Marvel Premiere (1972) UK Edition comic books
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Issue #22UK
$7.20
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane. Death Is a Ninja, script by Tony Isabella, pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Aubrey Bradford; The Ninja transports Iron Fist to a mystic dimension where they can battle to the death in peace; He regales Danny with his origin story, his ties to K'un-Lun and how he was trapped in the Sacred Volume of Kali for many years; Iron Fist destroys the Ninja and returns to Earth to find the police mopping up the Kara-Kai death cult; Danny is cleared of Harold Meachum's death but feels lost as his vengeance against his parents' murderer is complete and he cannot return home to K'un-Lun for nine more years; 1st appearance of Master Khan. Letter to the editor from comics writer Ralph Macchio. 36 pgs.
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Issue #31UK
$5.40
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Birthday - Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Keith Giffen & Klaus Janson. Cover by Jack Kirby & John Verpoorten. Featuring the man-brute called Woodgod! The most bizarre super-hero of all! The House of Ideas does it again -- all-out action in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Starring Woodgod, Fred Mason, David Pace, Ellen Pace, Maj. Del Tremens and Caisset. 32 pages, full color.
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Issue #33UK
$2.65
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Solomon Kane stars in "The Mark of Kane!" Script by Roy Thomas, art by Howard Chaykin. Adapted from the Robert E. Howard story "Red Shadows." First color comic appearance of Kane.
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Issue #37UK
$9.00
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Code-Name: The Cold Warrior! - Written by Roy Thomas & Don Glut. Art by Jim Craig & Dave Hunt. Cover by Gil Kane & Joe Sinnott. Featuring the 3-D Man! Marvel's great new 1950's super-hero faces the crisis of the Cold Warrior! And the sub-zero man can throw all the cold blasts he wants, 'cause when he's through...the 3-D Man's going to smash him into a hundred million popsicles! Also starring Zirksu, Vince Rivers and Richard Nixon. 36 pgs.
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Issue #38UK
$10.50
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Rudy Nebres. First appearance of Weirdworld in "The Lord of Tyndall's Quest," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Mike Ploog (breakdowns) and Alex Niño, inks by Alex Niño; Come join the epic fantasy of Tyndall the elf, lost creature of Klarn; In this quest through Weirdworld, Tyndall witnesses a female elf hatch from an egg; Enter Velanna, courageous companion and fighter for good; Tyndall and Velanna join forces to uncover the mystery of their forgotten pasts. For more Weirdworld stories, see Marvel Comics Super Special 11-13. 36 pgs., full color.
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Issue #41UK
$9.00
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. First appearance of Seeker 3000 in "The Dying Sun!" Script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Sutton. Dave Cockrum/Joe Sinnott cover.
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Issue #46UK
$9.70
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Man-Wolf stars in "Stargod!" Script by David Kraft, pencils by George Perez, inks by Ricardo Villamonte. Perez/Terry Austin cover.
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Issue #48UK
$6.70
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Bob McLeod. "The Price of a Heart!", script by David Michelinie, pencils by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finished art), inks by Bob Layton; Scott Lang, the new Ant-Man, attempts to get Dr. Sondheim out of the clutches of the mutated Darren Cross; However, he underestimates Cross' enhanced abilities and is defeated; His equipment disabled, Scott listens as Cross explains his heart condition and the implantation of a "nucleorganic pacemaker"; The device backfired, not only slowly mutating him into a Neanderthal-like giant but also wearing out his heart, necessitating periodic transplants from unwilling donors; Learning he is to be next in line to be a "donor" Scott manages to fix his equipment and escape, busting back into the surgical theatre just as Dr. Sondheim finished another operation; Ant-Man fights Cross. Next appearance of Ant Man is in Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #125. 36 pgs., full color.
