(December 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-09-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Atlas Magazines Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

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

In the Rage of Battle! (Table of Contents)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]
Reprints

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

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

In the Rage of Battle! (Table of Contents: 2)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Lady Dorma; Diane Arliss; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Vision]; Betty Dean Prentiss (reintroduction); Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (in flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

More-or-less first part of Serpent Crown Quest which continues through #13.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Marvel Super-Hero 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)

World's Fastest Train (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) /

H. H. Ward & Co. formula / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Send It to Subby / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bill Labrie, Doug Hazlewood, Richard Lester, Richard Billie, Todd Freeman, Jr., Paul Freese, Bruce Davis, Roddy Wright, Richard Billie, Russell Lee Cottrell, Leah Rosenthal. Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom:”

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

Spectacular Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. In the Rage of Battle!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. ["This candy bar can help you gain lots... of weight!"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. In the Rage of Battle!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit
  6. 5. Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free!
    Colonial Studios art prints
  7. 6. World's Fastest Train
    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. ["A plethora of pronouncements up for grabs!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["Must I lose my hair?"]
    H. H. Ward & Co. formula
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Send It to Subby
  14. 13. ["Now in full color!"]
    Spectacular Spider-Man
  15. 14. ["Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!"]
    Creative Card Company Christmas cards
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mickey Coalwell
  • Steve Coates
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore