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Issue Details

Issue #36
Published July 1976
Frequency Bi-Monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Marv Wolfman

Cover Details - "The Godwulf Principle!"

Characters Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Major Simon Ryker; Teresa Devereaux; Luther Manning II; Luther Manning III
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks Rich Buckler (signed)
Letters Irving Watanabe
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

8 page Deathlok story "Confessions of a Demolished Man!"

Characters Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Luther Manning II (Destroyed); Luther Manning III; Teresa Devereaux; Mike Travers; Doctor Holland; Janice Manning (Cameo); Luther Manning's son (Cameo)
Synopsis Deathlok fights and defeats the first Luther Manning clone and interprets the first set of Deathlok tapes.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Rich Buckler
Pencils Rich Buckler (Layouts); Keith Pollard (Finished Art)
Inks Keith Pollard
Colors Rich Buckler (credited as "The Swash")
Letters Howard Bender; Beth Bleckley (Computer Type)
Notes Produced by Rich Buckler.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

1 page Marvel T-Shirts promo (ad from the publisher) "Get In the Spirit of Marvel-76!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Spider-Man; Super-Adaptoid; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Rick Jones; Living Laser; A.I.M.
Synopsis A promo for five different t-shirts, one featuring Captain America with the Declaration of Independence, one with Captain America, Spider-Man and the Hulk as Revolutionary War soldiers marching, one reprinting the cover to Marvel Double Feature #8, one reprinting the cover to Captain Marvel #35 and one reprinting panels from the story in Marvel Team-Up #13.
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils ?; ?; Jack Kirby; Ron Wilson; Gil Kane
Inks ?; ?; Frank Giacoia; Frank Giacoia; Frank Giacoia
Notes Appears between pages 7 and 8 of the first story sequence.

9 page The Deathlok Transcripts story "What To Do After the Apocalypse!"

Characters Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Luther Manning III; Godwulf (Introduction); Teresa Deveraux; Mike Travers
Synopsis While on a mission underground Deathlok runs into Godwulf. He transports Deathlok away which results in the cybernetic unit that the CIA has been monitoring as showing that Deathlok is dead. Since Luther Manning III thinks that Deathlok is dead he stops the Deathlok transcripts and Teresa Devereaux shuts down the CIA operation.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Rich Buckler
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Keith Pollard
Colors Rich Buckler (credited as "The Swash")
Letters Howard Bender; Beth Bleckley (computer type)
Notes Produced by Rich Buckler, story is continued in Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #33 (April 1977).
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Half page Mighty Marvel Checklist promo (ad from the publisher) "Mighty Marvel Checklist"

Characters Howard the Duck; Winky-Man; Werewolf [Jack Russell]; Brother Voodoo
Synopsis Mighty Marvel Checklist of comics on sale the fourth week of April. Listed with a synopsis are Captain Marvel #45, Howard the Duck #4, Marvel Team-Up #47, Iron Man #88, Amazing Adventures #37, Fantastic Four #172, Captain America Annual #3, Master of Kung Fu Annual #1 and Werewolf by Night #39. Also includes a small reprint of the covers of Howard the Duck #4 and Werewolf by Night #39.
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Gene Colan; Rich Buckler
Inks Steve Leialoha ?; Keith Pollard
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the second story sequence.

Half page Marvel Comics Subscription promo (ad from the publisher) "Put A Marvel In Your Mailbox!"

Characters Tigra; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Vision; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man
Synopsis Marvel Comics Subscription promo and coupon.
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the second story sequence.

1 page Marvel Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "The Marvel Explosion Is Here!"

Characters Spider-Man; Dracula; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Thing]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Defenders [Nighthawk; Dr. Strange; Valkyrie]; Thor; Daredevil; Conan; Shang-Chi; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Avengers [Scarlet Witch; Vision; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]]
Synopsis Promo for various Marvel Comics using headshots or full body illustrations.
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the second story sequence.

Half page Crazy promo (ad from the publisher) "Why Is This Man Smiling?"

Synopsis Promo for the new issue of Crazy using a man in a padded cell (with a t-shirt with Stan Lee's face on it) tearing up an issue of Crazy.
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the second story sequence.

1 page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: An Omnium-Gatherum of Odysseys Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato! [July 1976]; Stan Lee's Soapbox"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Shang-Chi
Synopsis Stan Lee says the greatest Marvel album of all, Spider-Man: Rock Reflection of a Superhero is on sale now. It's performed by the dynamite group Hero and produced by Cashwest Productions (who has brought the hits of Jim Croce, Henry Gross and Crack the Sky) and has album cover art by John Romita. Also John Buscema says not to send art samples when you reply to his Art School ad and Stan wants to thank the friendly folk at the MiamiCon because he had a blast there. Items about how the secret number 100 Marvel Value Stamp for series two comes out this month in honor of the second annual MarvelCon and we should thank Paty for conceiving the idea for the second set of stamps, Captain America's 52 page Annual by Jack Kirby is on sale now, Doug Moench and Keith Pollard's Master of Kung Fu Annual is also on sale now, Jim Shooter is replacing Chris Claremont as an editor as Chris is now a free-lance writer on Iron Fist, The X-Men, Black Goliath, Daredevil (giving Marv Wolfman a much needed break) and the upcoming Luke Cage, Power Man Annual, Roger Stern is replacing Irene Vartanoff as Reprint Editor and Irene is moving up to Reprint Production Manager, Larry Hama is no longer drawing Ka-Zar because he has three roles in the newest Broadway smash, Pacific Overtures now appearing at The Winter Garden in New York, welcome back to Larry Lieber who is the art director for Spidey Super Stories, Steve Englehart is working on a new series that is like (or is based on) The Prisoner, The Invaders is going monthly this summer, Nova (Marv Wolfman's new brainchild) will start out as a monthly and Ikaris, who was mentioned last month is the newest Kirby Kreation and the first appearance of his book The Eternals is on sale this month. Includes a small picture of Captain America [Steve Rogers] and Shang-Chi.
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 7 and 8 of the second story sequence.

1 page Hostess Twinkies; Captain America advertisement "Captain America and The Red Skull"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull; Cosmic Cube
Synopsis The Red Skull tries to take over the United States before the bicentennial and uses the Cosmic Cube to transport Captain America to him. Captain America is able to stop him when he gives the Cosmic Cube a Hostess Twinkie and it stops obeying the Red Skull.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Mike Esposito
Letters Irving Watanabe
Notes Comics ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company, appears between pages 7 and 8 of the second story sequence.

1 page G.I. Joe advertisement "Eagle-Eye GI Joe Meets the Intruder"

Characters Eagle-Eye G.I. Joe; Intruder; The Commander
Synopsis Eagle-Eye GI Joe can see the Intruder in the jungle with his keen vision. He tries to stop the Intruder but is caught in a bear hug instead. He flips the Intruder off and he escapes into the jungle.
Genre War
Notes Advertisement for Eagle-Eye GI Joe and the Intruder.