(May 1970)

Marvel, 1969 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-02-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Homer the Happy Ghost / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
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Indexer Notes

Dan DeCarlo signature deleted and cover is slightly altered from original.

Cover Thumbnail for Homer, the Happy Ghost (Marvel, 1969 series) #4
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Homer the Happy Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
G-789
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! A fire engine!
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Homer the Happy Ghost
Synopsis
Homer and his pals help some firefighters save a burning building.
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Indexer Notes

"201Z" printed in lower right corner of last panel.

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

Zelda the Scatter-Brained Witch / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's have a circus!
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Zelda the Scatter-Brained Witch; Homer the Happy Ghost
Synopsis
Zelda, Homer and his friends try to put on a makeshift circus.
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The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Homer the Happy Ghost / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
G793
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! They're gonna shoot a movie here, Dugan!
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Homer the Happy Ghost
Synopsis
Home and his pals try to get acting jobs in a movie.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Snappy the Ghost Dog! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
G596B
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Snappy... I'll give you a bath!
Genre
humor; animal; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Homer the Happy Ghost; Snappy the Ghost Dog
Synopsis
Homer tries to give Snappy a bath.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Morton the Mixed-Up Ghost / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here comes Morton!
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Morton the Mixed-Up Ghost; Homer the Happy Ghost
Synopsis
Morton practices his violin without the violin.
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Indexer Notes

Morton was originally named Melvin in the original publication.

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Morton the Mixed-Up Ghost / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
G795
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Morton, would you dig a hole for me so that I can plant this bush?
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Morton the Mixed-Up Ghost; Homer the Happy Ghost
Synopsis
Morton causes an oil leak when he digs a hole for his father to plant a bush and everyone thinks he's struck oil.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Momma and Poppa Ghost / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Poppa, may I ask you somthing?
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Homer the Happy Ghost; Momma Ghost; Poppa Ghost
Synopsis
Homer wants to tell his dad something, but his dad is too busy trying to remember where he placed his hat. He finally lets Homer speak, so Homer tells him that he's been sitting on his hat the entire time.
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Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Homer the Happy Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
G794
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are you going, boys?
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Homer the Happy Ghost; Zelda the Scatter-Brained Witch
Synopsis
Homer and his pals teach Zelda how to bowl.
Reprints

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Audel Skill-Building Practical Guides (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Homer the Happy Ghost
  2. 1. ["Famous Name Prizes or Cash... from Olympic Sales Club, Inc."]
  3. 2. ["Look! A fire engine!"]
    Homer the Happy Ghost
  4. 3. ["Let's have a circus!"]
    Zelda the Scatter-Brained Witch
  5. 4. The Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. ["Marvelmania Posters and Decals"]
  7. 6. ["Now you can finish High School at home"]
  8. 7. ["Look! They're gonna shoot a movie here, Dugan!"]
    Homer the Happy Ghost
  9. 8. ["Come on, Snappy... I'll give you a bath!"]
    Snappy the Ghost Dog!
  10. 9. ["Here comes Morton!"]
    Morton the Mixed-Up Ghost
  11. 10. Shop by Mail
  12. 11. ["Morton, would you dig a hole for me so that I can plant this bush?"]
    Morton the Mixed-Up Ghost
  13. 12. ["Poppa, may I ask you somthing?"]
    Momma and Poppa Ghost
  14. 13. Shop by Mail
  15. 14. ["Where are you going, boys?"]
    Homer the Happy Ghost
  16. 15. ["I put 2 full inches on my arms-"]
  17. 16. Audel Skill-Building Practical Guides
  18. 17. ["Make Money - Get Prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
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