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Issue: Marvel Tales #20
Publication Date: May 1969
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Issues: #20 of 289 Issues (563 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (#3-33 squarebound)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 3 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Spidey vs JJJ

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man; Spider Slayer [J. Jonah Jameson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby] published April 2007
as Spidey vs JJJ [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published November 2010
as Marvel Tales Annual #1, Marvel Tales #3-27, and Special Marvel Edition #1-2 Cover Reprints [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: ¡Si éste es mi Destino...! #[nn] published June 2014
as El Spiderman de Ditko [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man #25 published June 1965
was Captured by J. Jonah Jameson! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Captured by J. Jonah Jameson!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Professor Smythe; Spider-Slayer machine; Mary Jane Watson (introduction); Liz Allan [sic]; Aunt May Parker; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Flash Thompson
Synopsis: Professor Smythe builds a robot to capture Spider-Man and rents it to J. Jonah Jameson.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man #25 published June 1965
was Captured by J. Jonah Jameson! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Not Brand Echh
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Not Brand Echh #13 using the cover.
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When the Grey Gargoyle Strikes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor [Donald Blake]; Grey Gargoyle [Paul Duval] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster
Synopsis: A scientist accidentally gains the power to turn himself into living stone, and to turn others into stone statues. He comes to New York to attack Thor, hoping to gain the secret of immortality. As Don Blake, Thor tricks him into falling into the river, and his stone body sinks to the bottom.
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From Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #107 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964
was When the Grey Gargoyle Strikes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Job Number: X-725
Disclose Notes: First appearance and origin of the Grey Gargoyle.
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Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Silver Surfer #5 and Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #20 using their covers.
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It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00 each.
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The Man Who Became the Torch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
Synopsis: The Wizard breaks jail, and begins pulling crimes using a new anti-gravity flying device he's invented. Via trickery and disguise, he captures Johnny, then Sue, and begins impersonating Johnny, while planning bigger and bolder crimes with which to use his anti-gravity device. With the help of Reed and Ben, Sue and Johnny escape, and Johnny goes after The Wizard, who attempts to escape by flying higher and higher with his anti-grav disc. But it malfunctions, and, unable to control it, he just keeps going higher and higher...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #118 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1964
was The Man Who Became the Torch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: X-593
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The Race to Danger

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bobby; Jim Driscoll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comics ad for Lee Leens pants from H.D. Lee Company, Inc..
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Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Doctor Doom
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Marvel Super-Heroes #20 using the cover.

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