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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 |
June 1962 |
June 1962 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1962-06-00 |
1962-06-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.12 USD |
0.12 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
| No Editing |
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| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
| Notes |
Distributed to newstands in March 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
Distributed to newstands in March 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
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| 0. When a Planet Dies! (no feature) cover, 1p |
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When a Planet Dies! |
When a Planet Dies! |
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cover |
cover |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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| Pencils |
Jack Kirby |
Jack Kirby |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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Stan Goldberg |
Stan Goldberg |
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Artie Simek |
Artie Simek |
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| 1. When a Planet Dies! (no feature) comic story, 7p |
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When a Planet Dies! |
When a Planet Dies! |
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comic story |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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7 |
7 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Jack Kirby |
Jack Kirby |
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Dick Ayers |
Dick Ayers |
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? |
? |
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X |
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Rackozo Roor; Johnn; Aletha |
Rackozo Roor; Johnn; Aletha |
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Humans are forced underground by the Sun’s death. An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. |
Humans are forced underground by the Sun’s death. An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. |
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The third, fourth and sixth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series). |
The third, fourth and sixth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series). |
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| 2. Mystery Pupil (no feature) text story, 2p |
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Mystery Pupil |
Mystery Pupil |
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science fiction |
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K-382 |
K-382 |
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2 |
2 |
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No |
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? |
? |
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Joe Maneely |
Joe Maneely |
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Joe Maneely |
Joe Maneely |
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? |
? |
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typeset |
typeset |
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X |
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Colin; Mr. Plum; Gertrude |
Colin; Mr. Plum; Gertrude |
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A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. |
A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. |
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Text story with illustration. |
Text story with illustration. |
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| 3. The Madness! (no feature) comic story, 6p |
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The Madness! |
The Madness! |
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occult |
horror-suspense |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
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Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? |
Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? |
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Jack Kirby |
Jack Kirby |
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| Inks |
Dick Ayers |
Dick Ayers |
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Stan Goldberg |
Stan Goldberg |
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Jon D'Agostino |
Jon D'Agostino |
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Dan Cooper |
Dan Cooper |
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A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman. He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! |
A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman. He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! |
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The second and fourth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series). |
The second and fourth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series). |
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| 4. Goodbye to Linda Brown (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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Goodbye to Linda Brown |
Goodbye to Linda Brown |
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No |
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comic story |
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fantasy |
fantasy |
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5 |
5 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
| No Pencils |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
| No Inks |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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Linda Brown; Aunt May; Uncle Ben |
Linda Brown; Aunt May; Uncle Ben |
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A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking. In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. The couple are sad...but they knew their mermaid ward would one day go home. |
A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking. In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. The couple are sad...but they knew their mermaid ward would one day go home. |
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The third page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.
This story is a retelling of "The Sea Waits for Me!", drawn by Dick Ayers, from Journey Into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1951 series) #43 (March 1956). |
The third page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.
This story is a retelling of "The Sea Waits for Me!", drawn by Dick Ayers, from Journey Into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1951 series) #43 (March 1956). |
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| 5. Behind the Dreadful Door! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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Behind the Dreadful Door! |
Behind the Dreadful Door! |
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No |
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comic story |
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occult |
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5 |
5 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Gene Colan |
Gene Colan |
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Gene Colan |
Gene Colan |
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? |
? |
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? |
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X |
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Joshua Carstairs; Derek Weems |
Joshua Carstairs; Derek Weems |
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A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration. It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. |
A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration. It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. |
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The second and fourth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series). |
The second and fourth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series). |
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