(August 1973)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.20 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Roy Thomas ?
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
What Was the Sinister Secret of Mister Whimple?
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Rich Buckler
- Inks:
- Mike Esposito
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Danny Crespi ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
Esposito credit per Nick Caputo after observing the original art. Previous indexer credited Frank Giacoia.
He Who Hesitates...
comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Eadeh
- Inks:
- Al Eadeh
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Stan Lee (original story)
- Job Number:
- [C-396]
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
- Synopsis:
- A hesitant professor finally decides to kill the man who's moving in on his wife, but he waits a little too long and the other man pushes him off the cliff instead so that he can marry the professor's wife.
- Reprints:
-
from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #8 (May 1953)
-
The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!
comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Fred Kida
- Inks:
- Fred Kida
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Stan Lee (original story)
- Job Number:
- C-408
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- A thief attacks a man who always carries a box around on his shoulder and kills him. When he gets the box open, he is startled to see that he has killed one head but not the other and runs into the path of an oncoming train. His intended victim gets up and procures a box for the dead head.
- Reprints:
- from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #8 (May 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
original story is signed by Kida
Indoor Sport!
comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sam Kweskin (signed)
- Inks:
- Sam Kweskin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Stan Lee (original story)
- Job Number:
- C-503
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- A female ghost acquires pictures of men from potential suitors and throws darts into them to inflict pain and death upon the men in revenge for a man who once jilted her.
- Reprints:
- from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #8 (May 1953) [-1 page]
-
The Tough Guy
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils:
- Joe Maneely (signed)
- Inks:
- Joe Maneely (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Stan Lee (original story)
- Job Number:
- C-170
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- A muscleman gets pistol-whipped and winds up in the hospital. He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. After he collapses the doctors inform him he has a throat infection that will kill him shortly now that his body is too powerful for medicine to affect.
- Reprints:
- from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #8 (May 1953)
-
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