Comic Book: Marvel Premiere (1972 series)

Description:
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

1972

N/A

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Ant-Man
(Scott Lang)

Bucky Barnes
(Bucky)

Captain America
(Steve Rogers)

Plus: Blue Diamond (Elton Morrow).

Marvel Premiere #1
(Apr 1972)

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Marvel Premiere #26

November 1975
"The Games of Raging Gods"
Script: Bill Mantlo
Hercules 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. [...]

Marvel Premiere #27

December 1975
"Deathsong"
Script: Chris Claremont
[...]

Marvel Premiere #28

February 1976
"There's a Mountain on Sunset Boulevard!"
Script: Bill Mantlo
[...]

Marvel Premiere #29

April 1976
"Lo, the Liberty Legion!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Story 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. [...]

Marvel Premiere #30

June 1976
"Hey Ma! They're Blitzin' the Bronx!"
Script: Roy Thomas
Story 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! [...]

Marvel Premiere #31

August 1976
"Birthday"
Script: Bill Mantlo
Woodgod, 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. [...]

Marvel Premiere #32

October 1976
"Monark Starstalker"
Script: Howard Chaykin
[...]

Marvel Premiere #33

December 1976
"The Mark of Kane"
Script: Roy Thomas
[...]

Marvel Premiere #34

February 1977
"Fangs of the Gorilla God!"
Script: Roy Thomas
[...]

Marvel Premiere #35

April 1977
"The 3-D Man!"
Script: Roy Thomas
[...]

Marvel Premiere #36

June 1977
"The Devil's Music!"
Script: Roy Thomas
[...]

Marvel Premiere #37

August 1977
"Code-Name: The Cold Warrior!"
Script: Roy Thomas
[...]

Marvel Premiere #38

October 1977
"The Lord of Tyndall's Quest."
Script: Doug Moench
[...]

Marvel Premiere #39

December 1977
"Ride a Wild Rocket!"
Script: Marv Wolfman
[...]

Marvel Premiere #40

February 1978
"--Battle With the Big Man!"
Script: Marv Wolfman
[...]

Marvel Premiere #41

April 1978
"The Dying Sun!"
Script: Doug Moench
[...]

Marvel Premiere #42

June 1978
"Nightmare’s Evolution"
Script: Ed Hannigan
In New Orleans at Mardi Gras time, Tigra runs over rooftops searching for the missing Dr. Joanne Tumolo; suddenly Tigra spies her where she wasn’t a moment before. Joanne gives Tigra a message for the others: “Tabur has the ray” and to tell them goodbye. She then vanishes instantly…. Dr. [...]

Marvel Premiere #43

August 1978
"In Manhattan, They Play for Keeps"
Script: Don McGregor
[...]

Marvel Premiere #44

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. [...]

Marvel Premiere #45

December 1978
"Otherwar!"
Script: David Anthony Kraft
[...]

Marvel Premiere #46

February 1979
"Stargod!"
Script: David Anthony Kraft
[...]

Marvel Premiere #47

April 1979
"To Steal an Ant-Man!"
Script: David Michelinie
Ant-Man bursts into an operating room, fighting guards and claiming that if this operation continues, his daughter will die. [...]

Marvel Premiere #48

May 1979
"The Price of a Heart!"
Script: David Michelinie
Having 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. [...]

Marvel Premiere #49

August 1979
"Sound of the Silencer"
Script: Mark Evanier
The 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. [...]

Marvel Premiere #50

October 1979
"From the Inside"
Script: Ed Hannigan
[...]

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