Marvel Tales #25

(March 1970)

Man on a Rampage! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (script)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man; Doctor Octopus; Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May; Dr. Curt Conners; Frederick Foswell

Synopsis

Aunt May is dying due to some radioactivity in her blood, and Dr. Octopus has stolen the radioactive isotope that Peter and Dr. Conners need to create a serum to save her life.

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #32 (January 1966)

The Birth of the Beetle! (Table of Contents: 2)

Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Carl Burgos (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Storm [Human Torch]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (introduction, origin); Alicia Masters; Doris Evans

Synopsis

Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle. While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle. But when he tries to rip off the NY World's Fair, the rematch goes the other way.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #123 (August 1964)

The Mighty Thunder God! vs. the Incredible Hulk! (Table of Contents: 3)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Hulk

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #112 (January 1965) [text position altered from original]

Indexer Notes

Pin-up info per Back Issue # 86, February 2016.

The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk! (Table of Contents: 4)

Thor / comic story / 16 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; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Don Blake]; Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp] (flashback); Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback); Odin; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #112 (January 1965)

Indexer Notes

The majority of this story is a flashback to the events of Avengers #3 (both previously shown and new scenes elaborated on).

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Incredible Items and Inconceivable Info of Inestimable Importance! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Stan Lee; ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Items; Stan's Soapbox.