Terrific! #23

(16 September 1967)

Four Against The Minotaur (Table of Contents: 1)

The Avengers / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Dick Ayers

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]

Synopsis

The Avengers have a new line-up and Hawkeye begins to question Captain America's ability to lead them. Cap tells the new Avengers that their first mission will be to find and recruit the Hulk, as his brute strength his be an asset to the team. They are suddenly attacked by a giant robot, sent by the Mole Man. They defeat the robot, much to Mole Man's chagrin. The robot tells the Avengers where the Hulk will be found, but it is a ruse to lead them to Mole Man's lair.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #17 (June 1965) [Black and white. Pages 1-10 reprinted.]

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

Terrific News! / letters page / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script

Alf Wallace (credited as Alf); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Max Maysh, Anita Armstrong, Bob Allen, Norman Duff, Steven Carter, Tony Peddler, Brian Coffey, Simon Snell, Brian Gilmore, David Craig and Haydn Nelson

Daredevil the Man Without Fear! Stars Every Week in Smash! (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Bill Everett

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for sister magazine, Smash! Reprints the logo and the figure of Daredevil from the cover of Daredevil (1964 series) #1 (April 1964)

Extra! Extra! (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.375 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Announcement promising Avengers T-shirts for readers who have their letters published.

The Fabulous New Eagle Hovercraft (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 0.125 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Eternity Beckons! (Table of Contents: 6)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135 (August 1965) [Black and white]

Horse-Race Through a City, Football Without Goals; Turtle Hunting With a Fish (Table of Contents: 7)

Odd Sports / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Here Comes Giant-Man And The Wonderful Wasp (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Burgos ?; Jack Kirby (see notes)

Inks

Chic Stone

Letters

Sam Rosen ?; typeset

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #63 (January 1965) [Black and white.]

Indexer Notes

New text box added to explain the addition of the Giant-Man strip to Terrific

The Birth of Giant-Man (Table of Contents: 9)

Giant-Man; Wasp / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym] (first appearance as Giant-Man); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Living Eraser (introduction)

Synopsis

Henry Pym develops capsules that permit him to become giant-size as well as ant-size. The Eraser captures him and the Wasp. He brings them to Dimension Z along with other scientists to build atomic weapons.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #49 (November 1963) [Black and white. Pages 1-9 and page 10 (panels 1-4) only.]

Are You Prepared??? (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Coupon with instructions for newsagents to reserve copies of Terrific. Readers would have had to cut the coupon from their copy in order to use it!

The Drama Of Doom [Part 12] (Table of Contents: 11)

Don Starr / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; horror-suspense

Characters

Don Starr; The Actor; Headhunter (dies)

Synopsis

The Actor gloats at the captive Don Starr. Don, although bound by ropes, suddenly dives at Headhunter and manages to steal one of his poison darts before he is subdued. Don is placed into a deadly trap but uses the stolen dart to cut the rope which binds him. He then hurls it at Headhunter, killing him in the process. The Actor flees. Don pursues him.

Reprints

• in "Spy" Extra (Editorial Ferma, 1969 series) #2 ([1969])
which is reprinted
• in Horus (Producciones Editoriales, 1974 series) #[2] ([1974])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

News from the Floor of 64 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Read It in Pow! On Sale Now! (Table of Contents: 13)

Sgt. Fury / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Letters

Artie Simek; typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for sister magazine, Pow!, with cover art from Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #5, (January 1964)

Boys! Capture the Real Wild West (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Marx Toys play figures.

The Incredible Hulk (Table of Contents: 15)

A Power House Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Incredible Hulk

Indexer Notes

Back cover illustration.