Marvel Feature #1

(December 1971)

[Classified Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

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Classified advertisements.

The Day of the Defenders! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Defenders / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

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Ross Andru (credited)

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Bill Everett (credited)

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Sam Rosen (credited)

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And there shall come a day...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Defenders [Hulk; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]] (introduction, origin); Wong; Yandroth (villain, death); Omegatron (introduction); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Ezra; Sarey

Synopsis

The Defenders must stop Yandroth from destroying the Earth with the Omegatron.

Reprints

• in Biblioteca Marvel: Hulk (Planeta DeAgostini, 2004 series) #16
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #147 [Pages 1-11]
• in Gli Albi dei Super-Eroi (Editoriale Corno, 1973 series) #1 (2 Maggio 1973)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #35 (juillet 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Hulk E I Difensori (Editoriale Corno, 1975 series) #1 (20 Marzo 1975)
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (1978)
• in Marvel Super Adventure Winter Special (Marvel UK, 1980 series) (1980)
• in Selecciones Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #8 - Los Defensores: El Nacimiento de los Defensores (Marzo 2000)
• in Day of the Defenders (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (March 2001)
• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([July] 2008)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
• in Defenders: The Coming of the Defenders (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (February 2012)
• in Marvel Classic (Panini France, 2011 series) #8 (octobre 2012)
• in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #3 - A Separate Reality (2016)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #82 - Защитники: День Защитников
• in Defenders: Marvel Feature No. 1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2019 series) (July 2019)
• in The Defenders Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2020 [June 2021])
• in Defenders Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - The Day of the Defenders (2022 [February 2023])

Keywords

astral form; Cloak of Levitation; Eye of Agamotto; Greenwich Village; Maine; Point Promontory; Sanctum Sanctorum

Indexer Notes

Previous adventures involving the characters together in Dr. Strange #183, Sub-Mariner #22 and Incredible Hulk #126 and Sub-Mariner #34-35 are mentioned. Strange states that he also meant to recruit Thor.
As noted inside, the story takes place after the Dr. Strange feature at the end.
Strange invokes the Hosts of Hoggoth, the Vishanti, the Omnipotent Oshtur, the Vipers of Valtorr, the Demons of Denak, the Supreme Satannish.
This story establishes the Hulk's ability to see astral forms.

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Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Monster size monsters

Characters

Frankenstein's Monster; Boney

Indexer Notes

Between pages 8-9 of first story.

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hey fellow! Which would you rather have...

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Advertisement for the GRIT Publishing Co.
Between ages 8-9 of first story.

Out Cold! (Table of Contents: 5)

International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Jack Lewis; Nancy

Synopsis

Ad in comic strip form for International Correspondence Schools.

Reprints

• in Defenders: Marvel Feature No. 1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2019 series) (July 2019)

Indexer Notes

Between pages 14-15 of first story.

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

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Secret muscle building "tools"

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Chuck Sipes (photo); Dave Draper (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for a variety of Joe Weider products.
Between pages 14-15 of first story.

While the Cat's Away, the Bullpen Will Play! (Table of Contents: 7)

Bullpen Bulletins; Roy’s Rostrum / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

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Inks

Gene Colan

Colors

Tom Palmer

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typeset

Characters

Baron Mordo (disguised as Doctor Strange)

Synopsis

Roy’s Rostrum, Items, illustration.
At end of first story.

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Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Polaris nuclear sub

Indexer Notes

Ad for a toy submarine.

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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These 3 big drafting kits given to you!

The Sub-Mariner and the Icebergs (Table of Contents: 10)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett)

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Letters

Bill Everett

Job Number

G61

Feature Logo

The Sub-Mariner

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Namora; Tha-Korr; Byrrah; Kalo

Synopsis

Sub-Mariner, and then Prince Byrrah, both attack U.S. surface ships in the arctic, but when a warning from the U.S. expedition allows the Atlanteans to evacuate their kingdom just before a cataclysmic explosion levels it, the two sides are able to come to a peaceful understanding.

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• from Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1954 series) #40 (June 1955)

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

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Now you can finish high school at home

Characters

Graduate

Keywords

Correspondence course; correspondence school; high school

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for information from Academy For Home Study.
Between pages 6-7 of second story.

The Return! (Table of Contents: 12)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

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Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The time is a night, not many weeks ago...

Feature Logo

Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Doctor Strange (also as Stephen Sanders, becomes Stephen Strange again); Wong; the Ancient One; Baron Mordo (villain, posing as the masked Dr. Strange)

Synopsis

Stephen Strange becomes Doctor Strange again to stop Baron Mordo.

Reprints

• in Dracula (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #1 (3ème trimestre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Superheroes and the Occult Winter Special (Marvel UK, 1980 series) ([November] 1980)
• in Selecciones Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #8 - Los Defensores: El Nacimiento de los Defensores (Marzo 2000)
• in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 (2005)
• in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 ([January] 2010)
• in Defenders: The Coming of the Defenders (Marvel, 2012 series) #1 (February 2012)
• in Marvel Classic (Panini France, 2011 series) #8 (octobre 2012)
• in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #3 - A Separate Reality (2016)
• in Defenders: Marvel Feature No. 1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2019 series) (July 2019)
• in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2021)
• in The Defenders Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2020 [June 2021])
• in Defenders Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - The Day of the Defenders (2022 [February 2023])

Keywords

astral form; Cloak of Levitation; Eye of Agamotto; Greenwich Village; occult; Sanctum Sanctorum

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of the character in Incredible Hulk #126.
The feature is spelled "Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts!" The feature was last seen in Dr. Strange #183 and is next seen in Marvel Premiere #3 after appearances of Dr. Strange in Marvel Feature #1-3 with the Defenders and in Amazing Spider-Man #109.
With the Ancient One's restoration of the Stephen Strange identity, the superhero phase of the character when he operated masked under a secret identity comes to an end.
The Mystic Moons of Munnopor are invoked in incantation, the Vishanti invoked in praise.

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Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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? (promo copy)

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Jack Kirby (cover reproduction); Neal Adams (cover reproduction)

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Vince Colletta (cover reproduction); Neal Adams (cover reproduction)

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With two ads: Thor Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #4 (December 1971) and Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (December 1971).
Between pages 2-3 of story.

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Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Famous name prizes or cash the easy way!

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Olympic Sales Club, Inc. ad seeking sellers of their greeting cards.
Between pages 8-9 of third story.

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

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We'd like to test your art talent before somebody messes it up.

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Famous Artists School.
On the last interior page.

Amazing Kit-a-Month Program (Table of Contents: 16)

American Basic Science Club, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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America's greatest values in science labs and courses!

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Do you need extra money?

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Back cover. Ad for the Cheerful Card Company.