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Issue: Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #8
Publication Date: April 1967
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Issues: #8 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Animated Timely Features, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/10/1967
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Cover, Front
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Adult Image
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Jack Kirby; Stan Lee; Iron Man [Don Heck]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published May 2008
as Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #10, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #45, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #2. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #118 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories, with gray tones added by Marie Severin. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, Marie Severin, Stan Goldberg, Morrie Kuramoto and Flo Steinberg.
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The Return of Doctor Doom! [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Synopsis: Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was The Return of Doctor Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: X-38
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[The Return of Doctor Doom!] Part 2: Back from the Dead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Ovoids (flashback, introduction); Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Synopsis: Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Part 2 Back from the Dead! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[The Return of Doctor Doom!] Part 3: The End of Mr. Fantastic?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Synopsis: Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Part 3 The End of Mr. Fantastic? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[The Return of Doctor Doom!] Part 4: No Place to Turn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Synopsis: Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Part 4 No Place to Turn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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[The Return of Doctor Doom!] Part 5: The Real Doctor Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Synopsis: Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic get their bodies back and Doom is put under his own shrinking-ray and shrinks down to sub-atomic size.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
was Part 5 The Real Doctor Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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More Marvel Masterpieces...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Fantasy Masterpieces #7, Amazing Spider-Man #47 and Marvel Tales #7 reprinting their covers.
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Iron Man and the Icy Fingers of Jack Frost!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Happy Hogan (introduction); Pepper Potts (introduction); Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka] (introduction, origin)
Synopsis: A washed up boxer saves Stark's life, and he hires him as a chauffeur. Meanwhile, a scientist fired by Stark creates a suit that gives him the power to freeze whatever is near him. He attacks Stark and Iron Man stops him.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #45 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
was The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
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The Possessed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, supernatural
Character(s): Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Herr Braun; Fraulein Lieber
Synopsis: Using his "Earthly Scanner," which is a small replica of the planet, Strange senses evil somewhere in Bavaria. In a remote village, he finds the townspeople the victims of some strange form of possession, and believes a supernatural force is at work. But he soon discovers it's really the work of aliens from another dimension. He sends them packing, and seals off the dimensional doorway forever.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #118 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1964
was The Possessed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter... the Toad Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner](origin recap); Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men (introduction)
Synopsis: The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist. Meanwhile, Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #2 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1962
was The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter...the Toad Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: V-781
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A Batty Barrage of Bombastic Bulletins, Burstin' With Bi-partisan Banter, Bare-faced Banality, and Unabashed Bull!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Didja Know?: Comments about the Marvel Super-Heroes show on TV, Gene Colan bought a motorcycle (and then fell off), Larry Lieber and Bill Everett both hurt their sacroiliacs, Johnny Verpoorten is a new Art Associate, Roy Thomas gave up a scholarship to George Washington University to write for Marvel and Jack Kirby is considered the best artist in the Bullpen. The Mighty Marvel Checklist: Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #61, Spider-Man #47, Avengers #38, X-Men #30, Daredevil #26, Thor #138, Strange Tales #155, Tales of Suspense #88, Tales to Astonish #90, Sgt. Fury #40, Fantasy Masterpieces #7 and Marvel Tales #7. Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

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