Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #9

(June 1967)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Larry Lieber

Inks

Dick Ayers; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Paul Reinman

Letters

Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover features scenes from interior stories, with gray tones added by John Verpoorten. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, John Verpoorten, Stan Goldberg, Gary Freidrich, Morrie Kuramoto and Flo Steinberg.

The Merciless Puppet Master (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

X-144

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Puppet Master; Mole Man [Moleman] (cameo); Skrulls (cameo); Doctor Doom (cameo)

Synopsis

The Puppet Master is declared healed and plans his revenge againt the Fantastic Four. This time, he'll use the Sub-Mariner.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 (May 1963)

Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Stan Lee; ? (promo copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Thing

Indexer Notes

Items, The Wrap-Up: Announcement of The Merry Marvel Messenger #1 (for M.M.M.S. subscribers) and the six annuals for this year, welcome to Dan Adkins and Herb Trimpe, the return of Ogden Whitney and George Bell. Stan's Soapbox! (first one): Stan explains "The Marvel Philosophy" and a small Thing illustration. The Mighty Marvel Checklist: Marvel-ous Mags on Sale Right Now!: Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #63, Spider-Man #49, Avengers #40, X-Men #32, Daredevil #28, Thor #140, Strange Tales #157, Tales of Suspense #90, Tales to Astonish #92, Sgt. Fury #42, Fantasy Masterpieces #8 and Marvel Tales #8. Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo! (Table of Contents: 4)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns) (script)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Don Heck (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

X-411

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko] (introduction, origin); Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts

Synopsis

Khrushchev sends the Crimson Dynamo in the United States to "wreck Stark's project and get rid of Iron Man". Iron Man defeats the Crimson Dynamo and convinces him to defect.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #46 (October 1963)

Beyond the Purple Veil! (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wong; Aggamon (introduction)

Synopsis

Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #119 (April 1964)

Keywords

magic

The Way It Began... (Table of Contents: 6)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Watcher [Uatu] (origin); Ikor; Emnu

Synopsis

The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others. When their first attempt ends in tragedy they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #53 (May 1964)

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men! (Table of Contents: 7)

Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

V-781

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Thunderbolt Ross; Torrak

Synopsis

The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 (July 1962)

Keywords

Toad Men

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason! (Table of Contents: 8)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

V-781

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross

Synopsis

Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 (July 1962)

Keywords

Toad Men