(November 1962)

Marvel, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-08-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Leading Magazine Corp.
Brand
MC
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

The Giant Monster of Midnight Valley! (Table of Contents)

Kid Colt / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
Inks
Dick Ayers (signed as Ayers (box))
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]; Steel; "Monster of Midnight Valley"
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Giant Monster of Midnight Valley! (Table of Contents: 2)

Kid Colt / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
Inks
Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]; Steel (Kid Colt's horse); "Monster of Midnight Valley!"; Stan Lee (cameo)
Synopsis
Kid Colt helps a stranded alien creature who's ship has crashed on Earth.
Reprints

Ranch Hand's Luck (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
K-503
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Doc Springer; Tim Meltzer; Bart Brisbane; Luke Hasso
Synopsis
A doctor's philosophy of looking for the potential in everyone is born out when his inexperienced ranch hand turns out to be a gifted rider.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration. First page is located between pages 5 and 6 of the previous story sequence. Second page sits between two ad pages, themselves between the comic stories “Thundering Hoofs!” and “Doom Around the Bend!”.

[Will You Work Saturday Mornings...?] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mr. Ned Mason / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing New Home Training Plan (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Boy Who Was Afraid! (Table of Contents: 6)

When the Kid Was a Teen-Ager! / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
Inks
Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-936
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaine Colt; Wild Joe Hogan
Synopsis
Blaine doesn't want to fight a braggart, but has to in order to protect others from him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is inconsistent with Kid Colt's origin, in which his skill with a gun is a secret.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Bike Bonanza of Big Buys (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Thundering Hoofs! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee)
Pencils
Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
Inks
Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)

Job Number
V-940
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Utah Smith; Skull Durstine
Synopsis
Utah Smith faces wolves, Indians and robbers while delivering mail for the Pony Express.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title is incorrectly lettered as "Hoofs" instead of "Hooves".

Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Doom Around the Bend! (Table of Contents: 13)

Kid Colt / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
Inks
Jack Keller (signed as Jack Keller)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]; Steel (Kid Colt's horse)
Synopsis
Kid Colt tries to warn a train about a trestle that the Apache have weakened.
Reprints

Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys, Girls, Men, Women (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Learn Radio-Television Electronics] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Giant Monster of Midnight Valley!
    Kid Colt
  2. 1. ["Are you skinny like I was?"]
    American Body Building Club
  3. 2. The Giant Monster of Midnight Valley!
    Kid Colt
  4. 3. Ranch Hand's Luck
  5. 4. [Will You Work Saturday Mornings...?]
    Mr. Ned Mason
  6. 5. Amazing New Home Training Plan
    Commercial Trades Institute
  7. 6. The Boy Who Was Afraid!
    When the Kid Was a Teen-Ager!
  8. 7. ["1001 things that you can get free"]
  9. 8. Bike Bonanza of Big Buys
    Honor House Products
  10. 9. Thundering Hoofs!
  11. 10. Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!
    Best Values Co. Catalog
  13. 12. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  14. 13. Doom Around the Bend!
    Kid Colt
  15. 14. Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method
    Mike Marvel System
  16. 15. Boys, Girls, Men, Women
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  17. 16. [Learn Radio-Television Electronics]
    National Radio Institute
  18. 17. He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Rik van Niedek