Marvel Tales
#14
(May 1968)
Marvel,
1966 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-02-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
- Editing
- Stan Lee (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Spidey Strikes Back!
Spider-Man / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (Spider-Man; Human Torch vignette); Jack Kirby (Thor vignette); Russ Heath (Marvel Boy vignette)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (Spider-Man; Human Torch vignette); Chic Stone (Thor vignette); Russ Heath (Marvel Boy vignette)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #19 (December 1964) [with modifications] - in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
- in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
-
in Marvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad (Panini España, 2014 series) (Abril 2014) - in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2022)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Third Edition] (2023)
-
Indexer Notes
Revised cover credits by Nick Caputo, Jan 2011.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Roy Thomas ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko; Russ Heath; Don Heck; Dick Ayers
- Inks
- Steve Ditko; Russ Heath; Don Heck; Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories.
Spidey Strikes Back!
Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Enforcers [Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito]; Ox [Raymond Bloch]; Montana [Jackson Brice]]; J. Jonah Jameson; Mr. Wormly; Rock Gimpy; Aunt May Parker; Flash Thompson; Liz Allan; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds (introduction); Louie (Stool Pigeon); Scorpion [Mac Gargan] (unnamed, out of costume)
- Synopsis
- Sandman and the Enforcers capture the Human Torch. When Spider-Man questions a stool pigeon and learns of this he comes to the aid of the Human Torch.
- Reprints
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #19 (December 1964)
-
Eyes of Death!
Marvel Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Professor Vance [the Great Video]
- Synopsis
- An accident gives a scientist x-ray vision.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Boy (Marvel, 1950 series) #1 (December 1950)
-
Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man!
Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (Plot); Ernie Hart (Script)
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Harold (credited) [as S. Harold]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Professor Orson Kasloff] (Intro) (Origin); Blackie Backer (racketeer) (Intro); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Synopsis
- A financially frustrated scientist invents a fireproof suit in order to impress underworld hoods to become his partners in crime.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #111 (August 1963)
-
in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #33 ([avril 1974]) [N&B [B&W]]
-
The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde!
Thor / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited)
- Inks
- Don Heck (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Job Number
- X-513
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor; Mr. Hyde; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Odin
- Synopsis
- Mister Hyde kidnaps Don Blake and Jane Foster and then tries to steal a submarine using Jane as a hostage. Jane stops Thor from catching Hyde because she thinks that Don is still in danger. The police realize that Hyde framed Thor for the bank robbery, but Jane's actions convince Odin that she is unworthy of immortality.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #100 (January 1964)
- in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #35 (Avril 1974)
-
Here It Is! Proof Positive That the Biggest Brains at Marvel --- Don't Know What They're Doing!
Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Spidey Strikes Back!
Spider-Man -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Spidey Strikes Back!
Spider-Man -
3.
Eyes of Death!
Marvel Boy -
4.
Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man!
Human Torch -
5.
The Master Plan of Mr. Hyde!
Thor -
6.
Here It Is! Proof Positive That the Biggest Brains at Marvel --- Don't Know What They're Doing!
Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Andrés Jiménez
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Fawzy Partridge
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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