(October 1955)

Marvel, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Prime Publications Inc.
Brand
Atlas [black & white]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

The Sorcerers (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carl Burgos
Inks
Carl Burgos
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.

The Nameless One! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Holloway ? (sourced)

Job Number
G-922
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Nick Nolan; Fate
Synopsis
Nolan escapes prison and has a scientist give him his teleportation device. However, everywhere Nick goes is in the midst of a terrible danger so he finally has to return to his cell. The inventor of the device was Fate himself.
Reprints
Keywords
London Zoo; Niagara Falls; Paris

The Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
G-980
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tommy Miller; Mr. Miller; Mrs. Miller; Wish
Synopsis
A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Spot illustration by unidentified artist.

The Parrot! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett (sourced)

Job Number
G-984
Genre
crime
Characters
Marvelo [Tiny Samson]; Jim Hall; Mrs. Jones
Synopsis
Samson poses as 'Marvelo', a large talking parrot for an act led by Jim Hall but Tiny resents Hall taking most of the money and frames him. However, the cleaning lady at their hotel has never liked 'Marvelo' and throws his cage out a window, nearly killing Samson.
Reprints

The Model! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
H-17
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ed Wood; Mona Lisa
Synopsis
Ed photographs an entrancing model who refuses to give her name. Eventually he learns she's the original Mona Lisa.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Features a photographer named "Ed Wood;" cf. writer and filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1924-1978), the subject of the film Ed Wood (Touchstone Pictures, 1994). Leonardo Da Vinci's oil painting Mona Lisa appears. Copies of Life, McCall's, and Woman's Day magazines appear (note by Tom Lammers).

The Sorcerers! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler (sourced)
Pencils
Jack Katz
Inks
Christopher Rule
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Holloway ? (sourced)

Job Number
G-833
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Edwin Ross; Golvany; King Harlow; Princess Roseanne
Synopsis
King Harlow offers a bag of gold and his daughter to the most impressive sorcerer. Edwin doesn't seem to have any powers while Golvany shows off many impressive conjuring feats. Finally, Edwin casts a spell which makes himself, the princess and the gold disappear. Edwin and the princess get a castle of their own.
Reprints

Escape! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Carrabotta (signed as Vic Carrabotta)
Inks
Vic Carrabotta (signed as Vic Carrabotta)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
G-997
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Alan Garr
Synopsis
The future is in a state of constant war; to escape, Alan uses a time machine to go back in time but he ends up in 1941, right in the middle of the draft.
Reprints
Keywords
time travel
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sorcerers
  2. 1. The Nameless One!
  3. 2. The Treasure
  4. 3. The Parrot!
  5. 4. The Model!
  6. 5. The Sorcerers!
  7. 6. Escape!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike DeLisa
  • Merlin Haas
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Banks S. Robinson
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore