(1967)

World Distributors, 1967 Series
Published in English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom
 
Price
10/6 [0-10-6 GBP]
Pages
96
On-sale Date
1967
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
World Distributors
Editing
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Color
Colour
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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R. W. Smethurst
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R. W. Smethurst
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R. W. Smethurst
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Featuring the Marvel Super Heroes
Characters
Thor; Hulk; Sub-Mariner; Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mr Fantastic; The Thing]; Spider-Man

[Illustrations of Characters in the Book] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Hulk; Thor; Sub-Mariner; Ant Man; Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Mr Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing]; Spider-Man; Doctor Strange; Captain America

Indexer Notes

2 page illustration of characters appearing in the book.
Illustrations are not individually credited but the Title page lists three illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leader and P. Limbert who, between them, probably illustrated these pages.
Double page spread, the left half is on the inside front cover, the right half is on the first internal page.

[Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Genre
superhero
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Iron Man

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this page.
Page includes Indicia Information.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Genre
superhero
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Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this page.

Fightin' Fury (Table of Contents: 4)

Ant-Man / text story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
superhero
Characters
Ant-Man; Danny Fury
Synopsis
When the first criminal Ant-Man put in jail is released. Ant-Man keeps tabs on him to ensure he doesn't fall back into crime.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.
Ant-Man appears to be living in England in this story, his alter-ego identity is never mentioned.

Caught in the Web (Table of Contents: 5)

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  • The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this.
    The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated these pages.
Keywords
game

Indexer Notes

Activity consists of a 'snakes and ladders' style game to play based on Spider-Man attempting to capture the Lizard.

Howl in the Night (Table of Contents: 6)

Sub-Mariner / text story / 6 pages (report information)

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Sub-Mariner
Synopsis
Prince Namor does a test run on destroying a lighthouse as part of a plan to stop the surface dwellers sailing the oceans.
Keywords
Atlantis

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.
The Atlanteans can breathe air in this story, contrary to canon.

Fantastic Four's Crossword (Table of Contents: 7)

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Fantastic Four [Mr Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing; Human Torch]

Indexer Notes

A crossword puzzle
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this page.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this page.
The illustrations consist of head shots of each character.

The Chains of Abdul Rey (Table of Contents: 8)

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superhero
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Fantastic Four [The Thing; Mr Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch]; Abdul Rey (villain)
Synopsis
The Fantastic Four are captured by slavers while holidaying in North Africa.
Keywords
Algeria

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

Captain America's Quest (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain America / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Captain America

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this feature.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this feature.
The activity is a maze.

Men of Ideas (Table of Contents: 10)

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Genre
historical
Characters
Leonardo Da Vinci; Michael Farady; John Logie Baird; Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Galileo; George Stephenson

Indexer Notes

Article on famous inventors of history.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this feature.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this feature.

The Origin of Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 11)

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Spider-Man
Synopsis
A retelling of the origin of Spider-Man.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

The Fire Raisers (Table of Contents: 12)

Spider-Man / about comics / 4 pages (report information)

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Spider-Man
Synopsis
Spider-Man investigates a series of fires that appear to be deliberately lit.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

Back to Headquarters (Table of Contents: 13)

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The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this feature.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this feature.

Puzzle It Out (Table of Contents: 14)

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Keywords
Puzzles

Indexer Notes

Contains 3 puzzles to solve.

The Cushioned Clash (Table of Contents: 15)

Iron Man / about comics / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man; Bloated Man [Judson Croker] (villain)
Synopsis
Iron Man investigates a series of robberies from Stark Industries' delivery trucks.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

The Tomb of Terror (Table of Contents: 16)

Bucky Barnes; Captain America / about comics / 7 pages (report information)

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Captain America; Bucky
Synopsis
Captain America and Bucky rush to North Africa from Italy after learning of a Nazi plot to sabotage an Allied attack on Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

It's a Small World (Table of Contents: 17)

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Genre
nature
Keywords
Ants

Indexer Notes

Text article about ants.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

Marvel Puzzles (Table of Contents: 18)

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Illustrations of Iron Man and Spider-Man.
Contains 3 puzzles to solve.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this feature.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this feature.

