(August 1966)

Marvel, 1959 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1966-05-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1966, page 343, registration number B277430. Additional reprint info supplied by Henry Kujawa via GCD Errors list (August 2007).
This issue has variants:

He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Don Heck
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]
Reprints
Keywords
Cosmic Cube
Cover Thumbnail for Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #80 Cover Thumbnail for Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #80 [British]
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When Fall the Mighty! (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Jack Abel (credited as Gary Michaels)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is your finish, Avenger!
Feature Logo
The Invincible Iron Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan
Synopsis
A frenzied Sub-Mariner attacks the weakened Iron Man in his lab. Iron Man tricks Subby into throwing him into a reinforced safe room where his is able to close the door and recharge his armor. Sub-Mariner is also in need of a recharge so he flies off to take a quick dip in the ocean. Meanwhile the police arrive at Stark Industries and accuse Iron Man of wanton damage. Pepper and Happy have turned up too. A refreshed Sub-Mariner prepares himself for round two!
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Indexer Notes

Story continues in the Sub-Mariner story in Tales to Astonish #82. Reprint correction and addition supplied by Henry Kujawa via GCD Errors list (August 2007).

Items of Lasting Insignificance from the Four Corners of Marveldom! (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bulletin! Talk about a blast!
Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins

Indexer Notes

Bulletins (including letter from Jan Shpiegelman); The Wrap-Up!; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (co-plot)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
An explosion!!
Feature Logo
Captain America, Living Legend of World War II
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Wolfgang; A.I.M.; Keeper
Synopsis
Rescuing a pilot whose plane was shot out of the sky Cap discovers he is an A.I.M. agent. He reveals their creation of The Cosmic Cube which has been stolen by it's keeper who is taking it to The Red Skull. Cap catches up to The Keeper and as they battle the hypnotized man hits the ejector switch and the two parachute down to a remote island in view of The Skull. The Skull tells Cap he was the one who gave the orders that resulted in Bucky's death. Gaining the Cosmic Cube which can convert thought waves into material action Cap realizes his foe has become invincible.
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Keywords
Cosmic Cube

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. The palm magnets Cap uses to latch onto the Keeper's jet were later used by Nick Fury in STRANGE TALES #166 (March 1968). Synopsis, notes, and other corrections submitted by Henry Kujawa via GCD Errors list (August 2007).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mails of Suspense / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Don Heck; Jack Kirby (illustrations)
Inks
Wally Wood; Joe Sinnott (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Edward Rippy, Gilbert Mazur, Bill Kirchner, and Richard Cundari; next issue blurb; order blank for joining M.M.M.S.; small illustration of Iron Man.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube!
    Captain America
  2. 1. When Fall the Mighty!
    Iron Man
  3. 2. Items of Lasting Insignificance from the Four Corners of Marveldom!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube
    Captain America
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mails of Suspense
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