Fantastic Summer Special #1

(Summer 1968)

Spider-Man Meets Dr. Strange (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Xandu; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Strange

Reprints:

• from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #2 (1965)

Indexer Notes

Reprinted for the United Kingdom market in black and white with credits not included, edited text (United Kingdom spelling variations) and new title.

Peter Parker as...Spider-Man (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

John Romita

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

Full-color

The Cloak battles the Crafty Crow (Table of Contents)

The Cloak / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mike Higgs

Pencils:

Mike Higgs

Inks:

Mike Higgs

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humour

Synopsis:

Secret agent working for "The Special Squad."

Indexer Notes

The Cloak was a weekly strip in Pow!

More Than Meets The Eye! (Table of Contents)

The Avengers / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Avengers [Captain America; Hawkeye; Quicksilver; Wanda the Scarlet Witch; Goliath; The Wasp]

Synopsis:

Character profiles and Avengers Headquarters cut-away

Mr. Knowall's Fun Fare! (Table of Contents)

Mr Knowall / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Characters:

The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.

News From the Floor of 64 (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Alf, Bart, Cos & J.J. Jackson introduce the issue in the style of Marvel Bullpen Bulletins.

For the Best in Block-Busting Action!... and Side Splitting Laughs.. Read Pow! Every Monday (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby; Mike Higgs

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humour

Characters:

Spider-Man; Fantastic Four; The Cloak; Georgie's Germs; Sammy Shrink

Have a Smashing Summer Tiger! - D.D. (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Gene Colan

Inks:

John Tartaglione

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Daredevil

Reprints:

• from Daredevil Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #1 (September 1967)

Indexer Notes

Full color. The original lettering on the Marvel pin-up was "Whatever you do...Wherever you go...Always Hang Loose! - D.D."

The Origin of Daredevil (Table of Contents)

Daredevil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (Layouts); Bill Everett

Inks:

Bill Everett; Steve Ditko; Sol Brodsky

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Editing:

Stan Lee (original editor)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Reprints:

• from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (April 1964)

Indexer Notes

This has been edited from the original Marvel version to fit page size and count.

Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Sinnott

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

Full-color double page centre spread

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Brian's Brain / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Brian Kingsley; Duffy Rolls; Gerald Fuller

Synopsis:

"Brian Kingsley is the possessor of an amazing artificial brain and his secret is shared only by his friend, Duffy Rolls." - Introduction to strip.

Indexer Notes

This was a weekly comic strip in Smash!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sammy Shrink / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humour

Synopsis:

Comic adventures of an inches high boy.

Indexer Notes

This was a weekly cartoon strip in Pow!

Want Adventure? Looking for Laughs? You Want...Smash! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Wally Wood, Leo Baxendale, ?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Daredevil; Batman & Robin; Brian's Brain; Charlie's Choice; Bad Penny; Ronnie Rich; Percy's Pets; The Man From B.U.N.G.L.E.; Grimlly Feendish; The Nervs

The Mighty Thor (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

Full-color page

When Titans Clash! (Table of Contents)

Thor / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Letters:

?

Editing:

Stan Lee (original editor)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Thor [Donald Blake]; Hercules; Loki; Zeus

Reprints:

• from Journey Into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([July] 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Swots and the Blots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Baxendale

Pencils:

Leo Baxendale

Inks:

Leo Baxendale

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humour

Synopsis:

Comic strip by noted artist Leo Baxendale in the style of his work on The Beano comic's "The Bash Street Kids."

Indexer Notes

This was a weekly comic strip in Smash!

The Torch Meets The Iceman (Table of Contents)

The Human Torch / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (plot)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Editing:

Stan Lee (original editor)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing; The Human Torch]

Reprints:

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #120 (May 1964)

Follow the Mighty Thor every Monday in FANTASTIC plus The Avengers, X-Men, Dr. Strange, Hulk (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Kirby, ?

Inks:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Thor; X-Men; Dr. Strange; The Avengers; Hulk

The X-Men (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Marvel Girl; The Angel; Iceman; Cyclops; Professor Xavier; The Beast]

Indexer Notes

Full-color, back cover