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Issue: Marvel Tales Annual #2
Publication Date: January 1965
 
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Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In4
reprinted 4 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Avengers [Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Beast]; Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
Reprinting
FlagAmazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby] published April 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published May 2008
as Marvel Tales Annual #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
FlagThe Avengers Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published February 2012
as Marvel Tales Annual #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
FlagMarvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad #[nn] published April 2014
as El Enigma Arácnido [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
X-Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Professor X [Charles Xavier] (introduction); X-Men [Cyclops (introduction); Beast (introduction); Angel (introduction); Iceman (introduction); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (introduction)]; Magneto (introduction)
After a day of training and meeting Jean Grey, a new student at Professor X's school, the X-Men go on their first assignment--stopping a mutant named Magneto from talking over an Air Force base.
Reprinting
FlagThe X-Men #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
was X-Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
23
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The Ringmaster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Thunderbolt Ross [Thaddeus E. Ross]; Polly Jones [Rick's Aunt] (introduction, cameo); Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt] (introduction); Tenna [Mary Stenson] (introduction); Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar] (introduction)] (introduction); Hercules (circus strongman)
Rick takes a break from his Hulk-sitting duties and goes to the circus. Unfortunately, he picks one run by a hypnotic criminal who mesmerizes his audience and then robs them. When the Hulk arrives to bail out his buddy, he is captured and made part of the act thanks to the fact that Rick is in thrall and cannot give him any commands. Rick returns with the FBI and the Hulk finds himself free to kick some circus tail.
Reprinting
FlagThe Incredible Hulk #3 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1962
was The Ringmaster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
V-871
4 More Annual Masterpieces!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
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?; typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Fantastic Four Annual #3, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2, Sgt. Fury Annual #1 and Journey Into Mystery Annual #1; includes "Know Your Fellow Merry Marchers! 25 More Names".
The Origin of Dr. Strange

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero, supernatural
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (origin); Ancient One [Yao]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (origin)
Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help. He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose.
Reprinting
FlagStrange Tales #115 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Origin of Dr. Strange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
A Monster Among Us

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
science fiction
An alien ambassador lands on Earth and, because of its monstrous appearance, is driven away. It drops a note written in English before fleeing welcoming Earth to the brotherhood of planets and offering to abolish war, disease and poverty as benefits of membership in the galactic order.
Reprinting
FlagAmazing Adult Fantasy #8 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1962
was A Monster Among Us [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
V-436
The Coming of the Avengers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Avengers [Thor [Thor Odinson; Donald Blake]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner; Mechano]] (introduction, origin); circus ringmaster; lion tamer; trapeze artists; Bobby; Bobby's mother; Charlie; Captain; Jane Foster; Asgardians [Odin]; Teen Brigade [Rick Jones; William "Willie" Bishop]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Loki [Loki Laufeyson]; Silent Ones
Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Thor join forces to defeat Loki.
Reprinting
FlagThe Avengers #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
was The Coming of the Avengers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22

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