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3June 1966
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Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #3

Marvel · June 1966 · on sale 1966-03-10

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Series
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
June 1966
Key date
1966-06-00
On-sale date
1966-03-10
Indicia publisher
Animated Timely Features Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky, Don Heck, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Gargantus; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Watcher; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
1-table of contents1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Larry Lieber; inks: Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers, George Roussos, Don Heck, Steve Ditko; letters: Sam RosenSub-Mariner [Namor]; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Gigantus; Doctor Stephen Strange; Watcher; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones
2The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1: On the Trail of the Torch!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
3[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 2: Enter the Sub-Mariner!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
4[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 3: Let the World Beware!comic story3script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
5[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 4: Sub-Mariner's Revenge!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Giganto (introduction)
6[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 5: Return to the Deep!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Giganto (death)
7Iron Man versus Gargantus!comic story13script: Stan Lee, R. Berns; pencils: J. Kirby; inks: D. Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Duffi; editing: Stan LeeIron Man [Tony Stark]; Gargantus (introduction, origin); Jeanne; Marion
8Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Terry Szenics; editing: Stan LeeDr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (introduction); Wong (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (introduction, called "the Master"); Nightmare (introduction)
9The Saga of the Sneepers!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: G. Bell; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. Rosen; editing: Stan LeeWatcher [Uatu] (narrator)
10Banished to Outer Space Part 1comic story11script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan LeeHulk [Bruce Banner] (Brief Origin); Rick Jones; Thunderbolt Ross

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