(26 August 1967)

IPC, 1967 Series
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Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1967-08-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
A Power Comic
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart) (editor)

The Cobra and Mr. Hyde! (Table of Contents)

Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek; typeset

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Cobra; Mr. Hyde
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover taken from an unaltered stat.

The Cobra and Mister Hyde [part 2] (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Bob Bartholomew

Job Number
X-681
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; The Cobra [Klaus Vorhees]; Jane Foster
Synopsis
Thor battles the Cobra and Mister Hyde. After causing a lot of collateral damage, they manage to separate Thor from his hammer. The story ends on a cliffhanger with Thor about to change back into Donald Blake!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The splash page is a paste-up of the following images: Thor swinging his hammer comes from Journey Into Mystery #99 (December 1963)[page 1]; The Cobra (head) is from Journey Into Mystery #98 (November 1963)[panel 5 of page 6]; Mister Hyde is from Journey Into Mystery #100 (January 1964)[panel 5 of page 10]; The final panel showing the Cobra about to activate his Kirby projection device is from Journey Into Mystery #105 (June 1964)[panel 6 of page 9]

Super-Hero Action with Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Sgt. Fury; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Win All You Can Buy For £100 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wall's "Sky Ray" Ice Lolly; Space Raiders; Dr. Who; Daleks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mould (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby (layouts); Werner Roth (credited as Jay Gavin) (pencils)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Bob Bartholomew

Genre
superhero
Characters
The X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; Sentinels; Master Mold; Dr. Bolivar Trask
Synopsis
The X-Men invade the Sentinel's underground complex but are captured. Beast is taken before the Sentinel's leader, Master Mo(u)ld.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Note U.K. spelling of "Mould" changed from "Mold" in the original. This change occurs in the title and throughout the story.

[The Killer Robot (Part Six)] (Table of Contents: 5)

Johnny Future / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alf Wallace
Pencils
Luis Bermejo
Inks
Luis Bermejo
Letters
?
Editing
Bob Bartholomew

Genre
adventure; superhero; science fiction
Characters
Johnny Future [John Foster]; Renusians [disguised as employees of the Harwood Electronics organization]; The Killer Robot
Synopsis
The Killer Robot attacks. Johnny is rendered unconscious by a Renusian mind ray. Then the Renusians decide to fire their deadly weapon, the Obliterator, at Johnny's comatose form. Things look hopeless!
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart)
Letters
typeset

You Can't Have Thor's Powers, But You Can Have a Genuine Thor T-Shirt (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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

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

"Free! Stamps" (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Thrill to the Uncanny with Doctor Strange in Terrific! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Fabulous New Eagle Hovercraft (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Sensational Power-Points (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Soccer boots / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

All About Iron Man (Table of Contents: 13)

Iron Man / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen

Job Number
X-697
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Melter [Bruno Horgan]; Mandarin; Scarecrow [Ebenezer Laughton]; Mister Doll [Nathan Dolly]; Gargantus; Crimson Dynamo [Anton Venko]; Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]; Happy Hogan
Synopsis
A detailed guide to Iron Man's armor. With some details about his personal life and supporting cast.
Reprints

Free! 10 New Raleigh Mustang Bicycles to be Won (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Power Comics Great Summer Competition / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

No One Escapes the Mandarin! (Part 2) (Table of Contents: 15)

Iron Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Bob Bartholomew

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts
Synopsis
Iron Man has escaped the Mandarin's trap and destroyed the ray he used to interfere with US missiles. He runs around the Mandarin's headquarters, frustrating him and making him cross! Meanwhile, Happy struggles to keep the company operating in Tony's absence.
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Indexer Notes

The splash page is a paste-up of panels from earlier in the story, namely panels 3, 4 and 6 of page 7. These panels surround a central image of Iron Man which is a modified version of panel 5, page 10 from Tales of Suspense #48 (December 1963)

The Cobra (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Cobra and Mr. Hyde!
    Thor
  2. 1. The Cobra and Mister Hyde [part 2]
    Thor
  3. 2. Super-Hero Action with Spider-Man!
    Sgt. Fury; Spider-Man
  4. 3. Win All You Can Buy For £100
    Wall's "Sky Ray" Ice Lolly; Space Raiders; Dr. Who; Daleks
  5. 4. Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mould
    X-Men
  6. 5. [The Killer Robot (Part Six)]
    Johnny Future
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Fan Mail [UK]
  8. 7. You Can't Have Thor's Powers, But You Can Have a Genuine Thor T-Shirt
    Thor
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    News from the Floor of 64
  10. 9. "Free! Stamps"
  11. 10. Thrill to the Uncanny with Doctor Strange in Terrific!
    Doctor Strange
  12. 11. The Fabulous New Eagle Hovercraft
  13. 12. Sensational Power-Points
    Soccer boots
  14. 13. All About Iron Man
    Iron Man
  15. 14. Free! 10 New Raleigh Mustang Bicycles to be Won
    Power Comics Great Summer Competition
  16. 15. No One Escapes the Mandarin! (Part 2)
    Iron Man
  17. 16. The Cobra
    Power House Pin-Up
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  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Paul Green
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore