(May 1971)

Marvel, 1971 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-02-23
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 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

Moomba is Here! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; Marie Severin (alterations)
Inks
Dick Ayers; Marie Severin (alterations)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Moomba
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Severin redrew/added additional figures of fleeing pedestrians. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2012.

The Unbelievable Menace of Moomba (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-285
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Moomba; the Wooden Statues; Frank; Balubbi Tribe [Katu]; John; Spirit of the Golden Sun (mentioned)
Synopsis
Frank, an explorer, discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of Moomba. Katu uses his magic to force Moomba and his Wooden Statues to leave Earth.
Reprints
Keywords
Africa; monsters; Soviet Russia

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. Story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp), and part two—"The Menace That Was...Moomba" (7 pp).
This story is an elaboration of the plot of "I Was the Prisoner of the Living Statues!" drawn by John Forte, in Tales to Astonish #6 (November 1959).

The Underground Gambit! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
Herb Trimpe
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Roger Krass; Herbert T. Brimstone; Zack; Nick; Peter of the People (fictional); Captain Capitalist (fictional)
Synopsis
Roger Krass has been drawing underground comics for a living but hating it all the while. A mysterious man shows up with an offer that will finally recognize his true talent, but it turns out there's a catch.
Reprints
Keywords
Hell; underground comics; Village Edict newspaper

Pick a Pair of Winners from Mighty Marvel! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Moomba is Here!
  2. 1. The Unbelievable Menace of Moomba
  3. 2. The Underground Gambit!
  4. 3. Pick a Pair of Winners from Mighty Marvel!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Daniel Block
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore