(November 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-08-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics, Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
World Color Press, Inc., Sparta Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Coming of Quasimodo! (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel [Marvel] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Quasimodo
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In "Marvel Masterworks Captain Marvel Volume 1," page four of the introduction by Roy Thomas erroneously credits Marie Severin as the cover artist.

Cover Thumbnail for Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series) #7
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Die, Town, Die! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Marvel [Marvel] / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
John Tartaglione (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited) (pages 1-11); Artie Simek (pages 12-20, uncredited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell; Dr. Walter Lawson]; Carol Danvers; Colonel Yon-Rogg; Medic Una; Quasimodo; Ronan, the Accuser
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Simek lettering credit from Rodrigo Baeza via the GCD-chat mailing list, November 2007.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios art prints / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Most Powerful Airplane (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Precise Publications book and dummy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Mail It to Mar-Vell / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Heck (illustrations)
Inks
John Tartaglione (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kirk Groeneveld, Frederick McKinney, Jeff Berg, Howie Seligman, Richard Hoong, C. W. Vasquez, Michael Roppo, Steven Graw, and Richard Howell; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

Now Hear This! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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

Creative Card Company Christmas cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Coming of Quasimodo!
    Captain Marvel [Marvel]
  2. 1. ["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Die, Town, Die!
    Captain Marvel [Marvel]
  4. 3. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free!
    Colonial Studios art prints
  7. 6. Most Powerful Airplane
    Cheerios
  8. 7. ["Collect coins... the hobby road to riches"]
    Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet
  9. 8. Stamps; Shop By Mail
  10. 9. Shop By Mail
  11. 10. ["Stop the presses! Here’s some scoops and scuttlebutt to knock you outta your teepee!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["Here is a treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  13. 12. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications book and dummy
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Mail It to Mar-Vell
  15. 14. Now Hear This!
  16. 15. ["Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!"]
    Creative Card Company Christmas cards
  17. 16. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
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