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I've found various items in my quest to collect ThunderCats stuff that, while clearly part of the old Marvel line, didn't quite fit into any of the other categories. So you'll find those items here.
If you have anything not accounted for here and have access to a scanner, feel free to email me the pics (generally, I do the cover and one or two interior scans), publishing/author information, and a summary of the issue. I'll be happy to give you credit, of course, complete with links back to your site if you have one. Thanks!




WINTER SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 1

ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Winter Special Cover
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Issued October 1987
Written by Simon Furman. Art by Yeowell, Baskerville

Collects the tales in UK comic #9 and #10, called "Waking Nightmare". Lion-O has nightmares of a creature that attacks his friends and he is unable to help them. He wakes from his dreams, shaken and tired, and unsure whether he should tell the other Thundercats. These events are watched by Mumm-ra, who goes to the Mutants and tells them of his plan to destroy the Thundercats. See the UK comics section for more information.

SPRING SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 2

ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Spring Special Cover Issue Spring Special Poster
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Issued March 1988
Script by Ian Rimmer. Art Griffiths, Hine

Collects the tales in UK comic #11 and #12, which was about how the Berzerkers captured the Thundercats and Lion-O had to figure out how to rescue them without being captured himself. See the UK comics section for more information.

SUMMER SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 3
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ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Summer Special Cover ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Summer Special Poster ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Summer Special Back Cover
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Special thanks to Robert H for the pdf file, images, and information on this issue.

Thundercats Collected Comics #3 shares the same cover as the Thundercats UK Comic #17 and features both parts of the "Assault on the Onyx Pyramid." This story was originally separated over UK Comics #17 and #18. The front cover also contains the banner "Collected Comics 3" at the bottom.
The contents inside include: "Assault on the Onyx Pyramid - Part 1" / Fact File on Panthro / Fact File on Cheetara / Mini-Poster of Cheetara (this is the same image as the cover from UK comic #18) / Fact File on Tygra / "Assault on the Onyx Pyramid - Part 2" / Fact File on Lion-O

SPRING SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 4
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ThunderCats UK Collected Comic 4 Cover ThunderCats UK Collected Comic 4 Poster
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Issued Spring 1992
Special thanks to Spaced Angel for the information, and Robert H for the scans and pdf file of this issue.

Stories include 'Snarf Takes Up The Challenge' and 'The Memory Crystal' by John Freeman (script) and Martin Griffiths (art), where Bengali discovers the truth of about the Berbils and attempts to help them keep their secret by trying to steal the Sword of Omens to heal their broken memory crystal.

WINTER SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 5

ThunderCats UK Collected Comic 5 Cover ThunderCats UK Collected Comic 5 Inside Cover
Issued Winter 1992
Special thanks to Spaced Angel for the scans and information on this issue.

Stories include 'Year of the Cat' by Steve Alan (script) and Stephen Baskerville (finished art), where Lion-O finds himself feeling old before his time and Cheetara and Slithe get to take a dip in the Fountain of Youth!
Also, 'Unforgettable Snarf' by Ian Rimmer (script), Martin Griffiths (pencils) and Robin Bouttell (inks), a short story where Snarf loses his memory after a brief run-in with the Mutants.

EASTER SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 6

ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Easter Special Cover ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Easter Special Poster ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Easter Special Sight Beyond Sight
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Issued April 1993
Written by Dan Abnett. Art By Wetherell & Brian Williamson (art), Hel (lettering) & Euan Peters (colour)

Collects the tales in UK comic #96, #97 and #98, called "Friends in Need" (Parts 1-3). Bengali and Tygra discover the power of true friendship!
Also contains a reprint of #29, THE HEART OF XURDIMUR, where Lion-O discovers that power is often gained at others' expense. See the UK comics section for more information.

AUTUMN HOLIDAY SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 7

ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Autumn Special Cover
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Issued September 1993
Written by Steve Alan. Art by Braithwaite, Baskerville & Peters

Collects the tales in UK comic #90, "Country of the Blind" (Part 1) and UK comic #53 and #54, "Excalibur" (Parts 1 & 2).
See the regular UK comics section for more information.

EASTER SPECIAL: COLLECTED COMICS 8

ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Easter Special Cover ThunderCats UK Collected Comics Easter Special Thrill Game
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Issued April 1994
Written by Ian Rimmer. Art by Griffiths, Perkins.

Features reprints of two prior stories, UK comic #46, THUNDERCLAW, and PAST PERILS (Parts 1 and 2) from the 89 Annual.
See the UK comics section for more information.

THE PRICE OF PRIDE

ThunderCats UK Price of Pride Cover ThunderCats UK Price of Pride Lion-O Profile ThunderCats UK Price of Pride Tygra Profile ThunderCats UK Price of Pride WilyKat Profile ThunderCats UK Price of Pride Slithe Profile
Issued 1986
Script: Gerry Conway | Pencils: Jose Delbo | Inks: Al Gordon | Letters: Janice Chiang | Colours: Petra Scotese | Editor:Don Daley | Executive Editor: Tom DeFalco | Editor-in-chief: Jim Shooter
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This is a UK issued reprint of US Star Comic #9 (the overview of which can be read here). Features include soft-cover binding and various character profiles throughout (some of the same appeared in the annuals).

THUNDERCATS IN ASTRAL PRISON AND OTHER STORIES

ThunderCats in Astral Prison and Other Stories Cover
Issued 1989
Various artists/writers.
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This book features three Marvel Thundercat adventures. The first is the full story called Waking Nightmare ( first released as UK comics #9 and #10).
The second story is called The Memory Crystal, and I believe it's also a reprint from the UK issued books. Anyway, it involves Bengali and the Berbils mainly. Apparently, Bengali is starting to remember how he was rescued by Berbil technology from Thundera which is actually a bad thing. Robearbill shows Bengali an underground cavern under the Berbil Village where the little bears store amazing technologically advanced gadgets and a memory crystal. The function of the Crystal is to erase the memomories of Berbil technology for anyone who has come up against it. Berbils, it's explained, used to be evil and used their know-how to bring much harm. Now that they're peace loving, they wish to forever hide their great technology from others so that no one can ever use it for evil again. But if the crystal isn't healed, everyone will get their memories back (as Bengali had) which could spell disaster. The only thing that can heal the crystal is the Eye of Thundera, so Bengali agrees to steal the Sword of Omens to help. He's caught trying to by Lion-O and after a struggle, Lion-O gives Bengali the Star of Thundera instead as its more powerful than the Sword. In the end, the crystal is healed and everyone once again forgets how swell Berbil technology is.
Lastly, there's the Marvel version of The Astral Prison. However, it is vastly different from the televised version. In this tale, Jaga is tricked into an Astral jail cell by Mumm-Ra and can only be released if one finds the master key buried deep within Third Earth. Trouble is, to free Jaga one also frees unmentionable evil also trapped in the cell (apparently, it's easy to get in the cell, but once in you're trapped w/o the key. Hence why Mumm-Ra never attempted to free the evil before). Meanwhile, Lion-O dreams of a lady called Gemini (as with the TV version, this lady helper is Mumm-Ra in disguise just like the Netherwitch) who shows him Jaga's predicament and what he must do to free him. Lion-O awakes and heads to the Cave of Sorrows, where the key is supposedly hidden - a place so fearsome Mumm-Ra dares not go there. Either way, Mumm-Ra figures the ThunderCats are finished. Despite being warned to preserve the Sword of Omens' powers, Lion-O drains it fighting off the beasts in the cave but he does succeed in getting the key. Once he grabs the key, he's transported to the Astral Plain where Jaga warns him not to use it to free him. It would seem Lion-O decides he can't risk releasing the evil and throws away the key. Mumm-Ra gloats that he's still won, as Jaga is trapped...until Lion-O puts the Sword through the bars of the prison and Jaga funnels into the Eye while Mumm-Ra was distracted by the tossed Key. Then Jaga uses his own powers to make Mumm-Ra believe the Sword is back at full power. He flees and all is well.

THUNDERCATS POCKET COMIC

ThunderCats Pocket Comic
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Issued May 1990
Various artists/writers: see below.

A "pocket sized" book (although you'd still need a pretty large pocket for this!) released in the UK that collects several early Marvel issues together. Stories include "Survival Run", "Tears of Sunrise", "Jaga Quest" and "Siege In Silver and Stone". More on those stories can be found here.

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