([1994])

Marvel, 1994 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
Brand
MC
Barcode
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor); ? (reprint editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

No indicia present.

One of the 1994 JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack reprints. These are second printings of Marvel comics from the 1950s-1970s. There are a total of 15 different comics in the set:

Amazing Adult Fantasy #13; Amazing Spider-Man Special [Annual] #5; Avengers #88; Captain America #109; Fantastic Four #66 & #67; Incredible Hulk #140; Sgt. Fury #13; Sub-Mariner #8; Thor Special [Annual] #2; Tomb of Dracula #25; X-Men #28, #62, #63; and Young Men #25.

Three issues are reprinted from reprints: Fantastic Four #66 is reprinted from Marvel's Greatest Comics #49; Sgt. Fury #13 is reprinted from Special Marvel Edition #11; and X-Men #28 is reprinted from X-Men #76.

This set of 15 comics was available through the 1994 JC Penney Christmas Catalog, for $14.99 plus shipping. The front covers of these comics look exactly like the originals, but inside, contain advertisements from 1994, except for Young Men #25, which has all the original inside ads. All of these reprints have the same back cover Stridex ad. "Second Printing" appears at the end of the indicia.

Publication information from Roger Perez, STL Comics web site, https://web.archive.org/web/20141017032516/http://stlcomics.com/gallery/jc…

At the Stroke of Midnight! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Amazing Adult Fantasy Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited) (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited) (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-689
Reprints

The Unsuspecting (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-685
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bobby
Synopsis
Shape-shifting aliens invade Earth, taking the form of TV sets in order to influence people's thinking.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The second page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series). This story is retold in Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #6 (June 1969) as a Tales of the Watcher story by Stan Lee and Syd Shores.

Great Zeus (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-687
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Zeus
Synopsis
Zeus decides to leave Mt. Olympus and return to Earth, but when he arrives, far from his lightning bolts intimidating mortals, they find him a source of entertainment and want to book him as an act. Exasperated, Zeus leaves the big city and returns to Mt. Olympus.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The third page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series).

The Little Gypsy Tea Room (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-688
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Bruno the Burglar; a gypsy
Synopsis
A criminal forces a gypsy to hide him from the police, but gets more than he bargained for when she does help him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The second page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series).

The Ultimate Weapon (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-684
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
The western powers launch an empty globe over Moscow that intimidates the communist leaders into disarming because they fear that it is a bomb.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Set in 1970. The fourth page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Amazing Adult Fantasy Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Sol Brodsky ?
Inks
Sol Brodsky ?
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes a planted letter from a "Joan Boocock" from England; the maiden name of Stan Lee's wife.

"The Amazing Scoreboard" is introduced, a ranking of the stories according to reader feedback. From issue #11 (April 1962), the readers voted for: #1-"Where Walks the Ghost?" #2-"The Secret of the Universe!" #3-In Human Form!".

At the Stroke of Midnight! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Job Number
V-686
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
Giant undersea creatures attack New York, but they find the streets deserted due to a civil defense drill. They are attacked by a giant, and conclude that humans are actually larger then they are. The next morning the Stature of Liberty has skinned knuckles.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The third page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series).

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. At the Stroke of Midnight!
  2. 1. Amazing Adult Fantasy Contents
  3. 2. The Unsuspecting
  4. 3. Great Zeus
  5. 4. The Little Gypsy Tea Room
  6. 5. The Ultimate Weapon
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Amazing Adult Fantasy Fan Page
  8. 7. At the Stroke of Midnight!
This issue was modified by
  • David Bruce
  • Mickey Coalwell
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas