(July 1970)

Marvel, 1969 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-04-21
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 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

Pray for... the Man in the Rat Hole! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin (signed as SEV.)
Inks
Marie Severin (signed as SEV.)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signature in matchbook cover.

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

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

Man in the Rat-Hole! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Job Number
T-887
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A spy uses shrinking pills to easily discover military secrets. On a crucial mission, he is attacked by a rat and loses his growth pills, trapping him forever in his tiny form.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In the original the spy calls himself 'Worm Man'.

Both here and in Dracula Lives [UK] #15, the writer is credited as being Stan Lee although the original is unsigned.

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

Fayd Skin Cream / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ghost-Beast! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Wally Wood (credited)
Pencils
Wally Wood (credited)
Inks
Wally Wood (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Job Number
245-Z
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Beowulf
Reprints

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

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

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

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

Be a Manager Game / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Monster Size Monsters] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

History of the Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Hobby Coin Co. Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Contact! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Sutton (credited, signed)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited, signed)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Tom Sutton

Job Number
303-Z
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Howard (death); Fal Ton; Fan Ton
Reprints

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

Shop By Mail / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Scream from Beyond! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Gene Colan (host)
Reprints

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

Shop By Mail / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[Polaris Nuclear Sub] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Tomes from the Tower! (Table of Contents: 19)

Tomes from the Tower! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Wally Wood (illustration)
Inks
Wally Wood (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

LOC from readers Joe Lenius, Thomas W. Bulmer, Frank Johnson, and Marie and Joe Cinquezrana; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[3 Complete Fishing Outfits] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Pray for... the Man in the Rat Hole!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Man in the Rat-Hole!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Fayd Skin Cream
  5. 4. The Ghost-Beast!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Marvelmania
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Be a Manager Game
  9. 8. [Monster Size Monsters]
    Monster Size Monsters
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    North American School of Drafting
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    History of the Comics
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Hobby Coin Co. Coins
  14. 13. Contact!
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Shop By Mail
  16. 15. The Scream from Beyond!
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Shop By Mail
  18. 17. [Polaris Nuclear Sub]
    Polaris Nuclear Sub
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  20. 19. Tomes from the Tower!
    Tomes from the Tower!
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Famous Artists Schools
  22. 21. [3 Complete Fishing Outfits]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Academy for Home Study
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Marcus Fletcher
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore