(May 1969)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-02-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Roy Thomas (associate 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)

Doctor Doom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Larry Lieber
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ? (logo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Doom
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original indexer credited Frank Giacoia as cover co-penciler.

This Man... This Demon! (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Doom / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Lieber (credited) (pages 1-11)(see notes); Roy Thomas (credited) (pages 12-24)(see notes)
Pencils
Larry Lieber (credited) (pages 1-11)(see notes); Frank Giacoia (credited) (pages 12-24)(see notes)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are witnessing a unique tableau--
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Doom; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Invisible Girl; The Human Torch; Diablo; Valeria; Boris (flashback); Dr. Doom's father (flashback)
Synopsis
Diablo holds Valeria hostage and tries to force Dr. Doom into becoming his partner. Origin of Dr. Doom retold.
Reprints
Keywords
Latveria

Indexer Notes

According to Roy Thomas, Larry Lieber plotted,(likely) dialogued and pencilled approximately the first half of the story when he had to bow out. Roy plotted and wrote the second half, with Frank Giacoia penciling. It appears that Lieber wrote and drew pages 1-11; with Thomas scripting and Giacoia penciling pages 12-24. Info per Nick Caputo, March 2013.

The previous appearance of Dr. Doom was in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series #167) and his next appearance is in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #84.

The Sub-Mariner Meets a New Enemy.... Fire! (Table of Contents: 2)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett (signed)

Job Number
F-977
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor] (origin; at age 16); Namora; Byrrah
Reprints
Keywords
Antarctica

[Young Men #24] (Table of Contents: 3)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Burgos
Inks
Carl Burgos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain America; Bucky
Reprints

The Return of... the Human Torch (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Russ Heath; Carl Burgos (splash page)
Inks
Russ Heath; Carl Burgos (splash page)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Human Torch... evil's greatest enemy is back!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Chief Wilson; Professor Phineas Horton (flashback); Adolf Hitler (flashback); Mary Wilson; the Butcher
Reprints
Keywords
Korea; Nevada; Yucca Flat

Indexer Notes

The Torch's last appearance was in Marvel Mystery Comics #92 (June 1949).

Back from the Dead! (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Don Rico
Pencils
John Romita (pages 2-6); Mort Lawrence (page 1)
Inks
John Romita (pages 2-6); Mort Lawrence ? (page 1)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
D-337
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gangsters tremble!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (reintroduction, origin retold); Bucky (reintroduction); Red Skull (reintroduction); Prof. Reinstein
Reprints
Keywords
Lee School; New York

Indexer Notes

In revisionist history, intro Captain America IV and Bucky III

previous appearance of Captain America was in Captain America's Weird Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #74.

[The Sub-Mariner Returns] (Table of Contents: 6)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett (signed)

Job Number
D-343
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of the future, out of the fourth dimension where time and space are one, come strange and frightening phenomena!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Betty Dean; Cathy; Princess Fen (flashback); Admiral Saybrook
Reprints

Indexer Notes

last Sub-Mariner appearance was in Marvel Mystery Comics #92 (June 1949)

Who Is... Starhawk? (Table of Contents: 7)

Marvel Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Dan Adkins
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Starhawk (Mark Wilde)

Indexer Notes

House ad for next issue showcases the first and only appearance of this iteration (Mark Wilde) of Starhawk since, beginning with #21, Marvel Super-Heroes reverts back to an all-reprint format.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Doctor Doom
  2. 1. This Man... This Demon!
    Doctor Doom
  3. 2. The Sub-Mariner Meets a New Enemy.... Fire!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. [Young Men #24]
  5. 4. The Return of... the Human Torch
    Human Torch
  6. 5. Back from the Dead!
    Captain America
  7. 6. [The Sub-Mariner Returns]
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  8. 7. Who Is... Starhawk?
    Marvel Super-Heroes
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  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Del Gruber
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore