(August 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1968-05-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Zenith Books, Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee
Color
color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 22, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1968. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B474901.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Adkins
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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In the Shadow of... Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

Dr. Strange / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Tom Palmer
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Victoria Bentley; Dormammu; Clea; Wong; Mr. Prentiss; Ancient One (in flashback only)
Synopsis
Strange, with Victoria Bentley as his mystic consort, seeks Clea in the Realm Unknown, only to confront Dormammu!
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Gangway, World! Marvel's Marching On! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Greatest Event In the History of Comic Magazines! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Now Twice as Many Pages! Now Twice as Nutty as Ever! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Not Brand Echh / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Strange Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Adkins
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Jan Ellison, Joseph Baroch, Dan Roll, and Masao Kono.

The Most Daringly Dramatic Superhero of All Time! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dr. Strange
  2. 1. In the Shadow of... Death!
    Dr. Strange
  3. 2. Gangway, World! Marvel's Marching On!
    Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. The Greatest Event In the History of Comic Magazines!
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. Now Twice as Many Pages! Now Twice as Nutty as Ever!
    Not Brand Echh
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
  7. 6. The Most Daringly Dramatic Superhero of All Time!
    Silver Surfer
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