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Marvel Two-In-One (1974 series) #51

May 1979 on-sale: Jan 30, 1979

Peter Gillis
writer
 |  Frank Miller
penciler

Marvel Two-In-One (1974 series) #51 cover

Story Name:

Full House-- Dragons High!


Synopsis

Marvel Two-In-One (1974 series) #51 synopsis by reviewer Peter Silvestro
Rating: 4 stars

Ben “Thing” Grimm arrives at the rooftop of Avengers Mansion, only to be challenged by the same sort of security device used at the Baxter Building. His FF elevator beam gets him in and Nick Fury is there to hustle him to the important meeting: the big poker game! Thing and Fury will be joining Beast, Wonder Man, Ms. Marvel, Jarvis, and DA Blake Tower for an evening of high stakes gambling. Ben objects to Wonder Man wearing glasses while playing but the sight of Simon’s uncovered eyes makes him quickly change his mind….

Meanwhile, General Pollock’s rogue army unit enters SHIELD Arsenal 6, disguised as a biomedical shipment, spraying nerve gas to take down the personnel stationed there. They breach Hangar Alpha and repair the vehicle inside, their target, and an alarm notifies Nick Fury who contacts Dum Dum Dugan aboard the Helicarrier that he is coming and bringin’ some friends. Thing, Carol, Simon, Hank, and Fury pile into the Fantasti-Car and take off to find that Pollock’s army is assaulting the Helicarrier using Yellow Claw’s Sky Dragon. The heroes jump into action; Beast tries some circus moves to take out a band of paratroopers, Wonder Man clobbers a bunch of soldiers who underestimate him while Thing and Ms. Marvel hold their own. Pollock finds what he is after, the final component of Yellow Claw’s Ultimate Annihilator but he is intercepted by Nick Fury. Fury is shot by one of the enemy who head for their craft….

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An electric cable snags Wonder Man who shrugs off the shock and yanks the cable tearing the Sky-Dragon apart. Pollock and his men make it to their ship to find they are surrounded by Thing, Ms. Marvel, Wonder Man, and Beast. Nick Fury, who was wearing a bulletproof jacket, arrives to arrest Pollock….

The Fantasi-Car returns to Avengers Mansion near dawn. Simon whips up some coffee so the game can continue and he returns to the table to find everyone else asleep….

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Characters
Good (or All)
BEAST  
Beast
(Hank McCoy)
DUMDUM  
Dum Dum Dugan
(Tim Dugan)
MSMARVEL  
Ms. Marvel
(Ms Marvel)
FURY  
Nick Fury
(Nicholas Fury)
THING  
Thing
(Ben Grimm)
WONDERMAN  
Wonder Man
(Simon Williams)
Plus: Blake Tower.


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Main/1st Story Full Credits

Frank Miller
Bob McLeod
Glynis Oliver
George Perez (Cover Penciler)
Joe Sinnott (Cover Inker)
Unknown (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Tom Orzechowski.
Editor: Roger Stern. Editor-in-chief: Jim Shooter.



Review / Commentaries


reviewer
Marvel Two-In-One (1974 series) #51 Review by (November 11, 2026)

Review: The big floating poker game makes its first appearance and sets the pattern for all subsequent sessions: The good guys play poker with comical banter, they are interrupted by report of some crime or disaster, the heroes dash off to address the problem, they return for a funny wrap-up. And that’s what we have here. Nothing deep or profound or complex or even significant. Just the creators having fun while turning out a story.

The big mystery? Why is Blake Tower in the story? He rarely contributes anything when he has a reason for being in the tale, usually Daredevil comics; of the thousands of supporting characters in the MU, why did the writer choose him?

Comments: First appearance of the Floating Super-Hero Poker Game (though earlier meetings are mentioned that went unseen); it has resurfaced in many comics since. The Yellow Claw’s Sky-Dragon was captured by SHIELD in STRANGE TALES #166; the Ultimate Annihilator was seized in the previous issue. General Pollock’s previous adventure was in AVENGERS ANNUAL #6. Thing makes a joke about Lynda Carter, TV’s WONDER WOMAN (1975-1979); Beast mentions Cheryl Tiegs, a hot fashion model of the day. Colorist Glynis Oliver is credited as Glynis Wein.





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