| Issue | #23 |
| Published | April 1974 |
| Frequency | Bi-Monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.20 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Roy Thomas |
| Characters | It, The Living Colossus |
| Genre | Monsters |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
| Notes | Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B. |
| Characters | It, the Living Colossus; Bob O'Bryan; Lord Granitor (Destroyed?); Fin Fang Foom; Dr. Vault; Dr. Braun; Freddy; Susan; Duffy; Grant Marshall; Dorian Delazny; Felix Simon (Introduction); Diane Cummings; Magnor; Sgt. Patten; Gargoyles of Stonus Five |
| Synopsis | Dr. Vault uses his power to summon Fin Fang Foom to help him defeat It, the Living Colossus so that he can take over it's body. Bob O'Bryan, cast out of It's body because of the mental energy expended, uses Felix Simon to drive him closer to the body of It so that he can again take control. He takes control of It, and he along with Fin Fang Foom (who has shaken off Dr. Vault's control) battle Lord Granitor to save earth. Bob O'Bryan, who appears to be dead when his mind enters It, is driven to the hospital by Felix. When Lord Granitor uses his transportation device to try to escape It destroys the device which also destroys Lord Granitor. Dr. Vault takes control of Fin Fang Foom again and Bob O'Bryan is declared dead at the hospital. |
| Genre | Monsters |
| Script | Tony Isabella |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers; Jack Kirby (Strange Tales #89 reprint) |
| Inks | Dick Ayers; Dick Ayers (Strange Tales #89 reprint) |
| Colors | Linda Lessmann |
| Letters | Dick Ayers [as Richard B] |
| Notes | Page 1 of the original story from Strange Tales #89 is reprinted on page 7, panels 4-6 of page 5 of the original story is reprinted on page 8 panels 1-3, panels 2-4 of page 6 of the original story is reprinted on page 8 panels 4-6 and panel 2 of page 8 of the original story is reprinted as panel 7 of page 8. The Fin Fang Foom story is also reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #2 (April 1966), in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (May 1973) and in Monster Masterworks TPB. |
| Reprinted | from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #89 (October 1961) [page 1, panels 4-6 of page 5, panels 2-4 of page 6 and panel 2 of page 8, original story: Fin Fang Foom!] |
| Characters | Iron Fist |
| Script | ? (promo copy); Stan Lee |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Stan Lee talks about since it's the start of a new year it's the perfect time to talk about the new stuff coming out. He mentions the Spider-Man Medallion Coins, a new series of hard-cover books about your favorite Marvel masterworks, FOOM, the Value Stamp project, a potential full-length feature film and how two top TV producers are making them an offer they can't refuse. Items about the New Year's Resolutions by Gerry Conway, Mike Ploog, Rich Buckler, Johnny Romita, Steve Gerber, Bob Brown, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Roy Thomas and Stan Lee, they are discontinuing the ads for FOOM for a few weeks because they can't keep up with the orders and another Spider-Man code. Mighty Marvel Checklist for comics now on sale! listed with a synopsis are Spider-Man #131, Thor #222, Tomb of Dracula #19, Captain America #172, Werewolf by Night #16, Conan the Barbarian #37, Iron Man #67, Fear #21, Marvel Team-Up #20, Kull the Destroyer #13, Strange Tales #173, Astonishing Tales #23 and Worlds Unknown #6. Also includes a small promo for Iron Fist in Marvel Premiere. Appears between pages 13 and 14 of the story sequence. |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Pencils | ?; Esteban Maroto |
| Inks | ?; Esteban Marato |
| Colors | ?; ? |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Article explaining some of the ideas behind the Marvel Value Stamps (and pledging to give a fuller explanation of what you get if you collect all 100). Article bragging about how Marvel's magazines are eight pages longer than most magazines and that Dracula Lives, Monsters Unleashed, Vampire Tales and Tales of the Zombie are put out six times a year with Crazy on sale seven times a year. Also, in a couple of months two more magazines will be launched. An item advertising Crazy #3 by listing some of the shows they parody and other articles (with an illustration from their "High Plains Drifter" story) and an item advertising Vampire Tales #4 (with an illustration from their "The Drifting Snow" story). |
| Script | Tony Isabella |
| Notes | Article on the first "The Lost World" movie. |
| Characters | It, the Living Colossus; Bob O'Bryan |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Colors | Linda Lessmann |
| Letters | Tom Orzechowski (logo) |
| Notes | Letters from Bob Hobart, Steve Scheibner, Steven M Scholz, K.J. Robbins, Rodney Schroeter and Russell Lynn Fields with two partial panels reprinted from Astonishing Tales #22. |
| Characters | Spider-Man; Aunt May; Dr. Octopus |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia |
| Notes | Promo for Amazing Spider-Man #131 using a portion of the cover. |
| Characters | Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Medusa |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito? |
| Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
| Notes | Promo for Fantastic Four #145 using a portion of the cover. |
| Characters | Killdozer |
| Genre | Science Fiction; Horror |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Pencils | Gil Kane; John Romita (re-touches on Killdozer figure) |
| Inks | Ernie Chan; John Romita (re-touches on Killdozer figure) |
| Notes | Promo for Worlds Unknown using a portion of the cover. |