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Issue: Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #15
Publication Date: June 1968
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Issues: #15 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics Group; MCGView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Animated Timely Features Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/29/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Possible printer identification error in indicia.
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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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The Hate Monger!

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]]; Colonel Nick Fury; Hate-Monger
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #21 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Hate Monger! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, John Verpoorten, Gary Freidrich, Stan Goldberg, Morrie Kuramoto and Flo Steinberg.
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The Hate-Monger!

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]]; Colonel Nick Fury (first post-war appearance, without his trademark eye-patch); Hate Monger (introduction, death)
Synopsis: Nick Fury, now a Colonel in the CIA, enlists the aid of the Fantastic Four against the Hate-Monger even though they are under the control of his Hate-Ray.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #21 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1963
was The Hate-Monger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Job Number: X-488
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up!; Fantastic Four
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
First Line: This is very embarrassin'!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Thing says "This is very embarrassin!". "Stan Lee and J. Kirby" signatures added to pin-up.
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No One Escapes the Mandarin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts
Synopsis: Iron Man escapes the Mandarin and destroys the ray he used to interfere with US missiles. Meanwhile, Happy struggles to keep the company operating in Tony's absence.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #55 [unnamed variant] published July 1964
was No One Escapes the Mandarin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: X-673
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The Lady from Nowhere!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Zota; Cleopatra VII; Ancient One [Yao]; Mark Antony (cameo)
Synopsis: Strange finds a woman wandering the streets under a spell. After guiding her to his house, he consults his mentor. Strange travels into the past, though he's warned that if the candle employed in the spell goes out, he will be trapped there forever. In Ancient Egypt, he battles a wizard, Zota, then removes his power. While returning to the present, the candle flickers out! But he is able to use the light from his amulet to guide his way, just barely making it back. Strange reveals the woman is Cleopatra, sent to the future when she scorned Zota. He sends her back to her waiting Mark Antony.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964
was The Lady from Nowhere! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: X-758
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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Igor
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1962
was [The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter... the Gargoyle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Igor; Gargoyle [Yuri Topolov] (introduction)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1962
was [The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter...the Gargoyle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Marvel Super-Heroes #14 and Marvel Tales #14 reprinting their covers.
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The Senses-Shattering Surprises Go On and On-!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items: Announcement that Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD and Dr. Strange now have their own comics, Dr. Doom, Ka-Zar and Silver Surfer will be coming out in '68, the final rank of Marveldom is FFF (Fearless Front Facer) and is someone given this honorary rank by Stan Lee and a carefully chosen committee. Stan'S Soapbox: announces the new 35c Spider-Man magazine. The Mighty Marvel Checklist: Marvel-ous Mags on Sale Right Now!: Comics listed with a synopsis are Not Brand Echh #8, Fantastic Four #75, Spider-Man #61, Avengers #52, X-Men #44, Daredevil #40, Thor #152, Captain America #102, Incredible Hulk #104, Iron Man #2, Sub-Mariner #2, Marvel's Space-Born Superhero! Captain Marvel #2, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Premiere Ish), Dr. Strange (Premiere Ish), Sgt. Fury #54, Captain Savage #3, Marvel Super-Heroes #14 and Marvel Tales #14.

Note that this is clearly a Marvel Bullpen Bulletins but is not labeled as such.

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