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Marvel No-Prize Book • The Official Marvel No-Prize Book (1983)

11983/01  
Front coverMichael Golden [s]1
Ti:Lest we should goof...!30
Cr:W-James Christopher Owsley   P/L-Bob Camp   I/F-Vincent Colletta   L-Eliot R. Brown, John Morelli   C-Beth Firmin
Rm:This is a framing story showcasing Marvel's most obvious mistakes (see Details).  

The goofs are:

Spider-Man referred as "Peter Palmer" in the second story of The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #1.
Doctor Octopus calls Spider-Man "Super-Man" in The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #3.
Betty Ross called "Miss Brant" by Glenn Talbot and Rick Jones in Tales to Astonish (I) #61 and #62; She corrects neither.
Hawkeye refers to his "powerful gloved hands" even if he never wears gloves (his hands are visibly gloveless on the same picture) in the Iron Man story in Tales of Suspense (I) #57.
Beast says "violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" (obviously, that should have been "first refuge") in X-Men (I) #10.
The Angel was called "Scott" all through X-Men (I) #36.
Marvel Girl levitates a screwdriver to Beast and refers to it as "pliers" in X-Men (I) #28; Beast responds with "You're a credit to your gender, Jeannie".
Reed has two left hands on the title page of Fantastic Four (I) #88.
One of Reed's feet is replaced with a hand on title page of Fantastic Four (I) #152.
Wasp has wings on normal human size in Tales to Astonish (I) #50.
Rick Jones tells to the Space Phantom (masquerading as Hulk) that he's able to turn back to Dr Don Blake in Avengers (I) #2.
The Grim Reaper shown having two hands in Avengers (I) #160.
Captain America jumps out of a plane and opens a parachute in Tales of Suspense (I) #74, but first page of #75 shows him falling without that.
The Thing is flying a jet while holding a broken wing in Marvel Two-In-One (I) #41.
Hercules dragging Manhattan Island in Marvel Team-Up (I) #28.
Black Bolt destroys the Great Barrier in Fantastic Four (I) #59, but Reed Richard takes the credit for it in Fantastic Four (I) #82.
Captain Barracuda looks into a periscope with the eye which has an eyepatch on it (in The Incredible Hulk (II) #219).
Ego tells Galactus he's not as "invisible" as he seems eight years later in Thor (I) #161.
Professor X telepathically warns a bed-ridden Beast not to tell the doctors his secret identity -- then calls him on his last name out loud (X-Men (I) #17).
Daredevil wearing a holster and pulling out a gun (Daredevil (I) #29).
Beast wearing gloves on title page of X-Men (I) #2.
Captain America's uniform has an "A" instead of the white star on his chest on cover of Avengers (I) #21.
Scarlet Witch featured on the cover of Avengers (I) #33 but not in the issue.
The location of the Great Refuge is inconsistent (the Andes in Fantastic Four (I) #47, the Himalayas in Fantastic Four (I) #82, the Alps in Incredible Hulk Annual (I) #1 and the Moon in Fantastic Four (I) #240).
Cap's shield destroyed (which is already impossible), and shown eight panels later without any kind of explication (Avengers (I) #35).
Ant-Man and Wasp trapping Loki in a lead-lined tank (even if no kind of prison can hold Loki) (Avengers (I) #1).
Iron Man referring to his "transistor-powered" jets. Transistors don't power anything. (Tales of Suspense (I) #39)
Thor, who supposedly cannot be felled by anything physical, succumbs to chemicals (which are physical) (Avengers (I) #13).
Both cover and title page of Tales of Suspense (I) #44 misspells "pharaoh" as "Pharoah".
Captions say "Muriela turned waitress" but that's supposed to be "traitress" (The Savage Sword of Conan (I) #25).
Marvel Two-In-One (I) #1 has a "Marvel Two-on-One" on the upper left corner.
Inconcordances about the girl from Steve Rogers' past (Tales of Suspense (I) #75, #76, #77, Captain America (I) #162).
The Thing blows down a door with his "super-breath" in Fantastic Four (I) #87.
In Fantastic Four (I) #88 a point was made that the Thing isn't with them, but next issue he inexplicabily appears.
Daredevil's coin toss in Giant-Size Defenders #3 (Grandmaster calls "tails", it is tails, but DD says that it's heads and the Grandmaster buys it).
Cap's shield strapped to his back, which should be much larger than his actual waist (Captain America (I) #206).
Ant-Man is supposed to be ant-sized, yet he can ride them -- also, when he's standing, he seems a couple inches tall. Wasp is supposed to be wasp-sized, yet she is about the same size as he is. (Tales to Astonish (I) #44)
The Savage Land referred as being on the Arctic instead of the Antarctic (Ka-Zar (II) #15).
Zabu gets a tail in Daredevil (I) #12.
Someone has two left feet in Daredevil (I) #172.
A Subterranean "thinks" Iron Man's caption in Avengers (I) #12.
Iceman whips up some ice-cream on the first page of X-Men (I) #6 (without milk, sugar and rock salt).
Giant-Man's fan club surprises him without his mask on before his secret identity revealed, and no one's surprised (Tales to Astonish (I) #54).
An unmasked Dr. Pym while Iron Man looks on, long before Iron Man knew his secret identity (Avengers (I) #58).
Jason Wyngarde's name (X-Men (I) #125 claims "the name is as false as the man himself", #138 claims "his real name, ironically enough").
Tales of Suspense (I) #92, Cap says "Only one of us is gonna walk out here -- under his own steam --", then "--And it won't be me!"

