Fantastic Annual #1970

The Mark of the Monster (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]]; The Frankenstein Android (intro, death; not the Frankenstein Monster); Changeling [disguised as Professor Xavier]

Synopsis

Frankenstein's Monster has been found frozen in ice. The ice melts, the monster awakens and he battles the X-Men. The monster prevails but the X-Men come back for round two! The monster explodes after Iceman sheathes it in ice. It turns out that the monster was an android created by an alien race who was meant to be an ambassador of peace. The android malfunctioned and became a menace. The pursuing aliens left its body in an icy tomb. It attacked the X-Men because of their colorful costumes. Xavier muses - "We'll never know how Mary Shelley learned any of this - but perhaps it's just as well!"

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #40 (January 1968)

Indexer Notes

If Professor Xavier was really the Changeling in this story, then it is unclear how he was able to probe the monster's brain for the information regarding its origin, as transpired in this story's final page.

The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Doom; Fantastic Four / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-753

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Reed Richards; Ben Grimm; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (origin); Boris Nachman

Synopsis

Doctor Doom reflects upon his origin.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 ([September] 1964) [Reprinted in 2 colors, black and red.]

The Haunted House! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

detective-mystery; horror-suspense

Characters

Rodney; Smith

Synopsis

Two friends make a bet about the existence of ghosts in a haunted house. The doubting friend thinks he saw no ghosts, but the house itself is a ghost.

Reprints

• from Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #5 (18 March 1967) [Reprinted in 2-colors, black and red.]
which is reprinted
• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #42 (June 1963)

There's Fun, Laughs and Action in these Other Fantastic Annuals On Sale Now! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Evil of Loki (Table of Contents: 5)

Thor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns] (script)

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

?

Letters

Martin Epp

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Jane Foster; Odin

Synopsis

Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains. Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps. Thor overcomes them all. He finds his hammer and catches Loki.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 (May 1963) [Second part of story, page 7 (panels 1-4) and pages 8-13 reprinted. Recolored. Title of story changed to "The Evil of Loki"]

Indexer Notes

Some drastic liberties have been taken with the editing and coloring of this reprinted story - The story's title has been changed; The first part of the story has been completely omitted and replaced with some explanatory text; Thor's tunic is colored gold; Thor's hair color changes from brown to ginger to white between panels; Nobody told Thor that he had forgotten to put on his blue leggings; Jane Foster is now a blond.

A Bonus Pin-Up Page (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Characters

X-Men [Angel; Marvel Girl; Cyclops; Iceman; Beast]; Thor; Iron Man

Suspected of Murder! (Table of Contents: 7)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-782-(A)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Giant Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Sergei Amkov; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan

Synopsis

Iron Man battles Hawkeye and the Black Widow.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #60 (December 1964) [2-color reprint, black and red.]

The March of the Steelmen (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Professor James Haddon; Tom; King Voldo [ruler of a sub-atomic world]; The Prime Minister of Great Britain [unspecified]

Synopsis

Professor Haddon and his nephew, Tom, shrink themselves and visit a microscopic world. They meet the ruler, King Voldo, who wants to invade and conquer Earth because his own world is fast becoming too small (!) for his own people. Haddon and Tom revert to their full size but are followed by an army of steel men. Voldo used Haddon's technology to grow his army. They rampage through the countryside resisting all attempts to destroy them. Eventually Haddon uses giant electromagnets to halt their progress and to save the Earth.

Indexer Notes

This story is printed in 2 colors - black and red.

Matt Marvel Lawman of the Future (Table of Contents: 9)

Matt Marvel / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Matt Marvel; Doctor Thelonius Merlin

Synopsis

Doctor Merlin has returned from banishment from our galaxy and declares his intention to exact revenge on Matt Marvel, the cause of all his woes. Marvel and Merlin battle it out. Marvel wins. He transforms Merlin into a mouse in order to more easily keep tabs on him in the future.

Fantastic Annual 1970 (Table of Contents: 10)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Beast; Angel; Iceman; Marvel Girl]

Indexer Notes

Front and back covers are identical.