Newton Triple Action #1 The Avengers The X-men Conan
Newton Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
- Published
- August 1976
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 0.75 AUD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Magazine size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
Newton Comics
Credits
- Editing
- ?
Issue contents
Cover
The Black Hound of Vengeance
(Conan the Barbarian)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Conan the Barbarian
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery; fantasy
- Characters
- Conan, Melissandra, Kharam-Akkad
Credits
- Art
- Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
- Editing
- Roy Thomas
Reprint history
1"Turn to the mailbag pages of this comic for the world's most exciting new comic plans from the world's most exciting comics publisher. 'nuff said, Gentle John (T.T.B.)"
Details
- Printed
- 1976
- Genre
- Superhero
- More...
- Bulletin
Notes
Captain America figure from cover of Captain America (Marvel) #109 (January 1969).
2Featuring
- Feature
- The Avengers
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Enchantress
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Don Heck
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #21 (October 1965) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat
- Also printed
-
Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (November 1973) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat
-
The Avengers (Yaffa, 1977? series) #7 ([1981?]) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat!
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #27 (February 1994) — The Bitter Taste of Defeat!
Notes
First appearance of Power Man.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Dracula
- Genre
- Horror-Suspense
Credits
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Tom Palmer
- Letters
- Danny Crespi ?
Reprint history
Notes
This advertisment is on page 10 of the comic. A small version of the cover is included in this ad.
4Featuring
- Feature
- The X-Men
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Beast; Iceman); Sentinels (1st); Dr. Bolivar Trask (1st); Zelda; Mr. Worthington; Mrs. Worthington
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby layouts
Werner Roth (as Jay Gavin) pencils - Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee
Reprint history
- First print
-
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #14 (November 1965) — Among Us Stalk...The Sentinels!
- Also printed
-
The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #68 (February 1971) — Among Us Stalk the Sentinels
-
The X-Men (Yaffa/Page, 1970s series) #5 ([1981?]) — Among Us Stalk...The Sentinels!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #7 (1988) — Among Us Walk Stalk the Sentinels
-
X-Men: The Early Years (Marvel, 1994 series) #14 (June 1995) — Among Us Stalk...The Sentinels!
-
Essential Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1999? series) #1 ([September 1999?]) — Among Us Stalk...The Sentinels!
-
The X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2009? series) #1 ([April] 2009) — Among Us Stalk...the Sentinels!
Synopsis
After their battle with the Juggernaut, Xavier sends the X-Men on vacation; Reading a story in the paper about Dr. Trask and his story on the mutant menace, Professor X calls for a televised debate with the anthropologist; During the broadcast, Trask unveils his Sentinels, robots who were built to capture and nullify mutants, but things quickly get out of hand as the Sentinels proclaim themselves superior to puny humans and prepare to take over; Xavier calls his X-Men to help and they return to battle the Sentinels; When one of their number falls, the giant robots capture Trask and return to their base; The X-Men follow and find a hidden complex complete with devastating weaponry aimed directly at them.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Marvel Mailbag
Reprint history
-
First published in this issue
Notes
This contains Newton’s future launch of new titles: Newton Triple Action; Newton Four-In-One; and Newton Spectacular. "Send your letters to Gentle John, PO Box 403, Richmond, 3121." Letter writers include Jim White, Miller; Tony Moore, Dapto.
6Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Thing; The Hulk
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Roussos
Reprint history
Notes
This advertisement also includes logos for The Incredible Hulk, The Invincible Iron Man, The Amazing Spider-Man an the Mighty Thor.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Planet of the Apes
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Art
- Michael McN (painting)
Reprint history
Notes
The cover illustration is a smaller part of the ad.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Conan the Barbarian
- Genre
- Sword and sorcery
- Code
- 1046Z
- Characters
- Conan; Melissandra; Kharam-Akkad; Fafnir (death); Yezdigerd; The Tarim; Balthaz (death)
Credits
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
- Inks
- Dan Adkins
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Roy Thomas
Reprint history
- First print
-
Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #20 (November 1972) — The Black Hound of Vengeance
- Also printed
-
Essential Conan (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (July 2000) — The Black Hound of Vengeance!
Synopsis
Conan and Fafnir serve aboard a ship from Turan, just outside the city of Makkalet. Conan infiltrates the Temple of Tarim in order to kidnap the living god Tarim, but he fails, kills a black hound and flees. Fafnir has lost his arm in battle and is thrown overboard by Balthaz to drown because is is already as good as dead. Angry, Conan kills Balthaz and flees Yezdigerd's ship.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Shanna, the She-Devil
- Genre
- Jungle
- Characters
- Shanna; Raga-Shah (villain)
Credits
- Script
- Carla Conway
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Editing
- Gerry Conway
Reprint history
- First print
-
Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #10 (May 1975) — Blood Purge
10
Notes
The indicia of this issue lists it as Vol. 1 No. 11.
Indicia
Newton Triple Action is published by Newton Comics Pty. Ltd., of 1 Newton Street, Richmond, 3121, by authority of Transworld Feature Syndicate Inc. Copyright © 1975 by Marvel Comics Group, a Division of Cadence Industries Corporation Vol. 1 No. 11 1975 issue. All rights reserved. The trademarks included in this issue, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of Marvel Comics Group, and this publication is under licence from the Marvel Comics Group. Registered Trademark No. A262,329. Copyright 1975 by Newton Comics Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. Printed by iken Holdings Pty. Ltd., 1 Newton Street, Richmond, Victoria, 3121. Distributed in NSW by A. R. Wright, 24-40 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW, in Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland by Towart Distribution Co. Pty. Limited, 1 Newton Sytreet, Richmond, in Northern Territory and South Australia by B. Fuller, 105 Main Street, Beverley, and in Western Australia by the Independent Group of Newspapers, Cnr Briggs & Swansea Streets, East Victoria Park, Bentley.