(November 1972)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-08-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #87 July 1972.

The Making of a Nurse! (Table of Contents)

Night Nurse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's hurt -- hurt bad!
Genre
drama; medical
Characters
Night Nurse [Linda Carter]; Georgia Jenkins
Reprints
Keywords
soap opera

The Making of a Nurse! (Table of Contents: 1)

Night Nurse / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Jean Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Win Mortimer (credited as Winslow Mortimer)
Inks
Win Mortimer (credited as Winslow Mortimer)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
1081Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On the threshold of a new career...
Genre
drama; medical
Characters
Night Nurse [Linda Carter] (introduction); Georgia Jenkins (introduction); Christine Palmer (introduction); Marshall Michaels; Ben Jenkins; Mr. Toby; Rocky; Nurse Brundage
Synopsis
Linda Carter, Georgia Jenkins, and Christine Palmer all study to be nurses. Marshall Michaels asks Linda Carter to marry him but insists that she give up on being a nurse. When all of the city's power goes out Ben Jenkins (Georgia's brother) and Rocky try to hold the hospital's generator hostage. When Ben listens to his sister and tries to stop Rocky he is shot. Linda turns down Marshall's marriage proposal to become a nurse.
Reprints
Keywords
soap opera

Indexer Notes

This appears to be a different Linda Carter then the one featured in Linda Carter, Student Nurse (Marvel, 1961 series). The 1961 Linda Carter did not have Georgia Jenkins and Christine Palmer as roommates, and there are no similarities between the characters besides nursing.

Gangway, World! Madcap Marvel Marches Merrily On! (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee's Soapbox, Items, Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 3)

The Cat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Wally Wood
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Cat [Greer Grant Nelson]

Indexer Notes

House ad for The Cat (Marvel, 1972 series) #1.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Making of a Nurse!
    Night Nurse
  2. 1. The Making of a Nurse!
    Night Nurse
  3. 2. Gangway, World! Madcap Marvel Marches Merrily On!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Another Marvel Masterpiece
    The Cat
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • James Ludwig
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore