(November 1976)
Marvel,
1972 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-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
- 0714860216011
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin (editor)
Issue Notes
final issue
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
He Haunts the Jungle Night -- Moomba!
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Perlin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Keywords
- fires; stereotyping of African natives; witch doctors
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Moomba
comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original story)
- Job Number
- [V-285]
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Moomba; Frank; Katu
- Synopsis
- An explorer discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of an alien creature named Moomba.
- Reprints
-
from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #23 (September 1961) [part 1], #23 (September 1961) [part 2]
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person. This story is an elaboration of the plot of "I Was the Prisoner of the Living Statues!" drawn by John Forte, in Tales to Astonish #6 (November 1959).
I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (signed)
- Inks
- Don Heck (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original story)
- Job Number
- [T-448]
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Luther Storme; Jonah Morgan (only appearance for both)
- Synopsis
- A cruel sea captain abandons his planned voyage to pursue a sighting of the Flying Dutchman, hoping to capture the famous ghost ship and make a fortune. His crew abandon ship, but he continues on until he catches the ship. He boards the Dutchman, but finds that it is a trap for the greedy. He is paralyzed, while the ship's former prisoner, now elderly and reformed, is freed to leave in his ship.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #72 (December 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person.
A Scintillating Soliloquy of Stunning Stories, Sagacious Sagas, and Senses-Shattering Super-Heroes!
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
He Haunts the Jungle Night -- Moomba!
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1.
["This year, your favorite Marvel characters are going back to school…"]
Mead School Supplies -
2.
Moomba
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3.
Halloween Madness from Marvel
Superhero Merchandise -
4.
Superheroes Assemble!
Marvel Comics -
5.
Mighty Marvel Does It Again!
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6.
I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!
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7.
A Scintillating Soliloquy of Stunning Stories, Sagacious Sagas, and Senses-Shattering Super-Heroes!
Bullpen Bulletins -
8.
The Spider-Man and the Fly!
Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man -
9.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comics* But Didn't Know Where to Look
Chelsea House Publlishers
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