Comic books in 'UK Editions'

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "Steve Lombard's Double Life!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; An alien cons Steve Lombard into thinking he is one of their race, so that he may steal Steves athletic qualities and use it to compete in sports on his own planet. "The Robot Master" Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. "The Eye of the Storm," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta; The Atom helps save his own parents during the hurricane, then returns through the Time Pool to defeat the Calculator. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Giella. Be It Ever So Deadly... starring the Justice Society of America, script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Joe Giella; Huntress and Flash go up vs. the Sportsmaster and Helena's evil namesake counterpart. Meanwhile, Wildcat still struggles under the Thorn's grasp until the JSA rescue him. The Big Fall Hostess ad starring Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 pgs Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Doctor Strange guest stars in an all-new 20-page story, "The Wondrous World of Doctor Strange!" Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by Steve Ditko. Ditko also provides 5 pages of new pin-ups (Spider-Man's famous foes). Finally, there are three reprints from Amazing Spider-Man 1 ("Spider-Man"), 2 ("The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!"), and 5 ("Marked for Destruction by Dr. Doom!"). Giant 72-page special! Reprinted in Marvel Tales #167.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover art by Al Milgrom. A Fire Within, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Jack Abel; Superboys left side begins to fade away, and he gets weaker; Lester Wallace starts campaign of hate against Superboy because hes an alien. The Symbiont Syndrome starring Eclipso, script by Len Wein, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Frank Giacoia. 36 Pages, Full Color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. The Chains That Bind starring Starman, script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Romeo Tanghal; to regain his stolen power-bands, Starman runs the gauntlet of steel. The 24-Hour Target starring Plastic Man, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bob Smith. 36 Pages, Full Color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. Grand Illusion! starring Aquaman, script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Steve Mitchell; Black Manta and his army of misfits attack Atlantis but are stopped by Aquaman in an unusual way; Series continues in Action Comics #517. Superman Hostess ad, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. ...And Death's Icy Touch Shall Come Searching starring Starman, script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Romeo Tanghal. A Night at the Nuthouse starring Plastic Man, script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bob Smith; While working at the Old Gumshoe Sanitarium, Woozy stumbles onto a plot to steal some artwork; Series continues in Super Friends #42. 36 Pages, Full Color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the Sandman in Nothing Can Stop The Sandman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Sandman tries to hide from police in the high school where Peter Parker goes to school. Intro Betty Brant and Liz Allen. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 141. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Marked for Destruction by Doctor Doom!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Doom tries to trick Spider-Man into helping him defeat the Fantastic Four; When Spider-Man turns him down, he decides to capture Spider-Man; Flash Thompson dresses up as Spider-Man for a prank and Dr. Doom mistakes him for the real Spider-Man and captures him instead, and Flash has to be saved by the real Spider-Man. First Time Doctor Doom uses a robot to take his place. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 142. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of the Lizard in Face-to-Face With...the Lizard!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Bugle challenges Spider-Man to put an end to the Lizard's rampage. Vulture cameo. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 3 and 143. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. The Return of the Vulture, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Adrian Toomes breaks out of prison and goes on a crime spree, and ends up battling Spider-Man in the skies above New York. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 4 and # 144. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mr. Petty (inventor of the Living Brain) in The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; When two technicians try to steal a computer that is on display at Peter's school, they accidentally turn it into "The Living Brain" that goes wild and must be stopped by Spider-Man. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 5 and #145. Spider-Man Tackles The Torch!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man crashes a party at Johnny Storm's girlfriend's place, causing a fight between the Human Torch and Spider-Man that soon escalates to include the rest of the Fantastic Four. Letter to the editor from Buddy Saunders, president of mycomicshop.com, written to Marvel in his callow youth. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Electro in The Man Called Electro!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Electro decides to break some other criminals out of jail so they can help him with his crime spree; Spider-Man must balance taking care of Aunt May, who is in the hospital, and capturing Electro. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 6 and 146. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers. The Enforcers!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Enforcers try to shake down Betty Brant, which brings them to the attention of Spider-Man. House as for Fantastic Four #24, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. Special Announcement Section wherein Stan plugs a few upcoming issues. X-Men #4, The Avengers #4 and Fantastic Four #25 are mentioned. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Turning Point, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Betty's brother has gotten himself into trouble with gambling debts and Betty is forced to help in Doc Ock's plot to break Blackie Gaxton out of prison to keep her sibling alive; Spider-Man interrupts the escape and Blackie shoots Bennett during the conflict; Gaxton is captured but Doc Ock gets away; Peter tries to comfort Betty over the loss of her brother. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 148. House ads for Avengers #4 and Daredevil #1. Letter to the editor from comics artist Ken Landgraf. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover art by Steve Ditko. Unmasked by Dr. Octopus!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter has the 24 hour flu when Doc Ock captures Betty Brant in hopes of luring Spider-Man into battle; Ock beats the under the weather web-head and unmasks him, but everyone thinks it is just Peter trying to be brave by impersonating Spidey; Once he has recovered, Spider-Man battles through the wild animals Ock has released from the zoo to take on old six-arms himself. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 149. Letter to the editor from comics artist Dave Cockrum. 36 pgs.

1st printing. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. "Pawns of the Mandarin," script and pencils by by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; The Mandarin searches for the buried Eye of Yin and while the Inhumans rout his digging party, Black Bolt's curiosity becomes aroused and the Inhumans end up unwittingly uncovering the Eye of Yin for the Mandarin. "The Widow and the Militants," script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett; The Young Warriors occupy the building owned by Scarola. The mayor sends them a message but they ignore it; Meanwhile, the Black Widow is abducted by a masked man and his goons; Cameos by Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and J. Jonah Jameson. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. "With These Rings, I Thee Kill!", script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Black Bolt removes the eye from the statute of Yin, but it speeds off as the Mandarin uses one of his rings to draw it to him. The Inhumans split up to set off searching for it and discover the Mandarin just after he has dissolved the sphere and absorbed its power; The Inhumans battle the Mandarin, defeat him, remove his rings and discard them underground while sealing in the cavern. "Deadlock," script by Mimi Gold, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett; The Black Widow tries to persuade the Young Warriors to leave Scarola's house. She buys them a separate building and they leave Scarola's building. Letter to the editor from comic editor Paul Levitz. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. "His Brother's Keeper!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer; Black Bolt realizes that Maximus has gained the power to blank men's minds and thus encases him within a stasis container and then leaves for America; The first group of people he comes across are criminals who are attempting to get a small boy to climb in through a building window and unlock it to burglarize it; Black Bolt easily defeats the criminals and aids the injured boy; Meanwhile, Gorgon and Karnak think their leader has gone too far in entombing Maximus and attempt to free him. "And To All a Good Night," script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett; The Astrologer's goons are after a hippie from Utah, who knocks the Astrologer's henchmen who was attacking the Black Widow off a building with him. Letter to the editor from comic editor Paul Levitz. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "Hell On Earth!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by John Verpoorten; Black Bolt moves away from the boy to a tanker that is moored at the end of the dock and hesitantly pronounces the word 'I'; The resulting shock completely destroys the tanker and creates a small tidal wave, so the boy leads Black Bolt away from the authorities while Maximus mentally enslaves the Inhumans to attack the royal family and they flee the scene. "Blood Will Tell!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Sal Buscema; The Astrologer devises a plot involving dressing up his henchmen as doctors. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "An Evening's Wait For Death!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by John Verpoorten; Mr. Dibbs recruits Black Bolt to bring down rat-shack tenements while the royal family heads out to San Francisco to see what's become of him. "The Sting of the Widow!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bill Everett; The Black Widow visits Avengers Mansion, then defeats the Astrologer; Goliath (Clint Barton) cameo. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "An Hour For Thunder!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by John Verpoorten; The Avengers (Captain America, the Scarlet Witch, the Vision, Quicksilver, Goliath) watch Mr. Dibbs and Black Bolt threaten the tenements on a view screen and make plans to travel to San Fran, but Thor insists on going to confront Mr. Dibbs alone; The other Avengers don't know that Don Blake was the one who diagnosed Mr. Dibbs with terminal cancer, and when Thor arrives he struggles briefly with the royal family who are attempting to get Black Bolt to recognize them; Thor fails to talk Mr. Dibbs into accepting a peaceful resolution and reluctantly dispatches him with his hammer; Plot crossover with The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #95. "How Shall I Kill Thee? Let Me Count the Ways!", script by Gerry Conway (Plot) and Roy Thomas (Writer), pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bill Everett; The Black Widow and Ivan are captured by a racist German, the Watchlord, who loathes all Russians due to his childhood involving the Russian invasion of Germany; He wraps Natasha up in floorboards but Ivan rescues her and they escape; A boulder crushes the Watchlord. The Black Widow feature ends with this issue. