Fantastic Firsts

(January 2002)

Credits & Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Fantastic Firsts (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Letters

typeset

Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco (credited)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek; Sol Brodsky

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!! How can we stop this creature, Torch?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Giganto

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

monsters

The Fantastic Four! (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-372

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With the sudden fury of a thunderbolt, a flare is shot into the sky over Central City!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Mayor of Central City; Central City Police Department [Pete; unnamed members]; National Guard unnamed members

Synopsis

Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

automobiles; Central City; cosmic rays; Fantasti-Flare; fighter jets; flare guns; missiles; National Guard; parachutes; rockets; spacecraft

The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! (Table of Contents: 6)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-372

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And now, having met our four amazing characters, let us resume our tale...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Monsters of Monster Isle [Giganto; Tricephalous] (introduction, all unnamed here); French Army [Pierre; unnamed soldiers]

Synopsis

Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

aircraft; diamonds; French army; French Equatorial Africa; monsters; nuclear power plants; Subterranea; Valley of Diamonds

The Moleman's Secret! (Table of Contents: 7)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before we witness the breath-taking conclusion of our amazing tale, let us gather together all the loose ends!

Feature Logo

The Fantastic Four

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Monsters of Monster Isle [Rock Monster Guardian [Ugu] (introduction); Giganto] (all unnamed)

Synopsis

Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

aircraft; blindness; Monster Isle; monsters

Ant-Man (Table of Contents: 8)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Larry Lieber (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Man in the Ant Hill! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Save me, somebody, save me!!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Hank Pym

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #27 (January 1962)

The Man in the Ant Hill! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-430

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Living nightmares can begin in many ways!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Hank Pym

Synopsis

Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. He is attacked by several ants, but one of them helps him escape and restore his ordinary size. He destroys the serum because it is too dangerous.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #27 (January 1962)

The Return of the Ant Man! (Table of Contents: 11)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stop him, my pets!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Hank Pym]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 12)

Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

V-795

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This will be a great boon to mankind!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Hank Pym]

Synopsis

Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Keywords

anti-radiation formula; enlarging serum; reducing serum

[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants! (Table of Contents: 13)

Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

V-795

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Must be careful!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Hank Pym]

Synopsis

Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Keywords

cybernetic helmet

[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 14)

Ant-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

V-795

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One by one, Henry Pym, frees his assistants, but yet, the tiny human's task is only half done!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Hank Pym]

Synopsis

Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

The Hulk (Table of Contents: 15)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Herb Trimpe (credited)

Letters

typeset

Is He Man or Monster or... Is He Both? (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The strangest man of all time!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (May 1962)

Keywords

transformation

The Coming of the Hulk, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 17)

Hulk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Ray Holloway; Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-709

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Half-man, half-monster, the mighty Hulk thunders out of the night to take his place among the most amazing characters of all time!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Igor Drenkov; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

Synopsis

Scientist Bruce Banner saves a young boy from being killed by a nuclear blast but absorbs deadly amounts of gamma radiation which transforms him into a monster dubbed the Hulk. Bruce Banner is scientist by day, but transforms into the Hulk once the sun goes down.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962)

Keywords

Cold War; desert; gamma rays; gamma-bomb; Los Diablos Missile Base; New Mexico; radiation; transformation

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 2: The Hulk Strikes! (Table of Contents: 18)

Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Ray Holloway; Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-709

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like a silent dreadnaught, the hulking thing that was once Bruce Banner crouches in the shadows, as the pursuing troops rush by...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Igor Drenkov; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones

Synopsis

The Hulk and Rick Jones go to Banner's cabin to retrieve the gamma ray formula.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962)

Keywords

gamma ray formula; search

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk (Table of Contents: 19)

Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where is he?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Igor Drenkov; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

Synopsis

The military continues their search for the Hulk.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962)

Keywords

gamma ray formula; U.S. Army

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter...the Gargoyle! (Table of Contents: 20)

Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let us leave Bruce Banner and his young friend Rick for a moment, and turn our attention to the red spy known as Igor as he broods darkly in his cell...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Igor Drenkov; Gargoyle [Yuri Topolov]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

Synopsis

Igor sends a message via short wave to his communist allies. The message is relayed to the Gargoyle who decides to capture the Hulk.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962)

Keywords

hunter missiles; rocket; short wave radio; submarine

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant! (Table of Contents: 21)

Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-709

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Holy Hannah!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Igor Drenkov; Gargoyle [Yuri Topolov] (death); Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

Synopsis

The Gargoyle captures the Hulk and Rick Jones and transports them behind the Iron Curtain. The Hulk transforms back into Banner who offers to help cure the Gargoyle of his affliction. The Gargoyle, who wants nothing more than to be a normal man, agrees to be cured; once cured, the Gargoyle helps Banner and Jones escape back to America.

Reprints

• from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962)

Keywords

pellet; radiation; rocket ship

The Three Faces of Namor (Table of Contents: 22)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Coming of the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 23)

Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stop him!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 [Regular Edition] (May 1962)

The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch! (Table of Contents: 24)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Sol Brodsky (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At a secret skyscraper hideout, in the caverns of New York, three of the most fantastic humans on earth are found!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Monster from Mars-statue (flashback); Miracle Man (flashback)

Synopsis

The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962)

Keywords

Baxter Building; Fantasticar; motorcyles

Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 25)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Sol Brodsky (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flame off, Torch!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Synopsis

Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962)

Keywords

automobiles; comic books; flop houses

Indexer Notes

Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.

Chapter 3 Let the World Beware! (Table of Contents: 26)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Sol Brodsky (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the very moment that Johnny Storm makes his incredible discovery, the other members of the Fantastic Four are continuing their strange search...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Synopsis

The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962)

Keywords

commuter trains; helicopters; undersea civilizations

Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 27)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Sol Brodsky (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No sooner does Namor utter those fateful words, than the three other members of the mighty foursome, back at their headquarters again, planning their next move, see...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Giganto (introduction)

Synopsis

The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962)

Keywords

Fantasticar; monsters; nuclear bombs

Chapter 5 Return to the Deep! (Table of Contents: 28)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Sol Brodsky (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Slowly, warily, knowing that each step might be his last, the Thing stalks deeper and deeper inside the gigantic sea creature...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Giganto (death)

Synopsis

The Thing walks into Giganto with a bomb and blows him up. The Human Torch sweeps the Sub-Mariner and Giganto away into the sea. The Sub-Mariner says "I'll be back!"

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962)

Keywords

monsters; nuclear bombs

The Undersea Legions of Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 29)

Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 ([September] 1963)

Sub-Mariner Versus the Human Race! (Table of Contents: 30)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 37 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-324

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Dorma; Nikita Khruschev; Krang; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Adlai Stevenson; Leonard McKenzie; Fen; Dr. Falton

Synopsis

The Sub-Mariner locates the remnants of his undersea race and plans a new attack against the surface world.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 ([September] 1963)

Indexer Notes

Namor's undersea race is seen for the first time since his revival in FF #4. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 31)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Romita (credited)

Letters

typeset

Spider Man (Table of Contents: 32)

Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Though the world may mock Peter Parker, the timid teenager... it will soon marvel at the awesome might of... Spider-Man!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Reprints

• from Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15 [Regular] (September 1962 (see Notes))

Spider-Man! (Table of Contents: 33)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-789

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like costume heroes?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Liz Allan; The Burglar; Crusher Hogan; Ben Parker; May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson

Synopsis

Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.

Reprints

• from Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15 (September 1962 (see Notes))

Keywords

Acme warehouse; Midtown High; radioactive rays; science experiment; web-shooter; wrestling ring

The Secret of Spider-Man's Mask (Table of Contents: 34)

Spider-Man / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 ([September] 1964)

Indexer Notes

The upper half called "The Secret of Spider-Man's Mask"; the bottom half called "Spidey's Costume".

