(June 1974)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
8 times a year
On-sale Date
1974-03-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #104, March 1974.

Two Feasts for a Vampire! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Everett ?; John Romita
Inks
Bill Everett ?; John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

cover appears to be a heavily altered Atlas cover, with revisions by John Romita.

Burton's Blood! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[C-288]
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
John Burton
Synopsis
A vampire sleeps for years after gorging on all the blood available to him in the atomic war of 1998. When he awakens and looks for another victim, he is astonished to find that humans died out long ago and only the human-like robots are left.
Reprints

The Tomb (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Gene Colan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Silas Worth; Teasle; George; Alice
Synopsis
A wealthy miser pretends to be dead so that he can dash the expectations of his nephew when he confronts him, but when he finally does reveal himself they ignore him and he realizes that the drug he took to simulate death was too much for his heart and he is now a ghost.
Reprints

The Sinister Stone (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Winiarski
Inks
Ed Winiarski
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[L-669]
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A thief steals a ruby dedicated to the god of rain and heavy rains follow him wherever he goes until he decides to return the ruby.
Reprints

Return of the Genie! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[T-637]
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Freddy
Synopsis
A genie emerges when a man uncorks his muddy bottle from the swamp and discards it because he cannot see the genie inside. Since the man did not stake his claim, the genie has no master and is free to do whatever he wishes, so he enslaves the Earth.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprint is mistakenly identified as from Astonishing Tales #9.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Two Feasts for a Vampire!
  2. 1. Burton's Blood!
  3. 2. The Tomb
  4. 3. The Sinister Stone
  5. 4. Return of the Genie!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore