- "I am from Beyond! Slay your enemies and all you desire shall be yours!"
- ―The Beyonder
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| Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars | |
| Title: | "The War Begins" |
| Storyline: | "Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | May, 1984 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | Jim Shooter |
| Pencilers: | Michael Zeck |
| Inkers: | John Beatty |
| Cover artists: | Mike Zeck |
| Cover inker: | John Beatty |
| Colorists: | Christie Scheele |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Editors: | Tom DeFalco |
| Navigation | |
| Next: | Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #2 |
"The War Begins" is the title to the first issue of the comic book maxi-series Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars published by Marvel Comics. This issue is part of the greater "Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars" event. The story was written by Jim Shooter with artwork by Mike Zeck and inks by John Beatty. It was colored by Christie Scheele and lettered by Joe Rosen. The series was edited by Tom DeFalco. The cover art illustration was also rendered by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. This issue shipped with a May, 1984 cover date and carries a cover price of .75 cents per copy.
"The War Begins"[]
Featured characters
- Captain America, Steve Rogers
- Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau
- Colossus, Peter Rasputin
- Cyclops, Scott Summers
- Hawkeye, Clint Barton
- Hulk, Bruce Banner
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- Iron Man, James Rhodes
- Magneto, Erik Lehnsherr
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
- Nightcrawler, Kurt Wagner
- Professor X, Charles Xavier
- Rogue
- She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters
- Storm, Ororo Munroe
- Thing, Ben Grimm
- Wasp, Janet van Dyne
- Wolverine, Logan
Supporting characters
Villains
- Absorbing Man, Carl Creel
- Bulldozer, Henry Camp
- Doctor Doom, Victor von Doom
- Doctor Octopus, Otto Octavius
- Enchantress, Amora
- Galactus
- Kang the Conqueror
- Lizard, Curt Connors
- Molecule Man, Owen Reece
- Piledriver, Brian Calusky
- Thunderball, Eliot Franklin
- Ultron
- Wrecker, Dirk Garthwaite
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Space ship (Destroyed)
- Wheelchair
Powers
Miscellaneous[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- The tagline for this issue is "Can the combined might of Earth's most powerful super heroes defeat the ultimate menace?!"
- Penciler Mike Zeck is credited as Michael Zeck in this issue.
- Character head shots in the cover price inset include Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Storm, The Thing, and Wolverine.
- Spider-Man chronologically appeared last in Amazing Spider-Man #251.
- Mister Fantastic, the Human Torch, and the Thing all appeared last in The Thing #10. They previously appeared in their own book in Fantastic Four #264.