(April 1962)

Marvel, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-01-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
MC
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Some information supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list. On-sale (distribution) date from Bob Bailey (August 12, 2005).
This issue has variants:

The Two-Headed Thing! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
"Two-Headed Thing" [named only in title]; Eddie Kane
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

The cover features an early writer-artist credit with a blurb reading "Also..Another Off-Beat Little Classic by Lee and Ditko: Do Not Panic!"

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The Two-Headed Thing! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Ray Holloway ?
Job Number
[V-554 ?]
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
"Two-Headed Thing" (named only in title); Eddie Kane
Synopsis
In a storm, a convict escapes through a hole smashed in the wall. When he is found, he tells a tale of a shape-shifting monster. When the guards scoff, the escapee reveals that HE is the monster, and they are only saved by a lightning strike.
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. Script credited in the reprint to Stan Lee. Synopsis added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

Muscle Man (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
J-849
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Jimmy Binn; Tooloo
Synopsis
An ordinary man envies body-builders on the beach, and a strange figure teaches him about the strength of his own mind.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Monster Escapes! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Ray Holloway ?
Job Number
V-555
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
An alien planning to invade Earth crash lands and tries to find a rocket to escape. Instead, he accidentally conceals himself in an airtight time capsule and suffocates.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The alien conveniently wrote his log in English "to study our language". The last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Kirby. Script and synopsis added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

The Cave of Shaggdorr! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Don Heck (signed as Don Heck)
Inks
Don Heck (signed as Don Heck)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Job Number
V-556
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Shaggdorr; Bruno Krugg
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.
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Indexer Notes

Set in 3061. Script and synopsis added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

The Two Greatest New Fantasy Magazines in the World! (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Steve Ditko (Amazing Adult Fantasy); Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four)
Inks
Steve Ditko (Amazing Adult Fantasy); Sol Brodsky (Fantastic Four)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Advertises Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) and Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series). Pencils and inks added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

Do Not Panic! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Job Number
V-557
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
An alien craft arrives over a city and descends. The pilot wears a frightening spacesuit, but since the military do not panic, they do not attack, and when the human pilot removes his helmet he is warmly greeted by the people of Mars.
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Indexer Notes

The last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Two-Headed Thing!
  2. 1. The Two-Headed Thing!
  3. 2. Muscle Man
  4. 3. The Monster Escapes!
  5. 4. The Cave of Shaggdorr!
  6. 5. The Two Greatest New Fantasy Magazines in the World!
  7. 6. Do Not Panic!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bob Bailey
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bill Borre
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gregory Roe
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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