(May 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-02-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Leading Magazine Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

Alterations were demanded by the Comics Code Authority. On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1968, page 59, registration number B463905.

When Wakes the Sleeper! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Syd Shores; John Romita (see notes)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Skull; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sleeper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Romita altered the Red Skull's head to make him less frightening. The unaltered cover was used on Marvel Super Action # 2 and various foreign reprints. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2012.

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

Colonial Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

When Wakes the Sleeper! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Syd Shores (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not any weapons--
Feature Logo
Captain America, Living Legend of World War II
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull; Nick Fury; Werner Von Krimm; the Fourth Sleeper; Sharon Carter [Agent 13]
Reprints

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

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (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: 5) (Expand) /

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Grit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop By Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Liftee Company Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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) /

Precise Publications / advertisement / 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 [Steve Rogers]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Sid Root, Pete Snyder, Scott Johnson, Don Sampson, D. Smith, R. Steinke, S. Tillman, Mike Brown, Rodney Koivisto, and Laird Scranton.

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

Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

American Seed / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. When Wakes the Sleeper!
    Captain America
  2. 1. ["Gigantic art mural offer!"]
    Colonial Studios
  3. 2. When Wakes the Sleeper!
    Captain America
  4. 3. ["Now you can finish high school at home"]
    Academy for Home Study
  5. 4. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
    Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Free! Muscle course that can add 3 inches to your arms fast!"]
    Joe Weider
  7. 6. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit
  8. 7. [Shop by Mail]
  9. 8. [Shop By Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. ["Now you can be taller instantly!"]
    The Liftee Company Height Increase Pads
  11. 10. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Here it is! Proof positive that the biggest brains at Marvel --- don't know what they're doing!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Let's Yap with Cap
  15. 14. ["Because you demanded it!"]
    Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
  17. 16. ["Make money get prizes"]
    American Seed
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