(September 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-06-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

New masthead: Master of Black Magic! On-sale date from 1972 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

...To Fight the Juggernaut! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Tom Palmer ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Juggernaut
Reprints
Keywords
Dream Dimension

Indexer Notes

New corner image by John Romita. Info per Nick Caputo.

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

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

And Juggernaut Makes Three! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited)
Colors
Tom Palmer
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doctor Strange has been defeated!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange; Stephen Sanders]; Clea; Wong; Juggernaut [Cain Marko]; Nightmare; Eternity
Synopsis
Strange leads Juggernaut from the Crimson Cosmos into the Dream Dimension. Nightmare and Juggernaut's errant spells free Eternity. Eternity changes Strange's name to Stephen Sanders.
Reprints
Keywords
Dream Dimension

Indexer Notes

Palmer coloring credit per interview:
http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/palmer.shtml
Page 20, panel 4: Eternity changes Strange’s name to ‘Sanders.’ Although renamed ‘Stephen Sanders’ at the very end of this issue, this alias won’t last more than two episodes, this one included.

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

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mr. America-Mr. Universe (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (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) /

Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

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

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / advertisement / 0.6 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Precise Publications Book and Dummy / 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 (illustrations)
Inks
Tom Palmer (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tom Wolfe (author), Vivian Prescott, Walt Simerson, Nelson Ho, and Bert Saraco; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

Includes a note by Roy Thomas on the inclusion of author Tom Wolfe in issue # 180 and his letter of comment.

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

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

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

American Basic Science Club, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ...To Fight the Juggernaut!
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. ["Pocket spy telescope"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. And Juggernaut Makes Three!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. ["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  5. 4. ["Batty bulletins to bewilder, bewitch, and bedazzle you!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. ["Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  7. 6. Mr. America-Mr. Universe
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  8. 7. ["Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room."]
    Matchbox Models
  9. 8. ["Weak-broken nails?"]
  10. 9. Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
  12. 11. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  13. 12. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  14. 13. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Book and Dummy
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
  16. 15. ["Do you have art talent worth developing?"]
    Famous Artists School
  17. 16. ["America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"]
    American Basic Science Club, Inc.
  18. 17. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Jenner
  • François Manardo
  • Mark Q
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore