(April 1978)

Marvel, 1978 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860262604
Editing
Archie Goodwin (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright 1978 by Solow Production Company. Advertising and editorial material on pages 12, 18, 20, 28, and 29 copyright 1978 Marvel Comics Group.

Undersea Showdown! (Table of Contents)

Man from Atlantis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Weiss (signed as Weiss77)
Inks
Alan Weiss (signed as Weiss77)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mark Harris [Man from Atlantis]

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

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Showdown in Seatopia! (Table of Contents: 2)

Man from Atlantis / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited as Mantlo)
Pencils
Frank Robbins (credited as Robbins)
Inks
Frank Springer (credited as Springer)
Colors
Janice Cohen (credited as Cohen)
Letters
John Costanza (credited as Costanza)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Man from Atlantis [Mark Harris]; Mr. Schubert; Dr. Elizabeth Merrill; Dr. Miller Simon
Synopsis
Mark frees Elizabeth from Mr. Schubert's mind control, rescues the sailors and Dr. Simon from the sinking Seatopia, and takes the fight to Mr. Schubert.
Reprints

Fastest Growing Sea-Monkeys of All Time! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Unicorn House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hardy Boys Drew T-shirts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Satisfy Your Meat Tooth. (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Star Wars (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Superhero Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Rich and Famous (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

D. L. Clark Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Strong Arms (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hey Kids - Get With It! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Fun Factory / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Devil Dinosaur / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Superheroes Assemble! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

100% Genuine Natural Diamonds (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'll Pay You $9,785.01 for This Penny! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Speed Shaper, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

April 1978 (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Spoils a Snatch (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Galaxy of Star Wars Treasures! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Factors Etc Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Undersea Showdown!
    Man from Atlantis
  2. 1. ["Special pocket "pen" radio"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. Showdown in Seatopia!
    Man from Atlantis
  4. 3. Fastest Growing Sea-Monkeys of All Time!
    Unicorn House
  5. 4. ["Exclusive offer Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew T-shirts"]
    Hardy Boys Drew T-shirts
  6. 5. ["Rockets you fly"]
  7. 6. Satisfy Your Meat Tooth.
    Slim Jim
  8. 7. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. Star Wars
    Superhero Merchandise
  10. 9. Get Rich and Famous
    D. L. Clark Company
  11. 10. Strong Arms
    Mike Marvel
  12. 11. Hey Kids - Get With It!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Fun Factory
  14. 13. ["Back in the days of the prehistoric past--before the fall of the great lizards..."]
    Devil Dinosaur
  15. 14. Superheroes Assemble!
    Marvel Comics
  16. 15. 100% Genuine Natural Diamonds
  17. 16. I'll Pay You $9,785.01 for This Penny!
  18. 17. ["Synometrics... an Olympic champion's discovery!"]
    Speed Shaper, Inc.
  19. 18. April 1978
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  20. 19. Spoils a Snatch
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
  21. 20. ["Super bodybuilding course"]
    Universal Bodybuilding
  22. 21. A Galaxy of Star Wars Treasures!
    Factors Etc Inc.
  23. 22. ["Make money get prizes"]
    American Seeds
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  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mark Coale
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Gregg Whitmore