(April 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-01-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Leading Magazine Corp.
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, 1968, page 59, registration number B463904.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Cap in His Own Magazine at Last ! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (see notes)
Inks
Syd Shores; Joe Sinnott (see notes)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (letters, logo design, see notes)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant Man [Dr. Hank Pym]; Thor; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Agent 13 [Sharon Carter]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cap's face appears to be a stat of a Kirby/Sinnott face. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2012.

Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos C #10: CAPTAIN AMERICA on 6 July 2021.

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

Fayd Skin Cream / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

This Monster Unmasked! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Stan (the Man) Lee)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited as Jack (King) Kirby)
Inks
Syd Shores (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Frozen in a giant slab of ice stands the...
Feature Logo
Captain America, Living Legend of World War II
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (Part Origin); Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant Man [Dr. Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Thor]; Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; the Destructon; Zemo's pilot; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Nick Fury; Agent 13 [Sharton Carter; also as Irma Kruhl]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

story continues from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #99.

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

Daredevil; Not Brand Echh / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
John F. Hayes
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title: Tales to Of Suspense.
Total copies printed (average in last 12 months): 447949.
Total copies printed (issue nearest to filing date): 461225.
Total paid circulation (average in last 12 months): 256242.
Total paid circulation (issue nearest to filing date): 276000.
Total distribution (average in last 12 months): 257342.
Total distribution (issue nearest to filing date): 277100.
Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printings (average in last 12 months): 190512.
Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printings (issue nearest to filing date): 184030.
Filing Date: October 1, 1967.

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

Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Mothers of Invention Album / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Let's Yap with Cap / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America; Black Panther
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Danny Dutelle, Deborah Tuerffs, Steve Polwort, Jim Meschwitz, D. Wayne Matthias, Ann Bausch and Jeff Stackhouse.

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cap in His Own Magazine at Last !
    Captain America
  2. 1. ["Skin surface disfigured by pimples?"]
    Fayd Skin Cream
  3. 2. This Monster Unmasked!
    Captain America
  4. 3. ["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Daredevil; Not Brand Echh
  5. 4. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  6. 5. ["Shamed by your English?"]
    Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet
  7. 6. ["U.S. government surplus"]
    Surplus Bargains
  8. 7. ["New from The Mothers of Invention"]
    The Mothers of Invention Album
  9. 8. Shop by Mail
  10. 9. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  12. 11. ["Come 'n get It, tiger — Here's our New Year's gift to you!!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["Marvel super-heroes T-shirts"]
    Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Let's Yap with Cap
  15. 14. ["204pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set"]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  16. 15. ["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  17. 16. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Benjamin Beck
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • David Bruce
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Bill Devine
  • Del Gruber
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Steven Tice