(May 1970)
Marvel,
1970 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1970-02-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
The Monster Called... Grottu!
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (signed as 7)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed as EV)
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Grottu
- Keywords
- monsters
Indexer Notes
Artists' signatures found to the right of the bottom of the stairs.
Grottu, King of the Insects!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Bill Everett
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-347
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Frank [Ulysses Bloodstone] (earliest published appearance according to later continuity); Lynn Avery (only appearance); Kasenga (only appearance); Grottu (introduction, origin)
- Synopsis
- The radiation from atomic bomb tests mutates a common ant, increasing his size and strength a thousand fold, and grants him human-level intellect. Calling himself Grottu, he declares himself king of all insects, and sets about on a plan to conquer the world, starting with Kenya. His efforts are foiled by an adventurer, who succeeds in turning Grotto's ant followers against him, leaving him for dead.
- Reprints
-
from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #73 (February 1960)
-
- Keywords
- monsters
Indexer Notes
Grottu next appears in Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005). In later retcons it is established that Grottu's creation was planned by the Deviants. Unconfirmed writer and letterer credits removed pending some information supporting an attribution (17-02-2010).
I Fought the Colossus!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-463
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Prof. Reynolds; Colossus [supercomputer] (only appearance for both)
- Synopsis
- An advanced supercomputer turns Earth into a utopia, but suspicion remains, only to be inflamed when it is found to be building a giant robot. Humanity turns on the computer and destroys the robot, only to find that it was intended to replace the supercomputer, which breaks down, leaving humanity without its intelligence.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #72 (December 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person.
The Gargoyle!
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman
- Inks
- Paul Reinman
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-865
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- An ugly man rejected by society applies for a job in a freak show. It turns out to be a ruse by a race of aliens who are uniformly gorgeous, and so want a man with an ugly face they find fascinating to marry their queen.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #78 (November 1960) [pp1–3, p4: panels 1, 4, 5–6, p5: panels 1, 3–6, reformatted; reformatted and abridged]
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person.
A Martian Walks Among Us!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-864
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A man happens upon a Martian spy in human form scouting Earth for an invasion but cannot get the authorities to believe him. He tracks down and kills the Martian, revealing that he himself is a Venusian agent in disguise working to protect Earth.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #78 (November 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person. Unconfirmed writer and letterer credits removed due to lack of clear attribution (19-02-2010).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Monster Called... Grottu!
-
1.
Grottu, King of the Insects!
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2.
I Fought the Colossus!
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3.
The Gargoyle!
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4.
A Martian Walks Among Us!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Ethan Hoddes
- Paul Lefebvre
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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