(14 October 1967)

IPC, 1967 Series
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Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
Every Monday
On-sale Date
1967-10-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Odhams Press Ltd
Brand
A Power Comic
Editing
Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart) (editor)

If Iceman Should Fail (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Werner Roth; Jack Kirby ? (alterations)
Inks
Sol Brodsky
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magneto
Reprints

If Iceman Should Fail--! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Werner Roth (credited as Jay Gavin)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; Mr. Worthington; Mrs. Worthington; Magneto; Toad
Synopsis
With the rest of the X-Men captured in a lead balloon, it is up to an injured Iceman to battle Magneto on his own. Once the X-Men escape Magneto's trap, Professor X calls the Stranger who arrives on earth to collect his former captive.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A 'new' splash page added to this story is a paste-up of the following images:
Magneto vignette: X-Men #1 (September 1963) page 11, panel 4.
X-Men captured in the lead balloon: X-Men #18 (March 1966) detail from page 1.
Iceman: X-Men #17 (February 1966) page 3, panel 4

Thrill to the Uncanny with Doctor Strange in Terrific! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Free 151 Different All World Stamps (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Subbuteo Table Soccer (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Subbuteo / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Skill and Daring - Turn to Fun with Airfix Motor Racing (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Airfix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So you've decided to come quietly, eh? Pity! I would have enjoyed cracking my truncheon over your head!
Genre
adventure; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Johnny Future [John Foster]; Mr. Opposite; A police inspector [unnamed]
Synopsis
Johnny is arrested for causing a disturbance in the street. He pleads with a senior police inspector to be released, claiming that he needs to go and save the country from possible disaster. Johnny is released with a warning. He tracks down Mr. Opposite and confronts him. Mr. Opposite mind-controls Johnny and sends him on a frenzied destruction spree. The police inspector hears about this and vows to hunt Johnny down.
Reprints

A Shock for Bully Brown (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Kerr
Inks
Tom Kerr
Letters
?

Characters
Jim; Tom; Bully Brown
Synopsis
Tom has acquired some cigarettes from his father. He shares them with his friends. Bully Brown, an older boy, appears and tries to take the cigarettes from Tom by force. Jim, also an older boy, sees the bullying and admonishes Bully Brown. Bully Brown lashes out at Jim, but Jim skilfully outfights him. After taking blows to the stomach and face, Bully Brown runs away. Tom tells the boys that Bully Brown lost the fight because smoking slows him down. Jim advises the boys not to take up smoking. A public service announcement then announces that "Cigarettes Harm Your Health" in large letters.

Indexer Notes

Anti-Smoking public service announcement. Full page comic strip format. Previously seen in Fantastic #6 & 17.

Every Hand Against Him (Table of Contents: 8)

Thor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Heimdall; Jane Foster; Don Blake; Loki; Cobra; Mr. Hyde
Synopsis
Loki has returned to Earth once more. He meets up with the Cobra and Mr. Hyde and boosts their powers before sending them to kidnap Jane Foster. Thor confronts them but is forced to back down and let them go after they threaten to hurt Jane. Back in Asgard, Loki dupes Odin into witnessing the scene. Odin expresses his displeasure at Thor's "weakness" and banishes him from Asgard.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The final panel of page 8 has been replaced with some new text entreating the reader not to miss next issue. It includes vignettes of Thor (from Journey Into Mystery #101 (February 1964) - detail from the splash page) and Loki (from Journey Into Mystery #92 (May 1963) - detail from page 9, panel 3)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Fan Mail [UK] / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Martain Clarke, Brian King, Alan Hall, Ian Reed, Gary Cobb, Keith Moores and Michael Fackrell

The Black Knight (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Chic Stone
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
X-775
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan
Synopsis
Iron Man battles and defeats the villainous Black Knight. Meanwhile, Pepper and Happy, unaware that Iron Man is Tony Stark, break into Stark's locked office believing him to be in need of medical assistance. They find Iron Man there recovering from his recent battle and demand to know the whereabouts of Stark. Iron Man is unable to give a satisfactory answer, leaving the two of them with deep suspicions.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Some relettering of text panels.

Balder the Brave (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters
typeset

Characters
Balder the Brave

Indexer Notes

Back cover pin-up

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. If Iceman Should Fail
    X-Men
  2. 1. If Iceman Should Fail--! Part 2
    X-Men
  3. 2. Thrill to the Uncanny with Doctor Strange in Terrific!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. Free 151 Different All World Stamps
  5. 4. Subbuteo Table Soccer
    Subbuteo
  6. 5. Skill and Daring - Turn to Fun with Airfix Motor Racing
    Airfix
  7. 6. ["So you've decided to come quietly, eh? Pity! I would have enjoyed cracking my truncheon over your head!"]
    Johnny Future
  8. 7. A Shock for Bully Brown
  9. 8. Every Hand Against Him
    Thor
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    News from the Floor of 64
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Fan Mail [UK]
  12. 11. The Black Knight
    Iron Man
  13. 12. Balder the Brave
    Power House Pin-Up
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Tim Barnes
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Paul Green
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore