(December 1968)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-09-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Leading Magazine Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
World Color Press, Inc., Sparta Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Sol Brodsky (credited) (production manager); Roy Thomas (credited) (associate editor); Marie Severin (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

King Konk the Greatest Monster Movie of All Time! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
King Konk; Spidey-Man; Sore; Thung; Sunk-Mariner; Knock Furious; Ironed Man; Charlie America; Scaredevil; Bulk; Red Baron
Reprints

This Is a Contents Page? (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?; Gary Friedrich ?
Pencils
Marie Severin; Tom Sutton; John Verpoorten
Inks
Marie Severin; Tom Sutton; John Verpoorten
Letters
Sam Rosen

Reprints

Indexer Notes

inside front cover includes images from interior stories with additional art by John Verpoorten.

King Konk '68 (Table of Contents: 2)

King Konk / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited); Marie Severin (credited) (see notes)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited); Marie Severin (credited) (see notes)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
King Konk; Elizabeth; Dickie; Cluck Kettle [Stuporman] (cameo); Spidey-Man [Peter Pooper]; Fantastical Four [Mr. Fantastical; Inevitable Girl; Thung; Human Scorch]; Revengers [Charlie America; Ironed Man; Hogeye; Visage; Sore; Golightly; Wisp; Black Panter]; Phantome Beagle; Silver Burper; Angel-Face
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Marie Severin drew the caricatures of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton throughout the story, along with numerous alterations. Credited on the splash page as: "With an artful assist by Marie Severin". Info per Nick Caputo, July 2013.

Super-Hero Daydreams (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Severin (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
John Tartaglione (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Dark Moon Rise, Heck Hound Hurt (Table of Contents: 4)

Knock Furious, Agent of SHEESH / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Frank Springer (credited); Marie Severin (see notes)
Inks
Tom Sutton; Marie Severin (see notes)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Herb Cooper (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; spy
Characters
Knock Furious; Lord Ravenmad; Gotta Lotta Gaul; Edgar Allen Schmoe; Vava Vavoom; Robert Mashem; Arnold Drake; Frank Springer
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Marie Severin drew either the top two panels, or the entire last page of the story. Info per Nick Caputo.

It's a Mad, Mad Ave (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stuart Schwartzberg (credited as Stu Schwartzberg)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Marie Severin (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Charlie America; Sore; Bulk; J. Jonah Jawbone; Dr. Deranged; Sunk-Mariner; Thung; Blech Bolt, Medoozy; Knock Furious; Mr. Fantastical; Ironed Man; Doctor Bloom; Silver Burper; Cyclomps; Gizzard
Reprints

The Puns of Will Bonnet (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Sutton (credited)

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Will Bonnet; David Jamsun; Ben Gazarrup; Roy Thinnest; Alien Invader; One-Armed Man
Reprints

How to Be a Comic Book Artist (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Severin ?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Jean Simek ?

Genre
humor
Reprints

Don't Rock the Vote (Table of Contents: 8)

Sunk-Mariner / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited); Marie Severin (see notes)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited); Marie Severin (see notes)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Irv Watanabe (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Sunk-Mariner [No-More]; Lady Darnit; Aqualung-Man
Reprints

Indexer Notes

All of the caricatures in the last panel were added by Marie Severin, as observed from the original artwork. Info per Nick Caputo, July 2013.

Auntie Goose Rhymes Dept. (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Verpoorten (credited)
Inks
John Verpoorten (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Herb Cooper (credited)

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Auntie Goose [Aunt May]; Donald Duck; Medoozy; Spidey-Man; Blechh Knight; Jack Kirby; Fantastical Four [Mr. Fantastical; Thung; Inevitable Girl; Human Scorch]; Bulk; Black Panter; Charlie America; Kar-Whack; Silver Burper; Doctor Bloom; Schmodin; Sore; Bullstag; Hokum; Farful; Hokey
Reprints

Ivanshmoe! (Table of Contents: 10)

Ivanschmoe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (based on a story by Stan Lee)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Sutton (credited)

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Ivanschmoe [Ivan Lumpkin [Boney Stork]]; Rebecca; Goofy (cameo); Blechh Knight;
Reprints

Indexer Notes

based on a story in Riot #1, 1954

Fame Is a Cross-Eyed Blind Date with B-a-a-a-d Breath! (Table of Contents: 11)

Spidey-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
John Tartaglione (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Spidey-Man; Charlie America; Bulk; Green Globule; Auntie May; J. Jonah Jawbone; Gizzard
Reprints

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

This Is a Letters Page ? / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. King Konk the Greatest Monster Movie of All Time!
  2. 1. This Is a Contents Page?
  3. 2. King Konk '68
    King Konk
  4. 3. Super-Hero Daydreams
  5. 4. Dark Moon Rise, Heck Hound Hurt
    Knock Furious, Agent of SHEESH
  6. 5. It's a Mad, Mad Ave
  7. 6. The Puns of Will Bonnet
  8. 7. How to Be a Comic Book Artist
  9. 8. Don't Rock the Vote
    Sunk-Mariner
  10. 9. Auntie Goose Rhymes Dept.
  11. 10. Ivanshmoe!
    Ivanschmoe
  12. 11. Fame Is a Cross-Eyed Blind Date with B-a-a-a-d Breath!
    Spidey-Man
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    This Is a Letters Page ?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Terry Collier
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Andrés Jiménez
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore