Comic books in 'UK Editions'

Circa 1951. Reprints cover and stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #102. Stories include "The Earth Destroyer," "The Magic Mix-Up," and "The Adventure Within An Adventure..." by (w) Otto Binder. 7" x 10-1/4". B&W interior. 6d. 36pgs.

Circa 1951. Reprints cover and stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #118. Stories include "Sivana's Sound Plague," "The Pie Plot," and "The Space Orphan" by (w) Otto Binder. 7" x 10-1/4". B&W interior. 6d.

Circa 1951. Reprints cover and stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #105. Stories include "The Mysterious Invisible Monster," "Dogcatcher," and "The Fountain of Life" by (w) Otto Binder. 7" x 10-1/4". B&W interior. 6d.

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. "The Hunter and the Holocaust!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins; After playing a number of gigs in New York, Rick Jones is once more met by Mordecai P. Boggs; He offers the opportunity to be Rick's promoter, which Rick once more declines; Later in his apartment, Rick (with the help of Mar-Vell) manage to stop some muggers trying to rob someone in their building; During the fight Rick comes up with a possible solution to separate themselves and free Mar-Vell from the Negative Zone: his old friend Bruce Banner; The two decide to try and track down Banner, first by searching his old hidden labs in the Nevada desert; Along the way they pass through a disaster zone, where Mar-Vell is compelled to stop and help people out, save a little girl, and stop a group of looters known as the Rat Pack from capitalizing on the disaster zone; Brief appearance by the Hulk. Letter to the editor from comic artist Alan Kupperberg. 36 pgs., full color.

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. "Here Comes the Hulk!", pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins; The Hulk, believing that Rick Jones is part of a plan to attack him, arrives to find the boy passed out; However, Hulk finds himself conflicted as he remembers that he and Rick are friends and this calms him down enough for him to change back into Bruce Banner; When Rick revives, he tells Bruce of his bond to Mar-Vell and their plight with Mar-Vell being stuck in the Negative Zone; Banner agrees to help although he tells the boy that the Negative Zone is not his area of expertise since the relative expert--Reed Richards--has not divulged much information about the Zone; When Banner decides to call upon an old colleague who works at Desert State University, Banner's conversation is interrupted when misguided protesters start throwing rocks which injure Banner's friend; Enraged at the protest, Banner turns into the Hulk who is bent on smashing the student protest. Ad for Ka-Zar and Dr. Doom; Captain America cameo. 36 pgs., full color.

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Distributed in U.K.. Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Joe Sinnott. Captain Marvel battles the Super-Skrull (in the guise of Ronan, Megaton, Yon-Rogg, the Hulk, and the Sub-Mariner) in "A Taste of Madness!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Jim Starlin (first work on the series), inks by Chic Stone; In an elaborate scheme of the Skrulls and their mysterious Masterlord, Super-Skrull and Kl'rt, Rick Jones is framed for the murder of Dr. Benjamin Savannah and brought to a run-down police precinct; Using Super-Skrulls invisibility as well as other Skrull technology, Mar-Vell and Rick are led to believe that many of his long-time friends and foes have returned and are attacking him; Rick and Mar-Vell identify the ruse, and Mar-Vell attacks the Skrulls; The building collapses in the battle and the Skrulls escape. 36 pgs., full color.

Distributed in U.K.. Cap battles the Thing (of the Fantastic Four) in "Betrayal!" Script by Mike Friedrich, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Dave Cockrum. Second appearance of Thanos (2 pages). 1st appearance of Death with Thanos. Super-Skrull appearance. Letter to the editor from writer Michael Uslan. Starlin cover pencils.

Distributed in U.K. Exactly the same as the US edition except for cover price and Marvel All-Colour Comics banner at top. First appearance of Nitro in "Blown Away!" Script by Steve Englehart, plot and pencils by Jim Starlin (final full issue), inks by Jack Abel. Appearances by Carl Danvers and Rick Jones. Cameos by Moon Dragon, Drax the Destroyer, and Iron Man. PLUS, the events of this issue directly lead to the cancer that eventually takes Marvel's life in the classic "Death of Captain Marvel" Graphic Novel. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 25 (the [Human] Torch). Starlin cover.

UK Edition. The Living Laser and Annihilus strike in "Deadly Genesis!" Plot by Steve Englehart, script by Mike Friedrich, art by Alfredo Alcala. Brief Ant-Man and Wasp appearances. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 1 (Spider-Man by John Romita Sr.). Ron Wilson/Frank Giacoia cover. 36 pages, full color.

Distributed in U.K. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Klaus Janson. "Lift-Off!", script by Steve Englehart (co-plot, script) and Al Milgrom (co-plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson; Ant-Man and the Wasp provide Captain Marvel with an important clue in tracking down the Lunatic Legion that has been hounding him and Rick. It turns out the Living Laser cyborg was powered by a crystal processed from rock found only on the Blue Area of the Moon; Mar-Vell wants to head to the Moon immediately to investigate, but Rick convinces him to at least let him clear an absence with his manager and singing partner first; Rick goes to promise Boggs that he'll be back by Thursday, but before he leaves, Dandy offers him a pill of "Vitamin C" in case things "get boring"; Rick is dubious of the pill, but holds onto it; After stopping by Avengers Mansion to get Rick a space suit based on Iron Man's armor, Captain Marvel begins a ten-hour flight to the Moon; Not long after leaving Earth's atmosphere, Captain Marvel is attacked by another agent of the Lunatic Legion, calling himself Nimrod, the Hunter; Mar-Vell makes short work of the attacker, identifying him as a robot and breaking him into pieces before continuing on.

Distributed in the U.K. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. "No Way Out!", script by Steve Englehart (co-plot, script) and Al Milgrom (co-plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson; The Lunatic Legion introduce themselves to the captive Mar-Vell, though in his delirious state he's barely aware of them; They are a group of blue-skinned Kree opposed to their race's intermixing with other species that produced the pink-skinned offshoot and to the Supreme Intelligence that fostered Kree culture away from their conservative ideals; They want to execute Mar-Vell, distrusting him as a pink Kree with mutated powers stationed near their Blue Area outpost; Before that happens, Mar-Vell recovers from Rick's drug-induced trip finding that the mind-expanding effects of the drug have combined with his Cosmic Awareness to make him even more fluid and alert; On top of that, Rick's and Mar-Vell's minds have merged more completely, which they find beneficial in doubling their mental power and allowing them to switch seamlessly even without the Nega-Bands; Together as Captain Marvel, they easily defeat the Lunatic Legion.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. "The Trial Of The Watcher," script by Steve Englehart (plot, script) and Al Milgrom (plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson; Captain Marvel follows the Watchers' teleportation beam back to their home world; Mar-Vell insists on speaking in Uatu's defense at his trial, but the other Watchers refuse to acknowledge him and imprison him in a stasis field so he can't follow, then leave him in the jungle clearing where they arrived; Mar-Vell and Rick plan to switch in hopes of disrupting the field, but Mar-Vell can't even move his arms enough to clash the Nega-Bands. Instead, they put their minds together in an extension of their newfound ability to switch through will alone and ultimately free themselves from each other as well as the field; Their feat is witnessed from the shadows by a young Watcher named Aron as well as a jungle predator called a Rackcat; The Rackcat attacks as soon as Mar-Vell and Rick separate, forcing Mar-Vell to fend it off before they can search for the trial; The Rackcat pursues them persistently and Aron continues to observe out of fascination. Cameos by the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four, Galactus, the Molecule Man, Kang, the Super-Skrull, Electro, Thor, Him (Adam Warlock), Dormammu, Loki. Captain Marvel in The Big Bang!! Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 pgs., full color.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. "Rocky Mountain 'Bye!", script by Steve Englehart (plot, script) and Al Milgrom (plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Al McWilliams; Captain Marvel and Rick Jones return to the Earth; Captain Marvel battles a space creature that has animated the body of his dead lover, Una; After the battle, Captain Marvel and Rick Jones agree there is nothing left on Earth for them and decide to explore outer space. Appearances by Carol Danvers and the Watcher. Letter to the editor from comic writer Ralph Macchio. 36 pgs., full color.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Cover art by Al Milgrom. "Havoc On Homeworld!", script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Bernie Wrightson (page 3 figure; page 6 figures); P. Craig Russell (page 2 left tier; pages 7; 10-11; 15; 17; 27; top of 31 and face in panel 7); Bob McLeod (pages 14; 18); Terry Austin (backgrounds pages 2-6; bottom of 31); and Al Milgrom (pages 1; 16; 22-26); Captain Marvel, merged with Rick Jones, returns to Hala to report to the Supreme Intelligence about the Lunatic Legion; They're surprised and confused to find the Lunatic Legion waiting for them there to fight them at the Supreme Intelligence's behest; After Captain Marvel easily defeats them, the Supreme Intelligence praises him, revealing that everything Mar-Vell has experienced since first being assigned to Earth has been part of an elaborate plan to create a perfect opponent for himself in a battle that will either award him the mind of Rick Jones and its dormant ultimate power or else put the final nail in the coffin of the Kree's evolutionary dead-end; Mar-Vell isn't interested in playing the game, but the revelation that his leader might have orchestrated Una's death as part of his schemes sends him into a rage; The Supreme Intelligence counters the attack by separating Mar-Vell from Rick Jones in a way that leaves each of them with one of the Nega-Bands and summons Ronan the Accuser, the once traitor now under the Supreme Intelligence's control, to attack them. Letter to the editor from Dean Mullaney (Eclipse Comics). The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 2 (Hulk). 36 pgs., full color.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. The Stranger guest stars in "Shoot-Out at the O.K. Space Station!" Script by Steve Englehart, plot and pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Drax the Destroyer cameo. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 18 (the Fantastic Four).

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Bernie Wrightson. "Destroy! Destroy!" script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), art by Al Milgrom; The Supreme Intelligence subtly guides Captain Marvel and Drax the Destroyer towards a meeting on a desolate moon; Mar-Vell and Rick Jones arrive first, their spacefaring robot mule having gone haywire due to the Supreme Intelligence's machinations; While Mar-Vell attempts to figure out what's wrong with the mule, Rick flies off to practice with his Nega-Band and sees the girl from the saloon, who beckons him to follow her; Drax finds Mar-Vell and attacks, blaming him for robbing him of the chance to destroy Thanos. Letter to the editor from comic writer Jo Duffy. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 60 (Conan by Barry Windsor-Smith). 36 pgs., full color.

