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Issue: Legion of Monsters #1
Publication Date: September 1975
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/05/1975
Volume: 1
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
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Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The cover includes the distributor's mark: Curtis.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #121.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color covers; black and white interiors
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US magazine
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagL'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. #5 published January 1977
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagEssential Monster of Frankenstein #1 published January 2004
as The Legion of Monsters #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagThe Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #3 published December 2010
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagEssential Monster of Frankenstein #1 published January 2004
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Stan Lee Presents The Legion of Monsters

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Frankenstein Monster; Manphibian; Dracula
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Support Your Local Monster

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Tony Isabella
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Miscellaneous
1
The Monster and the Masque

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Cynthia (death); Andy; George; Merlin; Cynthia's husband (death)
Prologue: A slithering crawl of murky squalor sucking at soot-grimy filth.
The Frankenstein Monster attends a costume party and is framed for murder.
Reprinting
FlagEssential Monster of Frankenstein #1 published January 2004
as The Monster and the Masque [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
15
Specific inking credits per Nick Caputo, May 2020.

Frankenstein Monster appears between Monsters Unleashed (Marvel, 1973 series) #10 and Giant-Size Werewolf (Marvel, 1974 series) #2.
If You Subscribe to the Legion of Monsters...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photography)
? (photography)
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for subscriptions to Marvel's range of black and white magazines. Photo from 1957 movie Attack of the Crab Monsters.
Vengeance Crude

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror
Aaron Fox; Beth Fox; Fenton (death); Manphibian's mate (death); Atwood (death)
Oil: Once you would have studied this substance in minutest detail...
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Miscellaneous
10
Manphibian appears next in the Nick Fury's Howling Commandos series.
The Legion Report

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (photography)
? (photography)
typeset
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Miscellaneous
4
The Flies!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
horror
Chuckles (also in flashback); Pee Wee; Professor Thompson (flashback, death); Sheriff
Hey, be careful, Pee Wee.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
9
Monster Madness

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Dr. Jekyll
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Dracula Chapter VII Death Be Thou Proud!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Three brides of Dracula (flashback); Mr. Swales (flashback, corpse); Sister Agatha (cameo); Mrs. Westenra
The story so far: Jonathan Harker, solicitor, traveled from England...
Reprinting
FlagStoker's Dracula #[nn] published January 2005
FlagThe Tomb of Dracula Omnibus #3 published December 2010
as Chapter VII - Death Be Thou Proud! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
15
Adapted from Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Story continues from Dracula Lives (Marvel, 1973 series) #11. Adaptation finally completed in Stoker's Dracula (Marvel, 2004 series).
Monster Gallery

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
3
Three monster-inspired pin-up pages.
Next Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Morbius; Satana; Dracula
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for the never-published second issue of Legion of Monsters.

Stories listed in ad appeared in:
Morbius in "The Madman of Mansion Slade" in Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #8.
Satana in "Night of the Demon - Night of the Damned" in Haunt of Horror (Marvel, 1974 series) #5.
Dracula in "Hour of the Wolves" in Stoker's Dracula (Marvel, 2004 series) #2.
Have We Got a Fear-Fest for You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Invisible Man
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Masters Of Terror #2.
Crazy

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
? (illustration)
? (illustration)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
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Miscellaneous
0.5
House ad for Crazy Magazine.
Put a Marvel on Your Chest!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
typeset
Subject Matter
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Marvel T-Shirts from the Marvel Merchandising line.
Missed Any Marvel Masterpieces Lately?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for back issues of Marvel's black and white magazines.

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