THE MARVEL MAG THAT TIME FORGOT - PART ONE...

W hen THE MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL was relaunched

by PANINI in 2003, the first issue's indicia was numbered Volume 2,

Number 1. This completely ignored the fact that there had already been

a second volume of MWOM , released back in 1983. I immediately con-

tacted Panini and informed them of their error and a few issues later the

numbering was corrected. (I subsequently contacted one or two inter-

net sites who'd made the same oversight in their recounting of the

history of the title.)

The 'real' Volume 2 lasted seventeen issues then disappeared,

but the title of the magazine survived as a banner headline on seven

of the first eight issues of the CAPTAIN BRITAIN monthly mag

(EXPLODING FROM THE MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL) ,

launched in December of '84 (cover-dated January '85). Readers had

to wait another eighteen years for the return of the premier 'official'

U.K. Marvel periodical, first launched back on the last day of

September 1972 (cover-dated October).

Here then, are the first nine covers of the Marvel mag that time

and Panini forgot. (Until I reminded them, that is.) Don't forget

to come back for the remaining eight if you want a full set.

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