Mayhem Over Manhattan

Roy Thomas

John Buscema

John Buscema

The Avengers [Hawkeye; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Black Panther]; Whirlwind; Klaw; Melter; Ultron-5 (first full appearance)

"Mayhem Over Manhattan"

Dark Genesis

Len Wein

Bernie Wrightson

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Swamp Thing [Alec Holland] (intro, origin); Linda Holland; Matt Cable; Ferrett; Bruno; Anton Arcane (cameo, unnamed, hand only); The Conclave

"Dark Genesis" When Ferrett and Bruno blow up Alec Holland's lab they create the Swamp Thing. When they return to dispose of Alec's wife Linda, the Swamp Thing is there to stop them.

The Night Gwen Stacy Died

Gerry Conway

Gil Kane

John Romita (signed)

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy (Death); Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; VILLAIN: Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Aunt May Parker; Flash Thompson

"The Night Gwen Stacy Died" Harry is raving and bed ridden after once again taking LSD and when his father finds his son's friends gathering around in support, he throws them out. Cracking under the pressure of his damaged son and failing business, Norman regains his memory of being the Green Goblin and the secret identity of his deadliest foe. Trying to get to Spidey where it hurts, the Goblin captures Gwendy and brings her to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. During the fight, Gwen falls from the bridge and when Spider-Man tries to catch her with a web line, her neck snaps.

And Now...The Wolverine!

Len Wein

Herb Trimpe

Herb Trimpe; John Romita (alterations)

Hulk; Wolverine (see note); Marie Cartier; Georges Baptiste [becomes Wendigo]; Wendigo [becomes Paul Cartier] (villain)

"And Now...The Wolverine!" Canadian super-agent Wolverine teams up with the Hulk to battle Wendigo; Once the monster is felled, however, Wolvie turns on the Hulk and the two battle; Marie goes ahead with her plans of trying to transfer the power of the Wendigo into the Hulk but when the guilt becomes too much for best friend Georges who feels responsible for Paul's monstrous condition, he works the change on himself; Paul Cartier is returned to human form and Georges becomes the Wendigo.

The Doomsmith Scenario!

Len Wein (plot); Chris Claremont (script)

Dave Cockrum

Gil Kane (signed)

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Thunderbird; Banshee; Nightcrawler]; Jean Grey; Iceman; Angel; Havok; Lorna Dane; Beast; Sunfire; Count Nefaria; Ani-Men [Frog-Man; Bird-Man; Ape-Man; Cat-Man; Dragonfly]; General Fredericks; Porcupine; Eel; Scarecrow; Unicorn; Plant Man

"The Doomsmith Scenario!" The old X-Men quit, but Cyclops stays behind to lead the new team; Nefaria takes over Valhalla air force base, and the X-Men move in to stop him.

Watch Out for Bullseye He Never Misses!

Marv Wolfman

Bob Brown (breakdowns); Klaus Janson (finished art)

Rich Buckler

Daredevil; Foggy Nelson; Heather Glenn; Jake Conover; Bullseye [Ben Pondexter] (villain, origin, first appearance); Wescott (villain, first appearance); Rocketeers (villains, first appearance)

"Watch Out for Bullseye He Never Misses!" Matt finds out about a tenement slum owned by Glenn Industries. Bullseye kills with a ball point pen. DD gets the skinny on Bullseye from a Bugle reporter. When DD chases down Bullseye, he ends up in a circus ring where he is about to have a very public fight for his life.

Snowfire

Chris Claremont

John Byrne

Dave Cockrum (design); Al Milgrom (full pencils)

Iron Fist; GUESTS: Colleen Wing; Jeryn Hogarth; VILLAINS: Sabretooth (1st); Steel Serpent [Davos] (1st in costume); CAMEO FLASHBACK: Lei Kung, the Thunderer

"Snowfire" Danny and Colleen arrive in the Canadian Rockies to act as bodyguards for lawyer Jeryn Hogarth but find that he has already been captured by Sabretooth and his men; Iron Fist defeats Sabretooth even though the villain has tricked him into looking into the rising sun and becoming snow blind.

The Beginning of the End, Part One

Rob Liefeld (plot); Fabian Nicieza (script)

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

New Mutants [Cable; Boom Boom; Cannonball; Rictor (Leaves); Sunspot]; GUEST: Domino [Vanessa; Copycat] (introduction); VILLAINS: Deadpool (introduction); Gideon (introduction); CAMEOS: Emmanuel DaCosta (Death); Adam; Eve; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Rusty Collins; Skids; Karma; Magma; Dani Moonstar

"The Beginning of the End, Part One" Gideon arranges for the murder of Sunspot's father; Deapool, working for Mr. Tolliver, attacks Cable; Domino defeats him; Cable and Domino plot strategy; Rictor decides to go after Wolfsbane, who stayed in Genosha; Gideon tells Sunspot his father is dead.

Batgirl: Day One

Kelley Puckett

Mike Parobeck

Mike Parobeck

Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; GUEST: Commissioner Gordon; VILLAINS: Catwoman; Poison Ivy; Harley Quinn; CAMEO: Batman

"Batgirl: Day One" Babs goes to a costume party dressed as Batgirl and winds up foiling a kidnapping by Quinn and Ivy and a diamond heist by Catwoman.

Paul Dini

Yvel Guichet

Alex Ross (painting)

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Dr. Arkham; VILLAINS: Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Joker; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Ernie (dies)

Robert Kirkman

Tony Moore

Tony Moore [as TM03] (signed)

Rick Grimes; Shane; Morgan Jones; Duane Jones

J. Scott Campbell

Ivan Reis ?

Bobby Rubio (signed)