(April 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1969-01-02
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[The Wondrous World of Doctor Strange!] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Sam Grainger ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Xandu
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Grainger inks per Nick Caputo, June 2012.

Cover Thumbnail for Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #179
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Wondrous World of Doctor Strange! (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Xandu
Synopsis
Strange and Spider-Man battle Xandu, who has the Wand of Watoomb.
Reprints

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

U.S. School of Music / 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 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Littleton Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Missile Tank (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Centre Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Strange Mails / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Gene Colan (illustration)
Inks
Tom Palmer (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset
Characters
Doctor Strange

Indexer Notes

Letters Of Comment from Donald F. McGregor, Roy Ellis, Martin Levin, F. James Mohl, A/C Robert L. McAuley, Jr., Rich Shanklin, and Arthur Metz; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On top portion of page.

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

Ka-Zar / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Wondrous World of Doctor Strange!]
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. ["Look what's happening"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. The Wondrous World of Doctor Strange!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. ["Be the one who “makes” every party!"]
    U.S. School of Music
  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
  7. 6. ["Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["4 new "finds" for coin collectors"]
    Littleton Coin Co. Catalog
  9. 8. Missile Tank
    Honor House Products
  10. 9. ["20 course home study program"]
  11. 10. [Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Fabulous facts and frivolous fables for frantic fans, faithful friends, and fiendish foes!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["We pay $100.00 for only 59 Lincoln pennies"]
    Centre Coin Co. Catalog
  14. 13. ["Magic world of surprises & mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. ["Another Marvel masterpiece!"]
    Ka-Zar
  18. 17. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
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  • Nick Caputo
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