(February 1968)

Marvel, 1965 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1967-11-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Animated Timely Features Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Roy Thomas (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

A Skrull Walks Among Us! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Super Skrull
Reprints

Millions have Asked for It! (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 featuring scenes from interior stories, with gray tones added by John Verpoorten. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, John Verpoorten, Gary Freidrich, Stan Goldberg, Morrie Kuramoto and Flo Steinberg.

A Skrull Walks Among Us! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 21 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-361]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Super-Skrull (introduction); Dr. Doom (cameo); Skrull Emperor (introduction); Skrulls
Synopsis
The Skrull Emperor sends the Super-Skrull, a Skrull possessing all the powers of the Fantastic Four, to conquer Earth.
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The Black Widow Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Don Rico (credited as N. Korok) (script)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Crimson Dynamo [Boris Turgenov] (flashback); Soviet Premier Nikita Khruscchev (cameo); Igor; Stansky
Synopsis
To redeem herself in the eyes of her Communist leader, Black Widow steals the new anti-grav ray device developed by Tony Stark and attacks Fort Knox. Iron Man destroys the ray device, but the Black Widow escapes.
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The World Beyond (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 9 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
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Nightmare; The Gulgol (illusion)
Synopsis
Nightmare attacks Dr. Strange once again through his dreams.
Reprints

The Failure! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited as L. D. Lieber) (script)
Pencils
Larry Lieber (credited as L. D. Lieber)
Inks
Paul Reinman (credited as P. Reinman)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Watcher [Uatu] (narrator); Kenn Bentley; Valeria Reynolds
Synopsis
The Earth of the future is overwhelmingly materialistic, except for one idealistic young man and his lover. They are abducted by aliens, who have determined that he is the best suited to be absolute ruler of their empire.
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The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master! [Part 3] (Table of Contents: 6)

Hulk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number
[X-116]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; General Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Metal Master (villain)
Synopsis
The Hulk defeats the Metal Master with the help of Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Skrull Walks Among Us!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Millions have Asked for It!
  3. 2. A Skrull Walks Among Us!
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. The Black Widow Strikes Again!
    Iron Man
  5. 4. The World Beyond
    Doctor Strange
  6. 5. The Failure!
    Tales of the Watcher
  7. 6. The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master! [Part 3]
    Hulk
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  • Dwayne Best
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
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  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore