(February 1977)

Marvel, 1974 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860290602
Editing
Jim Shooter (associate editor); Roger Slifer (assistant editor); Scott Edelman (assistant editor); Roger Stern (assistant editor); Gerry Conway (consulting editor); Roy Thomas (consulting editor); Len Wein (consulting editor); John Romita (art director); John Verpoorten (production manager); Archie Goodwin (credited as A. Goodwin) (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Enter--The Hijacker and His Deadly Murder Machine! (Table of Contents)

Black Goliath; The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Frank Giacoia (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blasted gas kayoed Goliath
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Hijacker
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #24 Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Two-in-One (1974 series) #24 [Whitman] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Two-in-One (1974 series) #24 [British]
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Mission Control Center (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys; The Six Million Dollar Man / Bionic Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Does Anyone Remember...The Hijacker!? (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Goliath; The Thing / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (credited as J. Shooter); Bill Mantlo (credited as B. Mantlo)
Pencils
Pablo Marcos (credited as P. Marcus) (finished art); Sal Buscema (credited as S. Buscema) (breakdowns)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited as P. Marcus)
Colors
George Roussos (credited as G. Roussos)
Letters
Irv Watanabe (credited as I. Watanabe) (pages 2-7, 9, 13-17); Joe Rosen (sourced) (page 8,10-12); Gaspar Saladino (sourced) (splash)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon, Foster! This ain't no blasted sauna!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ant-Man [Hank Pym] (flashback) (cameo); Black Goliath [Bill Foster]; Hijacker [Howard Mitchell]; Tony Stark; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Dr. Bell; Talia
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Thing is at Stark West helping Bill Foster test an experimental space suit when the Hijacker arrives to steal stuff. Thing and Black Goliath fight off the villain.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Ron Wilson (illustrations)
Inks
Vince Colletta ?; Pablo Marcos (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Doc Savage

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Eric Piatt (Dublin, California), Mike Christianseon (Rockford, Illinois), Mike R. Krausch (Sacramento, California), Carl Dennison (Hendersonville, North Carolina).

Includes a vignette of Doc Savage, letters discussion issue #21 which was The Thing's team-up with Doc Savage.

Page is in between pages 11 and 12 of the sequence 1 story.

The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Ricochet to Freedom! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain America; Ricochet Racers; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

What's the Next Best Thing to Riding in a Jaguar? (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ride into Adventure with Evel Knievel (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Evel Knievel; Ideal Toy Corporation / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Enter--The Hijacker and His Deadly Murder Machine!
    Black Goliath; The Thing
  2. 1. Mission Control Center
    Kenner Toys; The Six Million Dollar Man / Bionic Man
  3. 2. Does Anyone Remember...The Hijacker!?
    Black Goliath; The Thing
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Letters Page!
  5. 4. The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  6. 5. Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. Ricochet to Freedom!
    Captain America; Ricochet Racers; Spider-Man
  8. 7. What's the Next Best Thing to Riding in a Jaguar?
    Monogram Models
  9. 8. Ride into Adventure with Evel Knievel
    Evel Knievel; Ideal Toy Corporation
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