Marvel Tales #69 [25¢]
(July 1976)

Marvel, 1966 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860247607
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Roger Stern (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Arms of Doctor Octopus! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita (signed)
Inks
John Romita (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus' mechanical arms
Reprints
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The Arms of Doctor Octopus! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Gwen Stacy; Professor Miles Warren; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; General Su (first appearance); Captain Fong (first appearance); Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Captain George Stacy
Synopsis
From his prison cell, Doc Ock calls to his mechanical arms and even Spider-Man can't stop the inevitable reunion. Ock hijacks a plane and holds an Asian general hostage for $10,000,000 but Spider-Man foils his plans.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. Reprint is missing page 11 from the original story.

An Omnium-Gatherum of Odysseys Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato! (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Paul Gulacy
Inks
Mike Royer; Paul Gulacy
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Shang-Chi

Captain America and the Red Skull (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Editing
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull
Reprints
Keywords
Cosmic Cube

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hostess Twinkies. Marvel ad #7.

Eagle-Eye G.I. Joe meets the Intruder Strong Man of Another World (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Eagle-Eye; G.I. Joe; Intruder
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Arms of Doctor Octopus!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. The Arms of Doctor Octopus!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. An Omnium-Gatherum of Odysseys Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. Captain America and the Red Skull
    Captain America; Hostess Twinkies
  5. 4. Eagle-Eye G.I. Joe meets the Intruder Strong Man of Another World
    G.I. Joe
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