(October 1966)
Marvel,
1965 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-07-07
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Animated Timely Features, Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Printer
- The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor); Roy Thomas (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Doctor Strange; Fantastic Four; The Hulk; Iron Man; Tales of the Watcher / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (cover repros of FF, Tales of Suspense and Hulk scene); Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange scene); Larry Lieber (Watcher vignette)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (FF cover repro and Hulk scene); Don Heck (Tales of Suspense cover repro); George Roussos (Dr. Strange scene); Sol Brodsky (Watcher vignette)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen; Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Red Barbarian [Ivan Krushki]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Mordo]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones
- Reprints
-
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008) [1/4 page] - in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008) [1/4 page]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
- in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016) [1/4 page]
-
Indexer Notes
Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #8 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #42. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #111 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #4 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 1 and Hulk story, page 1.
Yet Another Marvel Milestone...
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Roy Thomas ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Larry Lieber; Don Heck
- Inks
- Dick Ayers; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories, with gray tones added by Marie Severin. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, Marie Severin, Stan Goldberg, Denny O'Neil and Flo Steinberg.
Prisoners of the Puppet Master! [Part 1]
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as
Stan Lee [early- to mid-career]) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as
J. KIRBY) - Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Puppet Master (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
-
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 2: The Hands of the Puppet Maker
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Puppet Master; Alicia Masters (introduction); Warden Williams (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then sends the Thing and Alicia Masters, disguised as Sue Storm, to infiltrate the Baxter Building.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
-
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 3: The Lady and the Monster!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
-
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 4: Face-to-face with the Puppet Master!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Puppet Master; Puppet Master's winged horse; Warden Williams
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Invisible Girl sends a distress signal to her teammates and the Puppet Master flees when meeting the combined forces of the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
-
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 5: Death of a Puppet!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Puppet Master
- Synopsis
- The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
-
Trapped by the Red Barbarian
Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns) (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (credited)
- Inks
- Don Heck (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- E. Thomas (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Red Barbarian (introduction); Actor (introduction)
- Synopsis
- A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon. The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent.
- Reprints
- from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #42 (June 1963)
-
Journey's End!
Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)
- Pencils
- Larry Lieber (credited)
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky (credited as S. Brodsky)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- X-526
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Watcher [Uatu] (narrator); Wilbur Weems; Sally
- Synopsis
- A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud. The cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them.
- Reprints
- from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #50 (February 1964)
-
The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo!
Doctor Strange / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- X-450
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Ancient One [Yao]; Victoria Bentley (introduction, origin); Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo, also as Sir Clive Bentley]
- Synopsis
- Strange is lured into a trap in England by Baron Mordo, but defeats him with the help of a woman with latent magical talents.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #114 (November 1963)
-
in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #76/77 ([Janvier 1978])
-
- Keywords
- magic
The Gladiator from Outer Space!
The Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Mongu [Boris Monguski] (introduction)
- Synopsis
- An alien invades earth and claims his people will conquer the planet unless he is met in battle by the strongest opponent the world has to offer. Hulk meets the challenge but finds out it is all a ploy by the Russians to capture him and create an army of hulks of their own.
- Reprints
- from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #4 (November 1962)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Doctor Strange; Fantastic Four; The Hulk; Iron Man; Tales of the Watcher -
1.
Yet Another Marvel Milestone...
-
2.
Prisoners of the Puppet Master! [Part 1]
Fantastic Four -
3.
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 2: The Hands of the Puppet Maker
Fantastic Four -
4.
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 3: The Lady and the Monster!
Fantastic Four -
5.
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 4: Face-to-face with the Puppet Master!
Fantastic Four -
6.
[Prisoners of the Puppet Master!] Part 5: Death of a Puppet!
Fantastic Four -
7.
Trapped by the Red Barbarian
Iron Man -
8.
Journey's End!
Tales of the Watcher -
9.
The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo!
Doctor Strange -
10.
The Gladiator from Outer Space!
The Hulk -
11.
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