([August] 1967)

Marvel, 1967 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1967-08-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Company
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Aside from Casper, which is a partial reprint from a Harvey comic, the rest of the issue, including ads, was produced in-house by Marvel staff. Indicia reads: "published by the American Broadcasting Company" and "prepared and edited by Magazine Management Company." On-sale date from 1968 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Fantastic; Fantastic Four; King Kong; Casper; Spider-Man; George of the Jungle; Journey to the Center of the Earth (vignettes) / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita; Mike Royer ? (see notes)
Inks
George Roussos ?; Joe Sinnott; John Romita; Mike Royer ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Main image of Mr. Fantastic by Jack Kirby with possible inks by George Roussos. Fantastic Four vignettes by Kirby/Sinnott and Spider-Man by John Romita taken from interior story panels. Other vignettes likely drawn by Mike Royer.

You can read more about this publication at Nick Caputo's blog: https://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-marvel-oddity-americas-best-tv-…

Saturday Spectacular on ABC (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Romita; John Verpoorten ?
Inks
John Romita; John Verpoorten ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover promoting ABC's Saturday morning line-up. Spider-Man image by Romita.

The Flying Horse (Table of Contents: 2)

Casper / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer ?
Inks
Warren Kremer ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Prisoners of the Pharaoh! (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Edited version of Fantastic Four # 19.

The Birth of a Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Edited version of Amazing Spider-Man #42.

Cowboy in Africa (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Tartaglione
Inks
Frank Giacoia; John Tartaglione
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Promo for ABC TV show.

The Second Hundred Years (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Verpoorten ?
Inks
John Verpoorten ?
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Indexer Notes

Promo for ABC TV show.

Custer/Batman (Table of Contents: 7)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska ?; Sol Brodsky ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; Gaspar Saladino

Indexer Notes

Promo for two ABC TV shows: Custer and Batman.

Off To See The Wizard (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Verpoorten ?
Inks
John Verpoorten ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

promo for ABC-TV show.

[The People of the Styx] (Table of Contents: 9)

Journey to the Center of the Earth / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The exciting adventures of Dr. Lindenbrook...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dr. Lindenbrook (first appearance); Cindy (first appearance); Alec (first appearance); Lars (first appearance); Count Sacknussem (first appearance; villain); Torg (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the TV cartoon.

[Kong Joins the Circus] (Table of Contents: 10)

King Kong / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Verpoorten ?; Sol Brodsky ?
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He wants you and Kong to perform for one week...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
King Kong (first appearance); Bobby Bond (first appearance); Mr. Bond (first appearance); Miss Bond (first appearance); P. T. Bunkum (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the TV cartoon.

[Shep's Burial Ground] (Table of Contents: 11)

George of the Jungle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett ?
Inks
Bill Everett ?
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, here comes George now...
Genre
humor; jungle
Characters
George of the Jungle (first appearance); Ursula (first appearance); Shep (first appearance; an elephant)

Indexer Notes

Possible Everett pencils/inks per Nick Caputo, January 2018. Next appearance in GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE #1 (Gold Key).

Sunday is Fun Day (Table of Contents: 12)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Verpoorten ?; Sol Brodsky ?; John Tartaglione ?
Inks
John Verpoorten ?; Sol Brodsky ?; John Tartaglione ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover promo for ABC's Sunday children's programs. Tartaglione may have only drawn the Discovery '67 illo. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2018.

The Flying Nun (Table of Contents: 13)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
John Tartaglione
Inks
John Tartaglione
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Back cover advertising the ABC show.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mr. Fantastic; Fantastic Four; King Kong; Casper; Spider-Man; George of the Jungle; Journey to the Center of the Earth (vignettes)
  2. 1. Saturday Spectacular on ABC
  3. 2. The Flying Horse
    Casper
  4. 3. Prisoners of the Pharaoh!
    Fantastic Four
  5. 4. The Birth of a Super-Hero!
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. Cowboy in Africa
  7. 6. The Second Hundred Years
  8. 7. Custer/Batman
  9. 8. Off To See The Wizard
  10. 9. [The People of the Styx]
    Journey to the Center of the Earth
  11. 10. [Kong Joins the Circus]
    King Kong
  12. 11. [Shep's Burial Ground]
    George of the Jungle
  13. 12. Sunday is Fun Day
  14. 13. The Flying Nun
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