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Marvel Super-Heroes #18

Marvel · Series began 1967 · January 1969

first appearance of Vance Astro, Yondu, Charlie-27 and others

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Vance Astro (Guardians of the Galaxy, typically of Earth-691) — introduction
Yondu (Yondu Udonta) — introduction
Charlie-27 (typically from Earth-691) — introduction
Martinex (Typically from Earth-691; Martinex T'Naga) — introduction
Drang (Earth-691) — introduction
Betina Marsh (Earth-691) — introduction, unammed
Maz (Earth-691) — introduction
Yur (Earth-691; Badoon) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1969
On sale: October 15, 1968
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Gene Colan, Syd Shores, Bill Everett, Herb Trimpeinks: Mike Esposito, Bill Everett, Herb Trimpecolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen, Herb Cooper, Bill Everett, Artie Simekscript: Arnold Drake, Bill Everett, Otto Binder

Stories

Earth Shall Overcome! · 22 pages
Courage! · 3 pages
A young Namor (10 years old) is teased into proving his toughness by staying on the surface in a blizzard.
Wave of Destruction! [Chapter 4] · 8 pages
Namor arrives in Asia along the China coast, and soon discovers the presence of the Pacific Pirates, modern day raiders who use a submarine as their weapon of attack. They are secretly saved from Namor and enlisted by Madame Death and Future Man to help create a massive tidal wave that will wipe out most of the population of Asia.
The Living Dead! [Chapter 5] · 5 pages
Miss America, while flying over the continent of Africa, notices a caravan below being attacked apparently by living mummies. The mummies have been revived by Future Man's "life battery", which has been converted to give off "life currents", allowing the villain to use thousands of these mummies from unknown tombs to sweep, like an Army, over the entire continent, wiping out all living souls.
Flames of Fury! [Chapter 6] · 8 pages
Future Man uses a common incendiary bomb to start a huge forest fire in North America for the purpose of decoying the Torch and Toro long enough so that he and Madame Death can enlist the aid of desert badmen, who supply the villains with Uranium-235 so that they can produce an atomic match.....a match that will burn anything that has atoms.
War Between the Worlds! [Chapter 7] · 4 pages
When Future Man is seemingly stopped at every turn by the All-Winners Squad members, he threatens to make a call for help into the future, requesting hundreds of future men be sent by giant spaceships armed with Neutronic Bombs! However, the Squad attacks before this can happen, and, by a quirk of fate, controls on the villain's ship are locked to keep going far in the past, thus ending the threat of future attackers.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaNamorSub-MarinerBucky BarnesJim HammondHuman TorchBuckyThomas RaymondToroVance AstroYondu UdontaYonduCharlie-27MartinexMartinex T'NagaRobert FrankThe WhizzerMadeline JoyceMiss AmericaFenByrrahFuture ManMadame DeathDrangCharlie-26Betina MarshMaulMazYur

Reprinted in

Astonishing Tales (1970), Guardians of the Galaxy: Earth Shall Overcome (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Omnibus (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Heroes Omnibus (2018), The Defenders Omnibus (2020), Guardians of the Galaxy Epic Collection (2023)