Marvel Fumetti Book (1984)

11984/04 $1.00
Photo cover?
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Variant cover(s)

TypeRemarksCreditsPagesPrice
Back cover?1?
Ti:-2
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Eliot R. Brown   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Rm:Issues has no pencilled art, but a lot of covers. Photographer listed as "artist" for all stories.
Ti:Spidey's edi-tour5
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Vincent Colletta, Bill Sienkiewicz (Special effects)   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ti:Breakfast in the Bullpen!1
Cr:W-José R. Albelo   P/L-Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Danny Crespi, Jack Abel, Joe Albelo, John Morelli, Mark Gruenwald, Rick Parker, Ron Zalme, Walter Simonson
Ti:Who's the boss2
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Eliot R. Brown   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Allen Milgrom, Archie Goodwin, Carl Potts, Denny O?Neil, James Charles Shooter, Larry Hama, Louise Jones, Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Stan Lee, Tom DeFalco
Ti:The wet T-shirt contest2
Cr:W-Michael Carlin, James Charles Shooter   P/L-Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Christie Scheele, James Charles Shooter, Joe Rubinstein, Laurie S. Sutton, Linda Grant, Lynn E. Cohen, Mary Jo Duffy, Susan Ehrenreich, Virginia Romita
Ti:The fastest writer in the world1
Cr:W-Bill Mantlo   P/L-Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Bill Mantlo
Ti:Aftermath...3
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Eliot R. Brown   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Ann Nocenti, Carol Jazwinski, Deb Highley, Louise Jones, Lynn E. Cohen, Mary Jo Duffy, Nancy Dodaro, Stan Lee
Ti:Secrets behind the comics I1
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Arthur Adams (Special effects), Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson
Ti:Secrets behind the comics II1
Cr:W-Danny Fingeroth   P/L-Eliot R. Brown   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Allen Milgrom, Christopher Claremont, James Charles Shooter, Louise Jones, Mark Gruenwald, Mike Carlin, Terry Austin
Ti:Inker-dinker-doo2
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Terry Austin
Ti:Quick draw1
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Arthur Adams (Special effects), Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:John Byrne
Ti:The Super Boxers meet the Futurians1
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Vincent Colletta, Bill Sienkiewicz (Special effects)   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:David Cockrum, Ron Wilson
Ti:The Spider-Man plot session3
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Arthur Adams (Special effects), Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Allen Milgrom, Bob Denatale, Danny Fingeroth, Tom DeFalco
Ti:The up elevator1
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Vincent Colletta, Bill Sienkiewicz (Special effects)   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:John Byrne, Mark Gruenwald, Mike Carlin, Tom Palmer
Ti:Beauty and the beast2
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Ann Nocenti, Hulk, John Byrne, Louise Jones, Mary McPherran, Ron Wilson
Ti:Secrets behind the comics III1
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Arthur Adams (Special effects), Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Bob Budiansky, David Cockrum, John Morelli
Ti:The down elevator1
Cr:W-José R. Albelo   P/L-Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Bret Blevins, Danny Fingeroth, John Byrne, Paul Smith, Walter Simonson
Ti:On the road with Paul Smith1
Cr:W-Michael Carlin   P/L-Arthur Adams (Special effects), Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ti:The phone call1
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Arthur Adams (Special effects), Vincent Colletta   I/F-[N.A.]   L-[N.A.]   C-[N.A.]
Ch:Bob Harras, Dennis O'Neil, Linda Grant, Michael Carlin, Ralph Macchio

The Best of Marvel Comics (1987)

11987  
Front coverJohn Romita Sr.1
Ti:The Black Panther!20
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Jack Kirby   I/F-Joe Sinnott   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from Fantastic Four (I) #52
Ti:The way it began..!20
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Jack Kirby   I/F-Joe Sinnott   L-Art Simek   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from Fantastic Four (I) #53
Ti:Sasquatch!34
Cr:W-John Byrne, Roger Stern   P/L-Sal Buscema   I/F-Alfredo P. Alcala   L-James R. Novak   C-George Roussos   Ed-Allen Milgrom   E-i-C-James Charles Shooter
Rm:Story takes place between The Incredible Hulk (II) #237 and #238.
Rp:Reprint from Incredible Hulk Annual (I) #8
W#:LG734
Ti:Assistant Editor's Month: The kid who collects Spider-Man!11
Cr:W-Roger Stern   P/L-Ronald Frenz   I/F-Terry Kevin Austin   L-Joe Rosen   C-Christie Scheele
Rm:While the issue does not have the AEM logo, this story is called "one of the best received stories of AEM" in #254
Rp:Reprint from The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #248
Ti:If this be my destiny...!20
Cr:W-Stephen J. Ditko, Stan Lee   P/L-Stephen J. Ditko   I/F-Stephen J. Ditko   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]
Rm:St. Ditko credited for plot in Essential Spider-Man #2.
Rp:Reprint from The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #31
Ti:Man on a rampage!20
Cr:W-Stephen J. Ditko, Stan Lee   P/L-Stephen J. Ditko   I/F-Stephen J. Ditko   L-Art Simek   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #32
Ti:The final chapter!20
Cr:W-Stephen J. Ditko, Stan Lee   P/L-Stephen J. Ditko   I/F-Stephen J. Ditko   L-Art Simek   C-[N.G.]   Ed-Stan Lee
Rp:Reprint from The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #33
Ti:The living legend22
Cr:W-Roger Stern   P/L-John Byrne   I/F-John Byrne, Josef Rubinstein   L-Joe Rosen   C-Bob Sharen   AsiEd-Bob Budiansky   Ed-James Salicrup   E-i-C-James Charles Shooter
Rp:Reprint from Captain America (I) #255
Ti:The answer at last!18
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Jack Kirby   I/F-Vincent Colletta   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]
Rm: Pages 3 and 14 of the original story omitted
Rp:Reprint from Thor (I) #159
Ti:The wrath of the Wrecker!20
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Jack Kirby   I/F-Bill Everett   L-Samuel Rosen   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from Thor (I) #171
Ti:A mystic reborn!22
Cr:W-Roger Stern   P/L-Paul Martin Smith   I/F-Terry Kevin Austin   L-James R. Novak   C-Bob Sharen   Ed-Allen Milgrom   E-i-C-James Charles Shooter
Rp:Reprint from Doctor Strange (II) #56
Ti:He'll never make me cry18
Cr:W-Christopher Claremont   P/L-John Romita Jr.   I/F-Daniel Green   L-Thomas Orzechowski   C-Glynis Oliver-Wein
Rm: Pages 6, 7, 11 and 22 of original story omitted
Rp:Reprint from Uncanny X-Men (I) #183
Tr:Translations
Ti:The hunter6
Cr:W-Christopher Claremont   P/L-Marshall Rogers   I/F-Randy Emberlin   L-Thomas Orzechowski   C-Bob Sharen   Ed-Michael Higgins
Rm:Emberlin and Sharen not credited, given in Wolverine, Punisher and Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe #1
Ch:Wolverine (James Howlett)
Rp:Reprinted in ...
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Infos and statsThe origin of the Fantastic Four!?1
Infos and statsThe origin of the X-Men?1

Marvel - Year in Review (1989-1994)

11989 $3.95
Front coverTodd McFarlane [s]1
Ti:??
Cr:?
21990  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
31991  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
41992  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
51993/03 $3.95
Front coverLee Weeks [s]1
Ti:??
Cr:?
61994  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?

Marvel Comics (1990 Reprint) (1990)

11990  
BkCr:Dsgn-Robbin S. Brosterman
Front coverFrank R. Paul
Reprints cover of Marvel Comics #1
1
Ti:-?
Cr:W-Carl Burgos   P/L-Carl Burgos   I/F-Carl Burgos   L-Carl Burgos   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (GoldAge)
Rp:Reprint from Marvel Comics #1
Ti:-?
Cr:W-Paul Gustavson   P/L-Paul Gustavson   I/F-Paul Gustavson   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Angel (Thomas Halloway) (GoldAge)
Rp:Reprint from Marvel Comics #1
Ti:-?
Cr:W-Bill Everett   P/L-Bill Everett   I/F-Bill Everett   L-Bill Everett   C-[N.G.]
Rm:A shorter version of this story was included in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
Ch:Sub-Mariner (Namor MacKenzie)
Rp:Reprint from Marvel Comics #1
Ti:-?
Cr:W-Al Anders   P/L-Al Anders   I/F-Al Anders   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Masked Raider
Rp:Reprint from Marvel Comics #1
Ti:Jungle terror?
Cr:W-Tomm Dixon   P/L-Tomm Dixon   I/F-Tomm Dixon   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from Marvel Comics #1
Ti:[King of Fang and Claw] 1/5?
Cr:W-Ben Thompson   P/L-Ben Thompson   I/F-Ben Thompson   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]   Base-Bob Byrd
Rm:Adaptation of chapters 1 to 9
Ch:Ka-Zar (David Rand) (GoldAge)
Rp:Reprint from Marvel Comics #1
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Infos and stats??5
TextIntroductionLes Daniels3
TextThe torch that lit the wayRoy Thomas3
TextThe story of the Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (GoldAge)! - Carl Burgos' hot idea?1
TextBill W. and me - A reminescenceRoy Thomas3
TextThe story of the Sub-Mariner (Namor MacKenzie)! - Bill Everetts' Hurricane?1
Text story with art/photosBurning Rubber
Reprint from Marvel Comics #1.FT
Raymond Gill, Sam Gilman2

Marvel (HC): Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics (1991)

11991  
Front cover?1
Ti:Vengeance?
Cr:W-Bill Everett   P/L-Bill Everett   I/F-Bill Everett   L-Bill Everett   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Sub-Mariner (Namor MacKenzie)
Rp:Reprint from Sub-Mariner Comics #35
Ti:Duel to the death with the Vulture!?
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Stephen J. Ditko   I/F-Stephen J. Ditko   L-John Duffy   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #2
Ti:This man... this monster!?
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Jack Kirby   I/F-Joe Sinnott   L-Art Simek   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from Fantastic Four (I) #51
Ti:The hunter?
Cr:W-Christopher Claremont   P/L-Marshall Rogers   I/F-Randy Emberlin   L-Thomas Orzechowski   C-Bob Sharen   Ed-Michael Higgins
Rm:Emberlin and Sharen not credited, given in Wolverine, Punisher and Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe #1
Ch:Wolverine (James Howlett)
Rp:Reprint from The Best of Marvel Comics #1
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text with art/photosThe history of Marvel Comics??

Marvel TPB: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics (1993)

11993  
Front cover?1
Ti:Vengeance?
Cr:W-Bill Everett   P/L-Bill Everett   I/F-Bill Everett   L-Bill Everett   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Sub-Mariner (Namor MacKenzie)
Rp:Reprint from Sub-Mariner Comics #35
Ti:Duel to the death with the Vulture!?
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Stephen J. Ditko   I/F-Stephen J. Ditko   L-John Duffy   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from The Amazing Spider-Man (I) #2
Ti:This man... this monster!?
Cr:W-Stan Lee   P/L-Jack Kirby   I/F-Joe Sinnott   L-Art Simek   C-[N.G.]
Rp:Reprint from Fantastic Four (I) #51
Ti:The hunter?
Cr:W-Christopher Claremont   P/L-Marshall Rogers   I/F-Randy Emberlin   L-Thomas Orzechowski   C-Bob Sharen   Ed-Michael Higgins
Rm:Emberlin and Sharen not credited, given in Wolverine, Punisher and Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe #1
Ch:Wolverine (James Howlett)
Rp:Reprint from The Best of Marvel Comics #1
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text with art/photosThe history of Marvel Comics??

Marvel Classic Collectors Pack (1995)

11995 $11.90
Front cover?1
Ti:A time of Marvels?
Cr:W-Kurt Busiek   P/L-Alex Ross   I/F-[N.A.]   L-John Gaushell, Richard Starkings   C-Alex Ross   AsiEd-Spencer Lamm   Ed-Marcus McLaurin   E-i-C-Tom DeFalco   Log-Joseph Kaufman   IntDsgn-Comicraft
Rp:Reprint from Marvels (I) #1
Ti:Monsters?
Cr:W-Kurt Busiek   P/L-Alex Ross   I/F-[N.A.]   L-John Gaushell, Richard Starkings   C-Alex Ross   AsiEd-Spencer Lamm   Ed-Marcus McLaurin   E-i-C-Tom DeFalco   Log-Joseph Kaufman   IntDsgn-Comicraft
Rp:Reprint from Marvels (I) #2

Marvelwatch (1995)

01995/02Not Rated 
Front coverPeter Gross
Black and White Variant Cover of cover of Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #72
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Ti:Last Rites (B) 1/4: The journey outward23
Cr:W-David Quinn   P/L-Peter Gross   I/F-Peter Gross, Lee Sullivan   L-Patrick Brosseau   C-[N.A.]   Ed-Evan Skolnick   GrpEd-Bobbie Chase   E-i-C-Tom DeFalco
Rp:Reprint from Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #72
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
TextDoctor's Notes (inside front cover)Evan Skolnick1
TextInterview with David Quinn?2

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