Marvel Tales #9

(July 1967)

The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

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• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #14 (July 1964)

The Master of Flame vs. The Monarch of the Sea!! (Table of Contents)

Human Torch [Johnny Storm] / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)

Pencils:

Dick Ayers

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)

Synopsis:

Johnny is frustrated that his partners don't take him seriously. Reminded by a photo that Sue still has a crush on Sub-Mariner, Johnny decides to impress them by challenging Namor to a fight! Flying over the water, his flame gives out, and mistaken for a stowaway, he's put to work mopping the deck of a ship! But when they're caught in a dense fog, Johnny proves who he is by guiding the grateful crew to safety. Johnny writes a message in flames challenging Namor, who at first isn't interested, but soon a major free-for-all erupts. At one point Namor uses an idol to hypnotize Johnny so he can clobber him, then sends him toward home tied to the back of a porpoise. But Johnny revives, and using his flame to the utmost pursues Namor underwater, trapping him in an tunnel. Exhausted, Johnny's picked up by the same ship again. Namor frees himself, impressed that The Torch is more powerful than he realized, though still a teenager. Namor wonders if he might one day convince The Torch to join him and beat the Fantastic Four! Back home, Johnny collapses, and Sue makes a snide comment about how tiring working on hot rods must be.

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• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #107 (April 1963)

Indexer Notes

5th modern-day appearance of The Sub-Mariner. Previous appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR #14 (May 1963); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1 (November 1963). Although this story came out a month before FF #14, it feels much more like a sequel. 1st non-Jack Kirby Sub-Mariner story of the 1960's. Sub-Mariner exhibits the powers of a puffer fish and an electric eel, never seen again after this story!

Conquest! (Table of Contents)

The Wonderful Wasp Tells a Tale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Art Simek

Job Number:

X-570

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Wasp [Janet van Dyne] (narrator); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo); King Shann

Synopsis:

A king invades another world to win glory, but the costs of occupation make him unpopular.

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• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #54 (April 1964)

"Sandu, Master of the Supernatural!" (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script)

Pencils:

Joe Sinnott

Inks:

Joe Sinnott

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Terry Szenics

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Thor; Loki; Odin; Don Blake; Sandu (I); Jane Foster; The Valkyries (I)

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• from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963)