Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) comic books 1987-1989

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Wraparound cover art by Brent Anderson. Real to Reel, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by Brent Anderson, inks by Al Williamson; Marc and Marlene are on vacation when they come across an unscrupulous movie director who awakens the earth's vengeance by slaughtering deer for his film. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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"A Plague of Frogs" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Captain America. Plot by J.M. DeMatteis and Kerry Gammill. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Dennis Janke. Cover by Kerry Gammill and Dennis Janke. Both Cap and the Fabulous Frog-Man have a chance encounter with a mysterious far east guru named Bhagwan Sri Ananda! The young Frog-Man has no idea who the bhagwan is! But the Sentinel of Liberty might! Will Cap recognize the Yellow Claw in disguise... before it's too late? Cameo appearance by Vincent Patilio (aka Leap-Frog). Second story: "Dr. Owl Master of the Mystic Arts" Story and art by Mark Wheatley. Dr. Strange travels to the Amazon to visit a young boy who wants to become a sorcerer. Third story: "The Call" Story and art by Norm Breyfogle. Daredevil foils a bank robbery. (Notes: The back cover features Dr. Strange with art by Mark Wheatley. Cap previously clashed with the Yellow Claw in Avengers 204 & 205. Printed on glossy paper.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Is This the Way the World Ends?" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Captain America. Plot by J.M. DeMatteis and Kerry Gammill. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Kerry Gammill. Inks by Dennis Janke. Cover by Kerry Gammill and Dennis Janke. With the star-spangled avenger and the Frog-Man as his prisoners, the Yellow Claw is poised to destroy Manhattan! But the Living Legend and Eugene are not giving up without a fight! And with help from the Amazing Spider-Man (in his black costume), Angel, Beast, Iceman, and the Human Torch; the septet of heroes may be able to derail the Yellow Claw's deadly designs! Cameo appearance by Vincent Patilio. Flashback cameo by the Vision. Second story: "Rosie" Script by Roger McKenzie. Art by Paul Smith. The Vision and Ben Urich track down a homicidal slasher in New York City. Cameo appearance by the Scarlet Witch. (Notes: The back cover features the Vision with art by Paul Smith. The Yellow Claw returns in Nick Fury Agent of Shield (1989 3rd series) #12. Printed on glossy paper. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 73,624; average paid circulation 61,691.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Wraparound cover pencils by June Brigman, inks by Terry Austin. "Shadows On the Soul!", script by Chris Claremont, pencils by June Brigman, inks by Terry Austin; The X-Men--Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, and Magneto--are thrown into an interplanetary war against the deadly Chief Examiner and his coldly logical living computer!; The action really heats up when Rogue plunges through the Chief Examiner's energy grid and absorbs the power it acquired from the Chief Examiner's other enemies, the Human Torch, Spider-Man, and the Hulk! Ian Akin & Brian Garvey portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Silver Surfer, Conan, Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Elektra, the Punisher, and Iron Man. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Charles Vess. "Life With Volstagg," script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Charles Vess; When Loki is not invited to an Asgardian wedding, he takes his revenge by transforming the bridegroom into a goat; Unless the Warriors Three can quickly collect the magic charms needed to reverse the spell, Asgard is doomed!; In part one, Volstagg's might and legendary girth are put to the supreme test when his quest takes him to the castle of a devious sorceress; Cameos by Thor, Odin, Fandral, Hogun, and Heimdall. Vess portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Warriors Three, Hogun, Fandral, and Loki. Mike Mignola portfolio--full-page illustrations of Atuma, Nightmare, the Red Skull and Baron Zemo, Kraven the Hunter, Dormammu, and Kang the Conqueror. Back-cover art by Charles Vess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Charles Vess. "Hogan's Goat," script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Charles Vess; Hogun the Grim (from Thor) has a humorless run-in with a Bridge Troll…and must later collect a groom-turned-goat before his nuptial hour's at hand; Cameos by Volstaff and Fandral. Craig Hamilton portfolio--full-page illustrations of Nightcrawler (of the X-Men), Phoenix, the Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Cloak and Dagger, Collossus, and Kitty Pryde. Brett Blevins portfolio--full-page illustrations of Doctor Strange, Weirdworld, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Man-Thing. Back-cover art by Charles Vess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Charles Vess. "Fandral's Follies," script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Charles Vess; Loki tricks Una's father with one more false goat, leading him to commission Fandral to take the goat to the