Marvel Triple Action (1972) comic books 1978
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Issue #39
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Cover pencils by Gil Kane. Cover inks by Bob Wiacek. "Magneto Walks the Earth." Part 1 of 4. Story by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by George Tuska. Hercules travels back to Olympus to find it deserted. Dane Whitman and his traitorous assistant Norris accidentally summon Magneto and the Toad back to Earth from space. Magneto sends a phony message to Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch that draws them into a trap. Story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 47. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #40
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"The Black Night Lives Again." Part 2 of 4. Story by Roy Thomas. Art and cover by George Tuska. Quicksilver escapes from Magneto long enough to alert the Avengers. Dane Whitman decides to make up for his uncles villainous career by becoming the new Black Knight, but when he meets the Avengers, they attack him, assuming he is carrying on the Knights villainous legacy. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 48. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #41
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"Mine Is The Power." Part 3 of 4. Story by Roy Thomas. Art and cover by John Buscema. In Asgard, the gods have vanished, but Hercules is confronted by Typhon. Back in Midgard, Magneto leads Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver to the UN where he demands a separate nation for mutants. Hawkeye, Goliath and the Wasp arrive to battle them. In the course of the battle, tragedy strikes as the Scarlet Witch is wounded by a bullet. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 49. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #42
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"To Tame a Titan." Part 4 of 4. Story by Roy Thomas. Cover and art by John Buscema. Hercules wander the unknown world and finds the other Olympians. Zeus send Hercules back to the real world to defeat Typhon. As Typhon wrecks havoc on Earth, the Avengers arrive but seem on the verge of defeat when Hercules arrives to gain his revenge. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 50. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #43
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Cover pencils by John Buscema. Cover inks by Joe Sinnott. "In the Clutches of The Collector!" Story by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by George Tuska. Goliath tries again to stabilize his size-changing powers using electricity. Shortly after, Thor, under the spell of the Collector kidnaps Goliath, Hawkeye and the Wasp. The Collector wishes to help Goliath recover his powers so that his collection of Avengers will be complete. Further to this aim, he send Thor off to collect Iron Man. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 51. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #44
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Cover by John Buscema. Background figures added by Dave Cockrum for this reprint. "Death Calls For the Arch-Heroes." Story by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Vince Colletta. The Black Panther travels to the Avengers HQ only to find them seemingly dead. Caught beside the bodies by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell, he shows the Avengers were put in a special type of coma by the Grim Reaper. The Reaper wants revenge for the death of his brother Wonder Man. Can the Panther defeat the Reaper and save the Avengers? Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 52. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #45
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Cover pencils by John Buscema. Cover inks by George Tuska. "When Mutants Clash." Part 1 of 2. Story by Gary Freidrich. Layouts by Don Heck. Pencils by Werner Roth. Inks by John Tartaglione. Pages two through four are Story by Jim Salicrup. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Mike Esposito. These pages were added to give back story to the X-Mens participation in the story. This issue was reprinted because it was integral to the understanding of the Avengers plot in the next issue. Cyclops breaks free from the trap Magneto has left him in and sets off to find the villain. Before confronting Magneto however, he must battle Quicksilver. Cover and story reprinted from the lead story in (Uncanny X-Men 1963 1st series) number 45. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.30.
