MICRONAUTS #1 (Jan1979) 9.0 VF/NM *From Toy Line to Top Seller! Mantlo - Golden!

Item Specifics

Series Name

MICRONAUTS

Issue Number

#1

Publisher

Marvel

Genre

Horror & Sci-Fi

Grade

9.0 VF/NM

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

Rom: space knight, g.I. Joe, masters of the universe . . . There have been many toy lines that have given rise to comic books, but very few caused the sensation that micronauts did upon its debut in 1979. Based on the mego micronauts toy line, the series was a hot seller for marvel, running for 59 issues over 7 years, outperforming the toy line upon which it was based, and outliving it by 6 years!

Here is issue #1 - a fairly direct result of author Bill Mantlo's fascination with the MICRONAUTS toys his young son received for Christmas in 1977! Mantlo creatively embellished the story behind the toys, and Michael Golden made the new world of the Micronauts come alive!

Mantlo's take on the back story of the toys was that The Micronauts originated in the Microverse, a "microscopic universe full of strange planets like the human-inhabited Homeworld which is made up of diverse spherical habitats that are linked together in the fashion of a molecular chain. The original team came together in response to the threat posed by Baron Karza, a former and academic turned murderously immortal black-armored dictator, who gained control of Homeworld through the creation of the Body Banks, where life-extending brain transplants are performed on the rich and inhuman genetic alterations on the poor.

Here in issue #1 Commander Rann returns from his 1000 year space voyage to find that the Warp Drive has been invented, which has allowed Baron Karza to take over the Microverse while he slept in suspended animation. Rann is captured and sent to the Pleasure Pits where his escape is orchestrated by the others, including those who would soon become members of the group known as THE MICRONAUTS.

There is even a page of mini-biographies of the main cast to help you keep the good guys and the bad guys straight!

This 42-year-old copy is in near-pristine shape, with high cover gloss, a strong binding, and no visible faults - a conservative 9.0 VF/NM. Overstreet says $16 . . and we say $12 . . and we also say our shipping can't be beat!

You do (micro)NOT want to miss out on this deal!

Seller Information

Seller

bennettoons (900)

Registered Since

05/07/2005

Feedback

99.6%

Store

Benny's Comics Corner

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Item Location

California, United States

Ships To

United States

Shipping Instructions

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Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

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