Iron Man #13 [British]
(May 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price.
This issue is a variant of Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #13.

Cry Carnage! (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Tuska; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
George Tuska; John Romita (alterations)
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Controller [Basil Sandhurst]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic
Feature Logo
Olympic Prizes or Cash

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.

Captives of the Controller! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Herb Cooper (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The so-called Invincible Iron Man has fallen...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; S.H.I.E.L.D. [Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell]; Janice Cord; Controller [Basil Sandhurst]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, fellows!

Indexer Notes

Recruitment ad for sales people for Grit newspaper, between story pages 3 and 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four; Silver Surfer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
John Romita; Jack Kirby
Inks
John Romita; Sol Brodsky
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
Genre
superhero; science fiction

Indexer Notes

House ad for Silver Surfer #5 (April 1969) and Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #20, (April 1969), both advertised as "Now On Sale!". Promo located between Pages 6 and 7 of the story, on upper half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / advertisement / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
Characters
Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00 each. Located between story pages 6 and 7, on lower half of page.

The Race to Danger (Table of Contents: 6)

Lee Jeans [Lee Leens] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?; ? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Bobby; Jim Driscoll

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 6 and 7.

Comics ad for Lee Leens pants from H.D. Lee Company, Inc..

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
Synopsis
Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 9 and 10.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hand control stunt flying plane

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, between story pages 15 and 16.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
? (panel backgrounds only)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
‘Check the kind of body you want ...and I’ll show you how easily you can have it’ - Charles Atlas
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Charles Atlas (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, between story pages 18 and 19.

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
These 3 big drafting kits given to you

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads for novelty items and back-issue comic books, between story pages 18 and 19.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Smiley)
Pencils
George Tuska (illustrations)
Inks
Johnny Craig (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Irrelevant items of lasting inconsequence!
Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Indexer Notes

Includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Items; Stan's Soapbox.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Centre Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny
Synopsis
Ad for U.S. coin catalog.

Indexer Notes

Located on top half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Precise Publications Book and Dummy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll make you a master of karate
Synopsis
Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.

Indexer Notes

On lower half of page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sock It to Shell-Head / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska (illustrations)
Inks
Johnny Craig (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Archie, and George, This letter that I am writing...
Feature Logo
Sock It to Shell-Head
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Mei-Ling

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Charles Archer, David O. Deitch, Lewis Flock, Joyce Gregorian, Stu Lasher, Scott Raymond, and Kathy Brooks, as well as two panel reproductions from a previous issue; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Secret muscle building ‘tools’
Characters
Chuck Sipes (photo); Dave Draper (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for a variety of Joe Weider products.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're looking for people who like to draw
Characters
Norman Rockwell

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds
Characters
Rick Barry; Wilt Chamberlain

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the American Seed Co.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cry Carnage!
    Iron Man
  2. 1. ["Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. 2. Captives of the Controller!
    Iron Man
  4. 3. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Fantastic Four; Silver Surfer
  6. 5. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  7. 6. The Race to Danger
    Lee Jeans [Lee Leens]
  8. 7. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  9. 8. ["Hand control stunt flying plane"]
  10. 9. ["‘Check the kind of body you want ...and I’ll show you how easily you can have it’ - Charles Atlas"]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  11. 10. Shop by Mail
  12. 11. ["Irrelevant items of lasting inconsequence!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"]
    Centre Coin Co. Catalog
  14. 13. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Book and Dummy
  15. 14. ["Dear Stan, Archie, and George, This letter that I am writing..."]
    Sock It to Shell-Head
  16. 15. ["Secret muscle building ‘tools’"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  17. 16. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
  18. 17. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by
  • David Bruce
  • Steve Coates
  • Derek Reinhard