Space Glider. Marionette. Acroyear. Bug. Microtran. Biotran. They came from inner space—six champions sworn to free their beloved Microverse from the tyrannial rule of the evil Baron Karza! Gil. MANTLO % MICHAEL GOLDEN * A.MIEROM , JIM SHOOTER WRITER -STORYIELERS ARTIST. epoR *EDNORIN-CHIEF WHAT THE--2 WHO LET THis ki Je INTO A COMBAT YOU'VE GOTTA LISTEN, COL. MACEY I KNOW WHOS LAUNCHED MICRONAUTS®is published by MARVEL COMICS GROUP, James E. Galton, Prescont. Stan Lee, Publisher, OFFICE OF PUBLICATION. 5) MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK. N.Y. 10022. Published monthly. MICRONAUTS.® SPACE GLIDER, ® BIOTRON,® WICROTRONBACROYEAR® BARON KARZA,® GALACTIC WARRIOR/®SLUGS,™LASERSONICS®and BATTLE CAUISERS™are trademarks of MEGO CORP and thi re the property Of MEGO CORP... and the trademarks and likenesses are used with pe mision of y MEGO CORP. All rights reserved. All other matocal copytight ©1978 by Marvel Comic: Groun, 4 diision of Cadence Industries Corporation. All night resrvtd. Vol.1, No.8, August, 19 scription rate $6.00 for 12 ines. Canada, $8.00, Foreign, $7.00. No similarity between any of the nemes, characters, persons, and this magazine wich those of any living Br dad person oF institution is intended, and any such similarity which mey exist purely coincidental. Printed the U.S.A. This periodical may not beso except by authorized deslers and is sold subject tothe cond ton that shall not be sold ox ditibuted with any art ais cover or markings removed, nr if & mutilated conditionWHAT--?/ YOU SAY YOU KNOW ) HE“ ON KARZA,) ALLOW US TO TRO} ASSASSIN WHO'S ERUETED 6 ABOUT MIN FROM mv) COLONEL WE AGE? asi e ore FRIENDS. THE M/ICRONAUTS!| WHA-/? LITTLE PEOPLE EMERGING FROM A TINY SPACESHIP! LS ANoTHES Onves mic Unive ‘SIR. RSE! YOU'RE RAY COFFIN'S. THEY LANDED IN My Sey BACKYARD, SIR--CHASED BY BARON KARZA’S FLEET! 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T KNOW HIM—FROM AY, HISTORY TAPES! "FOR, WHEN LORD DALLAN AND HIS: Vike Bey ees RE eee OUTED Wiki DRAGEED TO THE BobyY BANKS AND SLAIN! WHISPERED THAT ON SOME Seba Cay, THEIRS SOM, TURK TO AVENGE THEM--AND LER, Home: (2 FROM THE OPPRESS.a SEG FAIRY TALES PWCTS, wa RIEST ®AHERO! PHEES. OUR BIG BLUE apne is NEED OF RIGHT COMMANDER Faun’ DESTROY AS Mi OF PROMETHEUS Homans AS YOU HE'S MOCKING, US, COMMANDER! KNOWS HES GOT MORE POWER THAN WE CAN HANDLE! GET_DOWN STEVE, KARZA'S TURNING TOWARDS US/ "AND LOBBING THE ENDEAVOR q H TANKS LIE THEY WERE, Jer Toyes Sain § ‘sro HIM? Y BIOTRON? you OBSOLETE EXCUSE FOR AROBAID! NOT ALL THe BOWER, 1 YOUR MICROSHIP CAN HOI PENETRATE MY PERSONAL FORCE FIELD! WHEREAS THE MEREST. MODICU OF My POWER WiLL. SUPFICE TO BLOW YOU OUT OF THE SkY/feINO LONGER FEAR EVEN Bios Steers oF, Me WE LOCKED | RANN‘S SUBCONSCIOUS. THUS, THERE 1S NOTHIN TO KEEP ME FROM DESTROYING YOU!wit 2 BE SEN- CoMmaNDER RANIN NY LIKE WHAT, SON? ciate ay ‘SME fe INCESS Stic. Car Pica eee fr THE BARON'S FORCE FIELD/ DETER