(February 1970)

Marvel, 1969 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-11-18
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 derived from stamp on comic.

[The Fantastic Four Fighting Side-by-Side With Sub-Mariner!] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; Gil Kane (Cap vignette)
Inks
Chic Stone; Frank Giacoia (Cap vignette)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner; Attuma; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Captain America (inset)
Reprints

Side-by-Side with Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Sub-Mariner; Attuma; Lady Dorma
Reprints

Where Walk the Villains! (Table of Contents: 2)

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 as S. Rosen)
Editing
Stan Lee (original Editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Dream Maker [aka Count Nefaria, Count Luchino Nefaria]; Jack Frost (in dream); Crimson Dynamo (in dream); Black Knight [Nathan Garrett] (in dream); Melter [Bruno Horgan] (in dream); Gargantus (in dream); the Unicorn [Milos Masaryk] (in dream); Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan
Synopsis
The Dream-Maker (formerly Count Nefaria) creates hallucinations ("dreams") in which Iron Man must battle some of his former enemies.
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[Captain America] (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain America / comic story / 10 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
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes] (in photograph); Edwin Jarvis; "Boss"; Bull; unnamed thugs
Synopsis
While Cap lounges around Avengers Mansion, thinking about Bucky and his place in the world, a gang of costumed thugs break in intent on stealing any secrets or weapons Stark may have lying about the place, to sell for profit. They figure Cap's "just an acrobat." They figured wrong! He mops up the place with them single-handed, then comments how lucky they were his partners weren't around..."They're really tough!"
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Mixed-Up Mementos Modestly Garnished with Machiavellian Memorabilia! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Sincerely, "Cap" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America

Indexer Notes

image appears to be taken from the cover of Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) # 3, June 1966, with alterations.

What Lurks Beneath the Mask? (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Strange; Dormammu; Baron Mordo; Clea; Genghis; Wong; Ancient One
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Fantastic Four Fighting Side-by-Side With Sub-Mariner!]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Side-by-Side with Sub-Mariner!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. Where Walk the Villains!
    Iron Man
  4. 3. [Captain America]
    Captain America
  5. 4. Mixed-Up Mementos Modestly Garnished with Machiavellian Memorabilia!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. Sincerely, "Cap"
    A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
  7. 6. What Lurks Beneath the Mask?
    Doctor Strange
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore