1983: EAGLE 61-70

Our EAGLE retrospective continues...

ISSUE 61

23 March 1983

ISSUE 62

28 May 1983

ISSUE 63

4 June 1983

ISSUE 64

11 June 1983

ISSUE 65

18 June 1983

ISSUE 66

25 June 1983

ISSUE 67

2 July 1983

ISSUE 68

9 July 1983

ISSUE 69

16 July 1983

First (of five) free ACTION FORCE mini-comic insert.

ISSUE 70

23 July 1983

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1989: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AT MARVEL UK

As a follow-up to Slow Robot's coverage of comic book adaptations of the CBS TV series BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, here's Marvel UK's house ad for the UK edition of PORTRAIT OF LOVE, originally published in the United States by First Comics.  The advert appeared in M-UK titles around November 1989.

1985/86: THE A-TEAM AT MARVEL UK

Slow Robot loves it when a plan comes together.  We've already covered the three issue US THE A-TEAM limited series, based on the TV action show.  Here's how Marvel UK reprinted the same material:

THE A-TEAM SUMMER SPECIAL

1985

Reprints US limited series 1 & 2.

Full details of Marvel's 1985 Summer Specials can be found here.

THE A-TEAM SPECIAL

ISSUE 2

1982

Reprints US limited series issue 3.

THE A-TEAM ANNUAL 1990

Published 1989.

Reprints US limited series 2 & 3.

Previous annuals were published by World Distributors.

As with BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, M-UK's license wasn't exclusive and a rival, UK-created, adaptation appeared first in the ailing TV COMIC and then, after its first home was cancelled, in LOOK IN.

INDIANA JONES AT MARVEL UK

For Slow Robot's 100th posting (hurrah), it seemed appropriate to celebrate another hero who specialises in unearthing old stuff: Indiana Jones.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

1981

M-UK reprinted MARVEL SUPER SPECIAL 18 as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK ANNUAL 1982, published in 1981.

STAR WARS Monthly

ISSUE 167

March 1983

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES makes its UK debut as the back-up strip in STAR WARS monthly.

The strip continued into RETURN OF THE JEDI weekly.

SPIDER-MAN

ISSUE 590

27 June 1984

The TEMPLE OF DOOM movie adaptation was serialised as a back-up strip in the SPIDER-MAN weekly.

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

1985

Marvel's film adaptation was reprinted as the TEMPLE OF DOOM ANNUAL 1985, published in 1984.

INDIANA JONES Monthly

ISSUE 1

October 1984

The TEMPLE OF DOOM movie adaptation got a second UK comics outing, mere weeks after the end of its run in SPIDER-MAN, in M-UK'S INDIANA JONES solo title.  The new monthly also, predictably, reprinted THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES.

The free sticker (shown larger than actual size) loosely inserted into issue 1 (and easily lost).

INDIANA JONES HOUSE ADVERT featured in various other M-UK titles.

ISSUE 2

November 1984

ISSUE 3

December 1984

-No cover-

ISSUE 4

January 1985

ISSUE 5

February 1985

Free ZOIDS advertising insert.

ISSUE 6

March 1985

Free Kellogg's dinosaur flikka-pics card, also free in cereal packets.

ISSUE 7

April 1985

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK movie adaptation begins.  The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones continues.

ISSUE 8

May 1985

ISSUE 9

JUNE 1985

ISSUE 10

JULY 1985

ISSUE 11

August 1985

Final issue.

ISSUE 11

Merger announcement.

THE SPIDER-MAN COMIC

Issue 646

27 July 1985

First merged issue.

The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones continues.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK PRESENTS

ISSUE 1

7 October 1989

Serialised adaptation of INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE.  Replaced by THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES reprints. 

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1989

Film adaptation

Black & white interior.  The colour version of the strip is serialised in THE INCREDIBLE HULK PRESENTS (see above). 

INDIANA JONES ANNUAL 1990

Published 1989

Softcover edition pictured.

Full colour THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES reprints.

And... as a postscript...

INDIANA JONES

Issue 1

October 1992

Trident Comics

Reprints INDIANA JONES AND THE FATE OF ATLANTIS from Dark Horse Comics.

1996: MARVEL ACTION HOUR - MARVEL UK EDITION

In October 1996, Marvel UK had one last crack at a traditional UK superhero comic.  The fortnightly MARVEL ACTION HOUR was, of course, based on the animated TV series and (presumably) coincided with the show's broadcast on British TV.

Surprisingly, neither the FANTASTIC FOUR nor IRON MAN contents were reprints of the US Action Hour comics (one for each segment and each lasting eight issues, dated November 1994 to June 1995) which were set in the TV continuity.

Instead, the strips reprinted had first appeared in the main FF and IM comics, dating from 1979 and 1982 respectively.

Alan Craddock supplied new splash-page style covers (which, weirdly, included the credits for the featured strips).

The freebies, cover-mounted to 1-2 and 4, were bargain-basement sweets, suggesting M-UK's free gift budget was exhausted.

A fifth issue was previewed but never published.

ISSUE 1

9 October 1996

REPRINTS:

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: THERE'S ONE IRON MAN TOO MANY (Fantastic Four US 202, January 1979)

IRON MAN: SPORES (Iron Man US 157, April 1982)

ISSUE 2

23 October 1996

REPRINTS:

FANTASTIC FOUR: AND A CHILD SHALL SLAY THEM (Fantastic Four US 203, Feb 1979)

IRON MAN: SPORES PT2. (Iron Man US 157, April 1982)

ISSUE 3

6 November 1996

REPRINTS:

FANTASTIC FOUR: AND A CHILD SHALL SLAY THEM - PT2 (Fantastic Four US 203, Feb 1979)

IRON MAN: FREEFALL (Originally titled Moms, Iron Man US 158, May 1982)

ISSUE 4

20 November 1996

REPRINTS:

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE ANDROMEDA ATTACK! (Fantastic Four US 204, March 1979)

IRON MAN: FREEFALL - PT2 (Originally titled Moms, Iron Man US 158, May 1982)

1982: DOOMLORD PART 6

Doomlord's convoluted attempts to end mankind continues...

1983: EAGLE 51-60

Today, more 3D, ET, Musical Youth, Duran Duran and (new) EAGLE's first birthday issue...

ISSUE 51

12 March 1983

ISSUE 52

23 March 1983

ISSUE 53

26 March 1983

First birthday issue.

ISSUE 54

2 April 1983

ISSUE 55

9 April 1983

ISSUE 56

16 April 1983

ISSUE 57

23 April 1983

ISSUE 58

30 April 1983

ISSUE 59

7 May 1983

ISSUE 60

14 May 1983

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