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "And the Madness of Magneto!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Inks by Bill Everett. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Gorgon, Karnak, and Medusa continue to search for Black Bolt in the City by the Bay. However, the three inhumans are very tired and frustrated; and thus susceptible to an attack by strange-looking creatures! Meanwhile, Black Bolt in civilian clothes is likewise ambushed by bizarre beings on the streets of San Francisco! Who is controlling these disfigured freaks? It's none other than Magneto...the Master of Magnetism! Are the Inhumans ready to battle the X-men's long-time foe? First 20¢ issue. (Notes: Magneto previously appeared in Fantastic Four 104. This story occurred during the 5-year period when the X-men series was in reprint. During this time Magneto battled Marvel's other superhero teams including the Avengers, Defenders, and Fantastic Four. The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Joseph Loeb III.) 32 pages

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "In His Hand -- the World!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. With the Inhumans as his prisoners, Magneto creates a mindless monster to force Black Bolt to obey him! Under the Master of Magnetism's control, the leader of the royal family steals a new source of cosmic energy from the federal government! Magneto plans to use the super secret energy source to power his universe machine for creating mutants! But the hypnotization of Black Bolt has had an unexpected side effect...his amnesia is gone! And now the monarch of the Inhumans remembers that he is a hero! And that spells doom for the Master of Magnetism! Second (reprint) story: "The Origin of the Incomparable Inhumans!" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Joe Sinnott. This story was originally published in Thor 146. (Notes: Magneto returns in Avengers 110. Black Bolt appears next in Avengers 95. This is the last issue of the series that featured the Inhumans. The Beast becomes the lead superhero in the next issue.) 32 pages

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bill Everett. First appearance of the Beast in mutated form in "The Beast!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Syd Shores; Beast leaves the X-Men to take a job at the Brand Corporation; While experimenting with his mutation, he is permanently changed into a furry monster; Brief appearance by the original X-Men. 36 pgs, full color. 6p. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Iron Man: D.O.A.", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Mike Ploog; The military is out looking for the Beast in connection with the death of Carl Maddicks, scientist working for the Brant Corporation, and unknown to everyone secretly giving secrets to a enemy organization; While hiding out, Beast reflects back on the events that led to him turning into a hairy beast and how he cannot change back to his normal form; As he is hiding, the Beast is contacted telepathically by Marvel Girl and Professor X; Mastermind, Unus the Untouchable, and the Blob appear. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover by John Romita. "Evil Is All In Your Mind!", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mastermind, having gathered the Blob and Unus the Untouchable to form a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, has used his illusion casting powers to convince the Beast that he had killed Iron Man, hoping that the horrified mutant would join their group under the impression that he is a murderer; Confronting the Beast as he flees the Brant Corporation headquarters, they are attacked by their would-be recruit; The battle ends when Beast finds himself outmatched and learns that Mastermind only wishes to speak to him; Appealing to the Beast's status as an outcast, Mastermind asks Hank to join their group; The Beast, confused and unable to think straight thanks to a combination of his "murder" of Iron Man, and Mastermind's manipulations, agrees to join. 36 pages, full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by John Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Jim Mooney. "The Vampire Machine," script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Jim Mooney; The Beast has stumbled into the middle of a Stark International munitions test, prompting Iron Man to try to pull the Beast out of danger; The Beast is surprised to find that Iron Man is alive and well, and when they are out of dangers way the two are confronted by the Stark security on the scene; One trigger happy guard instantly shoots at the Beast before Iron Man can order them to stand down; The shot isn't bad due to Beast's healing, and the two heroes make peace; When Iron Man asks if this is helped what's troubled him, the Beast tells Iron Man that it's not even close before hopping away; When the same guard tries to shoot the Beast as he leaves, Iron Man crushes his gun and fires the man on the spot; Beast battles Quasimodo the living computer. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Joe Sinnott. "Murder In Mid-Air!", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Frank Giacoia and John Tartaglione (as John Tartag); Injured during his battle against Quasimodo, the Beast stumbles to the apartment shared with Patsy Walker and her husband Buzz; Only Patsy is home, and she takes the wounded Beast to her couch and administers first aid; In a delirious state the Beast reveals that he is really Hank McCoy and explains the series of events that led to him being turned into the Beast; While explaining that he was injured fighting Quasimodo, Beast considers the idea that he is continuing to mutate; Beast fights Griffin. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Frank Giacoia. "And the Juggernaut Will Get You... If You Don't Watch Out!", script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Marie Severin and Bob Brown, inks by Frank McLaughlin; On the way to their friend Tom Fagan in Rutland, Vermont, Marvel Bullpen members Roy Thomas, his wife Jeannie, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Len Wein and his wife Glynis are startled into a stop when the Beast jumps into the path of their car; Beast darts into the woods where he changes back into his civilian guise of Hank McCoy and reunites with his old girlfriend Vera Cantor to tell her that he managed to flag down a car to finish their trip; Exiting the woods they introduce themselves to the drivers and manage to hitch a ride with them at least to Rutland; As they drive off, a portal appears and out pops the Juggernaut who is exhilarated that he is back on Earth; Juggernaut attacks Beast. Appearances by the Juggernaut, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Glynis Wein, and Gerry Conway. The Avengers and Spider-Man appear on the cover (but are really people dressed up as our heroes); the real Avengers and Spidey are not in the story. Cameos by Dr. Strange and Eternity (the real ones). "Fake" cameos (people dressed up in costumes) include Medusa, Superman, Supergirl, Spider-Man, the Scarlet Witch, Batman, the Flash, Cyclops, and Nighthawk. 36 pages, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. The Beast origin reprinted, plus two new pages written by Steve Englehart, pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Mike Esposito. "Birth of the Beast!" Script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Arnold Roth, inks by John Verpoorten and John Tartaglione. The reprinted material includes pages from the back-up stories in Uncanny X-Men 49-53. Guest starring the original X-Men. Last Beast story in Amazing Adventures. New Jim Starlin/Frank Giacoia cover. 36 pages, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover by John Romita Sr. First appearance of Killraven in "The War of the Worlds!", script by Roy Thomas (Plot), Neal Adams (Plot), and Gerry Conway (Script), pencils by Neal Adams (pp 1-11) and Howard Chaykin (pp 12-20), inks by Frank Chiaramonte; New York City, 2018 AD. Killraven fights his way through a subway tunnel against a gang led by Scrapper; He enters an empty Grand Central Station to find the Keeper, who unleashes a few mutants against him; Killraven blasts a hole in the Keeper's wall, thus emptying his weapon; While the Keeper shoots at him, he throws a sharp piece of machinery and impales his enemy; Astonishingly, the man thanks him and tells him a story about 1901, when Martians invaded Earth; Inspired by the H.G. Wells novel. Article by Roy Thomas describing the creative process that led to the book. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe and John Romita (alterations), inks by Mike Esposito and John Romita (alterations). "The Sirens of 7th Ave.", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Killraven and his gang are captured by Skarlet and taken to the Arena to do battle to amuse the Martians; First appearances of M'Shulla, Hawk and Arrow. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover by Herb Trimpe. "The Warlord Strikes!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Frank Giacoia; Killraven and M'Shulla flee from a gang of keeper's men; Their "energy guns" run out of charge, so they duck into a museum, pursued by the gang; Killraven topples a large Egyptian statue onto one group, while M'Shulla uses a crossbow to drop a suspended cannon onto his foe; They interrogate the last one to learn where the keepers keep their weapons; Killraven, M'Shulla, and the other freemen sneak into LaGuardia Airport and locate the weapons depot; Warlord interrupts their plundering and beats Killraven into submission. 