(April 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1969-01-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
World Color Press, Inc., Sparta Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

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

The Moment of -- the Manslayer! (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska ?; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Sal Buscema ?; John Romita (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Man-Slayer
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Tuska pencils and Sal Buscema inks per Nick Caputo, November 2017. A viewing of the original cover before alterations reveals a George Tuska penciled Captain Marvel. The published cover has Captain Marvel enlarged and redrawn by John Romita. The original indexer credited Gil Kane on pencils and Romita on inks.

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Moment of -- the Man-Slayer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Dick Ayers (credited)
Inks
Syd Shores (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mar-Vell listens -- and Mar-Vell obeys! Speak, great Zo!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; General Bridges; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Carol Danvers; Nick Fury (cameo flashback); Doctor Lawson; Man-Slayer (first appearance); Una (corpse); Colonel Yon-Rogg; Zo; Sar-Torr; Harry
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Some character information from marvel.fandom.com.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

U.S. School of Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Littleton Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Missile Tank (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Centre Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Mail It to Mar-Vell / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich ?
Pencils
Don Heck (illustrations)
Inks
Vince Colletta (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Joanne Tumolo, Bill Cantey, Dennis Myers, Glen Quasny, Bob Krotts, and Mike O'Neal; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Moment of -- the Manslayer!
    Captain Marvel
  2. 1. ["Look what's happening"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. The Moment of -- the Man-Slayer!
    Captain Marvel
  4. 3. ["Be the one who ‘makes’ every party!"]
    U.S. School of Music
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  7. 6. ["Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["4 new “finds” for coin collectors"]
    Littleton Coin Co. Catalog
  9. 8. Missile Tank
    Honor House Products
  10. 9. ["20 course home study program"]
  11. 10. [Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Fabulous facts and frivolous fables for frantic fans, faithful friends, and fiendish foes!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["We pay $100.00 for only 59 Lincoln pennies"]
    Centre Coin Co. Catalog
  14. 13. ["Magic world of surprises & mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Mail It to Mar-Vell
  16. 15. ["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
    Nick Fury
  17. 16. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  18. 17. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore