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Issue: Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #16
Publication Date: August 1968
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Issues: #16 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Animated Timely Features Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/09/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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The Return of the Mole Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #16 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]1/4 page
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #22 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was The Mole Man [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: New captions by Sam Rosen. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2024.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, John Verpoorten, Gary Freidrich, Stan Goldberg, Flo Steinberg.
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The Return of the Mole Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]
Synopsis: The Mole Man arranges for the neighbors of the Fantastic Four to complain about their activities so they will be interested when they receive an ad for an island that is for sale. When they visit the island, the Mole Man is waiting for them.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #22 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
was The Return of the Mole Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
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The Greatest Event in the History of Comic Magazines!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Spectacular Spider-Man #1 reprinting the cover.
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Now Twice as Many Pages!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Not Brand Echh
Character(s): Forbush-Man; Boney; Claude
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Not Brand Echh #9 reprinting the cover.
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The Most Daringly Dramatic Superhero of all Time!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Silver Surfer
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Silver Surfer #1 reprinting the cover.
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The Black Knight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan
Synopsis: Iron Man versus the villainous Black Knight.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #59 published November 1964
was The Black Knight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: X-775
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Mordo Must Not Catch Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]; Ancient One [Yao]
Synopsis: Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum. After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail! Mordo appears saying he's captured the Ancient One. In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. The battle continues, until the light of Strange's amulet forces Mordo to give in and free the Ancient One. With Mordo apparently beaten "for a long time," Strange heads back to NYC.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #125 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1964
was Mordo Must Not Catch Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: X-773
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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Igor; Gargoyle [Yuri Topolov] (death)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #1 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1962
was [The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: V-709
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Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Medusa
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Marvel Super-Heroes #15 reprinting the cover.
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Gangway, World! Marvel's Marching On!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Spider-Man; Dr. Strange
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items: Announcement of Silver Surfer #1 and the increase to 25 cents and the doubling of the size of Not Brand Echh, information on Spectacular Spider-Man #1.

Stan's Soapbox: Stan Lee discusses why Marvel puts out so many comics and a very small illustration of Spider-Man.

The Mighty Marvel Checklist for Marvel-ous Mags on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are the 35 cent Spectacular Spider-Man #1, Not Brand Ecch #9, Silver Surfer #1, Fantastic Four #77, Spider-Man #63, Marvel Super-Heroes #15, Avengers #54, X-Men #46, Daredevil #42, Mighty Thor #154, Captain America #104, Incredible Hulk #106, Iron Man #4, Sub-Mariner #4, Marvel's Space-Born Superhero! Captain Marvel #4, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #3, Dr. Strange #171, Sgt. Fury #56, Captain Savage #4 and Marvel Tales #15.

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