36 pages, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover by Herb Trimpe. "The Mutant Slayers!", script by Don McGregor, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Yolande Pijcke; The Warlord and Carmilla Frost, a molecular biologist, watch Killraven fighting off their soldiers in their Alteration Division lab; Frost sends a squad of mutants into the fray, but they fare little better; Warlord steps in and brings Killraven down with a metal fist; Doctors operate on Killraven with a laser scalpel. 36 pgs, full color. $0.20.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover by Herb Trimpe. "Washington Nightmare!", script by Don McGregor, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Frank Chiaramonte (as Frank Chiarmonte); Killraven and his group travel to Washington DC where they are captured by slavers. Reprint back-up story: "The Man Who Went Too Far!", art by Richard Doxsee; A scientist invents a cosmic magnet which brings down a ghost-like inhabitant of space; His partner thinks that capturing such a being for study is cruel and he knocks the magnet so that it tilts downward and pulls a similar dense creature up to the surface from the Earth's core. 36 pages, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 7p cover price. Cover by Jim Starlin. "The Death Breeders," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Jack Abel; March 2019; Killraven and his band of freemen are crossing Lake Michigan on an ice catamaran; Two huge sea lampreys break through the ice and attack; One plants its sucker on Grok's back; Carmilla Frost tries to rescue him; The other lamprey knocks M'Shulla's crossbow out of his hands before he can fire; Hawk pulls Frost away from her useless attack, but she slugs him; Killraven kills the other lamprey with a harpoon gun, then swings above the first one and hits it with a silver star so that Grok won't also be killed; As it stands, Grok barely survived; In Chicago, the Martians have replaced the Loop with Central Command, which is only the hub of Death-Birth, a research center and slave pen; In Indianapolis, the High Overlord interrogates Skar about his encounter with Killraven (in issue #25); Skar gladly accepts a mission to track down Killraven. Reprint back-up story: "The Strangers" with art by Herb Familton. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #22 (Man-Thing). 36 pgs, full color. $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover by Jim Starlin. "The Death Breeders," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Jack Abel; March 2019; Killraven and his band of freemen are crossing Lake Michigan on an ice catamaran; Two huge sea lampreys break through the ice and attack; One plants its sucker on Grok's back; Carmilla Frost tries to rescue him; The other lamprey knocks M'Shulla's crossbow out of his hands before he can fire; Hawk pulls Frost away from her useless attack, but she slugs him; Killraven kills the other lamprey with a harpoon gun, then swings above the first one and hits it with a silver star so that Grok won't also be killed; As it stands, Grok barely survived; In Chicago, the Martians have replaced the Loop with Central Command, which is only the hub of Death-Birth, a research center and slave pen; In Indianapolis, the High Overlord interrogates Skar about his encounter with Killraven (in issue #25); Skar gladly accepts a mission to track down Killraven. Reprint back-up story: "The Strangers" with art by Herb Familton. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #22 (Man-Thing). 36 pgs, full color. $0.25.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell. "The Death Merchant!", script by Don McGregor, art by Craig Russell; April 2019; Meig's Airfield, Chicago. M'Shulla fishes through the ice of Lake Michigan; He gets a bite, but the fish is a giant mutant salmon, and it bites him; Volcana Ash blasts it; M'Shulla goes to Carmilla Frost to have his wound dressed; She tells him that Grok is dying from internal bleeding; Meanwhile, Ash tells Killraven about her past; She and her sister, Meloney (or Melonie), were separated when the Martians attacked; Ash became a test subject in a laboratory, where radiation treatments gave her the power to control heat; She used that power to escape; Meloney became a breeder, one of thousands of Eves producing children for the Martians. Killraven tells her, "The Martians have acquired a taste for Earthlings!"; In Death-Birth, Eve 3,031 and Adam 3,031 face giving up their soon-to-be-born child to Atalon the Fear Master. Reprint back-up story: "Escape From Nowhere!" with art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Craig Russell. "The Hell Destroyers," script by Don McGregor, art by Craig Russell; Chicago, April 2019; Killraven and his freemen have rescued the pregnant Eve 3,031 from Atalon the Fear Master and the Sacrificer; They leave the Sacrificer's clinic and ride down a pneumatic chute. Killraven uses the Holographic Megaphone to address the other Adams and Eves held prisoner outside Death-Birth, telling them to flee once their cell walls come down; Volcana Ash leaves to find her sister, who is one of the Eves, but Melonie does not recognize her; Adam 3,031 uses the Molecule Disruptor to make the prison disappear; Atalon summons the Death Breeders and tells them to attack the fleeing prisoners, hoping that Killraven will stop to defend them and leave himself open for capture. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell. "The Rebels of January and Beyond!", script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell (pages 1-5, 18), inks by Dan Adkins (pages 1-5, 18); April 2019: The High Overlord is called to his Martian superiors in Washington D.C. to provide a report on the battle between him and Killraven back in January; With his report, Overlord provides profiles of Killraven, M'Shulla, and Mint Julep to his superiors; Afterwards, he concludes that while all escaped the battle, the primary concern should be towards Killraven, who's charisma and character could inspire the humans to revolt against their master. Pages 6-17 reprint pages from Amazing Adventures 23-24 with pencils by Herb Trimpe and inks by Frank Chiaramonte and Jack Abel. 36 pgs, full color. $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell and John Romita (alterations). "The Day the Monuments Shattered," script by Don McGregor, art by Craig Russell; As Eve 3031 is about to give birth to her child, Killraven and his Freemen fight off an attack made by the Death-Birth's Death Trackers which have come to destroy them; As the Freemen fight off the creatures, Sacrificer and Atalon have their troops prepare for their next attack; While in Milwaukee, Skar continues his hunt for Killraven, scarring a ship captain who'd been trapped in the frozen waters; While back in Missouri, as Adam and Eve continue to struggle with their child's birth, M'Shulla and Carmilla watch over the dying Grok and give in to their passions; Later, their downtime is interrupted with the arrival of Scarificer and Atalon, who have arrived with the giant beast, the Devourer. Letter to the editor from comic writer Peter B. Gillis. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell. "Only the Computer Shows Me Any Respect!", script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Dan Green; June 2019, Nashville Tennessee: Killraven and his Freemen have arrived before the Octotympanum-Viewscope building; In the 1990's it was a device which could make your own fantasies a reality; There they find that the device still works and Old Skull particularly enjoys the lucid creations and cute creatures the device can create for them; As the tired Freemen rest, they check on Grok who is still on death's door, and Hawk tells of the rift between him and his father in the days before the Martian invasion caused by his father's addiction to the Octotympanum-Viewscope simulations of Sherlock Holmes adventures; Realizing that Old Skull has once more ventured into the device, Killraven goes after him to find that the device had created a menacing dragon to attack the both of them. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by John Romita, inks by Craig Russell. "Sing Out Loudly... Death!", script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by D. Bruce Berry; when they realize there are other's tracks in the snow; Returning to the cave they have holed up in, Killraven goes exploring and soon finds himself captured by a band of black men calling themselves the Brothers; Killraven is taken to their leader the Head Man, who tells Killraven about the persecution of his African-American ancestors and how during the Martian invasion, the majority of blacks fled the cities to seek refuge underground and formed their "Brother" nation; Raised on a culture of hatred of those with white skin, Head Man sentences Killraven to be fed to a giant mutant creature which dwells in the cave water. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #52 (Quicksilver by John Buscema/Tom Palmer). 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Killraven stars in "A Death in the Family." Script by Don McGregor, art and cover by Craig Russell. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 10 (the Human Torch).

