(December 1969)

Marvel, 1969 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-09-23
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 (editor); Roy Thomas (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

Death of a Hero! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto (bottom caption)
Editing
Stan Lee (original Editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl]; The Invincible Man
Reprints

Death of a Hero! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; The Invisible Girl; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; tThe Thing]; The Super-Skrull; Skrulls; Invincible Man [Super-Skrull]; Franklin Storm (death); Mary Storm (death); Alicia Masters
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

Always Thing-ing of Ya! Bashful Benjamin (Table of Contents: 3)

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Thing
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from an issue of Fantastic Four. Sinnott credit per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Chic Stone.

Fantastically Yours, Fantastic 4? (Table of Contents: 4)

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Fantastic; The Thing; The Human Torch

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the splash page of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #78.

If I Fail, A World Is Lost! (Table of Contents: 5)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Attuma; Senator Byrd; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Atlanteans
Reprints

Mechanically Yours, Iron Man (Table of Contents: 6)

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man

Indexer Notes

Image taken from an issue of Iron Man.

The Watcher Must Die! (Table of Contents: 7)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
George Tuska (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number
X-770
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Watcher [Uatu]; Warlord Wrogg
Synopsis
An alien warlord attacks the Watcher, and is instantly destroyed by accelerated aging.
Reprints

A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time! (Table of Contents: 8)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Shazana; Shazana's sister (unnamed); The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed)
Synopsis
After escaping from Mordo, Strange plummets thru dimension after dimension, finally coming to a stop in a world ruled by Shazana, a female tyrant who once conned a wizard into giving her some of his powers, which she repaid by destroying him. Believing her sister has recruited Strange to overthrow her she battles Strange into submission. Allowing himself to be imprisoned so he can recover from his earlier battle with Mordo, Strange gets the lay of the land, then helps Shazana's sister overcome the evil ruler, destroying the source of her power even as he uses it to begin his journey back home.
Reprints

Mystically Yours, Dr. Strange (Table of Contents: 9)

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Strange

Indexer Notes

Dr. Strange figure is an enlarged version taken from the splash page of Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #127.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death of a Hero!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Death of a Hero!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Always Thing-ing of Ya! Bashful Benjamin
    A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
  5. 4. Fantastically Yours, Fantastic 4?
    A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
  6. 5. If I Fail, A World Is Lost!
    Iron Man
  7. 6. Mechanically Yours, Iron Man
    A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
  8. 7. The Watcher Must Die!
    Tales of the Watcher
  9. 8. A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time!
    Doctor Strange
  10. 9. Mystically Yours, Dr. Strange
    A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore