(January 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-10-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Perfect Film & Chemical Corp.
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 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Aakon; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inking credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (January 19, 2005), with the original indexer crediting it to Frank Giacoia.

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

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Between Hammer and Anvil! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (credited)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
the Aakon (alien race); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell; Dr. Walter Lawson]; Carol Danvers; Chester (taxi driver); Colonel Yon-Rogg; Cyberex (robot); Medic Una
Reprints

80,000 Candlepower (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch / 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)

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

Academy for Home Study Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Missile Firing Tank (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 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) /

Precise Publications Book and Dummy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Shannonhouse, Lane Maltbo, Dennis Myers, Stephen Shaffer, Kent Craig, Kevin Morse, Cal Kinzer, and David Parsons; includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Marvel
  2. 1. ["Hercules wrist band"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. Between Hammer and Anvil!
    Captain Marvel
  4. 3. 80,000 Candlepower
    Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch
  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. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study Booklet
  7. 6. Missile Firing Tank
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. [Shop by Mail]
  11. 10. ["A titanic treasure-trove of traumatically tempting tid-bits, tastefully tossed together to tease and tantalize thee!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Book and Dummy
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Mail It to Mar-Vell
  14. 13. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man
  15. 14. ["Secret muscle building "tools""]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  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
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Verhart
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