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Issue: 2001, A Space Odyssey #1
Publication Date: December 1976
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Issues: #1 of 10 Issues (24 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 1976
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860267212
Price: £0.10 GBP
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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Editor(s): Jack Kirby; Archie Goodwin (consulting editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: historical, science fiction
Character(s): Beast-Killer; Mason; the Monolith; Woodrow Decker
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This Year, Your Favorite Marvel Characters Are Going Back to School…

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Feature(s): Mead School Supplies
Synopsis: Ad for school supplies with Marvel artwork.
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Beast-Killer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: historical, science fiction
Character(s): Beast-Killer [The One Who Hunts Alone] (caveman, hunter); Bill (boy); Mason (astronaut); the Monolith; Woodrow Decker (astronaut)
Synopsis: The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the future where two astronauts discover an alien ruin. One of the astronauts is killed by a creature, but the other, Woodrow Decker, is transported into a pastoral countryside by the monolith. Here he rapidly ages until he dies and is converted by the monolith into an embryo-type creature referred to as a 'new seed' to explore the galaxy.
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Disclose Notes: Set in the Miocene Age and on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter in the year 2001.
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Feature(s): Market Place
Synopsis: Small ads spread over 4 pages throughout issue.
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The Secret of Teaching Yourself Music

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Feature(s): U. S. School of Music
Synopsis: Ad for free booklet to learn to play guitar or spinet organ.
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The Mighty Meat Snack Conquers the Horrible Hungries

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Feature(s): Slim Jim
Synopsis: Ad for meat snack.
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Powerul Muscles Fast!!

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Feature(s): Muscle Builders
Synopsis: Ad for information on muscle-building system.
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Halloween Madness from Marvel

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Feature(s): Superhero Merchandise
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Synopsis: Ad for Spider-Man & Hulk costumes, monster masks.
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Look, Friends!

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Feature(s): Grit Publishing Co.
Synopsis: Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
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Juicemobiles

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Genres: celebrity, sports
Feature(s): O.J. Simpson; Juicemobiles
Character(s): O.J. Simpson
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Disclose Notes: Comics ad for the Juicemobiles shoes from Spot-bilt.
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Now! Take Your Favorite Super Heroes to School!

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Feature(s): Fascinating Art Industries Inc.
Character(s): Spider-Man; Power Man; Captain America; The Hulk
Synopsis: Ad for book covers decorated with Marvel characters.
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The New Seed

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Monolith Mail
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Disclose Notes: No letters (editorial comments); Howard the Duck Campaign Update Final.
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Superheroes Assemble!

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Feature(s): Marvel Comics
Character(s): Howard the Duck; Thor; Captain America; Spider-Man; Daredevil; Human Torch; Iron Man; Conan; Captain Marvel
Synopsis: House ad for subscriptions: 12 issues for $4.00.
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Make Money Customizing

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Feature(s): Customizing Center
Synopsis: Ad for job training for customizing cars.
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Now You Can Use Isokinetics

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Feature(s): Powerex
Synopsis: Ad for exerciser and course/exercise chart.
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A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee; ?
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Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
Synopsis: Stan's Soapbox: Stan's Personna razor blade commercial. Items: Announcing debuts of The Spectacular Spider-Man (with small cover repro) & 2001 A Space Odyssey; Marvel's softball team; Marvel staff weddings; Hype for Marvel Preview #8; Hype for 1977 Marvel Calendar; Welcomes to various new staffers.
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The Spider-Man and the Fly!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spider-Man; Hostess Twinkies
Character(s): The Fly; Spider-Man
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comics But Didn't Know Where to Look

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Feature(s): Chelsea House Publlishers
Character(s): Captain America; The Yellow Kid; Spider-Man
Synopsis: Ad for The World Encyclopedia of Comics
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Impossible? Not for the Super Bodybuilding System!

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Feature(s): Universal Bodybuilding
Synopsis: Ad for brochures showing how to build a more muscular body and physique.
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Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Look Who's Smiling Now!

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Feature(s): La Salle Extension University
Synopsis: Ad for free booklet to enroll in job correspondence courses.
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Disclose Notes: back cover

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