(1975)
Marvel; DC,
1975 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.50 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1975-08-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group and National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel and DC Present
- Editing
- Roy Thomas (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- tabloid
- Paper Stock
- glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- squarebound
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
This is the first joint publication between DC and Marvel.
Full indicia:
"MGM'S Marvelous Wizard of Oz is published jointly by Marvel Comics Group and National Periodical Publications, Inc. and with the permission of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Office of Publication: 575 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10022. Published quarterly. Copyright ©1975 by Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation and National Periodical Publications, Inc. Stan Lee Publisher. Based on material Copyright ©1939 Loew's Inc. Renewed ©1966 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. All rights reserved. Vol. 1, Number 1, 1975. Price $1.50 per copy in the U.S. and Canada. Subscription rate $6.50 for 4 issues. Canada $7.50. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Printed in the U.S.A. All business inquiries should be addressed to Tom Montemarano, Director of Circulation, 9th floor. Sol Brodsky, V.P. Administration. Roy Thomas, Editor; John Verpoorten, Production Manager; John Romita, Art Director."
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Full indicia:
"MGM'S Marvelous Wizard of Oz is published jointly by Marvel Comics Group and National Periodical Publications, Inc. and with the permission of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Office of Publication: 575 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10022. Published quarterly. Copyright ©1975 by Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation and National Periodical Publications, Inc. Stan Lee Publisher. Based on material Copyright ©1939 Loew's Inc. Renewed ©1966 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. All rights reserved. Vol. 1, Number 1, 1975. Price $1.50 per copy in the U.S. and Canada. Subscription rate $6.50 for 4 issues. Canada $7.50. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Printed in the U.S.A. All business inquiries should be addressed to Tom Montemarano, Director of Circulation, 9th floor. Sol Brodsky, V.P. Administration. Roy Thomas, Editor; John Verpoorten, Production Manager; John Romita, Art Director."
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Oz / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Romita (signed)
- Inks
- John Romita (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ? (logo)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Tin Woodsman; Dorothy Gale; The Cowardly Lion; The Scarecrow; Toto
- Reprints
- in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1992 series) #[1] (1991 [February 1992])
-
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz
credits, title page / 1 page
- Characters
- Dorothy Gale (as portrayed by Judy Garland); The Scarecrow (as portrayed by Ray Bolger); The Tin Woodsman (as portrayed by Jack Haley); The Cowardly Lion (as portrayed by Bert Lahr)
Indexer Notes
A photo from the movie ("Why, you're nothing but a great big coward!"), and the credits for the movie. Located on the inside front cover.
Contents
Oz / table of contents / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dorothy Gale; The Wicked Witch of the West; Toto
Indexer Notes
Comic book credits and a dedication to Judy Garland.
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's The Wizard of Oz
Oz / comic story / 72 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas (adaptation); Noll Langley (screenplay); Florence Ryerson (screenplay); Edgar Allan Wolfe (screenplay)
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Tony DeZuniga; The Tribe
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Tin Woodsman; The Cowardly Lion; Dorothy Gale; The Scarecrow; Toto; Uncle Henry [Henry Gale]; Antie Em [Emily Gale]; Hunk; Hickory; Zeke; Miss Gulch [Elvira Gulch]; Professor Marvel; The Wicked Witch of the West (death); Glinda, the Witch of the North; The Munchkins; The Wicked Witch of the East (death); The Wizard; Flying Monkeys; The Winkies; Mrs. Appleby (cameo); Farmer Johnson (cameo); Mr. Lumkin (cameo)
- Reprints
-
in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #263/1 (1980-02-17)
-
Indexer Notes
Adapting the 1939 film based on the book by L. Frank Baum. Gaspar Saladino is credited on the credits page; Lisa Petergreg on the story itself. He frequently used an alias of "LP Gregory" at Marvel during this time.
The American Grimm
Oz / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- John Romita (signed as J. R.)
- Inks
- John Romita (signed as J. R.)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- L. Frank Baum
Indexer Notes
Biography of L. Frank Baum.
Who's Who in MGM's Oz
Oz / text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Judy Garland; Frank Morgan; Ray Bolger; Jack Haley; Margaret Hamilton; Bert Lahr
Indexer Notes
Biographies of the movie's stars.
Map of the Marvelous Land of Oz
Oz / illustration / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan (signed as EJH)
- Inks
- Ed Hannigan (signed as EJH)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Ed Hannigan
Coming OZtractions
Oz / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- Roy Thomas ?
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- John Buscema
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Indexer Notes
A house ad for the "second issue of the Marvel Treasury of Oz!"; "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "On sale November 11th". This turned out to be Marvel Treasury of Oz (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (1975).
2 Memorable Scenes from MGM's "Wizard of Oz"
Oz / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- The Wicked Witch of the West (as portrayed by Margaret Hamilton); Dorothy Gale (as portrayed by Judy Garland); The Scarecrow (as portrayed by Ray Bolger); The Tin Woodsman (as portrayed by Jack Haley); The Cowardly Lion (as portrayed by Bert Lahr); The Wizard (as portrayed by Frank Morgan)
Indexer Notes
Two photo scenes from the movie: "I'll get you my pretty-- and your little dog, too!" with the Witch threatening Dorothy, and a "hazardous and technically unexplainable journey into the upper stratosphere" with the Wizard about to leave in the balloon. Located on the inside back cover.
"We're Off to See the Wizard..."
Oz / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Romita (signed)
- Inks
- John Romita (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dorothy Gale; The Scarecrow; The Tin Woodsman; The Cowardly Lion; Toto
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz
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Contents
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Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's The Wizard of Oz
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The American Grimm
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Who's Who in MGM's Oz
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Map of the Marvelous Land of Oz
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Coming OZtractions
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2 Memorable Scenes from MGM's "Wizard of Oz"
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"We're Off to See the Wizard..."
Oz
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Allen Ross
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
- Mark Waid
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