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Issue: Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1

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Publication Date: March 1975

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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues

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Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

Brand: Marvel Comics Group

Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN:

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Price: $0.50 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Roy Thomas

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: squarebound

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In3

2 Content Items
- [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]2
- Part 1: Sub-Mariner Rising! [Encounter At Land's End!] [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 3 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Reprinted From2

2 Content Items
- Part 2: In the Darkness Dwells Doom! [Encounter at Land's End!] [Story on Interior Page(s)]1
- Part 3: This Man...This Demon! [Encounter at Land's End!] [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times from Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Adult Image

Title Page

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Content Items (5 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Ron Wilson

Inker(s): Frank Giacoia

Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?

Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Sub-Mariner; Dr. Doom

Character(s): Dr. Doom; Sub-Mariner

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Essential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #2 published January 2012
as Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Part 1: Sub-Mariner Rising! [Encounter At Land's End!]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Roy Thomas

Penciller(s): John Buscema

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott

Colorist(s): Janice Cohen

Letterer(s): Artie Simek

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Sub-Mariner; Dr. Doom

Character(s): Dr. Doom; Sub-Mariner; Silver Surfer (cameo flashback); Shalla-Bal (cameo flashback); Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Human Torch (cameo flashback); Thing (cameo flashback); Darkoth the Death-Demon (cameo flashback)

Synopsis: Framing sequence in which the Sub-Mariner rescues Dr. Doom from the ocean and tries to convince him to become his ally.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Essential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as Part 1: Sub-Mariner Rising! [Encounter At Land's End!] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 10

Notes: Sub-Mariner between SUB-MARINER #69 / 70; Dr. Doom between FANTASTIC FOUR #144 / 155; Framing sequence for the story that reprints Sub-Mariner 20 and Marvel Super-Heroes 20. The pages of this sequence occur before, between, and after the reprints.

Part 2: In the Darkness Dwells Doom! [Encounter at Land's End!]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Roy Thomas

Penciller(s): John Buscema

Inker(s): Johnny Craig

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Artie Simek

Editor(s): Stan Lee (original Editor)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Sub-Mariner

Character(s): Sub-Mariner; The Thing (cameo flashback); The Invisible Girl (cameo flashback); The Human Torch (cameo flashback); Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Crystal (cameo flashback); Dr. Doom

Synopsis: Sub-Mariner is pursued by New York policemen and takes refuge in the Latverian Embassy, where Dr. Doom tries to take him prisoner.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Sub-Mariner #20 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1969
was In the Darkness Dwells... Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]-1 page

Reprint Notes: This reprint does not reprint pages 11 panels 3-5 or page 12 panels 1-2.

Miscellaneous

Pages: 19

Part 3: This Man...This Demon! [Encounter at Land's End!]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Larry Lieber; Roy Thomas

Penciller(s): Larry Lieber; Frank Giacoia

Inker(s): Vince Colletta

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Sam Rosen

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Dr. Doom

Character(s): Dr. Doom; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Invisible Girl; The Human Torch; Diablo; Valeria; Boris (Flashback); Dr. Doom's father (Flashback)

Synopsis: Diablo hold Valeria hostage and tries to force Dr. Doom into becoming his partner.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Marvel Super-Heroes #20 published May 1969
was This Man... This Demon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Double page splash edited out

Reprint Notes: This reprint does not reprint pages 18 and 19.

Miscellaneous

Pages: 22

Notes: According to Roy Thomas, Larry Lieber plotted,(likely) dialogued and pencilled approximately the first half of the story when he had to bow out. Roy plotted and wrote the second half, with Frank Giacoia penciling. It appears that Lieber wrote and drew pages 1-11; with Thomas scripting and Giacoia penciling pages 12-24.

Dr. Doom's appearance takes place between STRANGE TALES #167/FANTASTIC FOUR #84. Origin of Dr. Doom retold, this story is also reprinted in Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 (2004) [black & white reprint, two page splash edited out].

The Road to Land's End

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Roy Thomas

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Colorist(s): various

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Skrulls; Dr. Doom; Mole Man

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Editorial