Marvel Super-Heroes #16

(September 1968)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Herb Trimpe; John Romita; Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; Al Fagaly; Dick Ayers

Inks

Herb Trimpe; Joe Maneely; Al Fagaly; Ernie Bache; John Romita; Bill Everett

Letters

Sam Rosen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, issue credits, listing of stories with one panel reprinted from each story. Credits include Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, Gary Friedrich, John Verpoorten, Stan Goldberg, Morrie Kuramoto and Robin Green.

The Phantom Eagle (Table of Contents: 2)

Phantom Eagle / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich (credited)

Pencils

Herb Trimpe (credited)

Inks

Herb Trimpe (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Irv Watanabe (credited as I. Watanabe)

Genre

aviation; superhero

Characters

Phantom Eagle [Karl Kauffman] (introduction, origin); Capt. Rex Griffin (introduction, death); Major Jack Norris (introduction); Paula Jackson; Curly; Gen. Heinrich Von Ronstadt; Capt. Carlson (introduction, death); Germans

Reprints

• in Biblioteca Marvel: Hulk (Planeta DeAgostini, 2004 series) #14 (Octubre 2004)
• in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #4 - In the Hands of Hydra (2019)

Indexer Notes

Phantom Eagle's next appearance is in The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #135 (January 1971).

The Un-Human! (Table of Contents: 3)

Human Torch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Hank Chapman

Pencils

Dick Ayers (signed as Ayers)

Inks

Ernie Bache

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Dick Ayers

Job Number

E-960

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; the Un-Human (introduction); Comrade X (introduction; no appearance); Dr. Carter

Synopsis

A spaceship flies over the city dropping a message from Comrade X of the Red Planet, stating that earth must be destroyed so that his world's growing population can survive. A gigantic, monstrous eight headed creature wreaks havoc on the city and the flaming duo tackle it, but the creature is fireproof. Its fang-like tongue poisons Toro but The Torch rushes him to Dr. Carter, who tells him the boy's life can only be saved by a blood transfusion; luckily the Torch has the same blood type. As buildings continue to be destroyed the Torch uses the Doctor's chloroform to knock the creature out.

Reprints

• in The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #8 (November 1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2008)

Indexer Notes

At the time of its printing Marvel was unaware that the Human Torch story was unpublished 1950s inventory. Chronologically, this story takes place between Captain America #78 and Avengers #134 (flashback).

Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Previous indexer credited Stan Lee.

The sequence in which the wounded Toro requires a transfusion from the Torch echoes the untitled Human Torch story in Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) # 19.

The Cargo of Death! (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain America / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Don Rico

Pencils

John Romita (signed as JOHN ROMITA)

Inks

John Romita (signed as JOHN ROMITA)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's sudden death!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America; Bucky; Captain Saunders; Crane

Synopsis

Captain America and Bucky foil a plot to smuggle drugs into South Africa.

Reprints

• from Young Men (Marvel, 1950 series) #28 (June 1954)

[The Black Knight Unmasked!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Knight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Maneely (signed)

Inks

Joe Maneely (signed)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was June, and itinerant knights from all over England journeyed to Camelot to enter the great tournament...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural; historical

Characters

Black Knight [Sir Percy]; Modred; Hawkes; Sir Guy of Gascombe (introduction)

Reprints

• from Black Knight (Marvel, 1955 series) #3 (September 1955)

Keywords

Camelot

Indexer Notes

Title from cover. Stan Lee writer credit removed based on information from the Timely/Atlas discussion list

Pete Duncan -- "Dropout" (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Death Stalks the Shipyard! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Patriot / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Fagaly

Inks

Al Fagaly

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Howard Ferguson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Nazi's throw a wrench into a U.S. shipyard!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Grosse (introduction, death); Casey; Mary

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #29 (March 1942)

Vengeance!!! (Table of Contents: 8)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bill Everett

Inks

Bill Everett

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Betty Dean; Elmer (introduction, death, a monster); Professor Zunbar (introduction); Professor Zunbar's female aide (introduction)

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1954 series) #35 (August 1954)

Indexer Notes

Elmer, the monster, looks like the Creature From the Black Lagoon, the movie of which came out in the same year that the story was copyrighted.

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