(8 April 1967)

IPC, 1967 Series
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Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1967-04-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
A Power Comic
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart) (editor)

The Angel is Trapped! (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Paul Reinman; Marie Severin (Angel alterations)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Angel; Cyclops; Beast; Iceman; Marvel Girl
Reprints

The Thunder-God And The Thug! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Lieber (script); Stan Lee (plot)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Ray Holloway
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Jane Foster; Odin; Thug Thatcher; Vince; Max; Ruby
Synopsis
About to be shot by Thug Thatcher's goons, Doctor Blake appeals to Odin for help. Odin's intervention allows Blake to regain his cane and transform himself into Thor. He then brings the gang to justice and rescues Jane into the bargain.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The first half of page one of this story is a recap of the first part of the story as seen in Fantastic #7. Reprinted elements are page 4 (panel 7) and page 6 (panels 2 and 5 to 8)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Fan Mail [UK] / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jim Ross, Sam Nicholls, James Peters, Roger Smith, Peter Barnes, Ken Brookbank, Nigel Snow, Peter Sadler & James Pedlar

Trapped: One X-Man! (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Paul Reinman
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Angel; Iceman; Beast; Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mastermind
Synopsis
During the battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto snags Angel and whisks him away to Asteroid M. In an attempt to trade the Toad for Angel, the X-Men arrive on Asteroid M where they battle the Brotherhood once again. On their safe return to earth, Xavier reveals that his power loss was a ruse to test his students.
Reprints
  • US from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964) [Black and white, page 13 (panels 1, 2, 5 and 7) and pages 14 to 24 only. ]
  • Some new text on the first page of this reprinted tale recaps the events from last issue.

Twenty Proud Power Pack People (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

News From The Floor Of 64 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Jumbo Order Form (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.125 page (report information)

Now! For the First Time! A Model Hovercraft Only 19/11 (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

144 Different Stamps Free! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Missing Link / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alf Wallace
Pencils
Luis Bermejo
Inks
Luis Bermejo
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Professor Allen Can Never Escape
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
The Missing Link; Professor Allen; Dr. Kelso
Synopsis
Subjected to a strange radiation, The Missing Link begins to evolve. He now possesses a sufficiently evolved intelligence to deactivate the machine and avert a nuclear explosion! The machine still explodes (with lesser force) and the Link is arrested.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

With this episode the Missing Link strip starts its evolution into the Johnny Future strip.

The Mad Pharoah! (Table of Contents: 9)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (script)
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Mad Pharoah (sic) [Hatap]; Cleopatra; Paul
Synopsis
After waking up from a 2000 years long sleep, Hatap, the Mad Pharoah (sic), brings Tony Stark to the past in order to resume his war against Cleopatra. Stark helps Cleopatra to defeat Hatap as Iron Man.
Reprints
  • US from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #44 (August 1963)
  • The editors missed the opportunity to correct the spelling of "Pharaoh" in the story's title. A new text box at the story's conclusion invites the reader to purchase next week's issue.

It's Terrific! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Angel is Trapped!
    X-Men
  2. 1. The Thunder-God And The Thug!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Fan Mail [UK]
  4. 3. Trapped: One X-Man! (Part 2)
    X-Men
  5. 4. Twenty Proud Power Pack People
    News From The Floor Of 64
  6. 5. Jumbo Order Form
  7. 6. Now! For the First Time! A Model Hovercraft Only 19/11
  8. 7. 144 Different Stamps Free!
  9. 8. ["Professor Allen Can Never Escape"]
    The Missing Link
  10. 9. The Mad Pharoah!
    Iron Man
  11. 10. It's Terrific!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David Bruce
  • Paul Green
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore