Marvel Tales #4
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- September 1966
- Page count
- ?
- Cover price
- $0.00
- Colour
- Black & white
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/20357
Credits
- Editing
- ?
Issue contents
Cover
No title recorded
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Feature
- Spider-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Vulture; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Steve Ditko
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 (November [December] 1963) — The Return of the Vulture
- Also printed
-
The Amazing Spider-Man Newton Spectacular (Newton, 1975?) ([1975]) — The Return of the Vulture
-
The Amazing Spider-Man (Newton, 1974 series) #6 ([August 1975?]) — The Return of the Vulture
-
Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 ([February 1982?]) — The Return of the Vulture
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (1987) — The Return of the Vulture
-
The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (December 1996) — The Return of the Vulture
Synopsis
The Vulture escapes from prison and Spider-Man finds a new way to defeat him, despite having a sprained arm that limits him to using one arm.
Notes
References Spider-Man #2.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Wizard (Origin, Intro); The Destroyer (cameo on film)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
Synopsis
The Wizard decides to defeat the Torch by kidnapping him and convincing the world the Torch has turned criminal, but the Wizard is tripped up when Johnny calls in his sister.
Notes
References Strange Tales #101. First appearance (and origin) of the Wizard.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
4Featuring
- Feature
- Littleton Coin Co.
Credits
- Art
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for coin catalog and coins from Littleton Coin Co. Appears between pages 11-12 of "Wizard" story sequence.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Christy Trades School, Inc.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for electronic appliance repair training from Christy Trades School, Inc.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Thor
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-913
- Characters
- Thor [Don Blake]; U.S. Army personnel; Zarrko; Jane Foster; Odin
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot)
Larry Lieber (Script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Art Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #86 (November 1962) — On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!
- Also printed
-
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (January 1963) — Untitled
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (June 1978) — On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!
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Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 ([February 1982?]) — On the Trail of Tomorrow Man!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 (1991) — "On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!"
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Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) — "On the Trail of the Tomorrow Man!" (black and white)
Synopsis
Zarrko of the year 2262 goes back in time and steals a cobalt bomb in 1962, but Thor chases him forward in time and defeats him.
Notes
Job number not listed in comic, came from the splash page of the original art. Presented in two parts; Part 2 is titled "Flight To The Future."
7Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House Products Corp.
- Characters
- Frankenstein
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Honor House Products Corp. novelties. Appears between pages 2-3 of "Thor" story sequence.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Ward's Formula
Credits
- Art
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Ward's Formula for re-growing hair, from H. H. Ward & Co. Appears between pages 6-7 of "Thor" story sequence.
9Featuring
- Feature
- various
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Various ads for stamps companies and other items. Appears between pages 11-12 of "Thor" story sequence.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Grit
Credits
- Art
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 11-12 of "Thor" story sequence.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; The Scarlet Beetle
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot)
Larry Lieber (script) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (January 1963) — The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!
- Also printed
-
Marvel Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 ([February 1982?]) — The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle! (black and white)
Synopsis
A red beetle is given a human-type brain through exposure to radiation and steals Ant-Man's enlarging gas to try and take over the world, using other insects as an army. But Ant-Man still controls the ants and together they defeat the Beetle.
12Featuring
- Feature
- various
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Various ads for stamps companies and other items, including one to purchase comic books by Argosy Books. Appears between pages 2-3 of "Ant-Man" story sequence.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Precise Publications
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Master System of oriental fighting arts from Precise Publications. Appears between pages 6-7 of "Ant-Man" story sequence.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Turbonique
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Turbonique super-speed equipment for engines. Appears between pages 6-7 of "Ant-Man" story sequence.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Lucky Products, Inc.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for 200 piece set of World War II Soldiers toy from Lucky Products, Inc.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Niresk Discount Sales
Credits
- Art
- ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for fishing outfit from Niresk Discount Sales, on inside back cover.
17Featuring
- Feature
- Wallace Brown Cards
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Christmas Card catalog and approvals for sale from Wallace Brown, Inc., on back cover.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.