Marvel Premiere (1972) UK Edition comic books 1978-1980

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Battle With the Big Man! - Written by Marv Wolfman & Bill Mantlo. Art by Bob Brown, Al Milgrom, Joe Rubinstein, Bob Wiacek and Alan Weiss. Cover by Al Milgrom. Featuring the Torpedo! When it comes to handling novice super-heroes, the big bad in this tale doesn't need any help! It's the senses-shattering climax! Also starring Senator Eugene Kligger Stivak, Agents Seven, Six and Four, Wescott and Rocketeers. 32 pages, full color.

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.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover art by Dave Cockrum. "Nightmare's Evolution," script by John Warner (plot) and Ed Hannigan (plot, script), pencils by Mike Vosburg (breakdowns) and Ernie Chan, inks by Ernie Chan; During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tigra receives a warning from the ghost of Dr.Tumolo that "Tabur has the ray"; Relaying this to the Cat People, she learns that they possess a rare ability to sacrifice their own lives to warn loved ones of grave danger in this fashion; She learns that the "ray" was developed by Dr.Leon to give Tigra a way to return to human form, but it has been appropriated by Tabur, an embittered castaway New Man the Cat People had taken in; Tabur modifies the ray into a de-evolving weapon and goes on a rampage through the city turning humans and animals into their pre-historic counterparts; Tigra and the Cat People rush to the surface to combat Tabur. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Joe Rubinstein. "In Manhattan, They Play for Keeps," script by Don McGregor, art by Tom Sutton; Paladin has been hired by Marsha Conners to protect her; Defending her from being abducted by armed gunmen, he then confronts Phantasm, who turns out to be an old lover of Marsha's; He has modeled his costume on the original Mr. Fear; He is also dying of radiation poisoning; Paladin, going against his established customs, succumbs to his attraction to Marsha, and vice versa; Phantasm causes a blackout, and is able to get the drop on Paladin. and, during a Chinese New Year's parade, managed to render the villain helpless. 36 pgs., full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Jack of Hearts stars in "The Jack of Hearts!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Rudy Nebres. Cameos by Iron Man, the Hulk, and the White Tiger. The letters page contains Jack of Hearts character designs by Dave Cockrum.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Man-Wolf stars in "Otherwar!" Script by David Kraft, pencils by George Perez, inks by Frank Giacoia. The story continues from Creatures on the Loose 37. Perez/Bob McLeod cover.

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.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover art by Bob Layton. First Scott Lang as Ant-Man in "To Steal An Ant-Man!", script by David Michelinie, pencils by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finished art), inks by Bob Layton; What happens when Scott Lang, former electrician to the Avengers, steals Hank Pym's shrinking particles?; And why has this ex-con reverted back to his thieving ways?; Check out Scott Lang, Ant-Man, suited up for the first time! 36 pgs., full color.

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.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Sound of the Silencer, script by Mark Evanier, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Dave Simons; Bodavian diplomat, Sigjid Roskoff, is killed by the masked villain, the Silencer; The Falcon figures out that the murderer is Count Barzon, a fellow Bodavian who killed Roskoff for political reasons and who used the Silencer identity to throw the authorities off his trail. Brief Captain America appearance. Cameo from J. Jonah Jameson (from Spider-Man comics). 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Alice Cooper stars in "Alice Cooper From the Inside." Plot by Alice Cooper, Jim Salicrup, and Roger Stern; script by Ed Hannigan; pencils by Tonm Sutton; inks by Terry Austin. Sutton/Austin cover.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. The Killing of Windeagle!, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by Gene Day; Windeagle attacks T'Challa at the Wakandan consulate in New York City; Following the attack, T'Challa begins to recall his prior investigation of the death of Monica Lynne's sister in Georgia which somehow had been erased from his memory; Windeagle, an agent of the Dragon Circle cult somehow involved in the death, renews his attack on the Black Panther, but is shot and killed by an unknown assailant during the battle. Continues "The Panther vs. the Klan" storyline that ran in Jungle Action #19-24 (January 1976-November 1976) and continued in Black Panther #14 & 15. 36 pages, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Steve Leialoha. Journey Through the Past, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by Gene Day; T'Challa uncovers a connection between the Dragon Circle and the Ku Klux Klan; Infiltrating a Klan meeting, he finds out that the Dragon Circle is an offshoot of the Klan; He is discovered and does battle with the Soul Strangler and the Klan. Includes letter from Jim Owsley talking about the Falcon story in Marvel Premiere #49. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein. The Ending, In Anger!, script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by Al Gordon; In Georgia, T'Challa uncovers the killer of Angela Lynne and Windeagle, Leroy Ames, and regains his memory of being partially brainwashed by the Dragon Circle into forgetting his prior battles with them; He later defeats the supernatural Soul Strangler and helps indict the local leader of the Klan, Ambrose Ellis, and leader of the Dragon Circle, Rev. Addison Blackburn. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price.Cover pencils by Tony DeZuniga (?), Frank Miller (?), and Dave Cockrum (?), inks by Tony DeZuniga. "The Devil's Starry Anvil!", script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Gene Day, inks by Tony DeZuniga; The enigmatic Caleb Hammer, Bounty Hunter, Pinkerton agent, tragic hero, rides into the town of Manacle, Wyoming; Upon setting foot in the main bar, he is challenged to a gunfight by a young gunman; The town sheriff walks in and Caleb questions him about a pair of civil war legends turned murderous outlaws, known as Crawford and Lovelace; Another flashback tells off the time Caleb e pursued an outlaw called Billy Par. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Wonder Man's first solo story, "A Force of Two!" Script by David Michalinie (co-plot by Bob Layton), pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Joe Sinnott. 32 pages, full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. First 50-cent cover price. "The Big Top Barter Resolution," script by Len Wein (plot), Howard Chaykin (plot), and David Michelinie, pencils by Howard Chaykin (layouts) and Terry Austin, inks by Terry Austin; In spring of 1938, a young Dum Dum Dugan bets his circus at the tables of the Mississippi Queen and loses to the house, leading to a brawl between him and thugs working for Spencer Keene, who had been trying to buy the circus from him; Dominic Fortune helps quell the fight in exchange for Sabbath forgiving his debts. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. First U.S. comic book appearance of Dr. Who in "Doctor Who and the Iron Legion." Script by Mills and Wagner, art by Dave Gibbons. Three pages of character sketches by Dave Cockrum (one page inked by Frank Giacoia; another inked by Joe Rubinstein). Walt Simonson cover