| Issue | #5 |
| Published | October 1982 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Tom DeFalco; Linda Grant (Assistant); Jim Shooter (Editor-In-Chief) |
| Notes | Team America later became known as The Thunderiders in the Marvel Universe. Based on Ideal Toys but some characters created & owned by Marvel Comics. |
| Characters | Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr.]; Marauder [AKA Black Marauder; Dark Rider; Black Rider]; (All as Team America) [Thunderiders] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Ed Hannigan |
| Inks | Ed Hannigan |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr.]; Marauder [AKA Black Marauder; Dark Rider; Black Rider]; (All as Team America) [Thunderiders]; Adrian Turner (Villain); Agent Evans (Villain); Various U.S. army soldiers; Unnamed pilots; Unnamed Secret Service agents; Unnamed Soviet defector |
| Synopsis | Honcho gets recruited by his old pal from the C.I.A., Adrian Turner, who has now gone crooked but unknown to Turner, Honcho is also working undercover with the F.B.I. to take down Turner's operations but it seems his contact agent has also switched sides. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Bill Mantlo |
| Pencils | Alan Kupperberg |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Colors | George Roussos [as G. Roussos] |
| Letters | Michael Higgins [as M. Higgins] |
| Characters | Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew] |
| Synopsis | Letters page on fan reaction to issue #3 and guesses on the identity and existence of the Marauder. Tony Padilla actually pretty much made the right guess in his letter. |
| Script | Tom DeFalco |
| Notes | Letter replies by Tom DeFalco. Corner block ad for the Spider-Woman series appears on the bottom of the page. Letters written by William W. Goodson; Anthony R. Cardino; Tony Padilla; Brian Nelson; Pei-Chi Chang & Keith Alan Johnson. |
| Synopsis | Notes about current events at Marvel by Jim Shooter along with the Hype Box and the checklist. Includes a copy of the cover of Master of Kung Fu #117. |
| Script | Jim Shooter |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Marauder [AKA Black Marauder; Dark Rider; Black Rider] |
| Synopsis | A pin-up with some bio information on the mysterious Marauder. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Notes | No credits given for pinup. |
| Characters | Wrench [Leonard Hebb] |
| Synopsis | A pin-up with some bio information on Team America's mechanic, Wrench. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Notes | No credits given for pinup. |