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Issue: Where Monsters Dwell #1
Publication Date: January 1970
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Issues: #1 of 38 Issues (42 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S. (#1-30); standard Modern Age U.S. (#31-38)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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I Brought Cyclops Back to Life!!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby; John Romita ? (alterations)
Inker(s): Steve Ditko; John Romita ? (alterations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cyclops [Polyphemus]; Duncan; Amanda
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1960
was I Brought Cyclops Back to Life!! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Woman's dress shortened and face redrawn, likely by John Romita.
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I Brought the Mighty Cyclops Back to Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cyclops [Polyphemus]; Duncan; Amanda
Synopsis: A young couple thaw out a cyclops in an iceberg, and must lure it into an icy pit to keep it from hurting anyone.
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From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #10 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1960
was I Brought the Mighty Cyclops Back to Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: T-689
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the first person.
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A Sagacious Smattering of Somewhat Senseless Small-Talk!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee; ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Stan's Soapbox, Items, The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): David Hartnell (only appearance); Gorgolla (only appearance); Stonians (introduction and origin)
Synopsis: An explorer discovers Gorgolla in the Himalayan Mountains. Gorgolla awakes and captures him, then summons his Stonian brethren to begin their attack on Earth. The lesser gargoyles under his command however betray Gorgolla. He is seemingly killed by the Stonian army when they revive as they had learned the ways of peace by observing humanity for centuries and no longer wished to live as slave soldiers. After defeating Gorgolla, the Stonians pledge themselves towards protecting humanity.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #74 published April 1960
was Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: T-614
Disclose Notes: Gorgolla's people are next seen, along with his father, in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #22 (February 1974).
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I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, The Lurking Demon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Gor-Kill; Hans Grubnik
Synopsis: A gaseous alien comes down to Earth and inhabits a dam of water to harass local villagers. The village loafer realizes that the alien is using the water in the dam to embody itself and steals dynamite in order blow up the pass before the alien can reach the sea. The loafer succeeds, but is imprisoned for stealing the dynamite.
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From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #12 published November 1960
was I Alone Know the Dread Secret of Gor-Kill, the Living Demon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: T-849
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the first person.

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