PREVIEW - #215: February 1974 Omnibus - "The Spider and the Sorcerer!"

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"The Master Plan of the Molten Man!" - Amazing Spider-Man
#132, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Romita, Paul Reinman,
and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra
Goldberg, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Vengeance In Viet Nam! - or - An Origin For Mantis!" -
Avengers #123, written by Steve Englehart, art by Bob Brown and
Don Heck, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg,
1974 Marvel Comics

"The Sins of the Secret Empire!" - Captain America #173,
written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Vince
Colletta, letters by Artie Simek, colors by George Roussos, 1974
Marvel Comics

"Thanos the Insane God!" - Captain Marvel #32, written by Jim
Starlin and Mike Friedrich, art by Jim Starlin and Dan Green,
letters by Dave Hunt, colors by Jim Starlin, 1974 Marvel Comics

"For Sale: One Planet -- Slightly Used!" - Defenders #13,
written by Len Wein, art by Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson, letters
by John Costanza, colors by Glynis Wein, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Doomsday: 200° Below!" - Fantastic Four #146, written by
Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru and Joe Sinnott, letters by John
Costanza, colors by George Roussos, 1974 Marvel Comics

"But Now the Spears Are Broken" - Jungle Action #9, written
by Don McGregor, art by Gil Kane and Klaus Janson, letters by Tom
Orzechowski, colors by Glynis Wein, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Night of the Man-God!" - Ka-Zar #3, written by Mike
Friedrich, art by Don Heck and Mike Royer, letters by Tom
Orzechowski, colors by Linda Lessmann, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Night of the Laughing Dead" - Man-Thing #5, written by Steve
Gerber, art by Mike Ploog and Frank Chiaramonte, letters by Artie
Simek, colors by Linda Lessmann, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Black Sabbath!" - Marvel Spotlight #15, written by Steve
Gerber, art by Jim Mooney, letters by Dave Hunt, colors by Petra
Goldberg, 1974 Marvel Comics

"The Spider and the Sorcerer!" - Marvel Team-Up #21, written
by Len Wein, art by Sal Buscema, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt,
letters by Dave Hunt, colors by Glynis Wein, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Inside Black Spectre!" - Marvel Two-in-One #3, written by
Steve Gerber, art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by Dave
Hunt, colors by Petra Goldberg, 1974 Marvel Comics

"The Last Frankenstein!" - Monster of Frankenstein #10,
written by Gary Friedrich, art by John Buscema, Frank Giacoia,
and Mike Esposito, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra
Goldberg, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Namor Unchained!" - Sub-Mariner #70, written by Marv
Wolfman, art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta, letters by John
Costanza, colors by Stan Goldberg, 1974 Marvel Comics

"Hellfire Across the World!" - Thor #223, written by Gerry
Conway, art by John Buscema and Frank Esposito, letters by Artie
Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, 1974 Marvel Comics

"The Behemoth!" - Werewolf by Night #17, written by Mike
Friedrich, art by Don Perlin, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors
by George Roussos, 1974 Marvel Comics



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