Isle of Love and get help from the priestess of Freya; The Isle of Love is populated only by maidens tending to the Temple of Freya, all of whom are sworn to vows forbidding them to love until their apprenticeship is over; Fandral nonetheless relentlessly flirts with every maiden he meets; He convinces the boat girl that even though she breaks her vows with him, he'll take her with him and marry her; When she notices him wooing other women immediately afterwards, she runs off heartbroken and prepares to leap from a cliff; Cameos by Thor, Volstagg, Hogun, and Loki. "Touch of Fire... Dawn of Fear!" starring Man-Thing, script by Michael Fleisher, art by Tom Sutton; Man-Thing deals with kidnappers. Man-Thing pin-up by Sutton. Back cover art by Charles Vess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scan Auction opens later today Paper: White Label #4125957008	Auction Item: CBCS 8.5 View scan Auction opens June 10 Paper: White Direct Edition. Label #21-2496D64-037	Add to cart Very Fine $8.00	Add to cart Very Fine $8.00
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Cover art by Charles Vess. "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm After They've Seen Asgard?", script by Alan Zelenetz, art by Charles Vess; Here be Dragons!; The Warriors Three are caught up in a dreamscape illusion while trying to recover a missing Asgardian!; And Loki's to blame! Pin-ups: Storm by Brett Blevins; Spider-Man, the Black Cat, and the Hobgoblin by Arthur Adams; Iron Man by Walt Simonson; and the Man-Thing by Tom Sutton. "Synchronicity" starring Fantastic Four, She-Hulk, and Wyatt Wingfoot, script by Mark Borax, art by Norm Breyfogle. Back cover by Norm Breyfogle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Last $1.50 issue. Cover pencils by Judith Hunt, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. "Whatever Happened to the Podunk Slam?", script by Jo Duffy, pencils by Judith Hunt, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; Marc's art advisor is trying to convince him to purchase a hideous mask, but he declines; Later, Frenchie takes him to a girls home to take them to a concert of Podunk Slam; Afterwards, Marc has a headache and receives a vision from the priests of Khonshu in regards to Podunk Slam and the mask; He eavesdrops on the band and hears of some devious price they must pay for their success; He then heads to the girls home again to find an ambulance taking an elderly woman away--young girls are vanishing from their beds and being replaced with elderly women all over the city; Moon Knight figures out that the band have used the mask to take their fans' youth to keep their own. "Duet" featuring Dazzler and Rogue, script by Jo Duffy, pencils by Colleen Doran, inks by Terry Austin. Doran portfolio--full-page illustrations of Balder, Longshot, and Medusa. Back cover pinup of Dazzler and Rogue, pencils by Colleen Doran, inks by Terry Austin. 40 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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First $1.95 issue. Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Kim De Mulder. Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 71,595. "The Cat's Tale," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Kim De Mulder; Hawkeye encounters Black Crow, a Native American superhero. "#*@%&¢!", script by Michael Carlin, pencils by Bill Reinhold, inks by Jim Fern; Jake Lockley takes a man in Arabic clothing to the UN building; On the way, the man comments on the bright lights bothering him; Later, Jake is eating at Gena's when he hears on the TV that the same man is holding the UN building hostage with a bomb; Taking off, he changes into Moon Knight and enters the building; The man threatens to blow the bomb but Moon Knight flicks the lights off and on, causing the man to have an epileptic seizure. Bob Layton portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Black Knight, Doctro Doom, Galactus, Iron Man, and the Silver Surfer. Back cover pinup of Moon Knight by Bill Reinhold. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. Chiaroscuro, script by Ann Nocenti, art by David Mazzucchelli; A devout woman receives a new lease on life when an "angel" falls down from the heavens. Deal With the Devil!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Craig Hamilton, inks by Rick Bryant; Story reveals that Mystiqe and Destiny knew Storm would lose her powers if she went to save Rogue from SHIELD. Pin-ups: Doctor Strange and Clea by Hamilton; Ka-Zar and Sheena by Hamilton; the Sub-Mariner by Kent Williams; Elektra by George Pratt. Storm back cover art by Craig Hamilton. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Doctor Strange stars in "Perchance to Dream." Script by Walt Simonson, art by Dave Gibbons. Brief appearances by Nightmare and Infinity. Mike Machlan portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Avengers (inks by John Beatty), Nick Fury (inks by Jeff Butler), Wonder Man, Captain America and Bucky versus the Red Skull (inks by Al Milgrom), Daredevil versus Sub-Mariner (inks by Jerry Ordway), the Fantastic Four versus Doctor Doom (inks by Joe Sinnott), and Spider-Man (inks by John Romita Sr.). Bill Reinhold portfolio--full-page illustrations of the Black Panther, the Hulk, Iron Man, the Punisher, and Thor. Gibbons front and back covers. Cover price $1.95.

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Windfall!, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts (layout) and Terry Shoemaker (finishes), inks by Terry Shoemaker; Peter Parker fails in his photo assignment, but helps a woman stave off eviction and get her job back. Once More in the City of Light, script by Dennis Mallonee, pencils by Bob Hall, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz; Captain Marvel travels back to 1784 in order to bring a vial of Count Dracula's blood back to Marie Laveau; Captain Marvel is able to get the blood, but not before Dracula bites her neck; Captain Marvel returns to the present but the vial of blood explodes due to Dr. Strange's previous destruction of the enchantments which allowed vampires to exist. Captain Marvel back cover art, pencils by Bob Hall, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Cover pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by P. Craig Russell. "Time After Time," script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by P. Craig Russell; When the Sub-Mariner is thrown back into history, he becomes a seafaring buccaneer!; He winds up have so much fun almost nothing could make him return to his own time; But something does and that something is the key to this adventure-filled thriller! "Death In a Vacuum!", script by Bill Mantlo, art by Greg Brooks; the Fantastic Four deal with bank robbers/hostage takers. Brian Murray portfolio: full-page illustrations of the Hulk, Moon Knight & Wonder Man, Wolverine, the Vision & the Human Torch, and Daredevil. Silver Surfer pin-up by Alan Weiss. Mephisto pin-up by Kerry Gammill. Howard Chaykin Human Torch back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.95.

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Iron Man vs. Doctor Doom in "Doombug." Script and art by Ken Steacy (with assistance from Rodney Dunn, Steve Leialoha, and Andrew Pratt). Statement of ownership--average print run 56,220; average paid circulation 50,840. Steacy wrap-around cover. Cover price $1.95.

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The Fantastic Four stars in "Inside Job!" Script by Mike Barr, pencils by Louis Williams, inks by Bob Wiacek. The Thing stars in "The Day After." Script by Danny Fingeroth, art by Tod Smith. Smith covers. Cover price $1.95.

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The Hulk battles Spider-Man in "Renovation." Script by Bill Mantlo, co-plot and art by Michael Golden. Nick Fury cameo. Letter to the editor from Charles Novinskie (Topps Comics). Golden wrap-around cover. Cover price $1.95.

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She-Hulk stars in "World's Hero...Father's Shame!" Script by Dwight Jon Zimmerman, pencils by Kerry Gammill, inks by Joe Rubinstein and Jose Marzan. She-Hulk also stars in "California Dreaming." Script by Sue Flaxman, art by Don Perlin. The Vision stars in "Run Through the Jungle." Script by Michael Higgins, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Jim Sanders III. Gammill/Marzan front cover; Wilson/Sanders back cover. Cover price $1.95.