The Mighty Thor (Table of Contents: 35)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Letters

typeset

Introducing... the Mighty Thor! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Kronans

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

The Stone Men from Saturn! (Table of Contents: 37)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

V-786

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The legend has come true!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Kronans [Gorr; Korg; Margus; Mechano Monster]; Thor

Synopsis

A lame doctor vacationing in Norway runs across an alien invasion. While hiding from the aliens in a cave he finds an old cane that transforms him into the god Thor. Thor drives back the alien invasion.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962)

Keywords

alien invasion; Norway

Iron Man... Still Going Strong (Table of Contents: 38)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Don Heck (credited)

Letters

typeset

Iron Man! (Table of Contents: 39)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who? Who? Who?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (March 1963)

Iron Man Is Born! (Table of Contents: 40)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Don Heck (credited)

Colors

Nel Yomtov (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-51

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Watch his awesome approach! Listen to his ponderous footsteps as he lumbers closer... closer... for today you are destined to encounter-- the Invincible Iron Man!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wong-Chu; Professor Yinsen (death)

Synopsis

Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists. While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (March 1963)

Keywords

Vietnam

Sgt. Fury (Table of Contents: 41)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Ayers (credited)

Letters

typeset

Seven Against the Nazis! (Table of Contents: 42)

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

war

Characters

Sergeant Nick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Gabe Jones; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli; Jonathan Juniper]

Reprints

• from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (May 1963)

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (Table of Contents: 43)

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-121

Genre

war

Characters

Sergeant Nick Fury (first appearance); the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan (first appearance); Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston](first appearance); Jonathan "Junior" Juniper (first appearance); Gabe Jones (first appearance); Izzy Cohen (first appearance); Dino Manelli (first appearance)]; Captain Happy Sam Sawyer (first appearance)

Synopsis

The Commandos are ordered to rescue the Underground leader, captured by the nazis, before he reveals the date of D-Day.

Reprints

• from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (May 1963)

Keywords

World War II

Part 2 Seven Against The Nazis! (Table of Contents: 44)

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-121

Genre

war

Characters

Adolf Hitler (cameo); Sergeant Nick Fury; The Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Jonathan "Junior" Juniper; Gabe Jones; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli]; Labrave (first appearance); General Von Ritzik (first appearance)

Reprints

• from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (May 1963)

Keywords

World War II

Weapons of War (Table of Contents: 45)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Sgt. Nick Fury

Synopsis

Details about 6 different handguns used in World War II.

Reprints

• from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (May 1963)

Keywords

World War II

Meet the Howling Commandos (Table of Contents: 46)

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-122

Genre

war

Characters

Sergeant Nick Fury; The Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Jonathan "Junior" Juniper; Gabe Jones; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli]

Reprints

• from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (May 1963)

Keywords

World War II

A Strange Tale (Table of Contents: 47)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete (Table of Contents: 48)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)

Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic! (Table of Contents: 49)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (credited); Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Terry Szenics (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Ancient One; Nightmare; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wong

Synopsis

Doctor Strange is called on by a man having bad dreams, and confronts Nightmare. The man’s dreams reveal that he is guilty of fraud and Strange makes him confess.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)

The Doctor Vanishes (Table of Contents: 50)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Uncanny Sandman! (Table of Contents: 51)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (inset)

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963)

The Origin of Dr. Strange (Table of Contents: 52)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Steve Ditko (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Andy Yanchus (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

Synopsis

Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help. He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963)

The Mighty Avengers (Table of Contents: 53)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ralph Macchio (credited)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek; Sol Brodsky

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Loki! Prepare for battle!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Loki

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 [Regular] (September 1963)

The Coming of the Avengers! (Table of Contents: 55)

The Avengers / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-337

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The place: Asgard, home of the Norse gods!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Jane Foster; Rick Jones; Loki; Odin; circus ringmaster; lion tamer; trapeze artists; Bobby; Bobby's mother; Charlie; Captain; Teen Brigade [William "Willie" Bishop]; Silent Ones

Synopsis

Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Thor join forces to defeat Loki.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963)

