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Cover Date

June, 1973

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Roy Thomas

Zarrko like all men of your era, you are an egoist and an imbecile.

—Kang the Conqueror

Appearing in "Time Bomb!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Avengers
- ⏴ Vision ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Thor ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵ (Cameo)
⏴ Edwin Jarvis ⏵ (Cameo)
Inhumans (Mentioned)
- Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin) (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

23rd Century
Earth-616
- Earth
  - United States of America
    - New York
      - New York City
        Manhattan
        Baxter Building
  - Japan
  - Greece
  - Venezuela
  - Great Refuge (Mentioned)

Items:

Synopsis for "Time Bomb!"

Iron Man and Spider-Man have been brought to the 23rd Century to help Zarrko the Tomorrow Man to stop Kang the Conqueror from taking over this era. However, Zarrko wants to control history himself, and after Kang has incapacitated the two heroes, Zarrko has made his move. Zarrko explains his plans to conquer history using a series of "Time Bombs" that will regress the technology in the modern age to that of previous centuries, leaving the Earth ripe for conquest. He intends to use this all over the world except for a nuclear weapon depot in the United States which he intends to plunder for his own ends.

As Zarrko details his plans, both Spider-Man and Iron Man have revived from the blast they received from Kang. Iron Man cannot help because his armor's power source was destroyed, and so he tells Spider-Man to flee back to the present to stop the Time Bombs and to find help. The web-slinger manages to slip away and find his way to the time portal. Setting it from the date he was taken from, Spider-Man uses it to travel back in time. Meanwhile, Kang and Zarrko fight it out until they are interrupted by an unexpected arrival that Kang finds impossible to believe...

... Meanwhile, Spider-Man finds himself transported to the Baxter Building, setting off the alarms. However, they are shut off by the Human Torch, the only member of the Fantastic Four who is present. With the rest of the team away, Johnny agrees to help Spider-Man track down and shut down the Time Bombs. The pair split up to deactivate the time bombs, the Torch heading to Japan, and Spider-Man going to South America. When the Torch arrives in Japan he witnesses as a bullet train suddenly transforms into an old-fashioned steam engine. Using his ability to see into the infrared spectrum, Johnny tracks the energy signatures given off by the Time Bomb. He finds it in a hut, but the owner doesn't take kindly to trespassers. However, the bullets from his gun melt harmlessly against the Torch's flaming body. The Time Bomb suddenly turns the Japanese man into a samurai warrior, but the Torch easily trounces him. Getting up close to the Time Bomb, he suddenly begins succumbing to the effects of the device, his memories of how to disarm the weapon quickly vanishing from his mind.

At that moment, Spider-Man arrives in South America by hitching a ride on he outside of a commercial airliner. When the plane lands it suddenly transforms into a biplane thanks to the effects of the Time Bomb. Searching for the device, he has to fight a bunch of locals who have been transformed into primitive savages. When Spider-Man tries to disarm the device, he finds the same problem the Torch had. Before he can completely succumb to the radiations, the Torch arrives and melts the device. The pair then commandeers a plane and use it to go to Greece. There they find more opposition trying to stop them from disarming the Time Bomb. They easily fight their way through and this time, Johnny only disables the bomb instead of outright incinerating it. With the threat over, they begin to try and figure out a way back to the future to save the Avengers. The Torch recognizes the energy emissions from the devices as being the same as the Negative Zone barrier that once surrounded the Inhuman's domain of Attilan. However, because of his feelings toward his ex-girlfriend Crystal, the Human Torch decides not to accompany Spider-Man and wishes him luck.

Notes

Continuity Notes

As revealed in Fantastic Four Annual #25, this is not the real Kang, but a robot that he is controlling remotely.

Spider-Man sets the time machine to take him back to February 14, 1973. This date should be considered a topical reference per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616.

The narrative of this story points out that this story takes place prior to "current issues of Amazing Spider-Man". It is referring to Amazing Spider-Man #119-120, which found Spider-Man in Canada battling the Hulk.

Johnny Storm is wearing a red and yellow costume. He started wearing this variant costume in Fantastic Four #132. He will wear this costume until Fantastic Four #159.

Johnny also mentions that the rest of the Fantastic Four are out looking for Agatha Harkness. She went missing in Fantastic Four #134. They eventually rescue her from Annihilus in Fantastic Four #140-141.

The Torch refuses to join Spider-Man to Attilan because he is still sore about losing his long time girlfriend Crystal. Crystal was forced to return to Attilan in Fantastic Four #105. There she met and fell in love with Quicksilver of the Avengers as seen in Fantastic Four #131-132.

Publication Notes

Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Jetter pages 2-20.

This issue contains a letters page, Mail It To Team-Up. Letters are published from Brian Earl Brown and C.R. Newball.

As seen on page one, this issue is Story#1431-Z.

Links and References

References

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+| Image               = Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 10.jpg
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-| ImageText           = Marvel Team-Up # 10
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-| Issue               = 10
 | Month               = June
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 | CoverArtist1        = John Romita
 | CoverArtist2        = Mike Esposito
+| CoverArtist3        = Morrie Kuramoto
+| Quotation           = [[Artur Zarrko (Earth-6297)|Zarrko]] like all men of your era, you are an egoist and an imbecile.
-| PreviousIssue       = [[Comics:Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 9|Marvel Team-Up # 9]]
-| NextIssue           = [[Comics:Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 11|Marvel Team-Up # 11]]
+| Speaker             = [[Nathaniel Richards (Kang) (Earth-6311)|Kang the Conqueror]]
-| Quotation           = Zaarko, like all men of you era, you are an egoist and an imbecile.
-| Speaker             = [[Kang the Conqueror (Earth-6311)|Kang]]
-| StoryTitle1         = "Time Bomb"
+| StoryTitle1         = Time Bomb!
-| Synopsis1           = Continued from last issue.. Kang and Zarrko have made an uneasy alliance, and Zarrko boasts about how he sent a number of time bombs back to the year 1973. The weapons radiation would cause all Earth's technology and people to devolve to pre-industrial era devices and peoples.<br>
-With Iron Man down for the count, Spidey makes his escape through one of the citadels time machines and finds himself landed back to the present within the Fantastic Four's headquarters. With the Human Torch as the only member present, Spider-Man tells him of the danger at hand. The two travel around the world and deactivate the various time bombs before they can finalize their effects.<br>
-After all the time bombs have been deactivated, the Torch recognizes the radiation given off by the devices as being similar to that which once created a Negative Zone around the Hidden Land of the Inhumans. The Torch tells Spidey to go and seek their aid to stop Zarrko and Kang, and departs, not washing to join in due to his still raw feelings over his ended relationship with Crystal.<br>
-This story is continued next issue...
-| Editor1_1           = Roy Thomas
 | Writer1_1           = Gerry Conway
 | Penciler1_1         = Jim Mooney
 | Inker1_1            = Frank Giacoia
 | Colourist1_1        = Stan Goldberg
-| Letterer1_1         = Charlotte Jetter
+| Letterer1_1         = Gaspar Saladino
+| Letterer1_2         = Charlotte Jetter
-| Appearing1 =
+| Editor1_1           = Roy Thomas
+| Synopsis1           = Iron Man and Spider-Man have been brought to the 23rd Century to help Zarrko the Tomorrow Man to stop Kang the Conqueror from taking over this era. However, Zarrko wants to control history himself, and after Kang has incapacitated the two heroes, Zarrko has made his move. Zarrko explains his plans to conquer history using a series of "Time Bombs" that will regress the technology in the modern age to that of previous centuries, leaving the Earth ripe for conquest. He intends to use this all over the world except for a nuclear weapon depot in the United States which he intends to plunder for his own ends.
+As Zarrko details his plans, both Spider-Man and Iron Man have revived from the blast they received from Kang. Iron Man cannot help because his armor's power source was destroyed, and so he tells Spider-Man to flee back to the present to stop the Time Bombs and to find help. The web-slinger manages to slip away and find his way to the time portal. Setting it from the date he was taken from, Spider-Man uses it to travel back in time. Meanwhile, Kang and Zarrko fight it out until they are interrupted by an unexpected arrival that Kang finds impossible to believe...
+... Meanwhile, Spider-Man finds himself transported to the Baxter Building, setting off the alarms. However, they are shut off by the Human Torch, the only member of the Fantastic Four who is present. With the rest of the team away, Johnny agrees to help Spider-Man track down and shut down the Time Bombs. The pair split up to deactivate the time bombs, the Torch heading to Japan, and Spider-Man going to South America. When the Torch arrives in Japan he witnesses as a bullet train suddenly transforms into an old-fashioned steam engine. Using his ability to see into the infrared spectrum, Johnny tracks the energy signatures given off by the Time Bomb. He finds it in a hut, but the owner doesn't take kindly to trespassers. However, the bullets from his gun melt harmlessly against the Torch's flaming body. The Time Bomb suddenly turns the Japanese man into a samurai warrior, but the Torch easily trounces him. Getting up close to the Time Bomb, he suddenly begins succumbing to the effects of the device, his memories of how to disarm the weapon quickly vanishing from his mind.
+At that moment, Spider-Man arrives in South America by hitching a ride on he outside of a commercial airliner. When the plane lands it suddenly transforms into a biplane thanks to the effects of the Time Bomb. Searching for the device, he has to fight a bunch of locals who have been transformed into primitive savages. When Spider-Man tries to disarm the device, he finds the same problem the Torch had. Before he can completely succumb to the radiations, the Torch arrives and melts the device. The pair then commandeers a plane and use it to go to Greece. There they find more opposition trying to stop them from disarming the Time Bomb. They easily fight their way through and this time, Johnny only disables the bomb instead of outright incinerating it. With the threat over, they begin to try and figure out a way back to the future to save the Avengers. The Torch recognizes the energy emissions from the devices as being the same as the Negative Zone barrier that once surrounded the Inhuman's domain of Attilan. However, because of his feelings toward his ex-girlfriend Crystal, the Human Torch decides not to accompany Spider-Man and wishes him luck.
+| Appearing1          =
 '''Featured Characters:'''
-* [[Peter Parker (Earth-616)|Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]]
+* {{apn|[[Peter Parker (Earth-616)|Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]]}}
-* [[Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)|Human Torch (Johnny Storm)]]
+* {{apn|[[Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)|Human Torch (Johnny Storm)]]|Hero for Hire #9|Avengers #118}}
 '''Supporting Characters:'''
-* [[Edwin Jarvis (Earth-616)|Edwin Jarvis]]
+* {{apn|[[Anthony Stark (Earth-616)|Iron Man (Tony Stark)]]}}
-'''Villains:'''
+'''Antagonists:'''
-* [[Artur Zarrko (Earth-6297)|Tomorrow Man]]
+* {{apn|[[Artur Zarrko (Earth-6297)|Tomorrow Man (Artur Zarrko)]]}}
-* [[Kang the Conqueror (Earth-6311)|Kang the Conqueror]]
+* {{apn|[[Nathaniel Richards (Kang) (Earth-6311)|Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards)]]}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
-* [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]
+* {{a|[[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]}}
-** [[Anthony Stark (Earth-616)|Iron Man (Anthony Stark)]]
+** {{apn|[[Vision (Earth-616)|Vision]]}}{{Cameo}}
-** [[Vision (Earth-616)|Vision (Victor Shade)]]
+** {{apn|[[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]]}}{{Cameo}}
-** [[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]]
+** {{apn|[[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)]]}}{{Cameo}}
-** [[Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)|Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)]]
+** {{apn|[[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America (Steve Rogers)]]||Avengers #113}}{{Cameo}}
-** [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America (Steve Rogers)]]
+* {{apn|[[Edwin Jarvis (Earth-616)|Edwin Jarvis]]}}{{Cameo}}
+* [[Inhumans (Inhomo supremis)|Inhumans]] {{Mentioned}}
-** [[Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)| Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)]] {{BTS}}
-** [[T'Challa (Earth-616)|Black Panther (T'Challa)]] {{BTS}}
+** {{Mentioned|[[Crystalia Amaquelin (Earth-616)|Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin)]]}}
+'''Races and Species:'''
-* [[Blackagar Boltagon (Earth-616)|Black Bolt]] {{BTS}}
-* [[Triton (Earth-616)|Triton]] {{BTS}}
+* {{a|[[Homo sapiens|Humans]]}}
+* {{a|[[Synthezoids]]}}
-* [[Gorgon (Earth-616)|Gorgon]] {{BTS}}
+* {{a|[[Asgardians]]}}
-* [[Karnak (Earth-616)|Karnak]] {{BTS}}
+* {{Mentioned|[[Inhumans (Inhomo supremis)|Inhumans]]}}
 '''Locations:'''
-* Unknown '''23rd Century''' Location
+* {{a|[[Earth-6297|23rd Century]]}}
-* [[New York City]]
+* {{a|[[Earth-616]]}}
-** [[Baxter Building]]
+** {{a|[[Earth]]}}
+*** {{a|[[United States of America]]}}
-* [[Japan]]
+**** {{a|[[New York (State)|New York]]}}
-* [[Greece]]
+***** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
-* [[Venezuela]]<br/>
+****** {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}
+******* {{a|[[Baxter Building]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Japan]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Greece]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Venezuela]]}}
+*** {{Mentioned|[[Attilan|Great Refuge]]}}
 '''Items:'''
-* [[Spider-Man's Web-Shooters]]
+* {{a|[[Spider-Man's Suit]]}}
+* {{a|[[Web-Shooters]]}}
-* [[Iron Man Armor MK IV]]
+* {{a|[[Iron Man Armor Model 3]]}}
-* [[Captain America's Shield]]
+* {{a|[[Captain America's Shield]]}}
+* {{a|[[Captain America's Uniform]]}}
 * "Time Portal"
-* "Time Bombs" <br/>
+* "Time Bombs"
-'''Vehicles:'''
+<!-- '''Vehicles:'''
-* <br/>
+* <br/> -->
-| Notes               =
+| Notes               = ===Continuity Notes===
+* As revealed in {{c|Fantastic Four Annual #25}}, this is not the real Kang, but a robot that he is controlling remotely.
-* This is the last time in [[Comics: Marvel Team-Up Vol 1|Marvel Team-Up]] that the cover image logos of Spider-Man and the Human Torch are used.  These particular logos were only used when Spider-Man teamed up with the Human Torch (as he did in issues 1-3).  The next time the two heroes team up in [[Comics: Marvel Team-Up Vol 1 39|Issue #39]] more recent image logos are used.
+* Spider-Man sets the time machine to take him back to February 14, 1973. This date should be considered a [[Glossary:Topical Reference|topical reference]] per the [[Glossary:Sliding Timescale|Sliding Timescale]] of [[Earth-616]].
+* The narrative of this story points out that this story takes place prior to "current issues of Amazing Spider-Man". It is referring to {{c|Amazing Spider-Man #119}}-{{c|Amazing Spider-Man #120|120}}, which found Spider-Man in Canada battling the Hulk.
+* Johnny Storm is wearing a red and yellow costume. He started wearing this variant costume in {{c|Fantastic Four #132}}. He will wear this costume until {{c|Fantastic Four #159}}.
+* Johnny also mentions that the rest of the Fantastic Four are out looking for Agatha Harkness. She went missing in {{c|Fantastic Four #134}}. They eventually rescue her from Annihilus in {{c|Fantastic Four #140}}-{{c|Fantastic Four #141|141}}.
+* The Torch refuses to join Spider-Man to Attilan because he is still sore about losing his long time girlfriend Crystal. Crystal was forced to return to Attilan in {{c|Fantastic Four #105}}. There she met and fell in love with Quicksilver of the Avengers as seen in {{c|Fantastic Four #131}}-132.
+==Publication Notes==
+* Letters (story pages): Saladino (uncredited) page 1, Jetter pages 2-20.
 * This issue contains a letters page, '''Mail It To Team-Up'''.  Letters are published from ''Brian Earl Brown'' and ''C.R. Newball''.
 * As seen on page one, this issue is Story#'''1431-Z'''.
-* [[Gaspar Saladino]] inked the cover of this issue.
 | Trivia              =
-* Reader's are not sure how [[Spider-Man]] and [[Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)|the Human Torch]] were able to determine the location of the three "Time Bombs".  Perhaps Zarrko revealed the locations in a behind the scenes conversation?  Perhaps Reed Richards' technology from the Baxter Building was used?? Perhaps poor plotting?
 | Recommended         =