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell. "The 24-Hour Man," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell (layouts) and Keith Giffen (finished art), inks by Jack Abel; Atlanta, Georgia October 2019: Killraven and his Freemen cross paths with a woman who had been impregnated by a creature she has called G'Rath, a Martian mutate which can impregnate human females; This gets them caught up in a battle with the creature, and its off-spring, Emmanuel; Dubbed the 24-Hour Man because his 24 hour life span, Emmanuel is instantly drawn to Carmilla and kidnaps her to bring her to be G'Rath's next mate, before his time runs out; However, Killraven, M'Shulla and Old Skull work together to stop this from happening, Killraven killing G'Rath, and Emmanuel expiring after his 24-hour lifespan has ended. 36 pgs, full color. $0.25.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell. "Red Dust Legacy," script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell (layouts) and Sonny Trinidad (finished art), inks by Sonny Trinidad; Being given visions of life on Mars, and how the Martian Masters reproduce (asexually), Killraven leads his Freemen to an incubation center for recently spawned Martian children; Meanwhile, learning of Skar's failure and destruction at the hands of Killraven, the High Overlord sends Killraven's own brother Deathraven to destroy his foe once and for all; Arriving at the incubation base, Killraven and the others come at a moral cross-roads over if they should kill the infantile Martians; Killraven wants them dead because they are Martians, however Carmilla believes that they should have a chance to choose between being peaceful beings or invaders like the other Martians. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover by Craig Russell. "Arena Kill!", script by Don McGregor, pencils by Craig Russell, inks by Craig Russell (pages 1, 30, uncredited) and Jack Abel (pages 2-27, 31); Suwannee River, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, New Years Eve, 2020: Killraven and his band of Freemen have come across the people that reside in the refuge, who have been mostly undisturbed by the Martian Masters due to the environment they dwell in being hard for the Martians to attack; After besting their leader Brother Axe in battle, Killraven and his friends are invited to dine with the people of Suwannee River; While telling Brother Axe and his people tales of his and Old Skull's days in the Martian gladiator arenas, Killraven's story gets sidetracked as Old Skull begins telling his life story. 36 pgs, full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover pencils by Keith Pollard (signed) and Marie Severin (alterations), inks by Keith Pollard and Marie Severin (alterations). "Death's Dark Dreamer!", script by Keith Giffen (Co-Plot) and Bill Mantlo (Co-Plot, Script), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Al Milgrom; While traveling through the city of Miami on his own, Killraven is drawn into a giant dome which turns out to be the old Miami Museum of Cultural Development; He is lured there by an astronaut who, after a space mission to Mars in the year 1999, found himself bombarded with strange radiation and being put into a coma-like state; Stored in the museum, the dreaming astronaut sought to bring people to the museum in order to rouse him from his long slumber; In order to do so, he uses the building's holographic and virtual reality devices to create constructs from Earth's heroic age, and many of its now deceased heroes, and forcing Killraven to battle them; Killraven is able to battle off and defeat the collection of heroes which have been perverted into almost demonic-looking beings. Brief appearances by Iron Man, Man-Thing, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and Daredevil. 36 pgs, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Origin and 1st Appearance of Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (11pgs). 1st appearance of Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Spider-Man!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider; When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result; He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again. "The Bell-Ringer!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; On a small Mediterranean island of fisherfolk, Old Pedros is the town bell-ringer; One day the volcano atop the island begins to erupt; The villagers evacuate and put out to sea; Old Pedros, though, stays at the church; "The bells must be rung," he tells himself. "Man in the Mummy Case!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A fugitive accepts a mummy's help to escape the police, only to find himself an ancient Egyptian slave. Stan Lee's editorial explaining title change. "There Are Martians Among Us!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The discovery of a crashed flying saucer frightens a small town, especially when the townspeople realize that the Martians are among them; A month goes by with the aliens still at large. 36 pgs., full color.