(March 1969)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-12-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Roy Thomas (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith (signed as Smith)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe [dotted i])
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ? (logo)

Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar; Quor
Reprints

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska; Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; Carl Burgos
Inks
Sid Greene; Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; Carl Burgos
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, listing of stories with one panel reprinted from each story.

My Father, My Enemy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited); Steve Parkhouse (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Sid Greene (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See, Zabu, my long-toothed friend, this is the glorious civilization that my brother asks me to share with him...
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar (origin details); Plunderer [Edgar Plunder]; Nuba (introduction); Quor (introduction, death?); Reptile Men (introduction); Sagyr and the Golden People (introduction); Vanessa Marlowe; Mr. Marlowe; Lord Plunder (flashback)
Reprints
Keywords
Plunder Castle; Savage Land

Indexer Notes

Lord Plunder appearance is between INCREDIBLE HULK #111 and X-MEN #62.

[The Vulture] (Table of Contents: 3)

Human Torch / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill
Pencils
Carl Burgos
Inks
Carl Burgos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
D-811
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Vulture [Isidoro Scarlotti]; Chief Wilson; Mary Wilson
Reprints
Keywords
Alaska; New Mexico

Verdict by Magic (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett [dash of the "E" above Bill])
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett [dash of the "E" above Bill])
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett

Job Number
8736
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hold it, Pasha!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Matthew Grayson; Joe; Simon Sigmund; Pasha Emit Erut-Uf; Eve Namada
Synopsis
Marvel Boy comes across a time-travelling crime fighter.
Reprints
Keywords
Uranus

Indexer Notes

Original title is "Murder by Magic".

[Modred and the Gypsies] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)
Inks
Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All England celebrated the birthday of their good king!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural; historical
Characters
Black Knight [Sir Percy]; King Arthur; Sir Galahad; Lady Rosamund; Merlin; Modred
Reprints
Keywords
Camelot

Indexer Notes

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

[The Alien Invasion That Wasn't] (Table of Contents: 6)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett [dash of the "E" above Bill])
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett [dash of the "E" above Bill])
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anti-gravity earth-suits or not, you screwy space-slobs are no match for my pal when he gets his dander up!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Betty Dean; Oleg; Commander Nelson
Reprints

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

Marvel Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
George Tuska; Howard Purcell (illustrations)
Inks
Sid Greene; Dan Adkins (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto ?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and Howard, Marvel Super-Heroes #17 was thoroughly enjoyed by me.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Danny English, Geanie Carlisle, Bettina C. Helms, Robert Selig, Ron Renevicz and Brad Cunningham; includes illustrations from Ka-Zar story and Marvel Super-Heroes #17, a promo for the next issue, and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Ka-Zar
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. My Father, My Enemy!
    Ka-Zar
  4. 3. [The Vulture]
    Human Torch
  5. 4. Verdict by Magic
    Marvel Boy
  6. 5. [Modred and the Gypsies]
    Black Knight
  7. 6. [The Alien Invasion That Wasn't]
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  8. 7. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and Howard, Marvel Super-Heroes #17 was thoroughly enjoyed by me."]
    Marvel Mailbag
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Del Gruber
  • Steve Jenner
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore