(January 1962)

Marvel, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-11-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Brand
MC
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

In January 1962, Marvel was increasing prices from 10¢ to 12¢ and 3 series underwent last minute changes, those covers already printed were overprinted with a black circle and the 12¢ price positioned adjacently. The printing plates were corrected and the majority of the print run has the 12¢ price in an open circle. On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

The Genie with the Light Brown Hair (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mike Morgan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credit from Dick Ayers' record books per Nick Caputo (November 17, 2003).

The Genie with the Light Brown Hair! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
John Duffy

Job Number
V-459
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mike Morgan
Synopsis
A man finds a genie and uses it to fulfill his selfish whims. The genie finally persuades him to let him return to his bottle, but tricks him into allowing himself to be trapped there too.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Dick Ayers' record books per Nick Caputo (November 17, 2003); Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.

The last page includes an advertisement for the debut of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series).

Tricky Travel (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
K-19
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Eli Twiddle; Mr. Hardy
Synopsis
A travel agent has the ability to travel in his dreams, but eventually he grows out of it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Mind Over Matter! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-460
Genre
drama; fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
A thief meets a lama in the foothills of the Himalayas and is amazed by the feats that he can accomplish with yoga. When he considers using the lama's powers of disappearance for crime the lama uses them to will him into non-existance.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is a retelling of "The Wrath of Chondu!" drawn by Doug Wildey in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #9 (May 1960).

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Follow the Leader (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Joe Letterese

Job Number
V-458
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Paul Lindsey
Synopsis
Space explorers are attacked by alien animals, and only make the situation worse by killing the largest beast, which was actually a robot holding the animals in check. They narrowly escape.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.

Escape to...Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-461
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Joe Krane
Synopsis
A convict in a prison hospital is set to return to death row when he is better so he doesn't want the doctor to dismiss him. A fellow prisoner across the room has a window view and the convict is pleasantly surprised to learn that there are no bars on the window. He resolves to make a break for it after nightfall, but when he slips out the window, he learns the reason there are no bars is that the hospital room is several stories above the ground.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Genie with the Light Brown Hair
  2. 1. The Genie with the Light Brown Hair!
  3. 2. Tricky Travel
  4. 3. Mind Over Matter!
  5. 4. Follow the Leader
  6. 5. Escape to...Nowhere!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bill Borre
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Roger Brochu
  • David Bruce
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore