(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 (editor)

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)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Adkins (signed as D.A.)
Inks
Dan Adkins (signed as D.A.)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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In the Shadow of... Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Tom Palmer (credited)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Feature Logo
Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts
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) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 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
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
George Tuska (illustrations)
Inks
Dan Adkins (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; 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]
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. In the Shadow of... Death!
    Doctor Strange
  3. 2. Gangway, World! Marvel's Marching On!
    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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