(April 1971)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-01-12
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 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

He Dies in the World Below! (Table of Contents)

Captain America and the Falcon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Verpoorten
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're too late, Captain America!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Mole Man; The Monster Ape [Dr. Erik Gorbo]
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Cover Thumbnail for Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #136
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Revell Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The World Below (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America and the Falcon / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Job Number
514 Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're falling!
Feature Logo
Captain America and The Falcon
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Monster Ape [Dr. Erik Gorbo] (dies); SHIELD [Nick Fury; Agent 13 [Sharon Carter]; Dum Dum Dugan]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Redwing; Julia; Mole Man [Harvey Rupert Elder]; Subterraneans; Tony Stark [Iron Man]
Synopsis
Captain America and Falcon battle Mole Man and The Monster Ape. The Monster Ape dies in the battle.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

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

Nick Fury; Fear / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Monster Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Estes Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Centre Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop by Mail; Stamps (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Mail Sack Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America] / letters page / 1.42 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Wally Wood
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, I've been reading the letters columns in the...
Feature Logo
Let's Rap with Cap
Characters
Captain America; Bucky Barnes; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Android X-4
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Indexer Notes

Letters from Cpl. George A. Rackett, Howard Leroy Davis, "Nick Fury"

Statement Of Ownership (Table of Contents: 17)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
?
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Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 395,862. Single issue nearest to filing date: 374,788.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Doctor Doom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. He Dies in the World Below!
    Captain America and the Falcon
  2. 1. ["Introducing Deal's Wheels, the most far-out model series yet."]
    Revell Models
  3. 2. The World Below
    Captain America and the Falcon
  4. 3. ["Look over 400 crazy labels"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  5. 4. The Mighty Marvel Checklist
    Marvel Comics
  6. 5. ["2 more triumphs from Marvel"]
    Nick Fury; Fear
  7. 6. ["Join now! America's only monster fan club"]
    Monster Fan Club
  8. 7. ["Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."]
    Estes Industries, Inc.
  9. 8. ["Spending money and prizes get both sell Grit 'America’s greatest family newspaper'"]
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. ["We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"]
    Centre Coin Co.
  11. 10. ["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can give you powerfully toned muscles and put full strength in your muscles..."]
    Mike Marvel System
  12. 11. Shop by Mail; Stamps
  13. 12. Shop by Mail
  14. 13. ["Wondrous words of wit and wisdom with which to waste some time!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  15. 14. ["These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  16. 15. ["$1000.00 paid for this 6c stamp"]
    Mail Sack Inc.
  17. 16. ["Dear Stan, I've been reading the letters columns in the..."]
    Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America]
  18. 17. Statement Of Ownership
  19. 18. ["It had to happen! Dr. Doom vs. the Red Skull!"]
    Doctor Doom
  20. 19. ["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  21. 20. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  22. 21. ["Do you have art talent worth developing?"]
    Famous Artists School
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