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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published December 1982
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 36
Editing Tom DeFalco; Linda Grant (Assistant); Jim Shooter (Editor-In-Chief)

Cover Details - Alone And Unaided, Cowboy Must Face The Fearsome Wrath Of..."The Emperor of Texas !"

Characters Cowboy [Luke Merriweather]
Genre superhero
Pencils Edward Hannigan [Ed Hannigan]; Luke McDonnell (Background panels)
Inks Al Milgrom [Allen Milgrom]; Vince Colletta (Background panels)
Notes Cover features a background from panels found in the interior of the issue.

18 page Team America [Thunderiders] story "The Emperor of Texas!"

Characters R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr.]; Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; Cowboy [Luke Merriweather]; Wrench [Leonard Hebb]; Marauder [AKA Black Marauder; Dark Rider; Black Rider] (All as Team America) [Thunderiders]; Paula Jean Clover [P.J. Clover]; Dixon Bowie; Senator Clover; Various rodeo audience; Tony Rome (Villain) (Introduction); Unnamed hostages
Synopsis Cowboy attempts to rescue an old girlfriend from the clutches of a madman looking to build a new Roman empire.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Mantlo
Pencils Luke McDonnell
Inks Vince Colletta [as Vinnie Colletta]
Colors Christie Scheele
Letters Jim Novak [James Novak]
Notes This story spotlights Cowboy in solo action.

1 page Letters letters page "Team Talk"

Characters Vision; Scarlet Witch
Synopsis Letters page on fan reaction to issue #4.
Genre superhero
Script Tom DeFalco
Letters typeset
Notes Letter replies by Tom DeFalco. Block ad for the Vision And Scarlet Witch mini-series appears on the bottom of the page. Letters wrote by Mike Chastain; Marcus J. Solis; Wallace Lee Hopkins; Dave Schmidt; Terry Whitledge; Garnet McMahon; Jim O'Kelly; Shawn Hewett & Gary Peterson.

1 page Marvel And DC Present The Uncanny X-Men And The New Teen Titans promo (ad from the publisher) "3 Villains VS. 14 Heroes..."

Characters Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Vic Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Raven [Rachel Roth] [All as the New Teen Titans]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin/Peter Rasputin]; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Professor X [All as the X-Men]; Darkseid (Villain); Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey] (Villain)
Synopsis An ad for Marvel and DC Present featuring The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (1982 Series) #1 (1982).
Genre superhero
Pencils Walt Simonson
Inks Terry Austin

1 page Honcho's Hints! filler "How An Engine Works!"

Characters Wrench [Leonard Hebb]
Synopsis Wrench fills in for Honcho and gives tips on how an engine works.
Genre superhero
Script Mitch Cohn ?
Pencils Joe Brozowski
Inks Frank Giacoia
Colors Christie Scheele
Letters Jim Novak [James Novak]
Notes Filler page is given a script credit as just "Cohn", this could be either Gary or Mitch but since Gary was primarily a DC writer at the time and Mitch had done some Marvel work at the same time it's more likely it could be Mitch.

1 page Honcho's Hints! filler "Customized Bikes!"

Characters Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr]; Cowboy [Luke Merriweather] (All as Team America) [Thunderiders]
Synopsis Honcho and the rest of Team America show what type of bike they prefer.
Genre superhero
Script Mitch Cohn ?
Pencils Joe Brozowski
Inks Dave Simons
Colors Christie Scheele
Letters Jim Novak [James Novak]
Notes Filler page is given a script credit as just "Cohn", this could be either Gary or Mitch but since Gary was primarily a DC writer at the time and Mitch had done some Marvel work at the same time it's more likely it could be Mitch.