The Ghost of Ned Kelly (Table of Contents: 19)

Iron Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Iron Man; Black Jack (villain)
Synopsis
While travelling through rural Australia with his tennis playing girl friend, Iron Man takes on a gang responsible for bank robberies in the area.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

The Guardians of the Tomb (Table of Contents: 20)

Doctor Strange / about comics / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange
Synopsis
Two men come to Doctor Strange for advice after claiming to have seen a city where none exists. After dismissing their claims, Doctor Strange investigates.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

People into Superheroes (Table of Contents: 21)

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John W. Elliot
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Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; Thor; The Hulk

Indexer Notes

An article on how the Fantastic Four, Thor and the Hulk got their powers.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

The Bull of Minos (Table of Contents: 22)

Fantastic Four / about comics / 6 pages (report information)

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superhero
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Fantastic Four [Mr Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; the Thing]
Synopsis
After performing for charity in a circus in Crete, the Fantastic Four go for a walk and come across an ancient cavern, after exploring they come across the Minotaur who says they must defeat the Bull of Minos to escape.
Keywords
Crete; Minotaur

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

North Sea Wolf (Table of Contents: 23)

Thor / about comics / 5 pages (report information)

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superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor
Synopsis
The boat Dr Blake is travelling on in the North Seas is hijacked by pirates. It is up to Thor to save the passengers and crew.

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

Riddles from the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 24)

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Genre
humour
Keywords
Riddles

Indexer Notes

A number of humourous riddles.

Flight into Danger (Table of Contents: 25)

Doctor Strange / about comics / 6 pages (report information)

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superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange
Synopsis
A man asks for Doctor Strange's help after his sons go missing while flying from Calcutta to Assam in Northern India.
Keywords
Assam; India

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

Jokes from Doctor Strange (Table of Contents: 26)

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humour

Indexer Notes

A series of jokes and cartoons.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this feature.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this feature.

The End of the Hulk (Table of Contents: 27)

Hulk / about comics / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hulk; Rick Jones
Synopsis
Bruce Banner decides the next time he changes into the Hulk he wants the army to capture him to end the menace that is the Hulk. After Bruce changes into the Hulk in Canada, Rick lets the army know.
Keywords
Canada

Indexer Notes

The Credits on the title page give 3 names as scripters: Douglas Enefer, A. Tyson and John W. Elliot. Either of these could have written this story.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated this story.

[Illustrations of characters in the Book] (Table of Contents: 28)

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Genre
superhero
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Iron Man; Hulk; Thor; Sub-Mariner; Ant Man; Fantastic Four [Human Torch; Mr Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing]; Spider-Man; Doctor Strange; Captain America

Indexer Notes

A repeat of the inside front cover and first page.
Located in inside rear cover and last internal page.
The Credits on the title page give 3 names as illustrators: M. K. Powell, J. Leeder and P. Limbert. Either of these could have illustrated these pages.

[Captain America] (Table of Contents: 29)

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R. W. Smethurst
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R. W. Smethurst
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R. W. Smethurst

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Captain America on rear cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Featuring the Marvel Super Heroes"]
  2. 1. [Illustrations of Characters in the Book]
  3. 2. [Contents]
  4. 3. [Title Page]
  5. 4. Fightin' Fury
    Ant-Man
  6. 5. Caught in the Web
  7. 6. Howl in the Night
    Sub-Mariner
  8. 7. Fantastic Four's Crossword
  9. 8. The Chains of Abdul Rey
    Fantastic Four
  10. 9. Captain America's Quest
    Captain America
  11. 10. Men of Ideas
  12. 11. The Origin of Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  13. 12. The Fire Raisers
    Spider-Man
  14. 13. Back to Headquarters
  15. 14. Puzzle It Out
  16. 15. The Cushioned Clash
    Iron Man
  17. 16. The Tomb of Terror
    Bucky Barnes; Captain America
  18. 17. It's a Small World
  19. 18. Marvel Puzzles
  20. 19. The Ghost of Ned Kelly
    Iron Man
  21. 20. The Guardians of the Tomb
    Doctor Strange
  22. 21. People into Superheroes
    Fantastic Four; Hulk; Thor
  23. 22. The Bull of Minos
    Fantastic Four
  24. 23. North Sea Wolf
    Thor
  25. 24. Riddles from the Fantastic Four
  26. 25. Flight into Danger
    Doctor Strange
  27. 26. Jokes from Doctor Strange
  28. 27. The End of the Hulk
    Hulk
  29. 28. [Illustrations of characters in the Book]
  30. 29. [Captain America]
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