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Issue: Marvel Tales Annual #1
Publication Date: September 1964
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues (3 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: 06/11/1964
Volume:
Pages: 72
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1964 Books and Pamphlets, 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Thor [Thor Odinson; Donald Blake]; Sergeant Nick Fury; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as Marvel Tales Annual #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Thor Omnibus #1 [Direct] published January 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: Poder y Responsabilidad #[nn] published April 2014
as El Enigma Arácnido [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Spider-Man figure by Ditko, taken from page 14; panel 2 of Amazing Spider-Man Annual # 1. The rest of the cover is by Kirby and Brodsky.
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Spider-Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (introduction, origin); Ben Parker (introduction); Crusher Hogan; Flash Thompson (introduction); Liz Allen (introduction); May Parker (introduction); the Burglar
Synopsis: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains the abilities of a spider. When he fails to stop a burglar who runs past him, his uncle is killed as a result. He therefore swears never to shirk his responsibility again.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Fantasy #15 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1962
was Spider-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Coming of the Hulk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner] (introduction, origin); Rick Jones (introduction); Betty Ross (introduction); Thunderbolt Ross [Thaddeus E. Ross] (introduction); Igor (introduction)
Synopsis: Scientist Bruce Banner saves a young boy from being killed by a nuclear blast but absorbs deadly amounts of gamma radiation which transforms him into a monster dubbed the Hulk. Bruce Banner is scientist by day, but transforms into the Hulk once the sun goes down.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1962
was The Coming of the Hulk, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: chapter 1 only
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Return of the Ant-Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ant-Man [Henry Pym] (origin, first appearance as Ant-Man); Nikita Krushchev (first appearance, without naming)
Synopsis: Henry Pym, having created the serum to shrink, has become a student of ants. The government hired Henry Pym and his lab to create a gas that serves to immunize people against radiation. The Russians send some spies to seize it, kidnapping the scientists. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again. Thanks to the help of the ants, Pym manages to stop the Russian spies and save the scientists. Later he returns to his office to avoid anyone noticing his absence. In this way the Ant-Man acts for the first time as such, without anyone knowing.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #35 [unnamed variant] published September 1962
was Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #35 [unnamed variant] published September 1962
was [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #35 [unnamed variant] published September 1962
was [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Birth of Giant-Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Giant-Man [Henry Pym] (first appearance as Giant-Man); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Synopsis: Henry Pym develops capsules that permit him to become giant-size as well as ant-size.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #49 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963
was The Birth of Giant-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 1—3 of original, reformatted into two pages
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 2 page excerpt.
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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandoes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Sergeant Nick Fury (first appearance); the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan (first appearance); Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston](first appearance); Jonathan "Junior" Juniper (first appearance); Gabe Jones (first appearance); Izzy Cohen (first appearance); Dino Manelli (first appearance)]; Captain Happy Sam Sawyer (first appearance)
Synopsis: The Commandos are ordered to rescue the Underground leader, captured by the nazis, before he reveals the date of D-Day.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSgt. Fury #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1963
was Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: excerpt
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Meet the Gang in the Merry Marvel Bullpen!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2007
as Meet the Gang in the Merry Marvel Bullpen [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. El Asombroso Spiderman: Poder y Responsabilidad #[nn] published April 2014
as El Enigma Arácnido [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #1 published ?
as Meet the Gang in the Merry Marvel Bullpen [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Photos of Marvel staff include Stan Lee, Martin Goodman, Johnny Hayes, Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky, Vince Colletta, Stan Goldberg, Al Hartley, Don Heck, Jack Keller, Jack Kirby, Larry Lieber, Joe Orlando, Paul Reinman, Sam Rosen, Artie Simek, Chic Stone, Flo Steinberg, Nancy Murphy and Debbie Ackerman.
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Iron Man Is Born!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark] (introduction, origin); Wong-Chu (villain, introduction); Professor Yinsen (introduction, death)
Synopsis: Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists. While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #39 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1963
was Iron Man Is Born! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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How Iron Man Created His New Thinner Uniform!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #48 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Mysterious Mr. Doll! [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 6: panels 8–9, page 7: panels 1–2, pages 8–10, reformatted
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: excerpt
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The Stone Men from Saturn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake; Thor Odinson] (introduction, origin); Gorr; Kronans; Korg
Synopsis: A lame doctor vacationing in Norway runs across an alien invasion. While hiding from the aliens in a cave he finds an old cane that transforms him into the god Thor. Thor drives back the alien invasion.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #83 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1962
was The Stone Men from Saturn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: V-786
Disclose Notes: Origin of Thor.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, war
First Line: See us all in our own Marvel mags
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2007
as 1964 house ad for Marvel heroes [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for superhero and war titles featuring images taken from the cover.

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