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| Volume |
1 |
1 |
| No Volume |
No |
No |
| Volume Not Printed |
False |
False |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
Vista Publications Inc. |
Vista Publications Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
 MC |
MC |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
December 1961 |
December 1961 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
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No |
No |
| Key Date |
1961-12-00 |
1961-12-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
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No |
No |
| Editing |
Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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False |
False |
| Notes |
Distributed to newstands in August or September 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
Distributed to newstands in August or September 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
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| 0. The Sacrifice! (no feature) cover, 1p |
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The Sacrifice! |
The Sacrifice! |
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cover |
cover |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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1 |
1 |
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X |
X |
| Pencils |
Jack Kirby |
Jack Kirby |
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| Inks |
Dick Ayers |
Dick Ayers |
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Chuck Dawson |
Chuck Dawson |
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Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (29 August 2006). |
Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (29 August 2006). |
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| 1. The Sacrifice! (no feature) comic story, 7p |
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comic story |
comic story |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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V-381 |
V-381 |
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7 |
7 |
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? |
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Jack Kirby |
Jack Kirby |
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George Klein |
George Klein |
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Chuck Dawson; Plant Creature |
Chuck Dawson; Plant Creature |
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An astronaut sent to Mars encounters a telepathic plant that destroyed all life on Mars and forces him to take it to Earth. The man kills himself by blowing up the spaceship and stranding the plant in space. |
An astronaut sent to Mars encounters a telepathic plant that destroyed all life on Mars and forces him to take it to Earth. The man kills himself by blowing up the spaceship and stranding the plant in space. |
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (November 1972)
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (November 1972)
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| 2. Strange Mission (no feature) text story, 2p |
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Strange Mission |
Strange Mission |
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science fiction |
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K-440 |
K-440 |
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2 |
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? |
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Joe Maneely |
Joe Maneely |
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Joe Maneely |
Joe Maneely |
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typeset |
typeset |
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X |
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Alfred Pook; Harold; Dr. Smith |
Alfred Pook; Harold; Dr. Smith |
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A man becomes confused over directions to the dentist and as a result accidentally pilots an expedition to claim a new planet. |
A man becomes confused over directions to the dentist and as a result accidentally pilots an expedition to claim a new planet. |
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- from Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #45 (September 1956)
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- from Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #45 (September 1956)
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Text story with illustration. |
Text story with illustration. |
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| 3. The Coming of the Giants (no feature) comic story, 6p |
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The Coming of the Giants |
The Coming of the Giants |
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comic story |
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science fiction |
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V-382 |
V-382 |
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6 |
6 |
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? |
? |
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Paul Reinman |
Paul Reinman (signed) |
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Paul Reinman |
Paul Reinman (signed) |
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Bobby Grant; Sally Grant |
Bobby Grant; Sally Grant |
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Alien giants menace New York, but retreat at token resistance. The people find a projector and decide that the aliens' giant size was an illusion. The aliens really were giants and left the equipment to disguise their cowardice. |
Alien giants menace New York, but retreat at token resistance. The people find a projector and decide that the aliens' giant size was an illusion. The aliens really were giants and left the equipment to disguise their cowardice. |
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- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #143
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| 4. The Mask of Morgumm! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Mask of Morgumm! |
The Mask of Morgumm! |
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comic story |
comic story |
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occult |
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V-383 |
V-383 |
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5 |
5 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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| Pencils |
Don Heck |
Don Heck |
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Don Heck |
Don Heck |
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? |
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Joe Phelps |
Joe Phelps |
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A baby-faced criminal gets an ugly mask to disguise himself and intimidate people. When he removes the mask he finds that it has made his face just as ugly as the mask and so easily recognizable. |
A baby-faced criminal gets an ugly mask to disguise himself and intimidate people. When he removes the mask he finds that it has made his face just as ugly as the mask and so easily recognizable. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (November 1972)
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (November 1972)
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This story is a retelling of "Who Hides Beneath My Mask?" drawn by Dick Ayers, from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #6 (November 1959). |
This story is a retelling of "Who Hides Beneath My Mask?" drawn by Dick Ayers, from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #6 (November 1959). |
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| 5. The Warning! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Warning! |
The Warning! |
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comic story |
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horror |
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V-384 |
V-384 |
| Page Count |
5 |
5 |
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No |
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Stan Lee |
Stan Lee (signed) |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko (signed) |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko (signed) |
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? |
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A man frantically tries to convince people in a park that he saw a statue move. When he is unsuccessful he is satisfied, since now he knows that his alien people's plan to infiltrate Earth with soldiers disguised as statues will work. |
A man frantically tries to convince people in a park that he saw a statue move. When he is unsuccessful he is satisfied, since now he knows that his alien people's plan to infiltrate Earth with soldiers disguised as statues will work. |
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- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #143
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