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Issue: Monsters Unleashed #2
Publication Date: September 1973
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Issues: #2 of 11 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Monster GroupView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 05/29/1973
Volume: 1
Pages: 76
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 31 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from The Comic Reader #96, April 1973.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: standard U.S. magazine
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Penning under masthead.
 
 
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The Monster of Frankenstein

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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In Content Item: FlagEssential Monster of Frankenstein #1 published January 2004
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]black and white
In Content Item: FlagEssential Monster of Frankenstein #1 published January 2004
as Monsters Unleashed #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Never Finished High School?`

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for at-home high school courses from Wayne School of Chicago, Illinois.
On inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Frankenstein 1973

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Frankenstein Monster; Derek McDowell; Tisha; Victor Frankenstein (cameo; flashback); William Frankenstein (cameo; flashback); Henry Clerval (cameo; flashback); Elizabeth Frankenstein (cameo; flashback)
First Line: I really don't believe it!
Synopsis: Derek discovers the Frankenstein Monster in suspended animation in a circus carnival. Tisha attempts to destroy it but instead manages to revive the monster.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJourney into Nightmare #2 published January 1978
as Frankenstein 1978 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Monster of Frankenstein #1 published January 2004
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The story in this issue takes place between panels of Frankenstein (Marvel, 1973 series) #12.

Title is given as "Frankenstein '73" in Table of Contents.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Beware! Here come the vampires!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Vampire Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #1 ([August] 1973).
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Monster Rally

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Editorial includes information on the new Monster of Frankenstein feature.
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Karloff, The Man, The Monster, The Movies

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Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Lifeboat!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Oliver Holmes (also flashback, death); Osburn (also flashback); Margaret Trevor (death); Christopher S. Clemens (death); Omar (also flashback); Lord Holmes (flashback)
Synopsis: On a lifeboat shortly after the sinking of the Titanic, Omar, an old man from India, gets revenge for the enslavement of his people by the British.
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In Content Item: FlagMonsters Unleashed Annual #1 published January 1975
as Lifeboat! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Once again, the Zombie has risen from the grave!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Tales of the Zombie (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (October 1973).
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The Ultimate Fiend Club!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for FOOM membership kit at $2.50 each.
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The Madman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Jane Bryant; Dr. Grimm (death); Thorn (death)
Synopsis: Nurse Jane Bryant arrives at the mysterious Hagstone Sanitarium for a job, but she is really there on a secret mission of her own.
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From Content Item: FlagMenace #4 published June 1953
was The Madman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Monster Madness and Dracula Lives.
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Back Issues Offer!

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Penciller(s): ? (cover thumbnails)
Inker(s): ? (cover thumbnails)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: White tie and fangs are required!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Marvel back issue ad for black & white magazines.
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The World's Most Wanted Monster: The Saga of the Karloff Frankenstein

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Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Monster 7 Feet Tall

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Ad offering seven-foot polyethylene monster novelties with glow in the dark eyes. Choose from Frankenstein's Monster and Boney the Skeleton. From Honor House of Lynbrook, New York.
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Movie Posters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.04
Disclose Notes: Send $1.00 for catalog for original movie posters and other memorabilia from The Cinema Attic, P.O. Box 7772, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Secret Book Safe

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: With combination lock only you can open
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Pages: 0.12
Disclose Notes: Send $1.00 for a "secret" book safe in the shape of a book with combination lock from Honor House, Dept. 190BS10, Lynwood, New York.
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Announcing: Two Great New Supernatural Hits from the Marvel Comics Group!

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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: House ad for Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #169 (September 1973) and Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #12 (October 1973).
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Savage Tales Is Back!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Savage Tales (Marvel, 1971 series) #2 (October 1973).
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Man's beginnings are lost, shrouded in the mists of antiquity.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This introduction uses a still photo from the film The Mask, 1961.
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Sword of Dragonus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Dragonus (also flashback); Balthus (flashback); Zareen; Talvuras (death); Old One (death); Thald (death); Dark Demon (death)
Synopsis: A barbarian named Dragonus battles wizards, demons and beasts to save a princess from being sacrificed.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPhase #1 published January 1971
was Sword of Dragonus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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I'll Make You a Master of Karate

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for karate instruction book and training dummy from Precise Publications, Dept. KA-11, Box 322, Lenox Hill Sta., N.Y., N.Y. 10021.
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Reading More But Enjoying It Less?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Four out of five leading funny people agree…
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Crazy (Marvel, 1973 series).
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Robert Graham (photo of James Arness); Dr. Patricia Medford (photo of Joan Weldon)
First Line: For a fleeting second of eternity, man has been master of this wildly-spinning sphere.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photo used in introduction is taken from the film Them (1954), Warner Bros.
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The Roaches!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Marcia Kenwell; Mrs. Schapalov; Osip Schapalov; Mr. Grant
Synopsis: With an extreme phobia against roaches, Marcia was stuck in an apartment building infested with them. It was made worse by her neighbors, the Schapalovs, with their unclean habits, drawing even more roaches into the building. If only there was some way to get rid of the roaches and the Schapalovs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMasters of Terror #2 published September 1975
as The Roaches [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagL'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. #5 published January 1977
as Le cafard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJourney into Nightmare #2 published January 1978
as The Roaches! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Adapted from Thomas M. Disch's story.
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Next Issue: The Man-Thing Walks Among Us!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Coming attractions for next issue.
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Novelty Items

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Win Every Fight
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Ads for miscellaneous novelty items and an American Cancer Society ad.
On last interior page.
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Fear Lives!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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First Line: --in the Haunt of Horror
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Haunt of Horror (Marvel, 1973 Series), a digest prose magazine.
On last interior page.
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Will Your Job Be Next to Go?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: A million jobs have disappeared since 1960.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send for free booklet to learn how to start a Duraclean franchise business in the field of cleaning services from Duraclean International, 3-1Y5 Duraclean Bldg., Deerfield, Ill. 60015.
On inside back cover.
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Have You Seen This Coupon Before?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: It has helped to start many men and women on the road to higher pay.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for extension courses from La Salle Extension University of Chicago, Illinois.

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