(February 1969)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-11-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Sol Brodsky (credited) (production); Roy Thomas (credited) (associate editor); Marie Severin (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Frankenstein; Bulk; Spidey-Man; Forbush-Man; Sunk-Mariner; Scaredevil; Doctor Bloom; Silver Burper; Charlie America; Ironed Man; Sore; Thung
Reprints

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Comiclot (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Marie Severin (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
historical; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Sore; Ironed Man; Bulk; Sarey Jane; Spidey-Man; Hokey; Scaredevil; Gizzard; Doctor Bloom; Thung; Charlie America; J. Jonah Jawbone; Auntie May; Dr. Deranged; Zero; Magneat-O; Dock Octopus; Blechh Knight; Human Scorch; Captain Marvin; Green Globule; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
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Not Brand Ecch's Puzzle Fun (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Spidey-Man [Auntie May]; Doctor Bloom; Silver Burper; Charlie America, Thung; Mr. Fantastical; Human Scorch; Inevitable Girl
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Severin script per Roy Thomas.

Unhumans to Get Own Comic Book! (Table of Contents: 4)

Unhumans / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Unhumans [Blechh Bolt; Kar-Wak; Gorgonzola; Frighten; Medoozy; Gristle; Loose-Jaw; Gnatman; Rotten
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Indexer Notes

Roy Thomas suspects he was credited because he did some rewriting of Drake's script.

Sgt. Fury's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich (credited)
Pencils
John Verpoorten (credited)
Inks
John Verpoorten (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

parody of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.

[This-Isn't-a-Comic-Mag-It's-a-Way-of-Life Dept] (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Severin; Roy Thomas (see notes)
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three satirical adverts for super-hero based merchandise.
Roy Thomas suspects he may have done a little rewriting on this story.

The Revengers (Table of Contents: 7)

Revengers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited); John Buscema (page 6 - see notes)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited); George Klein (page 6 - see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, me! Another ish... another action-epic edited by Smilin' Stan Lee!
Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Revengers [Black Panter [T'Charlie]; Giant-Sam [Hunk Pym]; Hog-Eye; Visage; Wisp]; Lumpjaw; Mister Fantastical; Swirlwind; Magneat-O; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
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Indexer Notes

page 6 features the Avengers reading the preceding story illustrated by Buscema/Klein.

Charlie America's Family Album (Table of Contents: 8)

Charlie America / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Severin
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto ?

Characters
Charlie America
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Severin script per Roy Thomas.

My Search for True Love! (Table of Contents: 9)

Medoozy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich ?
Pencils
Tom Sutton ?
Inks
Tom Sutton ?
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe ?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Medoozy; Lumpjaw; Bingo Star; Bob Dilly; Slimy Slim; Dr. Say-Yes
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Although there are no credits Roy Thomas suspects the story was written by Gary Friedrich. Info per Alter Ego #95.

Drawing Lessons! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Severin
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
John Tartaglione (credited as John Tartag)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A parody of the "How to Draw Comics" articles.

Frankenstein Sicksty-Nine! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Baron Von Doomenstein; Toady; Doomenstein Monster; Thung; Anemia; Spidey-Man; Dracula; Hans; Fritz; Der Captain; Nancy; Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Mutt; Jeff; Spark Plug [Sparkly]; Krazy Kat; Ignatz Mouse
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Indexer Notes

Tom Sutton lettered pages 7 and 8. Info per Nick Caputo, July 2013.

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

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

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

letters section includes a Bullpen note listing all the characters featured on the Sgt. Fury's Lonely Hearts Club Band double page spread.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. This Is a Contents Page?
  3. 2. Comiclot
  4. 3. Not Brand Ecch's Puzzle Fun
  5. 4. Unhumans to Get Own Comic Book!
    Unhumans
  6. 5. Sgt. Fury's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  7. 6. [This-Isn't-a-Comic-Mag-It's-a-Way-of-Life Dept]
  8. 7. The Revengers
    Revengers
  9. 8. Charlie America's Family Album
    Charlie America
  10. 9. My Search for True Love!
    Medoozy
  11. 10. Drawing Lessons!
  12. 11. Frankenstein Sicksty-Nine!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    This Is a Letters Page ?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Greg
  • Katie
  • Frédéric Andrieu
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Terry Collier
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Tom Zsolt