Marvel Tales #15

(July 1968)

[MARVEL TALES Credits] (Table of Contents)

Marvel Tales / credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko; Bill Everett; Dick Ayers; Jack Kirby

Inks:

Steve Ditko; Bill Everett; Dick Ayers; George Roussos

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man; The Scorpion; Human Torch; The Electric Eel; Marvel Boy; Orion Rex; Thor; Zarrko the Tomorrow Man

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with credits and one piece of panel art from each main story.

The Coming of the Scorpion! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

Stan Goldberg?

Letters:

Sam Rosen [as S. Rosen]

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Scorpion [Macdonald "Mac" Gargan]; Liz Allen; Flash Thompson; Aunt May; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Ned Leeds; Dr. Farley Stillwell

Reprinted:

• from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #20 (January 1965)

The Greatest Event in the History of Comic Magazines! (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1.

Caves of Doom (Table of Contents)

Marvel Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Everett

Pencils:

Bill Everett

Inks:

Bill Everett

Colors:

Stan Goldberg?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Dr. Noiro; Marvel Boy; Donna Lake; Marie; Orion Rex

Reprinted:

• from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #5

[The Merry Marvel Marching Society] (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

A nifty new membership kit "for the paltry sum of 1.00".

"The Living Bomb!" (Table of Contents)

Human Torch [Johnny Storm] / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (Plot); Jerry Siegel [as Joe Carter] (Script)

Pencils:

Dick Ayers

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

Stan Goldberg?

Letters:

Sam Rosen [as S. Rosen]

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Ted Braddock (TV commentator); The Eel [Leopold Stryke] (Intro); Charles Lawson (inventor); Moxie Gahagan (fence); Wizard (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Baldy (gangster; cameo)

Synopsis:

Flying over Glenville, Johnny wonders if the residents have grown bored with him. He gives them a "free show", but the reaction is decidedly negative. This turns out to be the fault of TV commentator Ted Braddock, who's been doing a series of very negative editorials about Johnny, which have succeeded in turning many people against him. Meanwhile, The Eel steals a bag containing "Project X" from inventor Charles Lawson, who begs him to return it. It turns out the bag contains a miniature radio-active atomic pile, which is danger of going off within one hour of being exposed to air if the proper switch is not thrown on it! Hearing about it on the news, a fence tells The Eel why it's too "hot" to handle. Lawson helps Johnny track down The Eel, who's gotten rid of the device, but not believing him, Johnny attacks. Johnny manages to fly the device into the upper atmosphere where it explodes, as he absorbs most of the blast-- but nearly dies in the process. As Reed uses a ray to restore Johnny's "half-dead cells" to vitality, Braddock broadcasts a editorial retracting everything bad he ever said about The Torch. Johnny recovers, causing cheers in the general public and frustration among the underworld.

Reprinted:

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #112 (September 1963)

"The Return of Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!" (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

George Roussos [as G. Bell]

Colors:

Stan Goldberg?

Letters:

Sam Rosen [as S. Rosen]

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Thor; Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man; Hank Pym; Tony Stark; Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Odin; Loki; Heimdall; Norn Hag (I); Don Blake; Mr. Hyde (flashback); Jane Foster (flashback)

Reprinted:

• from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #101 (February 1964)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Norn Hag and the Well of Centures, story continued in Journey Into Mystery #102.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 10 one-page advertisements for: Tired of Being Skinny? (Weight Gainables, Joe Welder), Bosy Sell Grit (sales club, Grit Publishing), Baseball Game (game, Strat-o-matic Game Co), Forbidden Oriental Fighting Arts (book, Precise Publications), Missile Firing Tank (toy, Honor House Products, 1/2 page), Lincoln Penny (coins, Centre Coin, 1/2 page), Shop By Mail (miscelleneous ads, 2 pages), Shamed by Your English? (language school, Don Bolander), Fishing Outfits (fishing gear, Niresk Discount Sales), 132 Roman Soldiers (toys, Roman War Soldiers).