Marvel Premiere (1972) UK Edition comic books 1979-1981

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

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Cover art by Gene Day. Doctor Who stars in "City of the Cursed," script by John Wagner and Pat Mills, art by Dave Gibbons; The Doctor arrives in the city of the Zoms, where all emotion is forbidden. "Full Moon On the Highway!", script by Steven Grant, art by Win Mortimer; Jack and Lissa Russell are on the Ventura Freeway rushing home to chain him before the moon rises and he becomes the Werewolf; Unfortunately, a jackknifed truck has caused a traffic jam as dusk approaches; The truck is carrying lab animals, including five rabid wolves. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Painted cover art by Earl Norem. Doctor Who stars in "City of the Cursed," script by John Wagner and Pat Mills, art by Dave Gibbons; The Doctor restores the gift of emotion to the city of the Zoms...who respond by patterning themselves after him! Two Walt Simonson pin-ups, plus four character illustrations. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Final issue of the series. Cover art by Tom Sutton. "Planet Story," script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Sutton; Star-Lord investigates the ruins on what seems to be an abandon planet; He quickly encounters a hostile environment; electric storms, earthquakes and wild winds which force him to seek shelter underground inside a "root-ball"; Believing he's safe from the space storm outside, the root tentacles begin to attack him as the planet itself is a parasite which feeds off of flesh. "Wonders of Nature" Hostess Fruit Pies ad featuring the Fantastic Four. 36 pgs., full color.