(June 1975)

Marvel, 1975 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-02-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

Timely's Golden-Age heroes during World War II. Originally Marvel intended a giant-sized series which would have been half reprints. After one issue, a regular-sized series was used instead.

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number B13001.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Hordes of Hitler! (Table of Contents)

The Invaders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Robbins (signed)
Inks
John Romita (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi
Genre
superhero
Characters
Invaders [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]]
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Indexer Notes

Cover letters credit confirmed by Todd Klein in The Danny Crespi Files Part 12, posted 23 June 2017 on his blog (Todd Klein's Blog at Goodreads). Previous indexer credited Gaspar Saladino.

Cover Thumbnail for Giant-Size Invaders (Marvel, 1975 series) #1
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The Coming of the Invaders! Part One: A Captain Called America! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America; The Invaders / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Frank Robbins
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Invaders [Captain America [Steve Rogers] (origin); Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (cameo); Namor, the Sub-Mariner (cameo); Toro [Thomas Raymond] (cameo); Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]]; Nazis; Adolf Hitler (cameo); Franklin D. Roosevelt (flashback); General Phillips (flashback); Dr. Anderson (flashback); Agent R [Cynthia Glass] (flashback); Dr. Erskine (also as Dr. Reinstein, flashback, dies); Heinz Kruger (flashback, dies)
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Indexer Notes

Story takes place on December 22, 1941 and features Captain America and Bucky with a splash page depicting the Invaders vs Hitler. Captain America's origin is retold in detail, merging previous versions. For instance, Dr. Reinstein is revealed to be a code name for Dr. Erskine.

A Cacophonous Collection of Captivating Capsule Comments Calculated to Corral your Consciousness! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Trap (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Coming of the Invaders! Part 2: Enter: The Human Torch! (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch; The Invaders / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Frank Robbins
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Adolf Hitler; Master Man [Willie Lohmer]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Dr. Anderson; Wilson; Mr. Stuart; Colonel Krieghund
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The Coming of the Invaders! Part 3: The Sub-Mariner Strikes! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Invaders; Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Frank Robbins
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Petra Goldberg
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Master Man [Willie Lohmer]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Colonel Krieghund; Sub-Mariner; Winston Churchill
Reprints

Another Agonizingly Personal Recollection (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Letters
typeset
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Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg! (Table of Contents: 7)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original Editor)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hitler; Nazis; Emperor Tha-Korr; Atlanteans; Mel; Lucas
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Indexer Notes

Some new or edited captions by Roy Thomas.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hordes of Hitler!
    The Invaders
  2. 1. The Coming of the Invaders! Part One: A Captain Called America!
    Captain America; The Invaders
  3. 2. A Cacophonous Collection of Captivating Capsule Comments Calculated to Corral your Consciousness!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. The Trap
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Spider-Man
  5. 4. The Coming of the Invaders! Part 2: Enter: The Human Torch!
    Human Torch; The Invaders
  6. 5. The Coming of the Invaders! Part 3: The Sub-Mariner Strikes!
    The Invaders; Namor the Sub-Mariner
  7. 6. Another Agonizingly Personal Recollection
  8. 7. Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Bob Ford
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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