(May 1971)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-02-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
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.

I Brought Zog the Unbelievable Back to Life! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
science fiction
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

This is a new cover by Marie Severin, based on Jack Kirby's original from Journey into Mystery # 56, January 1960.

I Brought Zog Back to Life! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
T-497
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Charles Burton; Zog
Synopsis
An alien giant is found in a glacier, causing fear of what might happen if it gets free. A scientist thinks that the fear is dangerous and frees it, finding that the alien is harmless.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

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

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

The Painting (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-263
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Simon Squeed
Synopsis
A thieving art dealer goes to great lengths to steal a painting from a gypsy girl but loses everything in the end.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script and Letters credit from The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Creators website.

I Planted the Seeds of Doom! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
T-501
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Hank Garnett
Synopsis
A space explorer sells the seeds of an alien plant, before finding to his horror that the plants spawn monsters. He uses the monster’s need for water to escape and stop the growth of more like it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

I Shrunk Away to Nothing! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
T-487
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Brad; Prof. Ace
Synopsis
A man needs to raise money for his brother's medical treatment and so he answers an ad from a scientist seeking to test a shrinking ray.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. I Brought Zog the Unbelievable Back to Life!
  2. 1. I Brought Zog Back to Life!
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. The Painting
  5. 4. I Planted the Seeds of Doom!
  6. 5. I Shrunk Away to Nothing!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore