Appearing in "And Grotesk Shall Slay Thee!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) ⏵ (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
Supporting Characters:
- Woman Magazine
- J. Jonah Jameson
- Lynn Anderson (First appearance)
- Frank Gianelli (First appearance)
- Unnamed employees
- Mary (Secretary)
Antagonists:
- Grotesk (Gor-Tok) (Main story and flashforward)
Other Characters:
- Doomsday Man (Photo)
- Sophie (Voice only)
- Typhoid Mary (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Firefighters (Main story and flashforward)
- Hal
- A.I.M. (Behind the scenes)
- M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton) (Behind the scenes)
- Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
- Robbie Robertson (Mentioned)
- Dr. Barnett (Mentioned)
- Unnamed cop
- Dr. Ellis
- X-Men (Mentioned)
- NASA (Only in flashback)
- Peter Corbeau (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Gortokians (Main story and flashforward)
- Kree (Mentioned)
- Fleas (Mentioned)
- Dark Gods (Invoked)
Locations:
- Milky Way (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Solar System (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Earth (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- United States of America (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Midtown
- Murray Hill
- 39th Street and Second Avenue
- Daily Bugle Building
- Woman Magazine Offices
- Daily Bugle Building
- 39th Street and Second Avenue
- Murray Hill
- Midtown
- Staten Island
- Goethals Bridge (First appearance)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New Jersey (Main story and flashforward)
- Jersey Turnpike (Main story and flashforward)
- Oil Refinery (Destruction) (Main story and flashforward)
- Jersey Turnpike (Main story and flashforward)
- Texas (Only in flashback)
- Houston (Only in flashback)
- Lunar Receiving Laboratory (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Houston (Only in flashback)
- New York
- Sub-Terranea (Mentioned)
- Earth Orbit (Referenced)
- United States of America (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Earth (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Solar System (Main story, flashback, flashforward)
- Pama, Kree Galaxy (Invoked)
- Hala (Invoked)
Items:
- Ms. Marvel's Suit (Main story and vision)
- Cavorite crystal (First appearance)
- Atomic Bomb (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
Vehicles:
- Skylab (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
Évents:
- World War II (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "And Grotesk Shall Slay Thee!"
When the first issue of Woman Magazine turns out to be a financial success thanks in part to an article about Ms. Marvel, J. Jonah Jameson is both furious and happy about the outcome of its first issue. When he goes to tell off/congratulate Carol Danvers, she passes out from visions brought to her by her powers as Ms. Marvel.
Later, Carol changes into Ms. Marvel and is drawn to a factory where the underground dweller known as Grotesk has come to the surface to claim a Cavorite crystal. Ms. Marvel tries to stop Grotesk. However, she is easily overpowered and is lost in the burning rubble of the factory. Grotesk appears from the wreckage to those spectating the battle to boast about the destruction of Ms. Marvel. This story is continued next issue....
Notes
- Cover art modifications by Severin.
- Letters: Saladino (uncredited) page 1.