(September 1973)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-06-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #97, May 1973.

[Somewhere Under This Earth!!] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Esposito inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited John Romita.

Somewhere Under This Earth!! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano (credited)
Pencils
Paul Reinman (credited)
Inks
Dave Hunt (credited as David Hunt)
Colors
Dave Hunt (credited as David Hunt)
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

Job Number
1465-Z
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
An evil dictator orders the creation of a monster which he then plans to duplicate to create an army, but the monster cannot be controlled.
Reprints

Where There's a Will (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Wayne Muromoto (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A jealous man uses voodoo against his romantic rival, but when the hoped-for death takes place, an unexpected inheritance results in the man's doom.

Indexer Notes

Confirmed with Wayne Muromoto that he was the artist. Nick Caputo had previously suggested that Wayne Muramoto may be a pseudonym for Jim Starlin.

Savage Tales Is Back! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A Sight For Sore Eyes (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Tumlinson
Inks
Pete Tumlinson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
[B-904]
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A man is taken to an unorthodox surgeon who transplants a second pair of eyes into his forehead in order to correct his vision.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

reprint credit from atlastales.com

More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

FOOM! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

FOOM / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Chaff from the Chamber! / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Richard Chiger, Tina White, and Allen Goffstein.

Reading More But Enjoying It Less? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Crazy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Somewhere Under This Earth!!]
  2. 1. Somewhere Under This Earth!!
  3. 2. Where There's a Will
  4. 3. Savage Tales Is Back!
    Conan
  5. 4. A Sight For Sore Eyes
  6. 5. More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  7. 6. FOOM!
    FOOM
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Chaff from the Chamber!
  9. 8. Reading More But Enjoying It Less?
    Crazy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Andre Heikamp
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Andrés Jiménez
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore