(December 1972)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-09-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #88 August 1972.

Yours Truly... Jack the Ripper! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Tom Palmer ?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto (top caption, uncredited); Sam Rosen (bottom caption, uncredited)
Genre
crime; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jack the Ripper
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Indexer Notes

Sign at upper right reads "Tom's Place," presumably indicating Tom Palmer as inker.

Cover Thumbnail for Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #2
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Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bloch (credited) (original story); Ron Goulart (credited) (adaptation)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Ralph Reese (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (uncredited)
Job Number
1075Z
Genre
crime; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
John Carmody [Jack the Ripper] (also flashback); Sir Guy Hollis (also flashback); Lt. Colma; Dick Poole
Synopsis
The notorious murderer Jack the Ripper has survived into the present day, remaining young due to the human sacrifices he regularly performs.
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Indexer Notes

Adapting the story by Robert Bloch. Copyright © 1945 by Robert Bloch.

More Than Blood! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Alec Effinger (credited)
Pencils
Billy Graham (credited)
Inks
Billy Graham (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza (uncredited)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Paul Williams; Linda; Coach; Steve; Bill; Lonnie; Dr. Jennings; Tommy Davis (flashback); Jimmy Ryan (flashback)
Synopsis
The best student athletes of Westfield Heights High School are struck down one by one by an unknown illness.
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Dramatic Data, Dynamic Dipatches, and Death-Defying Declarations of Decidedly Dubious Distinction! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Girl Who Couldn't Die (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Lawrence (signed as Mort Lawrence)
Inks
Mort Lawrence (signed as Mort Lawrence)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)
Job Number
C-265
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Lee Fuller; Lisa
Synopsis
A scientist attempts to reanimate his dead lover. After years of failed attempts he succeeds, but she kills herself at the sight of his decades-old body.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Yours Truly... Jack the Ripper!
  2. 1. Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper!
  3. 2. More Than Blood!
  4. 3. Dramatic Data, Dynamic Dipatches, and Death-Defying Declarations of Decidedly Dubious Distinction!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. The Girl Who Couldn't Die
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