(January 1975)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year
On-sale Date
1974-10-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor); Irene Vartanoff (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #111, October 1974.

My Coffin Is Crowded! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
?
Letters
Denise Wohl ?

Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Cover pencil/ink credits per Nick Caputo (April 1, 2006).

My Coffin Is Crowded (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani ?
Inks
Bob Fujitani ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[9856]
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A convict makes a deal with a man that, in exchange for half the stolen loot, he will dig him up if he climbs into a marked coffin with a recently deceased inmate. The ruse works, and he is buried, but hours go by and no one comes to dig him up. He lights a match and sees that the body next to him is the man who was supposed to dig him up.
Reprints

I Know the Power of... the Genie! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
[T-488]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Nancy; Tommy
Synopsis
A little girl summons a genie to punish adults after she is spanked. The genie eventually erases all people, but the girl gets lonely and asks him to bring them back, which he does, before leaving forever.
Reprints

The Swami's Secret! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Bean
Inks
Bob Bean
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[M-277]
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A mind-reading swami is undone when he comes across an individual he believes is an alien preparing to invade. He signs a confession to the police that he has been swindling wealthy clients for years but thinks the occasion is important enough to reveal his secret ability. The police check his story, but it turns out that 'alien' is an actor preparing a role.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reprint mistakenly attributed to Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #25

The Man Who Sold His Soul! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita (signed)
Inks
John Romita (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[B-513]
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A witch betrays a man whose greatest desire is to fight in the ring by transforming him into the bull.
Reprints

Awesome Announcements and Autumnal Admonishments for All! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. My Coffin Is Crowded!
  2. 1. My Coffin Is Crowded
  3. 2. I Know the Power of... the Genie!
  4. 3. The Swami's Secret!
  5. 4. The Man Who Sold His Soul!
  6. 5. Awesome Announcements and Autumnal Admonishments for All!
    Bullpen Bulletins
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Andrés Jiménez
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore