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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published May 1977
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Marv Wolfman

Cover Details - "Ben! We'll fight these two, but you've got to stop Deathlok--"

Characters Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Fixer; Mentallo
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Letters John Costanza
Reprinted in Essential Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

17 page Thing; Deathlok story "Day of the Demolisher!"

Characters FEATURE: Thing; Deathlok [Luther Manning]; GUESTS: Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Nick Fury; Impossible Man; VILLAINS: Fixer; Mentallo; CAMEO: Jimmy Carter; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Spider-Man; Ryker
Synopsis The Fixer and Mentallo mind control Deathlok and send him to kill Jimmy Carter at his presidential inauguration while the F.F. and Fury try to stop him.
Genre Superhero
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils Ron Wilson
Inks Pablo Marcos
Colors Len Wein
Letters John Costanza; Beth Bleckley (computer type)
Reprinted in Essential Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 [black and white]; in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

1 page Superhero Merchandise advertisement "The Hulk and Captain America Go Wild!"

Characters Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Howard the Duck; Superman; Thor
Synopsis Advertisement for a Hulk Flying Fist Launcher and a Captain America Shield Shooter ($2.78 each), the Marvel-Con '76 booklet ($2.50), the book The Art of Neal Adams ($3.50) or the Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man Treasury Edition personally autographed and numbered by Stan Lee ($6.00). All prices include shipping and handling.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story.

Half page FOOM promo (ad from the publisher) "Read-- FOOM!"

Characters Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Wasp [Janet Pym]
Synopsis Subscription coupon for FOOM ($3.00 for 4 issues or $4.00 which adds the FOOM membership kit to your subscription).
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story.

Half page Marvel Comics Subscriptions promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe to the Super-Heroes!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man; Howard the Duck
Synopsis Coupon for Marvel Comics Subscriptions (normally $4.00 for 12 issues but if you subscribe to FOOM you can get one subscription for $2.00).
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story.

1 page The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page! letters page "The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page!"

Synopsis Letters from (and replies to) Larry Twiss, M.E. Robbins, John Malarkey, Keith Redenbaugh, Danny and Bob and Michael Santagato.
Notes Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story.

1 page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Yabberings and Yeddings From Yeoman Yarnspinners to You! [May 1977]; Stan Lee's Soapbox"

Synopsis Stan Lee talks about his trip to England and Scotland and how Marvel is now the third largest comics producer in Britain and how they are now writing their own Marvel series called Captain Britain. He also talks about being Grand Marshal of their Homecoming Parade at Northern Illinois University and how he is going to SUNY at Buffalo, the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California next. Items about how Marvel came in second in the Publisher's Softball League and how Irene Vartanoff and Jim Novak won dual trophies as the team's co-captains, Ed Hannigan has taken over as assistant editor from Scott Edelman who is now a freelancer but will continue to script Captain Marvel, Scott Edelman was also the person who handled the alliterative headlines for the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins, Steve Gerber has taken over as editor for Howard the Duck (as well as being the writer) and will also be the writer/editor of the new giant-size comic featuring the rock group KISS, a hint that Marvel just signed a contract to do a continuing series about one of the biggest movie stars of them all (one hint, he's green and mean and leaves an imprint on the scene!) and Deathlok's series has been canceled but you can see a tying up of many of his plot threads in both Marvel Spotlight #33 and Marvel Two-In-One #27. Includes a small listing of editors, the art director and the production manager.
Script ? (promo copy); Stan Lee
Letters Typeset
Notes Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story.

1 page Captain America; Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement "Captain America and the Sore Sir's Apprentices"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Sore Sir's Apprentices (villains)
Synopsis Captain America defeats The Sore Sir's Apprentices with the help of a Hostess Cup Cake.
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Frank Giacoia
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Ad for Hostess Cup Cakes, appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story.