(June 1970)

Marvel, 1969 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-03-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor); Roy Thomas (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

Dragon-Man Invades the Campus! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Verpoorten
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Diablo [Esteban de Albo]; Dragon-Man
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Nick Caputo, via the GCD Error LIst, 9 January 2005. Original indexer credited Chic Stone.

Calamity on the Campus! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Diablo [Esteban de Albo]; Dragon Man; Professor Charles Xavier (cameo); Scott Summers [Cyclops](cameo); Peter Parker [Spider-Man](cameo); Professor Gilbert; Dean Mencken
Synopsis
Diablo takes control of the Dragon Man android and wreaks havoc on the Empire State campus.
Reprints

Break-Out in Cell Block 10! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Deacon
Synopsis
Cap breaks up a prison riot.
Reprints

If I Must Die, Let It Be With Honor! (Table of Contents: 3)

Iron Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited as V. Colletta)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Titanium Man [Boris Bullski] (introduction); Senator Byrd
Synopsis
Communist camp commander Boris Bullski wants to take on Iron Man and releases some of his prisoners to construct an armor, making him Titanium Man.
Reprints

The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 4)

in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Marvel checklist for Marvel-ous Mags on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #99, Spider-Man #85, Silver Surfer #16, Thor #176, Avengers #76, Captain America #126, Hulk #128, Captain Marvel #20, Iron Man #26, Sub-Mariner #26, Daredevil #64, Chamber of Darkness #5, Sgt. Fury #78, Marvel Super-Heroes #26, Marvel Tales #26, Marvel's Greatest Comics #27 and Tower of Shadows #5.

Located between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence.

Marvelmania (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Dr. Doom [Victor von Doom]

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Marvelmania membership kit using a small version of the Poster and Decals that came with the membership.

Located between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence and beneath "The Mighty Marvel Checklist".

If Eternity Should Fail! (Table of Contents: 6)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Clea (unnamed); Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed); Eternity; Baron Mordo [Karl Mordo]; Dormammu
Synopsis
In another dimension that defies description, Dr. Strange comes face-to-face with Eternity, who learns that Strange is indeed worthy of The Ancient One's trust. He knows that if Mordo & Dormammu are not stopped, all mankind will be in jeopardy. But after all Strange has been thru, Eternity tells him he already has the power he needs. Feeling dejected, Strange returns to the cave to find his master gone. Mordo's spirits lead him to Mordo, who tells Strange "The game is lost!"
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dragon-Man Invades the Campus!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Calamity on the Campus!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. Break-Out in Cell Block 10!
    Captain America
  4. 3. If I Must Die, Let It Be With Honor!
    Iron Man
  5. 4. The Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. Marvelmania
  7. 6. If Eternity Should Fail!
    Doctor Strange
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Dan Kocher
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore