(May 1972)

Marvel, 1971 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-02-29
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #81 January 1972.

Slaves of the Spider-Swarm! (Table of Contents)

Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Vicente Alcázar ?
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Alcazar credit by Nick Caputo, Jan 2011, based on analysis of the inking style. Previous indexer credited Gil Kane.

River of the Dead! (Table of Contents: 1)

Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sam Grainger
Colors
?
Letters
Shelly Leferman ?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

adapted from the novel Lt. Gullivar Jones by Edwin A. Arnold

Gargantus! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
T-892
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dan; Billy; Gargantus the sea monster (introduction)
Synopsis
A deep sea explorer encounters a giant and intelligent reptile that follows him back to the surface. The creature explores the surface, inducing terror in the humans, before it faints due to its inability to breathe air and is dumped back into the sea.
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

The Things from Dimension X! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lynwood; Koaa
Synopsis
A scientist successfully creates a link to the dimension Electra only to find the inhabitants bent on conquest. They pour through the portal but are stopped when the carved presidents on Mt. Rushmore come to life and drive them back.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Slaves of the Spider-Swarm!
    Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars
  2. 1. River of the Dead!
    Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars
  3. 2. Gargantus!
  4. 3. The Things from Dimension X!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore