(August 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1969-05-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. 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 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guest starring: The mighty Avengers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sharon Carter; the Avengers [Vision; Goliath; Black Panther; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]]; Red Skull; Cosmic Cube
Reprints
Keywords
Cosmic Cube

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Secret muscle building "tools"
Characters
Chuck Sipes (photo); Dave Draper (photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of Joe Weider products.

Far Worse Than Death! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Stan (the Man) Lee)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited as Gene (the Dean) Colan)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited as Joltin' Joe Sinnott)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as Swingin' Sammy Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Skull is beaten, darling!
Feature Logo
Captain America, Living Legend of World War II
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull; Sharon Carter; Cosmic Cube; the Avengers [Wasp; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Vision; Goliath [Clint Barton]]; Rick Jones; Exiles
Reprints

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches
Characters
Boy; girl
Keywords
Coin collecting; coupon; numismatics

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, from Hobby Coin Co. on top half of page between story pages 3 and 4.

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magic world of surprises & mystery

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for various gag items, e.g., an exploding fountain pen.
Appears on lower half of page, between story pages 3 and 4.

Welcome to the Wonderful, Way-out World of Marvel madness! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Smiley); ? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 6 and 7. Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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

Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (background only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shamed by your English?

Indexer Notes

Ad offering free booklet on "How to Gain a Good Command of English" between story pages 6 and 7.

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every time you twist the Twister... it can put money in your pocket

Indexer Notes

Ad seeking sales people for The Power Twister, located between story pages 9 and 10.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Enjoy an exciting, romantic, impressive look anytime!!

Indexer Notes

Ad for stick-on facial hair from Masculiner Co.
On top half of page between story pages 15 and 16.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time

Indexer Notes

Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
? (backgrounds only)
Letters
?; typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Real flying models

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail advertisements for various products including novelty items, stamps, and back-issue comic books. Located between story pages 18 and 19.

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

Hulk; X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe; Neal Adams
Inks
Herb Trimpe; Neal Adams ?; Tom Palmer ?
Colors
Marie Severin ?; Tom Palmer; ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #118 and X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #58, advertised as “Now on sale!”
Located on top portion of page.

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

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
Characters
Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]

Indexer Notes

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage, on lower half of page.

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 13)

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for a (cardboard) sub over 7 feet long, big enough for 2 kids, from Honor House Products.

Ad located on top half of page.

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

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I’ll make you a master of karate

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for book on learning Karate.
Located on lower half of page.

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

Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America] / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Let's Rap with Cap
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers John A. Mozzer, Danny St. John, Bruce Coville, Jeff Chown, and Randy Fetcher.

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you have art talent worth developing?

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Famous Artists School.

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

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
3 complete fishing outfits

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for fishing equipment.

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

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Guest starring: The mighty Avengers!"]
    Captain America
  2. 1. ["Secret muscle building "tools""]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Far Worse Than Death!
    Captain America
  4. 3. ["Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"]
    Hobby Coin Co. Coins
  5. 4. ["Magic world of surprises & mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  6. 5. Welcome to the Wonderful, Way-out World of Marvel madness!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. ["Shamed by your English?"]
    Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet
  8. 7. ["Every time you twist the Twister... it can put money in your pocket"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  9. 8. ["Enjoy an exciting, romantic, impressive look anytime!!"]
    Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard
  10. 9. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  11. 10. ["Real flying models"]
  12. 11. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Hulk; X-Men
  13. 12. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  14. 13. Polaris Nuclear Sub
    Polaris Nuclear Sub
  15. 14. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America]
  17. 16. ["Do you have art talent worth developing?"]
    Famous Artists Schools
  18. 17. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  19. 18. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Benjamin Beck
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Del Gruber
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson