Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles

Simon and Schuster

United States

Published
1978
Page count
260
Cover price
6.95 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Soft card
Binding
Square bound
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/65523

Credits

Editing
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Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Hulk; the Thing; Dr. Strange; Spider-Man; Silver Surfer

Credits

Art
John Romita
Show/hide 1. Preface Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 2. The Hulk vs. the Thing Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Fantastic Four (Yaffa, 1980? series) #1 ([1980?])
Show/hide 3. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
the Thing; Hulk; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl

Credits

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Rousssos
Show/hide 4. The Hulk vs. the Thing (Fantastic Four) Comic story, 22 pages

Featuring

Feature
Fantastic Four
Genre
Super-hero
Characters
Mr. Fantastic; the Thing; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Alicia Masters; the Hulk; Capt. America; Iron Man; Thor; Rick Jones

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
G. Bell [George Roussos]
Letters
Sam Rosen

Reprint history

First print
United States
Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
The Battle of the Century, "The Hulk Vs. the Thing"
Also printed
Australia
Team-Up Special (Newton, 1975?) ([1976?])
The Hulk vs. The Thing
 
Australia
Fantastic Four (Yaffa, 1980? series) #1 ([1980?])

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 5. The Avengers Take Over Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 6. The Avengers Take Over! (Fantastic Four) Comic story, 23 pages

Featuring

Feature
Fantastic Four
Genre
Super-hero
Characters
the Thing; the Hulk; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Rick Jones; Giant Man; Capt. America; Thor; Iron Man

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Bell [George Roussos]
Letters
Artie Simek

Reprint history

First print
United States
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #26 (May 1964)
The Avengers Take Over!
Also printed
Australia
Team-Up Special (Newton, 1975?) ([1976?])
The Avengers Take Over
 
Australia
Fantastic Four (Yaffa, 1980? series) #2 ([1980?])
The Avengers Take Over!
 
United States
Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
The Avengers Take Over!

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 7. In Mortal Combat with Sub-Mariner Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 8. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page
Show/hide 9. Mortal Combat with Sub-Mariner! (Daredevil) Comic story, 20 pages
Show/hide 10. Beware of the Blob Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 11. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Blob; Angel; Cyclops; Beast; Iceman; Marvel Girl

Credits

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Sol Brodsky
Show/hide 12. Beware of the Blob! (X-Men) Comic story, 24 pages

Featuring

Feature
X-Men
Genre
Super-hero
Characters
Angel; Cyclops; Prof. X; Beast; Iceman; Marvel Girl; Blob

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Paul Reinman
Letters
Artie Simek

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 13. The Silver Surfer Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 14. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Silver Surfer; Thor

Credits

Art
John Buscema
Show/hide 15. The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! (Silver Surfer) Comic story, 39 pages
Show/hide 16. Battling the Sub-Mariner Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 17. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Iron Man; Sub-Mariner

Credits

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Jack Abel
Show/hide 18. Disaster! (Iron Man) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Iron Man
Genre
Super-hero
Characters
Iron Man; Dorma; Krang; Sub-Mariner

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Jack Abel
Letters
Artie Simek

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 19. When Fall the Mighty Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 20. When Fall the Mighty! (Iron Man) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Iron Man
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Sub-Mariner; Pepper Potts

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Jack Abel [as Gary Michaels]
Letters
Artie Simek

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 21. The Power of Iron Man Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 22. The Power of Iron Man! (Sub-Mariner) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Sub-Mariner
Genre
Super-hero
Characters
Sub-Mariner; Iron Man

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot)
Roy Thomas (script)
Pencils
Gene Colan (pp 1,2)
Jack Kirby (pp 3-12)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Artie Simek

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 23. Dormammu is Watching Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 24. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Dr. Strange; Dormammu; Baron Mordo

Credits

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Show/hide 25. Beware..! Dormammu is Watching! (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Dr. Strange
Genre
Super-hero; occult
Characters
Dr. Strange; Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Art
Steve Ditko
Letters
Artie Simek

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 26. The Pincers of Power Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 27. The Pincers of Power (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Dr. Strange
Genre
Super-hero; occult
Characters
Dr. Strange; Dormammu; Clea; Ancient One; Mindless Ones; Baron Mordo

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Art
Steve Ditko
Letters
Sam Rosen

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 28. Let There be Victory Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 29. Let There Be Victory! (Dr. Strange) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Dr. Strange
Genre
Super-hero; occult
Characters
Dormamm; Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Ancient One; Clea

Credits

Script
Steve Ditko (plot)
Stan Lee (script)
Art
Steve Ditko
Letters
Artie Simek

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 30. Mission: Crush the Kingpin Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 2 pages

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 31. Untitled Cover reprint (on interior page), 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Spider-Man; Kingpin

Credits

Art
John Romita
Show/hide 32. Mission: Crush the Kingpin! (Spider-Man) Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man
Genre
Super-hero
Characters
Spider-Man; Kingpin; J. Jonah Jameson; Capt. Stacy; Joe Robertson; Randy Robertson; Gwen Stacy

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita (layouts)
Jim Mooney (pencils)
Inks
Jim Mooney
Letters
Sam Rosen

Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Show/hide 33. Epilogue Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 34. Untitled Illustration, 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Stan Lee (photo)

Credits

Art
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 54030

Cover added

  • 06/10/2010

Index completed

  • 06/10/2010

Last updated

  • 26/04/2020