(15 April 1967)

IPC, 1967 Series
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Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1967-04-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
A Power Comic
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart) (editor)

The Mysterious Mr. Doll (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Sol Brodsky
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Mister Doll
Reprints

Trapped by the Carbon Copy Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Lieber (script); Stan Lee (plot)
Pencils
Al Hartley
Inks
Al Hartley
Letters
Terry Szenics
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Don Blake]; Ugarth; Zano; Jane Foster; Odin; Mayor Harris
Synopsis
The heir to the throne of a race of shape-shifting aliens leads an attack on Earth as his rite of passage. The aliens replace officials in New York and disrupt the government, but Thor discovers their plan.
Reprints

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

Fantastic Fan Mail [UK] / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Graham Taylor, John Barrett, John Douglas, Mary Newnes, Raymond Scomen and John Caven

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

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Sub-Mariner Joins The Evil Mutants! (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Mastermind; Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Synopsis
Xavier reads a news story about Namor and wonders if he is a possible mutant. Magneto comes to the same conclusion and invades the Sub-Mariner's realm with an invitation to join his Brotherhood. Enchanted by the Scarlet Witch, Namor agrees. The X-Men attack and, during the ensuing battle, Namor decides not to join either team, mutant or no.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Some new text appended to the final panel of this reprint puts forward the suggestion that the X-Men may have taken on a little too much by tackling Namor -- Prince of the Deep!

Superhero or Supervillain? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Namor the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Airfix Motor Racing (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Missing Link / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Alf Wallace
Pencils
Luis Bermejo
Inks
Luis Bermejo
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Members of the Jury do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty as charged?
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Missing Link; Lita Munro; Dr. Viktor Kelso; Prof. Richard Allen
Synopsis
The Link goes on trial for wanton destruction. He is found guilty and jailed. He busts out of jail and then is rearrested and jail again. The delectable Lita Munro takes pity on him and brings him some reading material. After a week of study he can speak English! Meanwhile the evil Dr. Viktor Kelso flies to England where Prof. Richard Allen shows him his latest invention - a nerve paralyser!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Missing Link continues its (literal) evolution into the Johnny Future strip.

Twenty Proud Power Pack People (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

News from the Floor of 64 / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

New Mighty Magic Wiz (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

The Mysterious Mr. Doll! (Table of Contents: 11)

Iron Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mister Doll [Nathan Dolly]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Charleston Carter
Synopsis
Mister Doll uses magic dolls to take over whole companies. In order to stop him, Iron Man creates a new suit of armor.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A new caption at the story's conclusion indicates that Iron Man will need every ounce of his new strength when he roars into revengeful [sic] action against Mr. Doll next week!

The Miraculous Magneto! (Table of Contents: 12)

A Power House Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magneto

Indexer Notes

Back cover pin-up page.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mysterious Mr. Doll
    Iron Man
  2. 1. Trapped by the Carbon Copy Man!
    Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Fan Mail [UK]
  4. 3. ["Free stamps"]
  5. 4. Sub-Mariner Joins The Evil Mutants!
    X-Men
  6. 5. Superhero or Supervillain?
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  7. 6. Airfix Motor Racing
  8. 7. ["Members of the Jury do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty as charged?"]
    The Missing Link
  9. 8. Twenty Proud Power Pack People
    News from the Floor of 64
  10. 9. New Mighty Magic Wiz
  11. 10. It's Here!
  12. 11. The Mysterious Mr. Doll!
    Iron Man
  13. 12. The Miraculous Magneto!
    A Power House Pin-Up
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