(October 1967)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of January, March, May and July
On-sale Date
1967-07-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Leading Magazine Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn., U.S.A.
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Sol Brodsky (credited) (production); Roy Thomas (credited) (associate editor); Gary Friedrich (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sore; Charlie America; The Inedible Bulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Charlie America; Bulk; Sore
Reprints

[Treasure Chest of Fun] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Marie Severin; Jack Kirby; Tom Sutton; John Verpoorten ?
Inks
John Verpoorten ?; Marie Severin; Frank Giacoia; Tom Sutton
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Contents page includes scenes from interior stories with additional artwork likely by John Verpoorten. Info per Nick Caputo.

The Origin of Sore, Son of Shmodin! (Table of Contents: 3)

Sore / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Sore [Dr. Darn Bloke]; Hokey; Gumball; Bullstag; Hokum; Farful; Scgmodin; Seymour the Sorcerer; Nurse Fester
Reprints

[Baseball Fans are Crazy...] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Now You Can be Taller Instantly!] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Liftee Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Boys...Sell Grit...] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Origin of Brucie Banter... and Friend (Table of Contents: 7)

The Inedible Bulk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Marie Severin (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Bulk [Brucie Banter]; Bitty Ross; Thunderdolt Ross; Slick Jones
Reprints

[Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Hang Loose Frantic Ones...] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Famous Name Prizes...] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop By Mail] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Honest-To-Irving, True-Blue, Top-Secret Original Origin of Charlie America! (Table of Contents: 12)

Charlie America / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Knock Furious; Charlie America [Speedy Rogers]; Wondrous Woman; Professor Werner Von Broomstick; Bunky Barnes; Zero; Revengers [Giant Sam; Ironed Man; Sore; Wisp]
Reprints

["X-Ray" Vision] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[I'll Make You a Master of Karate] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Super Karate Made Easy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Bad Guys All Win! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[Revolutionary War Soldiers] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[If You Need Extra Money...] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sore; Charlie America; The Inedible Bulk
  2. 1. [Treasure Chest of Fun]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. The Origin of Sore, Son of Shmodin!
    Sore
  5. 4. [Baseball Fans are Crazy...]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  6. 5. [Now You Can be Taller Instantly!]
    Liftee Height Increase Pads
  7. 6. [Boys...Sell Grit...]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. The Origin of Brucie Banter... and Friend
    The Inedible Bulk
  9. 8. [Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts]
  10. 9. [Hang Loose Frantic Ones...]
    Super Heroes Club Posters
  11. 10. [Famous Name Prizes...]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  12. 11. [Shop By Mail]
  13. 12. The Honest-To-Irving, True-Blue, Top-Secret Original Origin of Charlie America!
    Charlie America
  14. 13. ["X-Ray" Vision]
    "X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]
  15. 14. [I'll Make You a Master of Karate]
    Super Karate Made Easy
  16. 15. The Bad Guys All Win!
  17. 16. [Revolutionary War Soldiers]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. Complete Fishing Outfits
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  19. 18. [If You Need Extra Money...]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Terry Collier
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Tom Zsolt