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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. |
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Printed |
Printed |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Publication Date |
March 1961 |
March 1961 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1961-03-00 |
1961-03-00 |
| 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 October 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, and others via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
Distributed to newstands in October 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, and others via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
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| 0. It (no feature) cover, 1p |
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It |
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cover |
cover |
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monsters |
monsters |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
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X |
X |
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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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Munch's animated construct [only called "It" in title] |
Munch's animated construct [only called "It" in title] |
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| 1. The Thing Called...It! (no feature) comic story, 13p |
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The Thing Called...It! |
The Thing Called...It! |
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comic story |
comic story |
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monsters |
monsters |
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V-70 |
V-70 |
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13 |
13 |
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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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Heinrich Munch; Munch's animated construct [only called "It" in title] |
Heinrich Munch; Munch's animated construct [only called "It" in title] |
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A scientist builds a creature to kill a rival, but it refuses to obey. Its creator turns the local people against it, and in trying to kill the creature, the scientist is killed and the thing’s mind is transferred to his body, freeing it to live as a man. |
A scientist builds a creature to kill a rival, but it refuses to obey. Its creator turns the local people against it, and in trying to kill the creature, the scientist is killed and the thing’s mind is transferred to his body, freeing it to live as a man. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #4 (August 1966)
- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #15 (February 1972)
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- in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #4 (August 1966)
- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #15 (February 1972)
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This story is divided into two chapters: an untitled chapter 1 (6 pp) and chapter 2—"'It' Lives!" (7pp). |
This story is divided into two chapters: an untitled chapter 1 (6 pp) and chapter 2—"'It' Lives!" (7 pp). |
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| 2. The Utopia (no feature) text story, 2p |
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The Utopia |
The Utopia |
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text story |
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occult |
occult |
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K-188 |
K-188 |
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2 |
2 |
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No |
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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Bob Winkle; Fred Dunn |
Bob Winkle; Fred Dunn |
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Two old friends deceive each other about their own success, until a dream of a heavenly restaurant teaches them the importance of honesty. |
Two old friends deceive each other about their own success, until a dream of a heavenly restaurant teaches them the importance of honesty. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #53 (September 1956)
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- from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #53 (September 1956)
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Text story with illustration. |
Text story with illustration. |
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| 3. The World Beyond (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The World Beyond |
The World Beyond |
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No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
| Job Number |
V-62 |
V-62 |
| Page Count |
5 |
5 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
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| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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? |
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? |
? |
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A scientist creates a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, convinced that whole other worlds exist at microscopic levels. His pill works, and he vanishes into a whole new world called Earth. |
A scientist creates a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, convinced that whole other worlds exist at microscopic levels. His pill works, and he vanishes into a whole new world called Earth. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #17 (September 1972)
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #37 (September 1975)
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #17 (September 1972)
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #37 (September 1975)
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This story is a retelling of "I Shrunk Away to Nothing!", also drawn by Ditko, from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #56 (January 1960). |
This story is a retelling of "I Shrunk Away to Nothing!", also drawn by Ditko, from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #56 (January 1960). |
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| 4. Fangs of the Monster (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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Fangs of the Monster |
Fangs of the Monster |
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No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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| Genre |
monsters |
monsters |
| Job Number |
V-59 |
V-59 |
| Page Count |
5 |
5 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Don Heck |
Don Heck |
| No Pencils |
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Don Heck |
Don Heck |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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Darius Storme |
Darius Storme |
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A cruel hunter pursues a sea monster for sport, but finds himself at its mercy. The creature is intelligent and telepathically berates the hunter, leaving him alive to suffer the punishment of never finding anyone who will believe his story. |
A cruel hunter pursues a sea monster for sport, but finds himself at its mercy. The creature is intelligent and telepathically berates the hunter, leaving him alive to suffer the punishment of never finding anyone who will believe his story. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #37 (September 1972)
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #37 (September 1972)
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Narrated in the first person. |
Narrated in the first person. |
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