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1July 1956
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Melvin the Monster #1

Marvel · July 1956

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Identification plate

Series
Melvin the Monster (Marvel, 1956 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July 1956
Key date
1956-07-00
Indicia publisher
Hercules Publishing Corporation
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Melvin The Monstercover1pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg
1Melvin The Monstercomic story4script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
2Melvin The Monstercomic story3script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
3Melvin The Monstercomic story1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
4Melvin The Monstercomic story1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
5Melvin The Monstercomic story1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
6Melvin The Monstercomic story1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
7A Hero For Tommytext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
8Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
9Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
10Little Zeldacomic story4script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
11Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
12Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
13Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
14Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
15Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
16Melvin The Monstercomic story0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely
17Melvin The Monstercomic story4script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely

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