Comic Book: Marvel Premiere
What This Comic Book is About:
A 1970s try-out title, testing new characters and ideas; most notable for introducing Iron Fist in issue #15. Also featured solo series for Adam Warlock, Doctor Strange, 3-D Man, Jack of Hearts, Hercules, Ant-Man, and the US debut of Doctor Who, among many others.
Data Sheet:
Apr 1972 to Aug 1981
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Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.
Plus: Blue Diamond (
Elton Morrow), Darren Cross, Erica Sondheim, Jack Frost, Patriot (
Jeff Mace), Red Raven.
Comics Index
Total Indexed Comics:
10
Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.
April 1972"And men shall call him ... Warlock"
Script: Roy ThomasAn asteroid makes its way suspiciously neatly into an orbit around Earth, and the antenna sticking out of 1 end confirms it's no ordinary rock. Inside is the complex home/laboratory of the High Evolutionary. [...]
November 1975"The Games of Raging Gods"
Script: Bill MantloHercules
and his publicist Richard Fenster are driving along the California coast when
they come upon a crew fighting a wildfire; Herc rescues the trapped firefighters
then creates a firebreak by swinging a burning tree in an arc. [...]
April 1976"Lo, the Liberty Legion!"
Script: Roy ThomasStory continued from THE INVADERS #5.
With the other Invaders having been
captured and brainwashed by the Red Skull, Bucky fights his way into
a radio studio, interrupting a broadcast by the Patriot. [...]
June 1976"Hey Ma! They're Blitzin' the Bronx!"
Script: Roy ThomasStory continued from THE INVADERS #6.
At the NYC radio station, Bucky and
Thin Man see the mind-controlled Human Torch flying at them; they
head up to the roof with a plan. Thin Man distracts Torch while Bucky
shoots a fire hose at him—but the plan fails because Torch can
dodge! [...]
August 1976"Birthday"
Script: Bill MantloWoodgod, a
half-man half-goat creature resembling a satyr, walks the desolate streets of
Liberty, New Mexico, calling for his father. He encounters a man who, shocked
at Woodgod’s appearance, hurls a rock at him, hitting him in the head. [...]
October 1978"The Jack of Hearts!"
Script: Bill Mantlo
Jack of Hearts flies through a heavy storm crossing Long Island Sound. He passes a
Coast Guard cutter on a search-and-rescue mission and can hear the captain
telling his mate that superheroes live in their own world and don’t have the
time for ordinary people. [...]
April 1979"To Steal an Ant-Man!"
Script: David MichelinieAnt-Man
bursts into an operating room, fighting guards and claiming that if this
operation continues, his daughter will die. [...]
May 1979"The Price of a Heart!"
Script: David MichelinieHaving
forced his way into the operating room at Cross Technological Enterprises to
rescue Dr. Erica Sondheim, the new Ant-Man (Scott Lang) faces the CEO,
Darren Cross, revealed to be a physical giant. [...]
August 1979"Sound of the Silencer"
Script: Mark EvanierThe Falcon attends a party at the
Boldavian Embassy, in place of Captain America, who was otherwise
occupied. Falcon is introduced to several VIPs, including Sigjid
Rosskoff, an inflammatory political opinion-maker. [...]
August 1980"A Force of Two!"
Script: David MichelinieHaving heard of suspicious doings at his former company,
Simon “Wonder Man” Williams bursts into the company boardroom to confront the
Director—who turns out to be a voice from a transmitter. [...]