CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #2

Marvel · Series began 1982 · July 1982

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Dates

Cover date: July 1982
On sale: April 6, 1982
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

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

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860215907
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Creators

pencils: John Romita Jr.inks: Bob Layton, Pablo Marcosscript: Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlocolors: Michele Wolfman, Christie Scheeleletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Recap · 1 pages
Recap of the previous issue.
Chapter 2 First Contest: Frenzy in the Frozen North! · 12 pages
The first contest takes place in the arctic between DD, Talisman and Darkstar (Grandmaster's team) vs. Invisible Girl, Iron Fist and Sunfire (Unknown's team). Daredevil wins for the Grandmaster.
Chapter 3 Second Contest: Ghost Town Showdown! · 9 pages
The second contest takes place in a western ghost town between She-Hulk, Captain Britain and Defensor (Grandmaster's team) and Iron Man, Sabra and Arabian Knight (Unknown's team). Arabian Knight wins for the Unknown. The score is tied.
Marvel Super Heroes - 1982 · 2 pages

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLoganWolverineSteve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManBruce BannerThorHulkBen GrimmThe ThingThor OdinsonOroro MunroeJohnny StormStormHuman TorchHank McCoySusan Storm RichardsBeastMatt MurdockDaredevilStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeT'ChallaWarren Worthington IIIBlack PantherVisionJennifer Walters

Reprinted in

Avengers: The Contest (2012), Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Gallery Edition (2022), Contest of Champions (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), Avengers: The Contest (2010), Marvel Super Heroes Contest of Champions (2015)