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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 |
August 1961 |
August 1961 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1961-08-00 |
1961-08-00 |
| 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 May 1961. 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 May 1961. 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. The Return of Grogg! (no feature) cover, 1p |
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The Return of Grogg! |
The Return of Grogg! |
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cover |
cover |
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monsters |
monsters |
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1 |
1 |
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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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Grogg |
Grogg |
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- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)
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- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)
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| 1. The Return of...Grogg! (no feature) comic story, 13p |
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The Return of...Grogg! |
The Return of...Grogg! |
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comic story |
comic story |
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monsters |
monsters |
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V-237 |
V-237 |
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13 |
13 |
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? |
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Jack Kirby |
Jack Kirby |
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Dick Ayers |
Dick Ayers |
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Miklos Koslov; Ivan Grotsky; Grogg |
Miklos Koslov; Ivan Grotsky; Grogg |
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Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose. He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon. |
Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose. He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon. |
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- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)
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- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)
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Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Grogg" (7pp). Grogg last appeared in issue #83 (April 1961); his next published appearance is in Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (January 2005), while his next chronological appearance is in Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005). |
Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Grogg" (7 pp). Grogg last appeared in issue #83 (April 1961); his next published appearance is in Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (January 2005), while his next chronological appearance is in Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005). |
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| 2. Peril on Paper (no feature) text story, 2p |
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Peril on Paper |
Peril on Paper |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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B-213 |
B-213 |
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2 |
2 |
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? |
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typeset |
typeset |
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Jon Randall; Hannes Bache |
Jon Randall; Hannes Bache |
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An artist alters a matter transmitter to create images out of the human imagination, but more than just the image of the imagined monster is created. |
An artist alters a matter transmitter to create images out of the human imagination, but more than just the image of the imagined monster is created. |
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- from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #15 (December 1952)
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- from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #15 (December 1952)
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Text story with illustration. |
Text story with illustration. |
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| 3. The Lighthouse From Nowhere! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Lighthouse From Nowhere! |
The Lighthouse From Nowhere! |
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comic story |
comic story |
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science fiction |
science fiction |
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V-239 |
V-239 |
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5 |
5 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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? |
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A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldn’t use it unearned and destroys it. They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted. |
A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldn’t use it unearned and destroys it. They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (July 1973)
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- in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (July 1973)
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| 4. The Macabre Mirror! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Macabre Mirror! |
The Macabre Mirror! |
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comic story |
comic story |
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occult |
occult |
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V-238 |
V-238 |
| Page Count |
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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Carlotta |
Carlotta |
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A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty. When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects. |
A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty. When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects. |
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- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)
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- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)
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