Terrific!
#1
(15 April 1967)
- Price
- 9d [0-0-9 GBP]
- Pages
- 40
- Indicia Frequency
- Every Monday
- On-sale Date
- 1967-04-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Odhams Press Ltd
- Brand
-
A Power Comic
- Editing
- Alf Wallace (credited as Alf) (editor); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart) (editor)
Issue Notes
[Number One of the Paper You Demanded]
Iron Man / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Strange
Indexer Notes
Namor the Sub-Mariner figure from a "next issue" house ad/pin-up from: The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #2
Doctor Strange headshot from: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115, "The Origin of Dr. Strange" (page 1 splash)
Iron Man figure (drawn by Jack Kirby) was used for the Iron-On Transfer and might have been a promo piece (perhaps rather aptly might have first appeared on the Marvel T-Shirts in the 1960's?)? It was later used as a pin-up in one of the 1970's reprint books.
The Start of the Quest!
Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Namor the Sub-Mariner; Lady Dorma; Krang; King Neptune
- Synopsis
- Namor returns to Atlantis to find that Warlord Krang has taken his throne. When he spurns the affections of Lady Dorma, she turns him in and he is arrested by Krang as a traitor. Realizing that the only thing that will allow him to regain his kingdom and his subjects is the Trident of Neptune, Namor escapes to go and recover it.
- Reprints
-
from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70 (August 1965)
-
[no title indexed]
News from the Floor of 64 / in-house column / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Marvel Bullpen style editorial
Your Iron-Man Transfer
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Description and instructions about the Iron Man 'Iron-On T-Shirt' Transfer, illustrated with the Iron Man image from it. Includes a mention of the previous Spider-Man Transfer included in an issue of POW.
[no title indexed]
Terrific News! / letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers of Power comics previous titles
Iron Man
The Avengers / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script); ? (reprint alterations)
- Pencils
- Don Heck; Steve Ditko (red and gold armor panel)
- Inks
- Don Heck; Dick Ayers (red and gold armor panel)
- Letters
- Artie Simek; Sam Rosen (red and gold armor panel); ? (reprint alterations)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Synopsis
- Two page adaptation of the origin story leads in to splash panel of Iron Man in updated armor - first red and gold (not part of the original Marvel strip)
- Reprints
- from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (March 1963) [excerpt only], #48 (December 1963) [excerpt only]
-
Indexer Notes
Abridged (with text additions/alterations) from: Tales of Supense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 & Tales of Supense (Marvel, 1959 series) #48
Page 1 from:
#39 - Page 3, panels 1 & 2
#39 - Page 4, panels 4-6
#39 - Page 5, panel 2
Page 2 from:
#39 - Page 5, panel 5 & 6
#39 - Page 8, panel 6
#48 - Page 10, panel 5 (1st red & gold armour)
Thor the Mighty
The Avengers / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script); ? (reprint alterations)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Artie Simek; ? (reprint alterations)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Thor [Doctor Donald Blake] (origin)
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 (August 1962) [excerpt only]
-
Indexer Notes
Abridged (with text additions/alterations) from: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83.
Page 1 from:
#83 - Page 1, panel 2
#83 - Page 4 (All except panels 1 & 2)
Page 2 from:
#83 - Page 5
Giant Man
The Avengers / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; ? (reprint alterations)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (#35 panels); Don Heck (#49 panels)
- Letters
- John Duffy (#35 panels); Sam Rosen (#49 panels); ? (reprint alterations)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Henry Pym [Ant-Man; Giant-Man] (origin); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (origin)
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962) [excerpt only], #49 (November 1963) [excerpt only]
-
Indexer Notes
Abridged (with text additions/alterations) from: Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 & Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #49.
Page 1 from:
#35 - Page 1, panels 2 & 3
#35 - Page 2, panels 1-3
#35 - Page 7, panels 2 & 3
Page 2 from:
#35 - Page 12, panels 4 & 5
#49 - Page 2, panels 4, 1 & 5 (in that order)
#49 - Page 3, panel 2
Captain America
The Avengers / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964) [excerpt only]
-
Indexer Notes
Abridged (with text additions/alterations) from: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4.
Page 1:
#4 - Page 4, panel 6
#4 - Page 6, panel 6
#4 - Page 7, panel 1
Page 2:
#4 - Page 7, panel 2-5
#4 - Page 8, panel 1
#4 - Page 23, panel 6
[no title indexed]
The Teen Brigade / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Rick Jones; the Teen Brigade
- Synopsis
- Single page origin story
Indexer Notes
Abridged (with text additions/alterations) from: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #6
Page 1 from:
#6 - Page 13, panels 1-6
Meet the "Masters of Evil!" [Part 1]
The Avengers / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Iron Man; Captain America; Thor]; Rick Jones; the Teen Brigade; Masters of Evil [Baron Zemo (introduction); Radioactive Man; Melter; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]]
- Reprints
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964) [Pages 1-6]
-
Indexer Notes
Story continued next week.
Zooming in Next Week... The Pocket Missile Launcher
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Full page advertisement for the free gift in next week's issue... courtesy of Tony Stark
Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts
Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Steve Ditko (co-plot, un-credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (origin); Ancient One [Yao]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (origin)
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #115 (December 1963) [retitled]
-
Indexer Notes
Any references to 'Black Magic' have been changed.
Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner!
Power House Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- Pin-up of Namor the Sub-Mariner and his undersea headquarters.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 (February 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Full-colour back page. Recoloured.
-
0.
[Number One of the Paper You Demanded]
Iron Man -
1.
The Start of the Quest!
Namor the Sub-Mariner -
2.
[no title indexed]
News from the Floor of 64 -
3.
Your Iron-Man Transfer
-
4.
[no title indexed]
Terrific News! -
5.
Iron Man
The Avengers -
6.
Thor the Mighty
The Avengers -
7.
Giant Man
The Avengers -
8.
Captain America
The Avengers -
9.
[no title indexed]
The Teen Brigade -
10.
Meet the "Masters of Evil!" [Part 1]
The Avengers -
11.
Zooming in Next Week... The Pocket Missile Launcher
-
12.
Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts
Doctor Strange -
13.
Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner!
Power House Pin-Up
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Jay Flash
- Paul Green
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Steve Jenner
- Karsten S.
- Ramon Schenk
- Shaun Smith
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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