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Issue: Marvels #0

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Publication Date: August 1994

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Issues: #0 of 5 Issues (12 Printings)

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Publisher: Flag

Marvel

Brand: Marvel Comics

Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics

On Sale Date: 06/1994

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 75960601586300111

Price: $4.00 CAD
$2.95 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: acetate cover; glossy interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: limited series

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Reprinted In6

1 Content Item
- The Origin of the Human Torch [Story on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted as/ in another Issue.

2 Content Items
- [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]1
- The Origin of the Human Torch [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 3 other Issues:

Marvels: The Platinum Edition #[nn] published January 2014

Marvels: The Remastered Edition #[nn] published January 2018

Marvels Monster-Sized #[nn] published January 2019

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Content Items (5 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Spider-Man; Green Goblin

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In Content Item: Flag

Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Character(s): Spider-Man; Green Goblin; Namor

First Line: Oh, look. Another one of those Zero issues.

Synopsis: Kurt Busiek describes how "Marvels" came together from his perspective.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: The sequence begins on the inside front cover and continues on the inside back cover. How the series came about.

The Origin of the Human Torch

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Phineas Thomas Horton; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]

First Line: "It is with considerable difficulty that I remember the original era of my being..." - Mary Shelley

Synopsis: Phineas Horton creates the Human Torch; however, seeing that society is not ready for such a being, Horton seals away his creation beneath the earth. Eventually, a crack develops in the concrete encasing the Human Torch and he is freed from his imprisonment.

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Marvels #[nn] [Premiere Edition] published January 2008

In Content Item: Flag

Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as The Origin of the Human Torch [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 12

Notes: The "First Line" field quote by Mary Shelley is from Frankenstein.

[untitled]

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Character(s): Human Torch

First Line: First of all, I should probably come right out and say I have kind of a difficult time judging between fantasy and reality, so until I get my medication, this is my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Synopsis: Alex Ross provides some insight on how "Marvels" came to fruition.

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Pages: 2

Images

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Synopsis: pinups of various Marvel Superheroes

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17