(January 1961)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Atlas Magazines, Inc.
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Format:
- 4 Color; Standard Golden Age and Silver Age US Size; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Distributed to newstands in September 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (December 1966) - in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
- in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #4 (March 1994)
-
I Dared to Battle...Rorgg, King of the Spider-Men!!
comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-992
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Rorgg; Tim Johnson; Ann; Frank Johnson; Fred
- Synopsis:
- A spider-like alien invades a small New Mexico town. No one can stop him except for a boy who reads science-fiction comics, who shows the value of imagination by killing him with a spray can of DDT.
- Reprints:
- in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
- in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #4 (March 1994)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
- in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #4 (March 1994)
- Keywords:
- monsters
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person. Rorrg next appears in Fantastic Four Unlimited (Marvel, 1993 series) #7 (September 1994). The Frank Johnson in this story is not the same character as the creator of Zzutak from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #88 (September 1961). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
The Weatherman
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Maneely
- Inks:
- Joe Maneely
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- K-71
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult; science fiction
- Characters:
- Willie Wimms; Hugh Wimms
- Synopsis:
- In the future, young boy's afternoon is nearly ruined by a scheduled rainstorm, but when he runs into the rainmaker's magical assistant, he gets a delay.
- Reprints:
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #49 (August 1956)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #49 (August 1956)
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
I Found the Lair of...the Lizard Men
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Don Heck
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-1000
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Eric Kane
- Synopsis:
- A convict escapes and hides in a cavern, where he finds a society of lizard men unable to breathe on the surface. When he tries to steal the diamond that provides their light he is transformed into a lizard man and forced to live among them as an outcast.
- Reprints:
- in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (December 1966)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (December 1966)
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person. For some reason, a "Dread African prison camp" contains only white convicts and guards. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
I Must Find Korumbu!
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Steve Ditko
- Inks:
- Steve Ditko
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- V-10
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Hugo Barge; Korumbu
- Synopsis:
- A fat man who wishes to lose weight without giving up overeating goes to Korumbu for a magic potion. Korumbu tells him it is too dangerous at first, but when the fat man threatens to sic the authorities on the gypsy camp, Korumbu gives him the potion. He drinks, and passes out. When he comes to, the gypsy camp is gone, and he finds the potion has worked too well. He is constantly losing weight and if he stops stuffing his face even for a moment, he is in danger of wasting away to nothing. He spends the rest of his days searching for Korumbu.
- Reprints:
- in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- In Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Who Is the Ape Man?
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Paul Reinman
- Inks:
- Paul Reinman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-999
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Characters:
- Bruno Storme; Pierre Duval; Kazar
- Synopsis:
- A bullying strong-man torments the animals in the circus where he works. He is humiliated and beaten by a mysterious strong-man, who turns out to be a gorilla disguised by its trainer, who is a chimpanzee in disguise.
Indexer Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
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