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4September 1966
$0.25

Marvel Tales #4

Marvel · September 1966 · on sale 1966-06-09

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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September 1966
Key date
1966-09-00
On-sale date
1966-06-09
Indicia publisher
Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard
1-table of contents1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Marie Severin; inks: Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen
2The Return of the Vulturecomic story21script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekThe Vulture; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson
3Prisoner of the Wizardcomic story13script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Jon D'AgostinoHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Wizard (Origin, Intro); The Destroyer (cameo on film)
7On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!comic story13script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekThor [Don Blake]; U.S. Army personnel; Zarrko; Jane Foster; Odin
12The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!comic story10script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: A. SimekAnt-Man [Henry Pym]; The Scarlet Beetle

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-2402-0
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The Mighty Thor Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5099-2
2010On eBay ›
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus #1 [Fifth Edition]
ISBN 978-1-302-94563-3
2022On eBay ›

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