(November 1974)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1974-08-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #109, August 1974.
This issue has variants:

Undying Fiend (Table of Contents)

Frankenstein Monster / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Wilson
Inks
Mike Esposito; Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Frankenstein Monster
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (2 February 2007) -- based on signatures on the original art.

All Pieces of Fear! (Table of Contents: 1)

Frankenstein Monster / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench
Pencils
Val Mayerik; Ron Wilson ? (see notes)
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Enter a shadow-swirled realm of gloom and dark despair...
Feature Logo
The Frankenstein Monster!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Frankenstein Monster; The Night-Creature (villain, introduction); Chino (introduction); Billy (introduction); Steven Caccone (introduction, death); Janice Caccone (introduction); Ralph Caccone (introduction); Eddie
Synopsis
After being attacked by a street gang, the Frankenstein Monster is befriended by Ralph Caccone.
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Alterations on Monsters face throughout possibly by Ron Wilson. Info per Nick Caputo.

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

Let's Be Frank / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema (illustrations)
Inks
John Buscema (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Ralph Macchio, an ad for The Savage Sword of Conan and Marvel Value Stamp #60 (Ka-Zar).

Six Strange Words (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores
Inks
Syd Shores
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Undying Fiend
    Frankenstein Monster
  2. 1. All Pieces of Fear!
    Frankenstein Monster
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Let's Be Frank
  4. 3. Six Strange Words
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore