Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) comic books 1988

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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 May 6 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.