(March 1972)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-12-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright © 1971 by Magazine Management Co., Inc. On-sale date from 1972 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

And Now... the Sandman! (Table of Contents)

Human Torch; Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (featured)
William Baker (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (featured)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas! (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch; Spider-Man / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
800Z
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm (cameo); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (featured); Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)
Misty Knight (cameo) (first appearance); Flint Marko (villain); Aunt May (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (featured); Mrs. Baker (cameo)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man and the Torch tangle with the Sandman on Christmas Eve but show a little mercy when they find he is trying to deliver a gift to his ailing mother.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

It is only revealed in Marvel Team-Up #64 that a woman saved from a mugger here, by Spider-Man and a friend with a "flying bathtub" was Misty Knight.

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [March 1972]: Mighty Marvel is Back on the Track! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee answers the question "How do I break into the comic-book biz?"
Miscellaneous Marvel news items.
Checklist for Marvel comics dated March 1972.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. And Now... the Sandman!
    Human Torch; Spider-Man
  2. 1. Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas!
    Human Torch; Spider-Man
  3. 2. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [March 1972]: Mighty Marvel is Back on the Track!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
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  • Katie
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Lee Lines
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Eric Rom
  • Jim Van Dore