(October 1974)

Marvel, 1972 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1974-07-23
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #108, July 1974.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Fire This Time! (Table of Contents)

Human Torch; Thor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thor [Don Blake]; Moloids; Lava Man
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (13 January 2005). The original indexer credited Frank Giacoia.

Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #26 Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Team-Up (1972 series) #26 [British]
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The Fire This Time (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch; Thor / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein (credited)
Pencils
Jim Mooney (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited); Dave Hunt (credited as D. Hunt)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Dave Hunt (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One learns a good many tricks...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (flashback)
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thor [Don Blake]; Moloids; Molto (a Lava Man; death); Lava Men (villains); Jinku (a Lava Man, villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Lava Men lure Thor to the middle of the Earth, hoping to steal his hammer and use it to power up their machines.
Reprints

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

Mail It to Team-Up / letters page / 1.17 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Michael Pezzuti, Randy Emenhiser, T. E. Pouncey and Theodore Miller. Marvel Value Stamp Series A #?.

October 1974 (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

Stan promotes the Marvel Comics Calendar for 1975.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Fire This Time!
    Human Torch; Thor
  2. 1. The Fire This Time
    Human Torch; Thor
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Mail It to Team-Up
  4. 3. October 1974
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Morbus Iff
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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