Decades: Marvel in the '70s - Legion of Monsters

(2019)

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Mike Ploog

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Characters

Frankenstein Monster; Victor Frankenstein

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jess Harrold

Letters

typeset

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

Legion of Monsters / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams (painted)

Inks

Neal Adams (painted)

Colors

Neal Adams (painted)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dracula; Frankenstein Monster; Manphibian

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

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

Frankenstein Monster / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Pablo Marcos

Inks

Pablo Marcos

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Frankenstein Monster

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

With four vignettes of inside art.

Support Your Local Monster (Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella

Pencils

Marie Severin

Inks

Marie Severin

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

The Monster and the Masque (Table of Contents: 8)

Frankenstein Monster / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Val Mayerik

Inks

Val Mayerik;Dan Adkins; Pablo Marcos

Letters

Charlotte Jetter; Gaspar Saladino (page 2)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Frankenstein Monster; Cynthia; Merlin; Andy; George

Synopsis

The Frankenstein Monster attends a costume party and is framed for murder.

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Keywords

monsters

Indexer Notes

Frankenstein Monster appears between Monsters Unleashed (Marvel, 1973 series) #10 and Giant-Size Werewolf (Marvel, 1974 series) #2.

If You Subscribe To the Legion Of Monsters... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Vengeance Crude (Table of Contents: 10)

Manphibian / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella; Marv Wolfman (plot)

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

Sam Grainger

Letters

Karen Mantlo

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Manphibian (introduction, origin)

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

Manphibian appears next in the Nick Fury's Howling Commandos series.

The Legion Report (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Don Thompson; Maggie Thompson

Pencils

Sandy Plunkett; ? (photographs)

Inks

Sandy Plunkett; ? (photographs)

Letters

Typeset

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

The Flies! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway; Paul Kirchner (plot); Ralph Reese (plot)

Pencils

Paul Kirchner

Inks

Ralph Reese

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Chuckles; Pee Wee

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Monster Madness (Table of Contents: 13)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stu Schwartzberg

Pencils

Stu Schwartzberg

Inks

Stu Schwartzberg

Letters

Stu Schwartzberg

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Dracula Chapter VII Death Be Thou Proud! (Table of Contents: 14)

Dracula / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Dick Giordano

Inks

Dick Giordano

Letters

Joe Rosen (page 4); John Costanza (pages 6-15); typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Mina Harker; Dracula; Lucy Westenra; Dr. John Seward; Dr. Abraham van Helsing; Renfield; Arthur Holmwood

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Story continues from Dracula Lives (Marvel, 1973 series) #11.
Adaptation finally completed in Stoker's Dracula (Marvel, 2004 series).

Monster Gallery (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Hermoso D. Pancho

Inks

Hermoso D. Pancho

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Pete Lijauco

Inks

Pete Lijauco

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gray Morrow

Inks

Gray Morrow

Reprints

• from Legion of Monsters (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975)

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Blade the Vampire Slayer; Morbius the Living Vampire / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ken Barr (painting, signed)

Inks

Ken Barr (painting, signed)

Colors

Ken Barr (painting, signed)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Man-Thing / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Vicente Alcazar (signed)

Inks

Vicente Alcazar (signed)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

Stan Lee Presents The Legion of Monsters (Table of Contents: 21)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

The Man-God Conspiracy! (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Warner

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset; ?

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

The Madman of Mansion Slade (Table of Contents: 23)

Morbius the Living Vampire / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Sonny Trinidad

Inks

Sonny Trinidad

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

Monsters Unleashed---Again (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ralph Macchio

Pencils

Dave Cockrum (illustration, signed); Vicente Alcazar (illustration, signed); Gray Morrow (illustration, signed); Sandy Plunkett (illustration, signed)

Inks

Dave Cockrum (illustration, signed); Vicente Alcazar (illustration, signed); Gray Morrow (illustration, signed); Sandy Plunkett (illustration, signed)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

Into the House of Terror! (Table of Contents: 25)

Blade, the Vampire Slayer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Gene Colan

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

The Reality Manipulators (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Don McGregor

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Mike Ploog

Colors

Marie Severin (tones)

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

Curse of Anubis! (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Russ Jones (plot); John Warner (script)

Pencils

Val Mayerik

Inks

Val Mayerik

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8 (Fall 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Legion of Monsters / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

Irving Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stay back! Even we don't stand a chance against...that!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Ghost Rider; Morbius; Man-Thing; Werewolf by Night

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #28 [Regular Edition] (February 1976)

There's a Mountain On Sunset Boulevard! (Table of Contents: 29)

Legion of Monsters / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Frank Robbins

Inks

Steve Gan

Colors

Janice Cohen

Letters

Karen Mantlo (pages 1-2, 6-31); Gaspar Saladino (page 3)

Job Number

JV-101

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

The Legion of Monsters [Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Man-Thing; Morbius; Werewolf By Night]; The Starseed

Reprints

• from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #28 (February 1976)

Keywords

occult

Night of Full Moon--Night of Fear! (Table of Contents: 30)

Werewolf By Night / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams; John Romita (alterations)

Inks

Tom Palmer; John Romita (alterations)

Colors

Tom Palmer ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Werewolf [Jack Russell]

Reprints

• from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #2 (February 1972)

Keywords

occult

Indexer Notes

Background alterations by John Romita, as observed from the original art. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2012.

[First Night] (Table of Contents: 31)

Werewolf By Night / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (plot); Jean Thomas (plot); Gerry Conway (script)

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Mike Ploog

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

782Z

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Werewolf By Night [Jack Russell] (introduction, origin); Baron Russoff (introduction, dies in flashback); Laura Russell (dies); Phillip Russell; Lissa Russell; Max Grant (dies)

Synopsis

Jack learns of the family curse on his eighteenth birthday from his mother on her deathbead. Jack begins to believe that his step-father had his mother killed.

Reprints

• from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #2 (February 1972)

Keywords

occult

Night of the Vampire! (Table of Contents: 32)

The Tomb of Dracula / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dracula

Reprints

• from Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 (April 1972)

Keywords

occult

Dracula (Table of Contents: 33)

The Tomb of Dracula / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway; Roy Thomas (plot)

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Gene Colan

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

605 Z

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Frank Drake; Clifton Graves; Jeanie; Fritz Burgeister; Otto; Dracula; Danny; Paul

Synopsis

Drake inherits Castle Dracula. Graves revives Dracula. Dracula kills Jeanie and transforms her into a vampire.

Reprints

• from Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 (April 1972)

Keywords

occult

A Legend Is Born! (Table of Contents: 34)

Ghost Rider / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Ploog (signed)

Inks

Mike Ploog (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Morrie Kuramoto

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]

Reprints

• from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #5 (August 1972)

Keywords

occult

Ghost Rider (Table of Contents: 35)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich; Roy Thomas (see notes)

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Mike Ploog

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

945-Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rain... Engulfing the city in a damp blanket of doom...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (introduction, origin); Barton Blaze (introduction, dies); Crash Simpson (introduction, dies); Mrs. Simpson (introduction, dies); Roxanne Simpson (introduction); Satan (villain)

Synopsis

To save the life of his mentor and the man who has become like a father to him, Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil and is transformed into the spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider.

Reprints

• from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #5 (August 1972)

Indexer Notes

This version of Ghost Rider was co-created by Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog and Roy Thomas (credited with "aid and abetment" on the splash page).

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Table of Contents: 36)

Frankenstein Monster / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich

Pencils

Mike Ploog (signed)

Inks

Mike Ploog (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino ?; typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Victor Frankenstein; Frankenstein Monster

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Marvel, 1973 series) #1 (January 1973)

Keywords

monsters

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Table of Contents: 37)

Frankenstein Monster / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich

Pencils

Mike Ploog (signed)

Inks

Mike Ploog (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

1071 Z

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Frankenstein's Monster; Victor Frankenstein; Robert Walton IV; Canute; Sean Farrell; William Frankenstein; Mr. Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein's father); Henri Clerval; Justine Moritz (dies); Elizabeth

Synopsis

Robert Walton IV leads an expedition into the Arctic to retrieve Frankenstein's Monster which has been frozen into the ice. He relates to the cabin boy how the monster was created.

Reprints

• from Frankenstein (Marvel, 1973 series) #1 (January 1973)

Keywords

monsters

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Mary Shelley novel. Both Frankenstein's Monster and Victor Frankenstein last appeared in Silver Surfer #7.

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Blade the Vampire Slayer; Morbius the Living Vampire / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)