(October 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-07-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Zenith Books Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 22, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1968. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B474865.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Adkins
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Marie Severin ?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Dormammu
Synopsis
Huge green Dormammu head over a supine Strange
Reprints

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

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hypnotic whirling coin

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.

...While a World Awaits! (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited) (sourced)
Colors
Tom Palmer
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Clea; Wong; Dormammu; Umar; Victoria Bentley; Dr. Charles Benton
Synopsis
Umar frees Strange, via a suggestion from Clea and Victoria Bentley. Dormammu is defeated by his own vow never to enter the Earth dimension; a curse returns him to the Dark Dimension. Dr. Benton, a former medical colleague, offers a consultant position to Strange.
Reprints

Pete Duncan - "Dropout" (Table of Contents: 3)

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?; ? (ad copy)
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Bob; Helen; Pete Duncan

Indexer Notes

Comics ad for the International Correspondence Schools I.C.S. Between story pages 3 and 4.

Intelsat III Satellite (Table of Contents: 4)

Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Cheerios Kid
Keywords
cereal

Indexer Notes

Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get big prizes or cash!
Feature Logo
Olympic Prizes or Cash

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 6 and 7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 9 and 10.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fellows! Here's a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!

Indexer Notes

Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
204 pc Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98

Indexer Notes

Illustrated ad for 204 piece set of plastic Revolutionary War soldiers and equipment. $1.98. Located between story pages 15 and 16, on lower half of page.

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 9)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
Letters
?; typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Check the kind of body you want
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Charles Atlas (photograph)

Indexer Notes

A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books, between story pages 16 and 17.
Between story pages 18 and 19.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Smiley); ? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Items of incredible import to illuminate your interest, invigorate your imagination, and intoxicate your id!
Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]
Characters
Doctor Strange

Indexer Notes

Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Liftee Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you can be taller instantly!

Indexer Notes

Located on top half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
? ( ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll make you a master of karate

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for book on learning Karate.
Located on lower half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Strange Mails / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich ?
Pencils
Dan Adkins (illustrations)
Inks
Dan Adkins (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Elaine M. Sciog, Dennis Allen, Henry Kinsey III, Mike Hudak, Achille Di Bacco and, "The Gifted One"; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Stan Lee ? (promo copy)
Pencils
John Buscema (illustration)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Another Marvel masterpiece!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for "Avengers Annual #2"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
America's greatest values in science labs and courses!

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys, girls, men, women

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. ["Hypnotic whirling coin"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. ...While a World Awaits!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. Pete Duncan - "Dropout"
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  5. 4. Intelsat III Satellite
    Cheerios
  6. 5. ["Get big prizes or cash!"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  7. 6. ["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  8. 7. ["Fellows! Here's a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. ["204 pc Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98"]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  10. 9. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  11. 10. ["Items of incredible import to illuminate your interest, invigorate your imagination, and intoxicate your id!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["Now you can be taller instantly!"]
    Liftee Height Increase Pads
  13. 12. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
  15. 14. ["Another Marvel masterpiece!"]
    The Avengers
  16. 15. ["America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"]
    American Basic Science Labs
  17. 16. ["Boys, girls, men, women"]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
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