(January 1963)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Vista Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- MC
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Format:
- Four Color; Standard Golden Age and Silver Age US; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Distributed to newstands in October 1962. 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 I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #6 (15 Giugno 1971)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #121 (25 Novembre 1975)
- in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (October 2003)
Paste-Pot Pete
The Human Torch / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (January 1967) [0.20 page] which is reprinted
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([November] 2010)
- in Fakkelen og jernmannen (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #2/1968 (1968)
- in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (October 2003) [black & white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (September 2006)
Indexer Notes
Stan Goldberg colorist credit removed due to lack of attribution. (16/03/2010)
Paste-Pot Pete!
The Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- V-977
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski] (introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Human Torch stops Paste-Pot Pete from stealing an experimental missile from the military.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (January 1967)
- in Fakkelen og jernmannen (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #2/1968 (1968)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #6 (15 Giugno 1971) [as "Pete, l'uomo di Colla!", Italian translation]
- in The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (March 1975)
- in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (October 2003) [black & white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (September 2006)
Indexer Notes
Paste-Pot Pete next appears in issue #110 (July 1963). Pete became The Trapster in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #38 (May 1965). This is the first time a villain in this series got away at the end. A genuine animosity seems to have developed very quickly, perhaps as a result of such a "ridiculous" looking baddie almost killing Johnny during their fight. Don Simpson paid tribute to Pete (and Spider-Man) with his character "The Slick" in Bizarre Heroes.
Stan Goldberg colorist credit removed due to lack of attribution. (16/03/2010)
Venus!
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- 8745
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Monangahela Munroe
- Synopsis:
- The first explorer on Venus is caught in an old bear trap, but he is able to use the wildlife to call for help.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #75 (December 1961) which is reprinted
- from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #6 (October 1951) [original title "The Hills of Venus"; as "Venus!"]
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
Markham's Magic Crayon!
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils:
- Paul Reinman
- Inks:
- Paul Reinman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- [V-978 ?]
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Harry Markham
- Synopsis:
- A greedy factory owner fires a worker who claims to have made a magic crayon. He finds that the crayon really is magic, giving him the ability to draw fabulously, but never allowing him to stop.
Indexer Notes
Stan Goldberg colorist credit removed due to lack of attribution. (16/03/2010)
The Frog-Man!
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Steve Ditko
- Inks:
- Steve Ditko
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- V-979
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- King Zakkim; Ozaan; John; Nancy
- Synopsis:
- An evil king is turned into a frog by a sorcerer. He hibernates for centuries hoping that the future will hold a cure, but Halloween costumes make him think that humans are now giant frogs and he goes to sleep forever.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #10 (July 1971)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #121 (25 Novembre 1975) [as "L'Uomo Rana", Italian translation]
Indexer Notes
Stan Goldberg colorist credit and Art Simek letterer credit removed due to lack of attribution. (16/03/2010)
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Paste-Pot Pete!
The Human Torch -
2.
Venus!
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3.
Markham's Magic Crayon!
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4.
The Frog-Man!
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