Keywords

ants; Asgard; City News (newspaper); elephant; Flight 738; horse; Imperial Palace; Isle of Silence; lions; Mjolnir; Old Man of the Sea; Pym Particles; Rainbow Bridge; Sea of Mist; seal; Tangle Roots; Volcanic Gas Globules; volcano

X-Thing - the Beginning (Table of Contents: 56)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Scott Lobdell (credited)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky (sourced); Frank Giacoia ? (sourced)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

X-Men versus Magneto Earth's most powerful super villain!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963)

X-Men (Table of Contents: 58)

X-Men / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Christie Scheele (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-401

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the main study of an exclusive private school in New York's Westchester County, a strange silent man sits motionless, brooding...

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]

Synopsis

After a day of training and meeting Jean Grey, a new student at Professor X's school, the X-Men go on their first assignment: stopping a mutant named Magneto from talking over an Air Force base.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963)

Keywords

Cape Citadel; missiles; remote control private jet; Rolls Royce; telepathy; U.S. military

Captain America (Table of Contents: 59)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald (credited)

Letters

typeset

Captain America Lives Again! (Table of Contents: 60)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 [Regular Edition] (March 1964)

Captain America Joins... The Avengers! (Table of Contents: 61)

The Avengers / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

George Roussos (credited)

Colors

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee

Job Number

X-587

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Step forward, Captain America!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes] (flashback) (cameo); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback) (cameo); Rick Jones; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Teen Brigade; Atlanteans; a D'Bari

Synopsis

Namor attacks a group of eskimos and throws their idol into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America, in suspended animation since the end of World War II. The Avengers rescue Cap and return to New York. An alien figure turns our heroes to stone. When Cap and Rick Jones track him down, the alien agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his broken space ship in return. When doing so, the Avengers are attacked by Namor and his people. The restored spaceship ultimately drives off Namor and his men.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964)

Keywords

D'Bari

Captain America's Origin (Table of Contents: 62)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Origin of Captain America! (Table of Contents: 63)

Captain America; Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Don Heck

Inks

Sol Brodsky; Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Agent R [Elizabeth Ross]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Phantom [Donald Birch]

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #63 (March 1965)

The Origin of Captain America! (Table of Contents: 64)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

Richard Howell (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of the dark, dramatic, danger-packed years of World War II...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Agent R [Elizabeth Ross]; Dr. Murray Anderson; Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sergeant Duffy; Doctor Erskine; Heinz Kruger; Chester Phillips; Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Synopsis

President Roosevelt institutes the top-secret program, "Project Rebirth." In a secret lab, scientist Dr. Erskine gives army 4F reject and volunteer Steve Rogers the "Super-soldier serum," which turns him into a virtual superman. But a Nazi spy who got past security murders Erskine before he can create an army of men like Rogers, and is killed when he runs headlong into some electrical machinery. Rogers becomes the costumed Captain America, as a symbol of freedom, and begins a career of smashing spy rings and the like. When Bucky discovers Steve's double-identity, he becomes Cap's partner.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #63 (March 1965)

Keywords

World War II

Indexer Notes

Retelling of the story by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby from Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (March 1941).

The Man without Fear (Table of Contents: 65)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald (credited)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Bill Everett

Inks

Bill Everett; Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remember when we introduced... Spider-Man. Now we continue the mighty Marvel tradition with Daredevil!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Reprints

• from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (April 1964)

The Origin of Daredevil (Table of Contents: 67)

Daredevil / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited); Jack Kirby

Inks

Bill Everett (credited); Steve Ditko; Sol Brodsky

Colors

Richard Howell (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited); Artie Simek (sourced)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remember this cover? If you are of the fortunate few who bought this first copy-- you probably wouldn't part with it for anything!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Fixer [Roscoe Sweeney]; Battlin' Jack Murdock; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Porky; Slade; Hank; "Dynamite" Davis; Sam (villain)

Synopsis

Matt Murdock saves a blind man from an oncoming truck but is struck blind himself by a radioactive canister during the rescue. The radioactivity heightens Matt's other senses and gives him an uncanny radar sense. Matt graduates college and begins practicing law with his college roommate Foggy. Matt's father, a boxer, is killed by the Fixer after he refuses to throw a fight. Matt designs a costume and a billy club (from his cane) and takes his derogatory childhood nickname "Daredevil." Daredevil tracks down the Fixer and the man who shot his father.

Reprints

• from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (April 1964)

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Table of Contents: 68)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Steranko (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Greatest Action-Thriller of All Time! (Table of Contents: 69)

Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Colonel Nick Fury; HYDRA

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135 (August 1965)

The Man for the Job! (Table of Contents: 70)

Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What in blazes is going on?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

S.H.I.E.L.D. [Colonel Nick Fury; Tony Stark]; Nick Fury L.M.D.s (Life Model Decoys); HYDRA; [Imperial Hydra (unnamed, "The Master"); Agent "H"; Laura Brown]

Synopsis

Nick Fury reports to the Pentagon, encountering Life Model Decoys: replicas of himself. He is driven in a gadget-filled car that converts to flying mode. Fury learns about SHIELD, an international organization whose job is to stop HYDRA, fanatics bent on world domination. Fury meets Tony Stark, in charge of SHIELD's weaponry, who tells Fury he was chosen to lead SHIELD. Fury acts quickly when he finds a hidden bomb, throwing it out a window moments before it explodes. Fury learns he is aboard the Heli-Carrier, SHIELD's mobile headquarters. Realizing the impending danger Fury accepts the job.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135 (August 1965)

Keywords

flying car; Helicarrier; Life Model Decoy; LMD

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 7.

Silver Surfer (Table of Contents: 71)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Buscema (credited)

Letters

typeset

The Origin of the Silver Surfer! (Table of Contents: 72)

Silver Surfer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Joe Sinnott; Frank Giacoia

Colors

Marie Severin ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]

Reprints

• from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (August 1968)

The Origin of the Silver Surfer! (Table of Contents: 73)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Nel Yomtov (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee

First Line of Dialogue or Text

High o'er the roof of the world he soars--free and unfettered as the roaring wind itself!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback) (cameo)]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (cameo); Galactus [Galan] (flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); John Jameson; Shalla-Bal (flashback); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Zenn-Lavians (flashback); abominable snowmen

Synopsis

The Surfer remembers his origins and why he is now trapped on Earth.

Reprints

• from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (August 1968)

Keywords

mental transportation element; ultimate nullifier; weapon supreme; Zenn-La

Origin (Table of Contents: 74)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Andy Kubert (credited)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 75)

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

Pencils

Joe Quesada

Colors

Richard Isanove

Genre

superhero

Characters

James Howlett; Dog Logan; Rose

Reprints

• from Wolverine: The Origin (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (November 2001)

Indexer Notes

Colored directly on pencil artwork; cardstock paper.

The Hill (Table of Contents: 76)

Wolverine / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Jenkins (credited); Bill Jemas (credited); Joe Quesada (credited)

Pencils

Andy Kubert (credited)

Colors

Richard Isanove (credited)

Letters

John Roshell (credited); Saida Temofonte of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Saida Temofonte)

Editing

Mike Marts (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

James Howlett; Dog Logan; Rose; Mister Kenneth; Mrs. Hopkins; John Howlett; Mistress Elizabeth Howlett; Mister Thomas Logan; Grandfather Howlett

Synopsis

Rose arrives at the Howlett estate to be a companion to sickley James Howlett, child of privilege, whose father is merry, whose mother is mad and whose grandfather is as mean as they come. Rose, James and Dog, son of the drunken groundskeeper Thomas Logan, become fast friends and get into plenty of mischief together.

Reprints

• from Wolverine: The Origin (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (November 2001)

Indexer Notes

No inks used, color applied digitally directly on pencilled artwork.

Fantastic Firsts Afterwrd (Table of Contents: 77)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Letters

typeset