    "Meltdown!"
BY:    Ann Nocenti / John Romita Jr.
PC:    Daredevil, Human Torch II, ~
COM:

DEATH'S HEAD             1                                                             price $1.75            12/88

    "Death's Head Revisited"
BY:    Simon Furman / Simon Hitch
PC:    Death's Head II, ~
COM:    Dragons Claws spin-off.

DRAGON'S CLAWS             6                                                       price $1.75            12/88

    " "
BY:    Simon Furman / Geoff Senior
PC:    {Dragon, Mercy, Digit, Steel, Scavenger}, ~
COM:

EXCALIBUR             3                                                                    price $1.50            12/88

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / Alan Davis
PC:    {Captain Britain, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix III, Meggan}, Widget, ~
COM:   

FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)             321                                 price $.75            12/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), She-Hulk, ~  Aron, the Rogue Watcher.
COM:

INCREDIBLE HULK             350                                                price $.75            12/88

    "Before the Fall"
BY:    Peter David / Jeff Purves
PC:    Hulk (grey), Thing, ~
COM:    Hulk vs. Thing.

IRON MAN (VOL. I)             237                                                 price $.75            12/88

    "Star Hunter!"
BY:    David Michelinie / Jackson Guice
PC:    Iron Man I, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             8                                price $1.25            12/88

   "Save the Tiger Part 8"  "Elements of Terror Part 8"  "Crossing Line Part 8"  "One Day at a Time"
BY:    Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Steve Gerber, Sholly Fisch / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tom Grindberg, Javier Saltares.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Shang Chi, Iron Man I, ~
COM:

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS             9                                price $1.25            12/88

    "Save the Tiger Part 9"  "Elements of Terror Part 9"  "In The Dark"  "A Piece of Cake"
BY:    Chris Claremont, Steve Gerber, Scott Lobdell, Marc McLaurin / Tom Sutton, John Buscema, Tony Salmons, Larry Alexander, Brad Joyce.
PC:    Wolverine, Man-Thing, Cloak, El Aguila, ~
COM:

MARVEL FANFARE             41                                                    price $1.95            12/88

    " "
BY:    / Dick Giordano
PC:   Doctor Strange, ~
COM:

NEW MUTANTS            70                                                              price $1.00            12/88

    " "
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Warlock III}, ~
COM:    Inferno cross-over.

POWER PACK            42                                                                 price $1.25            12/88

    "Inferno:  Revenge of the Boogy Man Part 1"
BY:    Louise Simonson / Brent Anderson
PC:    {Mass Master, Gee, Energizer, Lightspeed, Kofi}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER (VOL. I)            14                                                      price $1.00            12/88

    " "
BY:    Mike Baron / Whilce Portacio
PC:    Punisher, ~ Kingpin.
COM:

PUNISHER: WAR JOURNAL            2                                    price $1.50            12/88

    "An Eye For an Eye Part 2"
BY:    Carl Potts / Jim Lee
PC:    Punisher, Daredevil, ~
COM:

SAGA OF THE SUB-MARINER (LTD)            2                     price $1.50            12/88

    " "
BY:    Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas / Rich Buckler.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, ~
COM:

SEMPER FI'            1                                                          price $.75            12/88

    "Reunion"  "Beachhead"
BY:    Michael P. Palladino / John Severin, Sam Glanzman.
PC:    Cpl. Miles Whittier, Pvt. Willie Thornton, K. C. Whittier, Jenny Whittier, Andrew Whittier, Lyle, Red.
COM:    Series is a non-MU military adventure story depicting tales of the Marine Corps.  First story begins with a flashback to events in Hue, South Vietnam in 1968 which lead to Thornton wanting to kill Miles-for having left him behind-a the reunion in '83 in Washington.  Miles explains how he was wounded and couldn't come back for him and everything is forgiven.  At story end, the Whittier family visits the Vietnam Memorial to see 'Uncle Tim's name before brother Andrew shipped off.   In the second feature:  Story of green Marine, Lyle, facing his fears during the invasion of the island of Betio in 1943.  When his friend are killed around him, he musters the courage to take out a Japanese sniper nest, but at story end, his fears resurface.

SILVER SURFER (VOL. III)           18                                        price $1.00            12/88

    "Heavyweights"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Ron Lim, Joe Rubenstein.
PC:    Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Nova II, Franklin Richards, Galactus, Lord Chaos, Master Order, ~ In-Betweener, {Gardener, Collector, Grandmaster, Champion, Runner}.
COM:    Order and Chaos send everyone back out of the black hole; Galactus clashes with the In-Betweener, and the Elders each have a Soul Gem.  When the In-Betweener realizes that he can't use his power on Galactus and that he can't beat the devourer in his own universe, he tries to drag him back into the mouth black hole.  Franklin wants to use the Ultimate Nullifier like they did when they first encountered Galactus, but, after Reed thinks he's talked him out of it, Franklin tries to do it himself.  Sue stops him by making the device invisible, and everyone teams up, even the Elders, to push Galactus through all the way.  In the Magick Dimension, Order and Chaos destroy their creation, and send everyone else back to their own dimension.  At story end, everyone is safe, and Nova rushes into Surfer's arms in front of Galactus.

SILVER SURFER (LTD)           1                                                   price $1.00            12/88

    "Parable Pt. 1"
BY:    Stan Lee / Moebius
PC:    Silver Surfer, Shalla-Bal, Elyna Candell, ~ Galactus, Colton Candell.
COM:    Surfer has come among men posing as a homeless person (Shalla appears only in a stylized memory), until the arrival of Galactus, who, to get around his pledge not to attack the Earth, sets himself up as a god and tells mankind to ignore the laws of man and do what they want, leading to anarchy.  Candell, taking advantage of the situation, uses his flagging TV ministry and sets himself up as the prophet of Galactus, and helps to lead his fellow man down the path of destruction.  Surfer confronts the evangelist, but only succeeds in getting his sister on his side before trying to tackle his old master.  The people, so taken in by the 'god', turn on Surfer and attack him, and Galactus, disregarding the safety of his flock, begins tearing up the town trying to stop his old herald.  Elyna tries to talk sense into her brother, but he has her removed, and, at story end, reveals his plot for world domination, Galactus being only the first stepping stone.

SOLO AVENGERS           13                                                          price $.75            12/88

    " "
BY:    Tom Defalco / Mark D. Bright
PC:    Wonder Man, ~
COM:

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN           145                                price $1.00            12/88

    " "
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, ~
COM:

SPEEDBALL           4                                                                         price $.75            12/88

    " "
BY:    Steve Ditko, Roger Stern / Steve Ditko
PC:    Speedball, ~
COM:

THOR (VOL. I)           398                                                                price $.75            12/88

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz, Brett Breeding
PC:    Thor I, ~ Caber.
COM:

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN        45                                                       price $1.00            12/88

    " "
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS        39                                              price $.75            12/88

    "Upset!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird, Moon Knight}, ~
COM:

WOLVERINE (VOL. I)        2                                                         price $1.50            12/88

    " "
BY:    Chris Claremont / John Buscema, Al Williamson
PC:    Wolverine, ~ Silver Samurai.
COM:

X-FACTOR            35                                                                         price $1.00            12/88

    " "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, ~
COM:

X-MEN, UNCANNY        239                                                           price $1.00            12/88

    "Inferno:  Vanities"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Rick Loenardi
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

X-TERMINATORS (LTD)            3                                               price $1.00            12/88

    "Inferno:  "
BY:    Louise Simonson / Al Williamson
PC:    {Skids, Boom Boom, Busty Collins, Rictor, Whiz Kid}, Artie Maddicks, Leech, ~
COM:

ANNUALS AND SPECIALS 1988

INSTRUCTIONS    FIND BY DATE    ENCYCLOPEDIA    FIND BY TITLE    ABBREVIATIONS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL            22                      price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 5 "
BY:    Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie / Mark Bagley
PC:    Spider-Man, Daredevil, Speedball (Robert Baldwin), ~ High Evolutionary.
COM:    Origin of the High Evolutionary.

AVENGERS ANNUAL            17                                                  price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 11:  Prometheus Mutants!"
BY:    Walt Simonson / Mark D. Bright
PC:    {Captain America I, Wasp, }, ~ High Evolutionary.
COM:    Evolutionary War ends.

FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL             21                                   price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 6"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Human Torch II, Thing, She-Thing, Crystal}, Lyja (as Alicia Storm), ~
COM:

MARVEL AGE ANNUAL            4                                               price $.75            1988

    " "
BY:    Fred Hembeck / Fred Hembeck, Ernie Colon.
PC:    {Anne Marie Hoag, Albert Cleary, Lenny Ballinger, Robin Chapel, Eugene Strausser, John Porter, Henry Ackerdson, Bart Rozum}, Wolverine, ~
COM:    1st appearance of Damage Control.

NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL            4                                            price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 4"
BY:    Louis Simonson / Bret Blevins
PC:    {Karma, Mirage II, Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Warlock III}, ~
COM:

PUNISHER ANNUAL            1                                                       price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 2 "
BY:    Mike Baron / Mark Texeira
PC:    Punisher, ~
COM:

SILVER SURFER ANNUAL           1                                            price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Pt. 3:  Adam"  "Nova:  Moth to the Flame"  "Mantis!"  "Pin-ups"  "Origin of the High Evolutionary pt. 3:  The Men, The Mine, The Mountain!"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Joe Staton, Joe Rubenstein, Ron Lim, Chris Ivey, Randy Emberlin.
PC:    Silver Surfer, {Ikaris, Makarri, Sersi, Thena, Karkas}, Arishem, Nova II, Sasquatch, Galactus, Jonathan Drew, Merriem Drew, Jessica Drew, Horace Grabsheid, ~ High Evolutionary/Herbert Wyndham, Super-Skrull
COM:    Story cont. from PUN AN #1.  Eternals appearance.  HE convinces the Eternals that, for the betterment of mankind, he needs a map of the Surfer's DNA.  Before Nova and Surfer part, she kisses him again, and he returns to Earth in time to see the Super-Skrull reforming from where he was caught in the radiation belt (from ALF #10).  SS, not aware of recent events, attacks him, and they fight until they are both captured by the Eternals and brought back to Olympia.  Surfer fills him in on the situation back home, and the two work together to escape the scanning pyramids.  Knowing that he may be the last hope of his kind to regain their shape changing abilities, Surfer holds off the Eternals to allow him time to escape.  At story end, they let him go and he plans to look into HE's plans for mankind.  In 2nd feature:  Nova returns to Galactus, giddy for the new love she's found in the Surfer, and finds her master dying.  The Elders he tried to ingest are killing him, and at story end he orders her to seek aid from Sue and Reed Richards, and she contacts Surfer, who rushes to fetch them.  In 3rd feature:  After being blown up in SS3 #9, Mantis wakes up in her house with a terrible head ache and the inability to communicate with her plants.  Unsure of what's happening, she decides, at story end, to seek the help of the Avengers (cont' in WCA #37).  In 4th feature:  10 pages of pin-ups of Surfer, Nova, Mantis, Shalla Bal, Nenora, Supremor, Kylor with Ripan and Aptak, S'Byll, and Galactus.  In OotHE:  Herbert and Jonathan discover Uranium in Wundagore and make enough money to hire Grabsheid to design and construct their Citadel of Science.  Jonathan and Herbert go to investigate a creature that scared the socks off little Jessica, and, at story end, Wyndham is introduced to his new Moloid Subterranean workers by a mysterious stranger.

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL           8                price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 10"
BY:    J. M. DeMatteis / Sal Buscema
PC:    Spider-Man, Black Cat, Daydreamer, Gwen Stacy clone, ~
COM:    Daydreamer returns Gwen Stacy clone to her real self.

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL        4                                    price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 8"
BY:    Jim Shooter /  Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Poison (Cecelia)
COM:

WEST COAST AVENGERS ANNUAL        3                            price $1.75            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 9"
BY:    Steve Englehart / Al Milgrom
PC:    {Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II, Wonder Man, Hank Pym, Firebird,}, ~
COM:

WHAT IF.....? SPECIAL EDITION        1                                   price $1.50            1988

    " "
BY:    Tom DeFalco / Steve Ditko
PC:    Iron Man I, Thor I, {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible girl, Human Torch II, Thing}, ~
COM:    Fantastic Four appearance.

X-FACTOR ANNUAL            3                                                       price $1.00            1988

    "Evolutionary War Part 1:  Unnatural Selection"  "Changes!"
BY:    Louise Simonson / Terry Shoemaker, Al Milgrom, Tom Artis, Joe rubenstein
PC:    {Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Jean Grey, }, Rusty Collins, Skids, Artie Maddicks, Leech, Ship, ~ High Evolutionary, Apocalypse,
COM:    Origin of the High Evolutionary.  Alternate covers for #8 by Jerry Ordway and #16 by David Mazzuchelli.  In the second feature

X-MEN ANNUAL            12                                                             price $1.75            1988

    "Resurrection"
BY:    Chris Claremont / Arthur Adams
PC:    {Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, Havok, Forge}, ~
COM:

AHEAD TO 1989