(May 1950)

Marvel, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Cornell Publishing Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comic [round logo]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

The Black Pit!/The Man Who Lost His Head!/The Forbidden Room!/The Creature Who Didn't Exist! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sol Brodsky ?
Inks
Christopher Rule ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. via atlastales.com.

Cover logo redesigned. Last issue with Marvel Comic colophon on cover.

The Man Who Lost His Head! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan; Joe Maneely (page 1)
Inks
Joe Maneely (page 1); Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7206
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Kirk Hudson; Napo; Mr. Lee
Synopsis
Mr. Lee challenges Kirk to learn the secrets of Jivaro headshrinking. Kirk ventures to Ecuador and hires Napo to help him find the Jivaro, but Napo leads Kirk into a cave and reveals himself to be a Jivaro headshrinker and then shrinks Kirk's head while he's still alive.
Keywords
Ecuador; headshrinking; Indyllama; Jivaros; Puyo; Quito; Rio Bamba; Rio Postaza

Indexer Notes

Colan pencils, Alascia inks and Maneely splash per Michael J. Vassallo, Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. and Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores on pencils and inks.

The Black Pit (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vern Henkel
Inks
Sol Brodsky ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7201
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Nelson Klee; Robert; Simon Armbruster; Joe; Jim; Phil; Nelda Armbruster
Synopsis
Nelson befriends Simon but as their mine tunnels under a cemetery the miners are haunted by spirits. Simon's daughter Nelda helps guide Nelson to safety after a mine collapse, even though Nelda is dead herself.
Keywords
ghosts

Indexer Notes

Henkel pencils per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. via atlastales.com. Previous indexer credited Sol Brodsky.

Mind Over Murder! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Allen Bellman
Inks
Allen Bellman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
5592
Genre
crime
Characters
Dave Rand; Captain Crane; Dr. Evans; Mason
Synopsis
Rand investigates a series of murders and finds he's the killer, suffering from memory lapses which caused him to forget what he'd done.

Quiet Destiny (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joan Barry (signed as Joan)
Inks
Joan Barry (signed as Joan)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
7278
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tom Kelly kicked the bedcovers aside and slid out of bed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Creature Who Didn't Exist! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett ?; Sol Brodsky ?
Inks
Bill Everett ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7212
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Charles Cavanaugh; Mr. Blank; Stella Cavanaugh; Mark
Synopsis
Charles discovers Stella is cheating on him so creates Mr. Blank to murder her and Mark. However, Mr. Blank is troubled by being an instrument of death and frames Charles for the killings, then destroys himself.

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

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

The Forbidden Room! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
7196
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sandor Dvorgy; Ilona; Biro; Count Lazlo Honved
Synopsis
Sandor wants to obtain Count Honved's castle. He finally succeeds but is told not to open a door; when he does, Sandor is transformed into a ghost and can't return to normal life.
Keywords
Budapest; ghosts; Hungary; Koztarsag
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Black Pit!/The Man Who Lost His Head!/The Forbidden Room!/The Creature Who Didn't Exist!
  2. 1. The Man Who Lost His Head!
  3. 2. The Black Pit
  4. 3. Mind Over Murder!
  5. 4. Quiet Destiny
  6. 5. The Creature Who Didn't Exist!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. The Forbidden Room!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Mark Bowen
  • Nick Caputo
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Matt Onan
  • Jim Van Dore