From 1977 to 1986, Marvel Comics published a collection of books called Marvel Comics Super Special. The comics were largely standalone stories and covered an eclectic mix of tales featuring rock stars, action heroes, sci-fi and fantasy characters, and even musical icons.

What made this particular run of comics stand out was that the vast majority of the 41 issues were adaptations of movies. The books covered the likes of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Empire Strikes Back, Krull, and Labyrinth, amongst others.

Ever wanted to know what titles were included in Marvel Comics Super Special? Then check out the list below!

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Marvel Comics Super Special comics

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Here is a list of all 41 issues of Marvel Comics Super Special comics. As you will see, Marvel covered a number of well-known properties across the comic’s nine-year print run, ending with an adaptation of the first full-length Marvel movie.

  • Issue #1 – Kiss (1977)
  • Issue #2 – Savage Sword of Conan (1977)
  • Issue #3 – Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978)
  • Issue #4 – The Beatles Story (1978)
  • Issue #5 – Kiss (1978)
  • Issue #6 – Jaws 2 (1978)
  • Issue #7 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (unpublished in the US)
  • Issue #8 – Battlestar Galactica (1978)
  • Issue #9 – Savage Sword of Conan (1978)
  • Issue #10 – Star-Lord (1979)
  • Issue #11 – Weirdworld: Warriors of the Shadow Realm (1979)
  • Issue #12 – Weirdworld: Warriors of the Shadow Realm (1979)
  • Issue #13 – Weirdworld: Warriors of the Shadow Realm (1979)
  • Issue #14 – Meteor (1979)
  • Issue #15 – Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
  • Issue #16 – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Issue #17 – Xanadu (1980)
  • Issue #18 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  • Issue #19 – For Your Eyes Only (1981)
  • Issue #20 – Dragonslayer (1981)
  • Issue #21 – Conan the Barbarian (1982)
  • Issue #22 – Blade Runner (1982)
  • Issue #23 – Annie (1982)
  • Issue #24 – The Dark Crystal (1983)
  • Issue #25 – Rock & Rule (1983)
  • Issue #26 – Octopussy (1983)
  • Issue #27 – Return of the Jedi (1983)
  • Issue #28 – Krull (1983)
  • Issue #29 – Tarzan of the Apes (1983)
  • Issue #30 – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
  • Issue #31 – The Last Starfighter (1984)
  • Issue #32 – The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
  • Issue #33 – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
  • Issue #34 – Sheena (1984)
  • Issue #35 – Conan the Destroyer (1984)
  • Issue #36 – Dune (1984)
  • Issue #37 – 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
  • Issue #38 – Red Sonja (1985)
  • Issue #39 – Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
  • Issue #40 – Labyrinth (1986)
  • Issue #41 – Howard the Duck (1986)

In addition to the issues listed above, Marvel tested the waters for movie adaptations with two standalone comics: The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and The Deep (1977). These two comics were essentially the forerunners for Marvel Comics Super Special.

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The odd one out

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Of the 41-issue run of Marvel Comics Super Special, the only issue not to be published in the US was issue #7 – an adaptation of the Universal Studios movie, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The reason issue #7 did not see print in the US was due to ongoing communication issues between the production company and Marvel, as well as the general late running of the book.

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