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Death Throws!", script by Steve Englehart (plot; script) and Al Milgrom (plot), art by Al Milgrom; Captain Marvel draws extra strength from his Nega-Band to aid him against the Destroyer, but their battle ends due to the intervention of Fawn; She touches Drax, which implants knowledge in his mind of Rick's peril and, of more concern to him, the continued existence of Thanos, whom he immediately departs to hunt down; Fawn also touches Mar-Vell to alert him to Rick's situation, though he continues to be the only one that can't see her; Mar-Vell quickly finds a dying, comatose Rick and does all he can to stabilize him with the remaining shared energy of the Nega-Bands, but knows his only hope is to get them to Deneb IV; As he tries to help Rick, he finds it increasingly difficult to focus and his internal monologue becomes less sophisticated; He finds Rusty the robot mule mysteriously back in working condition (the Supreme Intelligence having restored it during the battle because he wanted them to hurry along to the planet), so they are able to jump to Debeb IV only to find it devastated, and just before Rusty breaks down again. 36 pages, full color.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. "The Bi-Centennial!" Written, created, drawn by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrim, colors by Ellen Vartanoff.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. "Only One Can Win!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Al Milgrim and Terry Austin, colors by Don Warfield.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Guest starring the Human Torch in "Crisis!" Written by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrim, pencils by Al Milgrim, inks by Terry Austin, colors by Hugh Paley.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. "The Claws of the Cheetah!" Story and pencils by Al Milgrim, inks by Terry Austin, colors by Jan Cohen.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "The War Of The Three Galaxies!", script by Scott Edelman, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Terry Austin (pgs 1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-10); Bob Wiacek (pgs 2, 5, 8, 11-13, 15 and 16 upper tier); Jack Abel (page 14); and Al Milgrom (bottom tier pgs 16 and 17); Captain Marvel takes Doctor Minerva with him for questioning and gets intercepted by the Inhumans and the Kree castaway, Falzon; They pool their information and realize their recent struggles are all tied to the Kree's plans for the imminent War of Three Galaxies between the Kree and the Skrull, with Earth caught in the middle; Mar-Vell plans to use the Watcher's transporter to invade the heart of the Kree Supreme Science Council for answers and Black Bolt volunteers to go with him on what seems to be a suicide mission; Arriving in the Council's chambers just as Councilman Por-Bat is poised to give the word to launch all-out attack on the Skrulls, Captain Marvel and Black Bolt fight desperately against the Kree guards until Mar-Vell's Universal Awareness tips him off that Por-Bat is not what he seems. 36 pgs., full color.

Nitro the Exploding Man returns in "The Big Bang Theory." Script by Scott Edelman, pencils by George Tuska (3 pages by Dave Cockrum), inks by Terry Austin. Wonder Man appearance. Keith Pollard cover.

Cover by Pat Broderick and Bob McLeod: Death-Grip attacks in "Beneath the Mask--a Man!" Script by Scott Edelman, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Wiacek.

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Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Captain Marvel battles Deathgrip in "Survival Quest!" Plot by Jim Shooter, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Wiacek. Yellowjacket cameo. Letter to the editor from comic writer Kurt Busiek. Gil Kane/Wiacek cover.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. "Today dies the Sun!" Script by Roger Mckenzie, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob Wiacek.

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Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Drax the Destroyer guest stars in "A Destroyer Denied!" Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bob McLeod. Thanos cameo.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Drax the Destroyer guest stars in "The Trouble With Titan." Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bruce Patterson.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Drax the Destroyer and Elysius, Mistress of Paradise, guest star in "Chaos and the Pit!" Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bruce Patterson.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Final issue in the series. Stellarax attacks in "Earth Skirmish." Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Bruce Patterson. Appearances by Drax the Destroyer and Elysius. Captain Marvel's adventures continue in Marvel Spotlight 1 (1979). Broderick/Patterson cover.

UK reprint. 28 pages, B&W, 6.75"x 9.75", 6D cover price.

UK reprint. Cover by Mac Raboy. This issue reprints stories from Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) #55 and #57, and Young Eagle (1950 Fawcett) #1. Stories include Capt. Marvel Jr. and The Magic Ladder, Kanvasback the Horizontal Heavyweight, Fred and Ted, Old Smokey and The Talking Mule, Boxcar Benny in Sorehead, and Jumbo Jones by R. R. Symes (Text Story). 28 pages, B&W, 6.75"x 9.75", 6D cover price.

Circa 1954. British reprints: "Captain Marvel Jr. Meets Crime Man", "Capt. Marvel Jr. Finds the First Civilization!", and "Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Strange Deal of Betcha Life!". 7" x 10", b&w, 28 pages.

British reprints 7" x 10", b&w, 28 pages.

Circa 1953. British reprints. 7" x 10", b&w, 28 pages.