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Marvel Two-in-One #53

Marvel · Series began 1974 · July 1979

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Myron Wilburn (Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.) — first appearance
Deathlok (robot created by Harlan Ryker) — first appearance
Herkimer Oglethorpe (Marvel) — first appearance
Jeannine O'Connell (Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: July 1979
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #53 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition40¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition40¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860290607
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Sal Buscema, Michael Higginsinks: Joe Sinnott, Joe Rubinstein, Michael Higginsscript: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Stan Leecolors: Bob Sharenletters: Diana Albers, Gaspar Saladino, Irv Watanabe, Tom Orzechowski

Stories

The Pegasus Project Part One The Inner War! · 17 pages
Marvel Man is transformed into Quasar.

Publisher’s description

Thing meets Quasar at Project Pegasus while visiting the comatose Wundarr.

Characters

Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible GirlWendell VaughnQuasarThundraWundarrDrew DanielsTexas TwisterTheliusGilbert VaughnSilas KingSolarrMyron WilburnThomas LightnerThe CrusaderDeathlokHerkimer OglethorpeJeannine O'Connell

Reprinted in

Rampage Monthly (1978), The Project Pegasus Saga Starring The Thing (1988), Essential Marvel Two-in-One (2005), The Thing: Project Pegasus (2009), Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (2009), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One (2013), Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (2014), Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (2016), Thing: Project Pegasus (2018), Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection (2018)