(August 1975)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-05-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Len Wein (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #118.

Fires of Rebirth... Fires of Death! (Table of Contents)

The Scarecrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (signed as BW)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
the Scarecrow
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Cover Thumbnail for Dead of Night (Marvel, 1973 series) #11
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Enter: The Scarecrow (Table of Contents: 1)

The Scarecrow / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Edelman
Pencils
Rico Rival
Inks
Rico Rival
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Marcos Pelayo (credited as Marcus)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The dead of night!
Feature Logo
The Sinister Scarecrow!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Scarecrow (introduction); Jess Duncan (introduction); Dave Duncan (introduction); Harmony Maxwell (introduction); Cult of Kalumai (villains; introduction); Gregor Rovik (introduction; death); Kalumai (introduction)
Synopsis
A scarecrow with supernatural powers apparently emerges from a painting to battle an evil cult.
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Indexer Notes

The Scarecrow next appears in Marvel Spotlight #26, then Marvel Two-in-One #18. (Note corrected by Scott Andrew Hutchins via the GCD Errors list, February 2009.)

Buy This Book -- or Hulk Will Smash! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

GI Joe Meets the Amazing Atomic Man! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

An Endearing Ensemble of Editorial Errata for Your Enjoyment, Edification, and Enlightenment! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Big Bang!! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

A Bit of Rag and a Clump of Straw (Table of Contents: 6)

Nightmail / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Edelman
Pencils
John Romita (illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Edelman discusses the genesis of the Scarecrow character; page includes designs by Romita.
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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fires of Rebirth... Fires of Death!
    The Scarecrow
  2. 1. Enter: The Scarecrow
    The Scarecrow
  3. 2. Buy This Book -- or Hulk Will Smash!
    Hulk
  4. 3. GI Joe Meets the Amazing Atomic Man!
    G.I. Joe
  5. 4. An Endearing Ensemble of Editorial Errata for Your Enjoyment, Edification, and Enlightenment!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. The Big Bang!!
    Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies
  7. 6. A Bit of Rag and a Clump of Straw
    Nightmail
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