(June 1967)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of January, March, May and July
On-sale Date
1967-04-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Official Magazine Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

Cougar's "Circus of Fear" (Table of Contents)

Ghost Rider / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Ayers; John Romita (alterations)
Inks
Dick Ayers; John Romita (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?; Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ghost Rider
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Some slight modifications on Ghost Rider's cape and criminal, as seen on original stat reprinted as the cover of Night Rider # 3. Dick Ayers signature is also seen on the cover; it is deleted on the original. Information by Nick Caputo, Jan 2011

Circus of Fear! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich (writer); Dick Ayers (plot)
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
John Verpoorten

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ghost Rider [Carter Slade]; Banshee; Sheriff Benjamin Brooks; Natalie Brooks; Jamie Jacobs; Adano Andriani [the Cougar] (Introduction); Clay Riley
Synopsis
When the Barton Brothers Circus comes to Bison Bend the box office is robbed. Sheriff Brooks accuses the Circus' cougar trainer (Adano Andriani, the infamous Cougar) of the theft. The Ghost Rider frees him from jail to help find the real robber. The robber turns out to be Adano's brother-in-law, but Sheriff Brooks still believes that the Ghost Rider is up to no good.
Reprints

More Mixed-Up Madness from Marvel's Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Gunman's Quest! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

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

Ghost Writers / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Marie Severin (illustration)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Ghost Rider letters page header art by Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe. Info per Nick Caputo.

Letters from Gary Feilich, Bernadette McDonald, and James D. Grosback; includes M.M.M.S. membership form and Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cougar's "Circus of Fear"
    Ghost Rider
  2. 1. Circus of Fear!
    Ghost Rider
  3. 2. More Mixed-Up Madness from Marvel's Mighty Masters of Mysticism, Magnificence, and Misinformation!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Gunman's Quest!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Ghost Writers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Rik van Niedek