(1976)

Simon and Schuster, 1976 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
6.95 USD
Pages
260
On-sale Date
1976-10-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Simon & Schuster Inc.
Brand
A Fireside Book [later emblem]
ISBN
0-671-22355-0 Search at WorldCat
Editing
Linda Sunshine (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
7" x 10"
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
perfect bound
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number A797893.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita (painting) (signed)
Inks
John Romita (painting) (signed)
Colors
John Romita (painting) (signed)
Letters
?

Characters
Dr. Doom; Dormammu; Loki; Red Skull; Green Goblin; Abomination; Mephisto
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Indexer Notes

Per John Romita at the San Diego Comic-Con, the cover was late, so he enlarged a stat drawing and painted it with Dr. Martin's Dyes (July 21, 2006).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Also by Stan Lee: Origins of Marvel Comics, Son of Origins of Marvel Comics.

Bring On The Bad Buys Origins of Marvel Villains (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Letters
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Thank you to comics fans from Stan Lee.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Prologue (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Part 1: Dr. Doom! (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Doom
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  • From ?

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


The Madness Behind the Mask! (Table of Contents: 9)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

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Prisoners of Dr. Doom! (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-735
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Doom; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; the Thing; Invisible Girl
Synopsis
Dr. Doom forces the Fantastic Four to go back in time to recover Blackbeard's treasure.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee. Part 1 runs pp 1-5; Part 2 is entitled "Back to the Past!" and runs pp 6-10; Part 3 is "On the Trail of Blackbeard" and runs pp 11-13; Part 4 is "Battle!" and runs pp 14-18; and Part 5 is "The Vengeance of Dr. Doom!" and runs pp 19-23.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom! (Table of Contents: 14)

Doctor Doom / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Job Number
X-753
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Doom; Boris; Reed Richards
Synopsis
The origin of Dr. Doom
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Part 2: The Dread Dormammu! (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Frank Brunner
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dormammu
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


A Demon -- From the World Beyond! (Table of Contents: 17)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

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Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

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The Domain of the Dread Dormammu! (Table of Contents: 18)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Strange; Ancient One; Clea (unnamed); Dormammu
Synopsis
Dr. Strange takes a message from the Ancient One to Dormammu
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Duel with the Dread Dormammu! (Table of Contents: 19)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Strange; Ancient One; Clea (unnamed); Dormammu; the Mindless Ones
Synopsis
Dr. Strange helps Dormammu defeat the Mnidless Ones.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Part 3: Loki (Table of Contents: 20)

Loki / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Loki
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


If a God Be Mad! (Table of Contents: 22)

Loki / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero; adventure
Characters
Loki
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The Coming of Loki! (Table of Contents: 23)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Loki (Origin, 1st chronological appearance); Odin; Laufey (Loki's father) (Villain, Introudction, Death)
Synopsis
The Asgardians battle the Giants.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of Loki's origin.

The Boyhood of Loki! (Table of Contents: 24)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor (guest star); Loki (origin); Uller (I); Volsak (I)
Synopsis
Thor defends Loki after Loki is caught engaging in mystical mischief.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of Loki's origin. Second biographical Loki story.

A Viper in Our Midst! (Table of Contents: 25)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
GS: Thor; O: Loki (part 3); V: Loki; Ghan (I)
Synopsis
Loki aids a giant in escaping from the Asgardians.
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Indexer Notes

Part 3 of Loki's origin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Loki; Thor / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


The Vengeance of the Thunder God (Table of Contents: 29)

Thor / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frankie Ray)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Odin; Harris Hobbs; Loki; Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]; Jane Foster; Ann; John
Synopsis
Thor battles the Absorbing Man.
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Part 4: The Red Skull (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Skull
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

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Scourge of the Master Race! (Table of Contents: 32)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

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The Fantastic Origin of the Red Skull (Table of Contents: 33)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Red Skull; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis
Red Skull tells his origin to the captive Captain America and brainwashes him.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Lest Tyranny Triumph! (Table of Contents: 34)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frank Ray)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Red Skull
Synopsis
The brainwashed Captain America goes on an assassination mission for the Red Skull
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

The Sentinel and the Spy! (Table of Contents: 35)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frank Ray)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Red Skull; Bucky
Synopsis
Captain America foils a Nazi sabatouer
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Part 5: The Green Goblin (Table of Contents: 36)

Green Goblin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Goblin
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

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The Fiend Flies by Night! (Table of Contents: 38)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

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Stan Lee
Letters
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Spidey Saves the Day! (Table of Contents: 39)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Goblin; Spider-Man; May Parker; Anna Watson; Betty Brant
Synopsis
Spider-Man battles the Green Goblin and learns his origin.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Part 6: Abomination (Table of Contents: 40)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?

Characters
Abomination
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

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And There Shall Come a Monster! (Table of Contents: 42)

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Stan Lee
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The Abomination! (Table of Contents: 43)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glen Talbot; Abomination
Synopsis
Hulk battles the Abomination.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Whosoever Harms the Hulk..! (Table of Contents: 44)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk; Abomination; Betty Ross; Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Stranger
Synopsis
Ross uses gamma rays to heal Hulk's injuries so that Hulk can rescue Betty from the Abomination.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee

Part 7: Mephisto (Table of Contents: 45)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema; ? (retouches)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mephisto
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

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Blaze of Fire! Scent of Brimstone! (Table of Contents: 47)

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Stan Lee
Letters
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The Power and the Prize! (Table of Contents: 48)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer; Mephisto; Shalla Bal
Synopsis
Mephisto attempts to corrupt the Surfer's soul.
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Indexer Notes

Original presentation edited by Stan Lee. Part One runs pp 1-20; Part Two is titled "Duel in the Depths" and runs pp 21-40.

Epilogue (Table of Contents: 49)

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Stan Lee
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

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Stan Lee ?
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Rear cover text.

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Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Bring On The Bad Buys Origins of Marvel Villains
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Prologue
  8. 7. Part 1: Dr. Doom!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. The Madness Behind the Mask!
  11. 10. Prisoners of Dr. Doom!
    Fantastic Four
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom!
    Doctor Doom
  16. 15. Part 2: The Dread Dormammu!
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. A Demon -- From the World Beyond!
  19. 18. The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!
    Doctor Strange
  20. 19. Duel with the Dread Dormammu!
    Doctor Strange
  21. 20. Part 3: Loki
    Loki
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
  23. 22. If a God Be Mad!
    Loki
  24. 23. The Coming of Loki!
    Tales of Asgard
  25. 24. The Boyhood of Loki!
    Tales of Asgard
  26. 25. A Viper in Our Midst!
    Tales of Asgard
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Loki; Thor
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
  30. 29. The Vengeance of the Thunder God
    Thor
  31. 30. Part 4: The Red Skull
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
  33. 32. Scourge of the Master Race!
  34. 33. The Fantastic Origin of the Red Skull
    Captain America
  35. 34. Lest Tyranny Triumph!
    Captain America
  36. 35. The Sentinel and the Spy!
    Captain America
  37. 36. Part 5: The Green Goblin
    Green Goblin
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
  39. 38. The Fiend Flies by Night!
  40. 39. Spidey Saves the Day!
    Spider-Man
  41. 40. Part 6: Abomination
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
  43. 42. And There Shall Come a Monster!
  44. 43. The Abomination!
    Hulk
  45. 44. Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!
    Hulk
  46. 45. Part 7: Mephisto
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
  48. 47. Blaze of Fire! Scent of Brimstone!
  49. 48. The Power and the Prize!
    Silver Surfer
  50. 49. Epilogue
  51. 50. [no title indexed]
  52. 51. [no title indexed]
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