The Marvel Lucky Bag - November 1983.

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The cinemas of November 1983 weren't exactly rocking with hits. In fact, as far as I can make out, the most famous films to be released that month were The Osterman Weekend and Amityville 3-D.

I have seen the Osterman Weekend but have never seen Amityville 3-D.

In fact, so greatly have I not seen it that, before writing this post, I wasn't even aware there was an Amityville 3-D. I have faith, though, that if I chose to watch it, it would be at least as good as all the other 3-D films I've ever seen.

Iron Man lands his sixth annual, despite having been around for far more than six years.

And he does so by teaming up with a bunch of Eternals, as they seek to escape the Deviants. The rascals being out to exploit their foes' immortal energies for, no doubt, nefarious purposes.

Marvel gives us its adaptation of the film they're all talking about, when the power and majesty of Krull hits our spinner racks. It's all thanks to the opening installment of a two-part mini-series the world will, surely, never forget.

I'm not an expert on American geography and climate but I've never imagined Dallas as being particularly Christmassy.

But, clearly, I've been wrong for all these years because that's where mankind's favourite webhead is going to be spending his festive period.

Sadly, I can reveal nothing much about what happens in this book but I do know the tale it contains is only sixteen pages long.

Still, I'm sure it's plenty enough pages for the Kingpin to cause trouble in.

Don Blake's alter ego may have been dumped from his own monthly book but that doesn't prevent him from getting his own annual.

As a result, we're treated to forty pages of adventures set during the thunder god's adolescence.

And I'm sure we're all glad to hear the Golden Apples put in an appearance.

Cap's sidekick is sidekick no more!

It's true. The Falcon gets his chance to shine in a four-part mini-series.

Sadly, I know nothing of its contents, other than they include such characters as Lucia Calderon, Miguel Martinez, Mr Salvatore, Nemesis and Sgt Tork.

And, of course, Redwing.

And another new title makes its entrance.

This time, it's destined to last for just one issue before disappearing from our lives.

I genuinely have no idea what happens in this one, other than that it features Spider-Man and Dr Octopus. Just what happens in it that couldn't have happened in one of Spidey's regular books, I cannot say.

Speaking of Spidey's many books, here comes another, as Peter Porker makes its sensational first appearance.

It would appear to also be its sensational last appearance.

Apparently, in this one, Captain America and Spider-Ham investigate a saboteur destroying a video arcade but find themselves having to fight the Hulk Bunny.

This issue also features a strip called Goose Rider. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, I'm going to assume that's a send-up of Ghost Rider.

Hooray! We get to celebrate the reign of Gentleman Jim Shooter!

There's also news of Larry Hama, Al Milgrom and Carl Potts. Not to mention features entitled Golden Age Greats Revisited and A Tale of Two Artists.

The universe's shiniest space knight is granted his second-ever annual but, sadly, I can relate no information about the insides of this mighty tome, other than that the Dire Wraiths are there, which I suspect will be a shock to no one.

It is, however, forty pages long and contains no reprints.