(April 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
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
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This one-shot was a bridge between Iron Man and Sub-Mariner appearing in Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish, respectively, and starting their own solo series. Though the two appear together on the cover, they do not appear together in the stories inside (note added by Kirk Groeneveld via the GCD Error Tracker). On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skin surface disfigured by pimples?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for Fayd Skin Cream.

The Torrent Without -- The Tumult Within! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bad enough that Iron Man overtaxes his heart and transistors battling the sinister Whiplash...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Whiplash [Mark Scarlotti]; Big M [Whitney Frost]; Jasper Sitwell; A.I.M. [Advanced Idea Mechanics]
Synopsis
Iron Man escapes from the trap set up by Whiplash and the Big M when a cadre of AIM agents attacks the Maggia's gambling ship.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #99 (March 1968); continues in Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 Series) #1 (May 1968).

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (background only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shamed by your English?

Indexer Notes

Ad offering free booklet on "How to Gain a Good Command of English" located between pages 5 and 6 of Iron Man story.

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

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
U.S. Government surplus direct by mail!

Indexer Notes

Send $1.00 for catalog of more than 500 military surplus items. Located between pages 9 and 10 of Iron Man story.

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

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

Script
Stan Lee; ? (promo copy)
Colors
? (background only)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come 'n get it, tiger - here's our New Year's gift to you!!
Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]

Indexer Notes

Includes Stan's Soapbox, the Mighty Marvel Checklist, and "Let's meet 26 more M.M.M.S. members."

Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death! (Table of Contents: 6)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a half-darkened, eerie chamber beneath the icy Antarctic, a puzzled Sub-Mariner hurls himself at a mocking figure he suddenly sees before him, only to find...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie] (origin); Destiny; Leonard McKenzie (flashback)
Synopsis
As Namor battles Destiny, the villain recounts his past connection to Namor's father.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 Series) #101 (March 1968); continues in Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 Series) #1 (May 1968).

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New from The Mothers of Invention
Characters
Frank Zappa

Indexer Notes

Ad for “We’re Only In it for the Money”, the third studio album by The Mothers of Invention, sold by United Mutations. Located between pages 2 and 3 of the Sub-Mariner story.

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The first — last — and only J. F. K. Silver set.

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books, located between pages 5 and 6 of the Sub-Mariner story.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time

Indexer Notes

Ad solicits boys to sell Grit magazine. Ad occupies top half of page between pages 9 and 10 of the Sub-Mariner story.

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll make you a master of karate

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for book on learning Karate and life-size dummy, $1.98.
Located on lower half of page between pages 9 and 10 of the Sub-Mariner story.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marvel super-hero T-shirts
Characters
Captain Marvel; The Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; The Avengers; Iron Man; Thor; The Hulk; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]

Indexer Notes

Promo for Marvel super-hero t-shirts and sweat shirts and a new Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit.

Astonishing Mails of Suspense (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan (illustration)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Rick Adkins; Shirley Gorman; M. Spencer; Tom Struck. Includes a promo for Sub-Mariner # 1 and Iron Man # 1.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
204pc Revolutionary War soldiers set

Indexer Notes

Ad for plastic toy soldiers.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a whole treasure chest of fun

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for various novelty items.

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

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. ["Skin surface disfigured by pimples?"]
    Fayd Skin Cream
  3. 2. The Torrent Without -- The Tumult Within!
    Iron Man
  4. 3. ["Shamed by your English?"]
    Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet
  5. 4. ["U.S. Government surplus direct by mail!"]
    Surplus Bargains
  6. 5. ["Come 'n get it, tiger - here's our New Year's gift to you!!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  8. 7. ["New from The Mothers of Invention"]
    The Mothers of Invention Album
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  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. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
  13. 12. Astonishing Mails of Suspense
    Astonishing Mails of Suspense
  14. 13. ["204pc Revolutionary War soldiers set"]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  15. 14. ["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Lee Lines
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Lynn Sutton
  • Jim Van Dore