(February 1975)

Marvel, 1974 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1974-11-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Len Wein (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #112, November 1974.

A World He Never Made! (Table of Contents)

Man-Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
Klaus Janson; John Romita (alterations)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
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Indexer Notes

Wizard and flying figure is either all Romita or alterations over Kane pencils.

The Blood of Kings! (Table of Contents: 1)

Man-Thing / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (credited)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited)
Letters
Marcos Pelayo (credited as Marcos)
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In another land: Mortak the usurper, Klonus the wizard...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dakimh the Enchanter; Jennifer Kale; Klonus (also in flashback); Korrek (also in flashback); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Mortak (also in flashback); Tai (death); Ipsis (death in flashback); Talita (flashback); Sibarthu (death)
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Indexer Notes

This story is broken into five parts: The Blood of Kings! (8 pages), Chapter II The Land Between Night and Day! (7 pages), Chapter III Fates and Fables! (5 pages), Interlude: Meanwhile, Back in Katharta...! (2 pages), and Chapter IV This World and Next...! (8 pages).

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

Mail-Things! / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters by: Lawrence Deyab, Peter Smith, and Mark Lerer; a special note from Steve Gerber on the reason the promised Howard the Duck back-up is missing.

Krogg! (Table of Contents: 3)

Doctor Druid / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number
V-338
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a quiet corner in a small midwestern town...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Druid [Anthony Druid]; Krogg
Synopsis
Dr. Druid investigates the disappearance of several houses, and finds that an alien disguised as a scientist is to blame.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dr. Druid next appears in the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #210 (April 1977).

Save Me from the Weed! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
V-524
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Throughout the world today there are many doors...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lucius Farnsworth; George
Synopsis
A wealthy man urges his unambitious gardener to go into business for himself, his diligence saves the world when he snips a radioactive telepathic weed while it rests. His employer realizes that everyone has their own part to play.
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Indexer Notes

Script added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

Humans, Keep Out! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Don Heck (signed)
Inks
Don Heck (signed)
Colors
Petra Goldberg ?
Letters
Terry Szenics
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even in the scientifically advanced year of 1975...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Ezra Grumley
Synopsis
Humans are distressed to discover that the Venusians believe them to be hostile and have built robots to destroy any expedition that lands. A humble janitor thinks of building identical robots, reasoning that the Venusian's robots will not attack things like themselves, allowing peaceful contact to be made.
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Blackmail! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
Manny Stallman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who the... Sanders!
Characters
Henry Travis; Sanders; Ella Travis
Synopsis
A man gets rid of a elderly blackmailer by putting peppermint candies in his drink and telling him it was arsenic and letting fear go to work on the old man's heart.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A World He Never Made!
    Man-Thing
  2. 1. The Blood of Kings!
    Man-Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Mail-Things!
  4. 3. Krogg!
    Doctor Druid
  5. 4. Save Me from the Weed!
  6. 5. Humans, Keep Out!
  7. 6. Blackmail!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Denys Howard
  • Steve Jenner
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jason Sacks
  • Per Sandell
  • Steven Tice
  • Giuseppe Vannini