MINEDLY HEROIC! ie NE BN onenaune ié, BARON, COME: BAPEGUARO EARTH! CALL ME ‘CONTINUED AFTER NEXT PACHARGED WITH THE BW/GMA FORCE, SE she & RC nese OF ALL THAT'S BEST ON my WORLD? YOU WON'T CONQUER, EARTI —secause “SR EARTH'S GOT A AERO WHO'LL STAND AGAINST. Your THIS Is WHAT TVE ALWAYS, WANTED--SINCE WAS A BOY DREAMING OF BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT /, A MAN'S GOT 10 FYGHT FOR WHAT HE BE- LIEVES IN--FOR THE THINGS HE LOVES--FOR THE, RESPECT OF CAPTAIN UNNERSE 1S GOING TO SEND You BA vy, WHERE YOU BELO, WORLDS BEHIND ME—ALL THE POWER FOOL! L HAVE THE STRENGTH OF IVE PLUNDERED FROM THE MICROVERSE/; AND TVE GOT THE SO/RIT OF Rig- SISTANCE IN ME! THE HOPES AND ASPIR- ATIONS OF ALL THOSE YOU'VE | FAILED TO CONQUER / Hi DIFFERENCE. BETWEENUS IS THAT MINE IS 4 BORROWED POWER, TO BE RETURNED WHEN THE NEED FOR IT HAS PASSED-1, PRACTICALLY UNNOTICED AS THE GIANTS BATTLE... ‘COMMANDER RANN--THE WAY IS CLEAR’ o TO THE ENDEAVOR! IF WE ADD THE POWER OF OUR MICROSHIP TO THAT. L OF CAPTAIN UNIVERSE.../ ‘NO. ACROYEAR? IM THROUGH FIGHTING USE- LESS BATTLES-- THROUGH WATCHING THOSE T CARE FOR FALL NEED-, LESSLY/ IT’S NOT EN WIN SO LONG AS WE HAVEN'T Meee A ccs BECIEIVE VICTORY! is stay ALIVE? STEVE! WHAT IS IT, BOY? YOU'VE BEEN SHA ING LIKE A LEAF EVER SINCE THAT SPACEI SOMEBODY I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE AGAIN, SIR--NOT SINCE’ HE FELI TO cee ees ACROYEAR! WE'LL NEVER, FIGHT HERE, ON ALIEN BATTLEGROUND — I SENSE THE PRESENCE OF my SON, STEVE! I'D BETTER FINISH KARZA BEFORE THE BOY GETS HURT/ONE OF US SHALL INDEED FALL THIS) WHILE YOU DON'T CARE A HANG FOR ANYONE: DAY, CAPTAIN UNIVERSE-BUT OR ANYTHING, HUH, BARON? WELL LOVE May NOT BE BARON PRUMITIVE EMOTION WHERE YOU COME —BUT HERE ON EARTH % LOVE IS THE THAT MAKES POSSIBLE! WE DON’T APOLOGIZE FOR COM- PASSION, BUSTER! IKNESS IS YOUR LACK HEROINSTEAD OF CONCEN- VJ 1S SPREAD TO THOSE WITH WHOM YOU HAVE) IREANRIGLESS EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS / JW | BY ALL THAT'S UNHOLY, THE ENIGMA FORCE HAS GIVEN CAPTAIN UNIVERSE THE POWER TO BACK UP, HIS SICKENING PLATITUDES/, I WAS WRONG TO THINK OF DESTROYING COMMANDER RANN-- FOR TIS THROUGH Him THAT I WILL DISCOVER THE SOURCE, OF THE ENIGMA FORCE! IN, To DEFY MY RULE!Imust Reverse THE MIND -MERGEL)* YE F HE FOLLOWS IS HE’LL HAVE TO WY) ‘URI y —STRANDING KARZA HERE ON We EARTH WITHOUT. THE TRUE BATTLE WAS EVER WITHone Now S2acee, ororteRs! It WILL NEVER GE USED AGAIN! i CONFRONTATION WITH KARZA/ x wit CONTACT CAPTAIN UNIVERSE, BROTHERS! BpAve | OH, DAD! You'Re (CBS | ALRIGHT! YOURE BACK! AND TLL NEVER BE Away AGAIN, STEVES S-SINCE YOU ‘MOM Mt 'BIED. T'VE SHUT YOU OUT~ BUT IM GOING TO MAKE 17 IP TO YOU! ED WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE! (T'S NOT RECOGNITION GLORY! OR FAME, Ts Cove. RAY COFFIN, IT 19 TIME TO RETURN THE POWER WHICH, WE LOANED YOu! Wwe iP YYEAU, LGUESS. 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