(November 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1969-09-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

A World He Never Made! (Table of Contents)

Silver Surfer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
Reprints

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tired of being 'skinny'?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a weight gain supplement.

A World He Never Made! (Table of Contents: 2)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
Bill Everett ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tell me, Yarro Gort... can you really fly us to the planet Earth?
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Shalla Bal; Yarro Gort (Introduction, Villain); Donna Maria
Synopsis
Shalla Bal arrives on Earth to find the Surfer, only to find him in the arms of another woman.
Reprints
Keywords
South America; Zenn-La

The Race to Danger (Table of Contents: 3)

Lee Jeans [Lee Leens] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
sports; teen
Characters
Bobby; Jim Driscoll

Indexer Notes

Comics ad for Lee Leens pants from H.D. Lee Company, Inc. between story pages 3 and 4.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magic world of surprises and mystery

Indexer Notes

Ad for novelty items from the American Circle Corp. located on top half of page between story pages 6 and 7.

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

Unicorn House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!

Indexer Notes

Ad for sea monkeys. located on lower half of page between story pages 6 and 7.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, fellows!

Indexer Notes

Ad solicits boys to sell Grit magazine, located between story pages 6 and 7.

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

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]
Characters
Silver Surfer

Indexer Notes

Includes: Obituary for George Klein; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; house ad for the Silver Surfer comic.
On top half of page between story pages 9 and 10.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Exciting new club Marvelmania International
Characters
Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Thor; Dr. Doom; Daredevil

Indexer Notes

Ad for membership to Marvelmania on lower half of page between story pages 9 and 10.

Super Saturday on ABC (Table of Contents: 9)

ABC’s Super Saturday Club / advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Casper the Friendly Ghost; Smokey Bear; Cattanooga Cats; Hot Wheels; Sky Hawks; Hardy Boys; Fantastic Voyage; Gulliver

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Saturday morning cartoon lineup on ABC Television for the season starting September 6, 1969. Also advertisement for ABC's Super Saturday Club.
Located between story pages 11 and 12.

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

Who Speaks for the Surfer? / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
? (panel background and lathering only)
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and John, In the Silver Surfer #7, a much avoided issue was brought up in the letters page, and it is noteworthy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Charles Swift, Loren MacGregor, Pieter Zko, Thomas Lane.
Between story pages 12 and 13.

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 11)

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get the biggest comic book cover you’ve ever seen... and you are on it!

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for a variety of products including back-issue comic books.
Located between story pages 15 and 16.

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

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did you know that the people who make little “Matchbox” models make big “Matchbox” models, too?
Synopsis
Ad for King-Size Matchbox models.

Indexer Notes

Located on top half of page, between story pages 18 and 19.

Shop By Mail; Stamps (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (background only)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Draw the first day!

Indexer Notes

Various ads for stamps companies and other items. Appears between story pages 18 and 19 on lower half of page.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Academy for Home Study.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you need extra money?
Characters
Santa Claus
Keywords
Christmas

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Cheerful Card Company.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're looking for people who like to draw
Characters
Norman Rockwell

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A World He Never Made!
    Silver Surfer
  2. 1. ["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. A World He Never Made!
    Silver Surfer
  4. 3. The Race to Danger
    Lee Jeans [Lee Leens]
  5. 4. ["Magic world of surprises and mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  6. 5. ["Grow amazing live sea-monkeys!"]
    Unicorn House
  7. 6. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  9. 8. ["Exciting new club Marvelmania International"]
  10. 9. Super Saturday on ABC
    ABC’s Super Saturday Club
  11. 10. ["Dear Stan and John, In the Silver Surfer #7, a much avoided issue was brought up in the letters page, and it is noteworthy."]
    Who Speaks for the Surfer?
  12. 11. Shop by Mail
  13. 12. ["Did you know that the people who make little “Matchbox” models make big “Matchbox” models, too?"]
    Matchbox Models
  14. 13. Shop By Mail; Stamps
  15. 14. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
  16. 15. ["Do you need extra money?"]
  17. 16. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Gordon
  • Del Gruber
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mark Q
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore