(December 1967)

Marvel, 1959 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-08-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1967, page 333, registration number B372695.

To Be Reborn (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Reprints

Boy, have you got it made. (Table of Contents: 1)

Colgate-Palmolive Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No messy cover-up tactics with Tackle.

Indexer Notes

interior front cover advertisement for Tackle® Medicated Clear Gel for acne.

The Deadly Victory! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited as Gene (the Dean) Colan)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited) (embellishment)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The terrible touch of the Grey Gargoyle has turned me to stone!
Feature Logo
The Invincible Iron Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Grey Gargoyle [Paul Pierre Duval]; Jasper Sitwell
Synopsis
Iron Man is assisted in his battle with Grey Gargoyle by SHIELD agent Sitwell.
Reprints

Instant Info, Insanely Inspired by Irrelevant Items of Incredible Inconsequence! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?; ? (page colors)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Item! All of Marveldom assembled sends best wishes to Jolly Jack and Roz Kirby on their 25th wedding anniversary!
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Indexer Notes

Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

Coin Collector Specials (Table of Contents: 4)

Matt Numiss Coins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (page color)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To gain new friends for our mailing list

Indexer Notes

Mail order advertisement for coin catalogs.

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 5)

Centre Coin's Album or Catalog; Howard Rogofsky Comics; S.F.C.A. Comic Collector's Handbook / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
? (page color)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Full page mail order advertisements in various sizes.

America's Best TV Comics are here...Saturdays! (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, have we got a Saturday morning spectacular for you!!
Characters
Fantastic Four [Reed Richards, Thing, Susan Richards, Human Torch]; Spider-Man; Casper the Friendly Ghost; King Kong; The Beatles [John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr]; George of the Jungle

Indexer Notes

Centerspread advertisement for the ABC Saturday morning line up of comic book cartoons.

To Be Reborn! (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We didn't mean any harm!
Feature Logo
Captain America, Living Legend of World War II
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Sniper; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Bull
Synopsis
Now that his secret identity is known to all, Cap falls prey to various assassins.
Reprints

I'll Make You a Master of Karate (Table of Contents: 8)

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
? (page color, text color)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In just 2 hours after you receive "Super Karate" you will been your way...

Indexer Notes

Mail order advertisement for the Super Karate Book for home study.

[Super-Heroes Club] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?; ? (page color, text color)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hang loose, frantic ones...

Indexer Notes

Mail order advertisement for full color posters of Marvel characters and Bullpen Booster Buttons.

Scarce Lincoln Cents Sale (Table of Contents: 10)

Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph, text color)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Build a valuable collection of Lincoln cents at prices lower than you're ever likely to see again!

Indexer Notes

Mail order advertisement for Lincoln coins.

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

Mails of Suspense / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?; ? (page design, text color)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Iron Man
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Michael Pleasant, William Martin, Jack Moore, and Norman Elfer; includes Merry Marvel Marching Society info and membership form.

Look, Fellows! (Table of Contents: 12)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You can win your choice of neat prizes...

Indexer Notes

Full page mail order advertisement for newspaper sales.

Now You Can Buy Fords, Chevrolets, Dodges Below Wholesale!! (Table of Contents: 13)

Wholesale-Discount Buyers Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No gimmicks, no hidden charges...

Indexer Notes

Interior back cover advertisement for admission in the Wholesale-Discount Buyers Club.

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

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're looking for people who like to draw
Characters
Norman Rockwell

Indexer Notes

Back cover advertisement for a talent test.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. To Be Reborn
    Captain America
  2. 1. Boy, have you got it made.
    Colgate-Palmolive Company
  3. 2. The Deadly Victory!
    Iron Man
  4. 3. Instant Info, Insanely Inspired by Irrelevant Items of Incredible Inconsequence!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Coin Collector Specials
    Matt Numiss Coins
  6. 5. Shop By Mail
    Centre Coin's Album or Catalog; Howard Rogofsky Comics; S.F.C.A. Comic Collector's Handbook
  7. 6. America's Best TV Comics are here...Saturdays!
  8. 7. To Be Reborn!
    Captain America
  9. 8. I'll Make You a Master of Karate
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  10. 9. [Super-Heroes Club]
  11. 10. Scarce Lincoln Cents Sale
    Littleton Coins
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Mails of Suspense
  13. 12. Look, Fellows!
    Grit Newspaper
  14. 13. Now You Can Buy Fords, Chevrolets, Dodges Below Wholesale!!
    Wholesale-Discount Buyers Club
  15. 14. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Bill Devine
  • Del Gruber
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Dave Redmond
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore