Marvel Comics Group and the Bronze Age of Comics
1974
January 1974
- Fantastic Four #145, April 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Ternak! The Monster Who Walks the Midnight Snows!" - cover artists: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- "Nightmare in the Snow!" - 19pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- Spider-Man #131, April 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- "My Uncle ... My Enemy" - 19pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
February 1974
- Giant-Size Super-Stars #1, May 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- Fantastic Four: "The Mind of the Monster" - 24pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: Art Simek
- In the Beginning - 2pp
- Text piece by Roy Thomas
- Giant-Size Super-Stacks - 2pp
- Text piece by Roy Thomas
- Rogues Gallery - 8pp - edited - from Fantastic Four Annual #1
- first seven villains
- Fantastic Four #146, May 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Doomsday at 200° Below" - cover artists: Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott
- "Doomsday 200 Degrees Below" - 19pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- Spider-Man #132, May 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "The Molten Man Strikes Again!" - cover artists: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- "The Master Plan of the Molten Man" - 19pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: John Romita, Inks: Paul Reinman and Tony Mortellaro, Letters: Art Simek
March 1974
- Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1, June 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Gil Kane and John Romita
- Spider-Man & the Man-Wolf: "Man-Wolf At Midnight" - 24pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Gil Kane, Inks: Mike Esposito, Letters: John Costanza
- "Rogue's Gallery" - 7pp - The Burglar, the Chameleon, the Vulture, the Tinkerer, Dr. Octopus and the Sandman - all with updated text
- Pencils: John Romita and Steve Ditko, Inks: John Romita and Steve Ditko
- "How Stan and Steve Create(d) Spider-Man" - 3pp - edited - from Spider-Man Annual #1
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: steve Ditko, Inks: Steve Ditko, Letters: Art Simek
- Fantastic Four #147, June 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "The Sub-Mariner Strikes" - 19pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: Art Simek
- Spider-Man #133, June 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artist: John Romita
- "The Molten Man Breaks Out" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
April 1974
- Giant-Size Spider-Man #1, July 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artist: John Romita
- Spider-Man & Dracula: "Ship of Fiends" - 30pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Len Wein, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Don Heck, Letters: John Costanza
- Human Torch: "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man" - 18pp - from Strange Tales Annual #2
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: Jack Kirby, Inks: Steve Ditko, Letters: Art Simek
- Fantastic Four #148, July 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "The Fightful Four Strike Again!" - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "War on the Thirty-Sixth Floor!" - 19pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: Art Simek
- Spider-Man #134, July 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Danger Is a Man Called Tarantula!" - cover artist: John Romita
- "Danger Is a Man Named Tarantula" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
May 1974
- Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2, August 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Time To Kill!" - cover artists: Gil Kane, John Romita, Mike Esposito and Joe Sinnott
- "Cataclysm!" - 30pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Layouts: John Buscema, Pencils: Chic Stone, Inks: Chic Stone, Letters: Joe Rosen
- "The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Incredible Super-Apes!" - 22pp - from Fantastic Four #13
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: Jack Kirby, Inks: Steve Ditko, Letters: Art Simek
- Fantastic Four #149, August 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "To Love, Honor, and Destroy!" - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "To Love, Honor, and Destroy!" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- Spider-Man #135, August 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Origin of the Punisher" - cover artist: John Romita
- "Shoot-Out In Central Park" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
June 1974
- Fantastic Four #150, September 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott
- "Ultron-7: He'll Rule the World!" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Frank Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- Spider-Man #136, September 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "The Green Goblin Lives Again" - cover artist: John Romita
- "The Green Goblin Lives Again" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
July 1974
- Giant-Size Spider-Man #2, October 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Gil Kane, John Romita and Tony Mortellaro
- Spider-Man & Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: "Masterstroke" - 30pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Len Wein, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Al Milgrom, Letters: John Costanza
- "To Become An Avenger" - 21pp - from Spider-Man Annual #3
- Script: Stan Lee, Layouts: John Romita, Pencils: Don Heck, Inks: Mickey Demeo (Mike Esposito), Letters: Art Simek
- Fantastic Four #151, October 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Thundra and Lightning!" - cover artist: Rich Buckler
- "Thundra and Lightning!" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Layouts: Rich Buckler, Pencils: Joe Sinnott, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: Artie Simek
- Spider-Man #137, October 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- "Death Trap Times Three" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
August 1974
- Giant-Size Fantastic Four #3, November 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!" - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "Where Lurks Death, Rides the Four Horsemen" - 30pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway & Marv Wolfman, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: Joe Rosen
- "The Hate-Monger" - 22pp - from Fantastic Four #21
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: Jack Kirby, Inks: George Bell (George Roussos), Letters: Artie Simek
- Fantastic Four #152, November 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "World of Madness -- World of Doom!" - cover artists: Rich Buckler and John Romita
- "A World of Madness Made!" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Layouts: Rich Buckler, Pencils: Jim Mooney, Inks: Jim Mooney, Letters: Artie Simek
- Spider-Man #138, November 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Madness Means the Mindworm!" - cover artists: Gil Kane and John Romita
- "Madness Means the Mindworm" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Annette Kawecki
September 1974
- Fantastic Four #153, December 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Worlds In Collision!" - cover artist: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- "Worlds in Collision!" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Tony Isabella, Layouts: Rich Buckler, Pencils: Joe Sinnott, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: Joe Rosen
- Spider-Man #139, December 1974
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Day of the Grizzly!" - cover artists: Gil Kane, John Romita and Tony Mortellaro
- "Day of the Grizzly" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
October 1974
- Giant-Size Spider-Man #3, January 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Menace From Beyond Time" - cover artists: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- Spider-Man & Doc Savage: "The Yesterday Connection" - 33pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Mike Esposito, Letters: Ray Holloway
- "Duel With Daredevil" - 19pp - from Spider-Man #16 - abridged
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: Steve Ditko, Inks: Steve Dikto, Letters: Sam Rosen
- Fantastic Four #154, January 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "He's Back! The Man In the Mystery Mask!" - cover artists: Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia
- "The Man in the Mystery Mask!" - 19pp - includes a reprint of Strange Tales #127
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Len Wein, Pencils: Bob Brown, Inks: Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia, Letters: Artie Simek
- Spider-Man #140, January 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "... And One Must Fall!" - cover artists: Gil Kane and Mike Esposito
- "And One Will Fall" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
November 1974
- Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4, February 19745
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Madrox -- the Multiple Man!" - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "Madrox the Multiple Man" - 21pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Chris Clairmont, Pencils: John Buscema, Inks: Chic Stone and Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- "We Have to Fight the X-Men" - 22pp - from Fantastic Four #28
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: Jack Kirby, Inks: Chic Stone, Letters: Artie Simek
- Gallery of Foes - 7pp - from Fantastic Four Annual #1
- Script: Stan Lee, Pencils: Jack Kirby, Inks: Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky and Chic Stone
- Fantastic Four #155, February 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "Battle Royal!" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Len Wein, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- Spider-Man #141, February 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artist: John Romita
- "The Man's Name Appears To Be Mysterio" - 17pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Art Simek
December 1974
- Fantastic Four #156, March 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: none - cover artists: Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott
- "Middle Game!" - 18pp
- Editor: Roy Thomas, Script: Len Wein, Pencils: Rich Buckler, Inks: Joe Sinnott, Letters: John Costanza
- Spider-Man #142, March 1975
- Cover:
- Cover Title: "Mysterio Means Madness!" - cover artist: John Romita
- "Dead Man's Bluff" - 18pp
- Editor: Len Wein, Script: Gerry Conway, Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Frank Giacoia and David Hunt, Letters: Joe Rosen