Credits
Writer(s):
Mark Gruenwald; Bill Mantlo; Steven Grant
Penciller(s):
John Romita, Jr.
Inker(s):
Pablo Marcos; Bob Layton
Colorist(s):
Andy Yanchus; Patricia DeFalco
Letterer(s):
Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
Marvel Heroes
Character(s):
HEROES: the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wasp; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Wonder Man; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Beast; Soviet Super Soldiers [Darkstar; Vanguard; Crimson Dynamo; Ursa Major]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]; Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Sasquatch; Aurora; Northstar; Snowbird]; X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Quicksilver; Crystal; Gorgon; Karnak; Triton; Lockjaw]; Eternals [Makkari; Karkas; Sersi; Thena]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Iron Fist; Dazzler; Hellcat; Valkyrie; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Moon Knight; Ka-Zar; Shanna; Doctor Strange; Devil-Slayer; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Machine Man; Jack Of Hearts; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doc Samson; Son of Satan; Thor; Red Wolf; Sunfire; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Sabra; Collective Man; Arabian Knight; Nighthawk; She-Hulk; Hercules; Werewolf by Night; Falcon; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Gargoyle; Rom; Jocasta; Shroud; Dr. Druid; Stingray; Night Rider; Texas Twister; Torpedo; Moondragon; Brother Voodoo; Mockingbird; Tigra; Captain Ultra; Guardsman; Living Mummy; Firebird; Whizzer; Silver Surfer; Captain Universe; 3-D Man; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Peregrine [Alain Racine] (introduction); Talisman (introduction); Defensor [Gabriel Carlos Dantes Sepulveda] (introduction); Shamrock [Molly Fitzgerald] (introduction); Blitzkrieg [Franz Mittelstaedt] (introduction); VILLAINS: Grandmaster; The Unknown [Death]; Red Ghost; Gypsy Moth; CAMEOS: Stan Lee; Collector; Korvac
First Line:
The beginning:
Synopsis:
The Grandmaster pulls all of the heroes of earth to an orbiting arena to take place in a cosmic game he has set up with the mysterious Unknown. The Grandmaster and the Unknown each pick twelve heroes to compete in gathering four quarters of the Golden Globe of Life. If the Grandmaster's team wins, his brother, the Collector, will be returned to life but if he loses, his life will be forfeit. Every human on earth has been put in suspended animation to give the heroes a good incentive to play. Let the games begin.
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Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
21
Notes:
Story features every Marvel hero extant in 1982