(April 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-01-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This one-shot was a bridge between Iron Man and Sub-Mariner appearing in Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish, respectively, and starting their own solo series. Though the two appear together on the cover, they do not appear together in the stories inside (note added by Kirk Groeneveld via the GCD Error Tracker). On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Iron Man & Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #1
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Fayd Skin Cream / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Torrent Without -- The Tumult Within! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bad enough that Iron Man overtaxes his heart and transistors battling the sinister Whiplash...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Whiplash [Mark Scarlotti]; Big M [Whitney Frost]; Jasper Sitwell; A.I.M. [Advanced Idea Mechanics]
Synopsis
Iron Man escapes from the trap set up by Whiplash and the Big M when a cadre of AIM agents attacks the Maggia's gambling ship.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #99 (March 1968); continues in Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 Series) #1 (May 1968).

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Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death! (Table of Contents: 6)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a half-darkened, eerie chamber beneath the icy Antarctic, a puzzled Sub-Mariner hurls himself at a mocking figure he suddenly sees before him, only to find...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie] (origin); Destiny; Leonard McKenzie (flashback)
Synopsis
As Namor battles Destiny, the villain recounts his past connection to Namor's father.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 Series) #101 (March 1968); continues in Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 Series) #1 (May 1968).

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The Mothers of Invention Album / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Astonishing Mails of Suspense (Table of Contents: 12)

Astonishing Mails of Suspense / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan (illustration)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Rick Adkins; Shirley Gorman; M. Spencer; Tom Struck. Includes a promo for Sub-Mariner # 1 and Iron Man # 1.

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

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

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. ["Skin surface disfigured by pimples?"]
    Fayd Skin Cream
  3. 2. The Torrent Without -- The Tumult Within!
    Iron Man
  4. 3. ["Shamed by your English?"]
    Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet
  5. 4. ["U.S. Government surplus direct by mail!"]
    Surplus Bargains
  6. 5. ["Come 'n get it, tiger - here's our New Year's gift to you!!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  8. 7. ["New from The Mothers of Invention"]
    The Mothers of Invention Album
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  12. 11. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
  13. 12. Astonishing Mails of Suspense
    Astonishing Mails of Suspense
  14. 13. ["204pc Revolutionary War soldiers set"]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  15. 14. ["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
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