(April 1976)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1976-01-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Roger Stern (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #126.
This issue has variants:

Into the Jaws of the World Called Madness! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Wilson (signed as Wilson)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (signed as Giacoia)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
science fiction

The Man Who Owned the World! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil; Tom Sutton (Plot)
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Tom Sutton (host); Gregory Irkadin; Cynthia
Synopsis
A greedy billionaire crashes the world economy to finance a scientist to send him into the future, where a horrible surprise awaits him.
Reprints

The Cave of Shaggdorr! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Don Heck (signed)
Inks
Don Heck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[V-556]
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Bruno Krugg; Shaggdorr
Synopsis
No one had ever returned from a treasure search in the cave of the Shaggdorr on Ursa Centaurius. Bruno Krugg escapes the authorities and heads for the planet to steal the treasure. Little does he know the cave itself is a giant creature.
Reprints

Behold Him! He Is the Martian! (Table of Contents: 3)

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
[V-352]
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
"Danny Blake"; Agent X
Synopsis
A spy from Jupiter disguised as a human stows away on the first rocket from Earth to Mars. The pilot is a Martian spy disguised as Earthman Dan Blake whose mission is to radio back to Earth that a radiation belt with fatal effects makes attempting to reach Mars too dangerous so Earthmen will give up their attempts to reach Mars. The spy from Jupiter overcomes the Martian and radios Jupiter that travel to Mars is safe, and then radios the Martian's story back to Earth so as to discourage Earthlings from space flight.
Reprints
Keywords
Jupiter; Mars

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

Spider-Man and The Cupcake Caper (Table of Contents: 4)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Mike Esposito ?; Frank Giacoia ?
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson; Man Mountain Marko
Synopsis
Peter must come up with an excuse to get away from Mary Jane when he sees Man-Mountain Marko committing a crime.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Into the Jaws of the World Called Madness!
  2. 1. The Man Who Owned the World!
  3. 2. The Cave of Shaggdorr!
  4. 3. Behold Him! He Is the Martian!
  5. 4. Spider-Man and The Cupcake Caper
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore