2001, A Space Odyssey #3

Marvel Comics

United States

Published
February 1977
Page count
36
Cover price
0.30 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/30745

Credits

Editing
Jack Kirby
Archie Goodwin (consulting editor)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Marak the Merciless (2001: A Space Odyssey) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
2001: A Space Odyssey
Genre
Historical; science fiction
Characters
Marak, the Merciless; the Monolith

Credits

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Verpoorten
Colours
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Show/hide 1. Marak! (2001: A Space Odyssey) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
2001: A Space Odyssey
Genre
Historical; science fiction
Characters
Egel, the "Thing-Maker" (artisan); Marak (warrior leader); the Monolith; Queen Jalessa (in a vision)

Credits

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Mike Royer
Colours
George Roussos
Letters
Mike Royer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
2001: A Space Odyssey (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #1 ([1978?])
Marak!
 
Australia
2001: A Space Odyssey (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #2 (1979)
Marak!

Synopsis

Egel is captured by Marak and his band. The Monolith shows Marak of Queen Jalessa, and Egel builds him weapons so he can capture her.

Notes

Set circa 200,000 years in the past.

Show/hide 2. No title recorded (Monolith Mail) Letters page, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Monolith Mail

Credits

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Notes

Includes letters from Jim Mullen, Paul Foster, Mike Weston, Gary Tepper and Berk Enwald.

Show/hide 3. The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb (The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The Hulk; Hostess Fruit Pies
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Cousin Betsy; Plant Lady; Hulk; plant creatures [Artie Choke; Mari Gold; Rhoda Dendron]

Credits

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Dave Cockrum ?
Colours
?
Letters
Irving Watanabe
Editing
?

Notes

Comics ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Co..

Show/hide 4. Ricochet to Freedom! (Spider-Man and Captain America; Ricochet Racers) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man and Captain America; Ricochet Racers
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Spider-Man

Credits

Script
?
Art
?
Colours
?
Letters
?
Irving Watanabe (last panel)
Editing
?

Notes

Comics ad for the Ricochet Racers toy from Hasbro.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 80537

Entry created

  • 01/03/2021

Cover added

  • 01/03/2021

Index completed

  • 01/03/2021

Last updated

  • 02/05/2013