Marvel Monsters: Where Monsters Dwell #1

(December 2005)

Bring on the Bombu! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Keith Giffen (credited)

Pencils

Keith Giffen (credited)

Inks

Mike Allred (credited)

Colors

Lovern Kindzierski (credited)

Letters

Dave Lanphear (credited)

Editing

Mark Paniccia (credited) (editor); Nathan Cosby (credited) (assistant editor)

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Bombu

Synopsis

Having survived being struck by lightning, Bombu confers with his superior, who insists he resume preparing Earth for invasion; Bombu employs his weapon the Wallah Wallah Bing Bang. Two policeman stun Bombu with a Taser and send him to prison; Bombu phones his leader to inquire about bail.

Reprints

• in Marvel Monsters (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Deadpool vs. Thanos (Panini Deutschland, 2016 series) (2016)

Keywords

monsters; Oobagon VIII; Taser; Wallah Wallah Bing Bang

Indexer Notes

Bombu previously appeared in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #60.

The Return of Monstrollo, the Terror of Hollywood (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Peter David (credited)

Pencils

Arnold Pander (credited)

Inks

Arnold Pander (credited)

Colors

Val Staples (credited)

Letters

Dave Lanphear (credited)

Editing

Mark Paniccia (credited) (editor); Nathan Cosby (credited) (assistant editor)

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Monstrollo; Charles Hudson; Rachel Tompkins; Roger Cashman

Synopsis

Since Monstrollo saved Earth from aliens Charles has fallen on hard times and can't get any pictures made. The aliens return and apologize for their earlier attack. To reward Charles, they bring Monstrollo to life. With Monstrollo as his agent, Charles becomes a powerful figure in Hollywood once again.

Reprints

• in Marvel Monsters (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)

Keywords

Hollywood; monsters

Indexer Notes

Monstrollo previously appeared in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #25.

The Shadow of Manoo (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jeff Parker (credited)

Pencils

Russ Braun (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Palmiotti (credited)

Colors

James Brown (credited as J. Brown)

Letters

Dave Lanphear (credited)

Editing

Mark Paniccia (credited) (editor); Nathan Cosby (credited) (assistant editor); MacKenzie Cadenhead (credited) (associate editor)

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Manoo; Billie Jones; Evan; Keld; Professor Guinan; Dean Haspiel; Vaag hunters

Synopsis

Billie sees a spaceship land. The dying Keld tells her their prisoner Manoo escaped and can assume a human's form. Billie uses the Vaag's gun to hunt Manoo, using flashlights to expose the creature's true shadow, but eventually she discovers she herself is Manoo and the beings she supposed Manoo had become were actually Manoo's pursuers, come to recapture him.

Reprints

• in Marvel Monsters (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)

Keywords

Farnsworth College; monsters

Indexer Notes

An homage to "I Led the Search for Manoo" in Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1961 series) #2.

I Was Trapped By Titano the Monster That Time Forgot! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colors

Jamison Services (color reconstruction); Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Mark D. Beazley (credited) (reprint editor); Jennifer Grünwald (credited) (assistant editor); Jeff Youngquist (credited) (senior editor); Michael Short (credited) (assistant editor)

Job Number

T-686

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Titano; Makau; Cdr. Hartnell; Johnson

Synopsis

A gigantic, mutant crab is sighted terrorizing various islands in the South Pacific. When the American military learn of this, they assign Commander Hartnell to put a stop to the crustacean threat that has become known as Titano. Hartnell's crew has several encounters with Titano and they eventually lure him to the Arctic. Hartnell maneuvers his ship so deftly that he manages to trap Titano between two giant glaciers.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960)