Tower of Shadows #1 (1969) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Tower of Shadows (Marvel, 1969 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: September 1969
Key date: 1969-09-00
On-sale date: 1969-06-17
Indicia publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price: $0.15
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Feature Story (1969).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	At the Stroke of Midnight!	cover	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen
1	At the Stroke of Midnight!	comic story	7	script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim Steranko; letters: Sam Rosen	Digger (host, introduction)
2	From Beyond the Brink!	comic story	7	script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig, John Romita; inks: Johnny Craig, John Romita; letters: Artie Simek	Digger
3	A Time to Die!	comic story	7	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Don Heck; letters: Sam Rosen	Digger
4	Batty Bulletins to Bewilder, Bewitch, and Bedazzle You!	in-house column	1	script: Smiley
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Don Heck; letters: Sam Rosen

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Tower of Shadows [Special] #1	1971	On eBay ›
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America #[nn]	1971	On eBay ›
Vampire Tales #2	1973	On eBay ›
Captain America Special Edition #1	1984	On eBay ›
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America #[nn] ISBN 0876900341	1971	On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Jim Steranko #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-0944-7	2002	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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