Marvel Tales #10

(September 1967)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

Steve Ditko; Joe Sinnott; Jack Kirby; Larry Lieber

Inks

Steve Ditko; Joe Sinnott; Dick Ayers; George Roussos

Colors

John Verpoorten ? (graytones)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Contents page includes images from interior stories and staff credits for Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, John Verpoorten, Morrie Kuramoto, Gary Friedrich and Flo Steinberg.

Kraven the Hunter! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kraven [Sergei Kravinoff] (introduction); Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Liz Allan; Flash Thompson; Rocky; Nails; Pee-Wee; Aunt May Parker; Mrs. Anna Watson (Aunt May's neighbor, introduction)

Synopsis

The Chameleon hires his old friend Kraven the Hunter to hunt down Spider-Man.

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #15 (August 1964)

The Painter of a Thousand Perils! (Table of Contents: 3)

Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns) (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (Original Editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard (flashback); Zemu (flashback); "Scar" Tobin (gangster chief) (Intro); The Painter [Wilhelm Van Vile] (counterfeiter) (Intro); Nick (gangster); Sam (gangster); Eddie (gangster); Mr. Fantastic (image); Invisible Girl (image); Thing (image)

Synopsis

A counterfeiter caught by the Human Torch finds magic paints and uses them to escape from prison and strike back at the Torch. The Torch realizes what is happening and uses the magic paints to fool the Painter and defeat him.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #108 (May 1963)

Awe-Inspiring Announcements for You to Yawn With! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Gypsy's Secret! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Wonderful Wasp Tells a Tale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited as L.D. Lieber) (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited as L.D. Lieber)

Inks

George Roussos (credited as George Bell)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Morrie Kuramoto (credited as Sherigail)

Job Number

X-601

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Wasp [Janet van Dyne] (narrator); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (framing sequence); Gorko; Baron Radzic

Synopsis

A cruel baron tries to force a gypsy to give him the secret of turning lead into gold, but the gypsy is really an alien looking for a human specimen for a zoo on his homeworld.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #55 (May 1964)

The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer (Table of Contents: 6)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns) (script)

Pencils

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Marty Epp (credited as M. Epp)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Heimdall; Jane Foster; Odin; Frigga [called "Fricka"] (introduction, cameo); Neri (introduction, cameo)

Synopsis

Loki magically diverts Thor's hammer to free himself from his chains. Thor returns to Asgard to find the hammer, and Loki tries to kill him with magical traps, but Thor overcomes them all to find his hammer and catch Loki.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 (May 1963)