(June 1968)

Marvel, 1965 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-02-29
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. Possible printer identification error in indicia.

The Hate Monger! (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]]; Colonel Nick Fury; Hate-Monger
Reprints
Keywords
Hate ray

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck; Paul Reinman; George Roussos
Letters
Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, John Verpoorten, Gary Freidrich, Stan Goldberg, Morrie Kuramoto and Flo Steinberg.

The Hate-Monger! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number
X-488
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Colonel Nick Fury (first post-war appearance, without his trademark eye-patch); Hate Monger (introduction, death)
Synopsis
Nick Fury, now a Colonel in the CIA, enlists the aid of the Fantastic Four against the Hate-Monger even though they are under the control of his Hate-Ray.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up!; Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is very embarrassin'!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Thing says "This is very embarrassin!". "Stan Lee and J. Kirby" signatures added to pin-up.

No One Escapes the Mandarin! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
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-673
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts
Synopsis
Iron Man escapes the Mandarin and destroys the ray he used to interfere with US missiles. Meanwhile, Happy struggles to keep the company operating in Tony's absence.
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The Lady from Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as Geo. Bell)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number
X-758
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Zota; Cleopatra VII; Ancient One [Yao]; Mark Antony (cameo)
Synopsis
Strange finds a woman wandering the streets under a spell. After guiding her to his house, he consults his mentor. Strange travels into the past, though he's warned that if the candle employed in the spell goes out, he will be trapped there forever. In Ancient Egypt, he battles a wizard, Zota, then removes his power. While returning to the present, the candle flickers out! But he is able to use the light from his amulet to guide his way, just barely making it back. Strange reveals the woman is Cleopatra, sent to the future when she scorned Zota. He sends her back to her waiting Mark Antony.
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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk (Table of Contents: 6)

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
Paul Reinman
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Igor
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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter... the Gargoyle! (Table of Contents: 7)

Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Igor; Gargoyle [Yuri Topolov] (introduction)
Reprints

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / pages (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

House advertisement for Marvel Super-Heroes #14 and Marvel Tales #14 reprinting their covers.

The Senses-Shattering Surprises Go On and On-! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Stan Lee; ? (promo copy)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Items: Announcement that Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD and Dr. Strange now have their own comics, Dr. Doom, Ka-Zar and Silver Surfer will be coming out in '68, the final rank of Marveldom is FFF (Fearless Front Facer) and is someone given this honorary rank by Stan Lee and a carefully chosen committee. Stan'S Soapbox: announces the new 35c Spider-Man magazine. The Mighty Marvel Checklist: Marvel-ous Mags on Sale Right Now!: Comics listed with a synopsis are Not Brand Echh #8, Fantastic Four #75, Spider-Man #61, Avengers #52, X-Men #44, Daredevil #40, Thor #152, Captain America #102, Incredible Hulk #104, Iron Man #2, Sub-Mariner #2, Marvel's Space-Born Superhero! Captain Marvel #2, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Premiere Ish), Dr. Strange (Premiere Ish), Sgt. Fury #54, Captain Savage #3, Marvel Super-Heroes #14 and Marvel Tales #14.

Note that this is clearly a Marvel Bullpen Bulletins but is not labeled as such.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Hate Monger!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Hate-Monger!
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. ["This is very embarrassin'!"]
    A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up!; Fantastic Four
  5. 4. No One Escapes the Mandarin!
    Iron Man
  6. 5. The Lady from Nowhere!
    Doctor Strange
  7. 6. [The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk
    Hulk
  8. 7. [The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter... the Gargoyle!
    Hulk
  9. 8. Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
  10. 9. The Senses-Shattering Surprises Go On and On-!
    Bullpen Bulletins
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