(April 1974)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1974-02-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Monster Group
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #103, January - February 1974.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Man-Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)
Inks
Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)
Colors
Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

The Man-Thing (Table of Contents: 1)

Man-Thing / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Brunner
Inks
Frank Brunner
Letters
John Costanza ?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front and back covers monster-sized pin-up.

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman ?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents page includes an image of Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster.

All the Faces of Fear! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Tony Isabella (credited)
Pencils
Vicente Alcázar (credited)
Inks
Vicente Alcázar (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once he'd been a handsome scientist...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Ellen Brandt; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Leonard; Farley; Alby
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

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

Readers Unleashed / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman ?
Pencils
Neal Adams ?; Gil Kane
Inks
Neal Adams
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Kim Thompson.

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad or What to Do Till the Genie Comes (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Article includes stills from the movie.

Peter Snubb: Werewolf (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella (credited)
Pencils
Ron Wilson (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (sourced)
Letters
Annette Kawecki ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Germany in the sixteenth century: a man known only as Peter Snubb...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Peter Snubb (death)
Reprints

The Dark Passage (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Letters
Artie Simek ?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Glenn Strange, Frankenstein: Monster of Dodge City (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Don Glut
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Article on actor Glenn Strange.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are demons about us, stalking the land,
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Demon of Slaughter Mansion! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor (credited)
Pencils
Joan Boix (credited as Juan Boix)
Inks
Joan Boix (credited as Juan Boix)
Letters
Annette Kawecki ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Linda Devlon has known this twisted, gnarled woodland all her life.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Linda Devlon; Daniel Cambridge; William Devlon (death); Claudia Devlon (death); Calcestry (death?)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits include a "special thanks to Pablo Marcos".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Monsters in the Media / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carla Conway
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Article on upcoming movie, TV and book releases.

Werewolf Tale To End All Werewolf Tales! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Hodge (signed)
Inks
Paul Hodge (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Once a Monster..! (Table of Contents: 13)

Frankenstein Monster / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Friedrich
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text
McDowell tricked me--- transplanted my brain into this ghastly shell!
Feature Logo
Frankenstein 1974
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Frankenstein Monster; Dr. Wallach; Derek McDowell (corpse); Ruthie (nurse, death); Gretchen; James (death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Dr. Wallach kidnaps James in a plan to have his brain transferred from the Frankenstein Monster into James' body.
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Man-Thing
  2. 1. The Man-Thing
    Man-Thing
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. All the Faces of Fear!
    Man-Thing
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Readers Unleashed
  6. 5. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad or What to Do Till the Genie Comes
  7. 6. Peter Snubb: Werewolf
  8. 7. The Dark Passage
  9. 8. Glenn Strange, Frankenstein: Monster of Dodge City
  10. 9. ["There are demons about us, stalking the land,"]
  11. 10. Demon of Slaughter Mansion!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Monsters in the Media
  13. 12. Werewolf Tale To End All Werewolf Tales!
  14. 13. Once a Monster..!
    Frankenstein Monster
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore