(January 1971)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-10-27
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.

Vandoom! He Who Made a Monster! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; Marie Severin (alterations)
Inks
Steve Ditko; Marie Severin (alterations)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Vandoom's Creature
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Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Ditko inks per Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (February 2009). Cover is taken from an unaltered stat. Additional figures drawn by Marie Severin.

Cover Thumbnail for Where Creatures Roam (Marvel, 1970 series) #4
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Vandoom, the Man Who Made a Creature! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Job Number
V-55
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Ludwig Vandoom; Vandoom's Creature
Synopsis
The owner of a Transylvanian wax museum named Vandoom sets out to build a new monster in order to bring customers back to the museum. A bolt of lightning brings the creature to life long enough to stop a Martian invasion.
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Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Tellin' It Like It Was, Is, and Oughtta Be! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Beware! of the Ghastly Glass! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Job Number
V-54
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bruno
Synopsis
An old man searches for an enchanted crystal that will grant four wishes.
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Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Vandoom! He Who Made a Monster!
  2. 1. Vandoom, the Man Who Made a Creature!
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. Tellin' It Like It Was, Is, and Oughtta Be!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Another Marvel Masterpiece
  6. 5. Beware! of the Ghastly Glass!
  7. 6. Another Marvel Masterpiece
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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