Amazing Adventures (1970 2nd Series) UK Edition comic books 1972

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.