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Series: 2001, A Space Odyssey

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Publisher: Marvel

Title: 2001, A Space Odyssey
Issue: 1
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: December 1976
Volume: 1

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2001: A Space Odyssey
Owner: Seanfingh

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Owner: MedicAR

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Inside This Issue:

Detailed information about the issue is listed below.

Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Genre:historical; science fiction
Characters:Beast-Killer; Mason; the Monolith; Woodrow Decker


Story Title: This Year, Your Favorite Marvel Characters Are Going Back to School… - advertisement
Features:Mead School Supplies
Pages:1
Synopsis:Ad for school supplies with Marvel artwork.


Story Title: Beast-Killer! - comic story
Pages:17
Genre:historical; science fiction
Characters:Beast-Killer [The One Who Hunts Alone] (caveman, hunter); Bill (boy); Mason (astronaut); the Monolith; Woodrow Decker (astronaut)
Synopsis:The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the future where two astronauts discover an alien ruin. One of the astronauts is killed by a creature, but the other, Woodrow Decker, is transported into a pastoral countryside by the monolith. Here he rapidly ages until he dies and is converted by the monolith into an embryo-type creature referred to as a 'new seed' to explore the galaxy.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Market Place
Pages:4
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Small ads spread over 4 pages throughout issue.


Story Title: The Secret of Teaching Yourself Music - advertisement
Features:U. S. School of Music
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for free booklet to learn to play guitar or spinet organ.


Story Title: The Mighty Meat Snack Conquers the Horrible Hungries - advertisement
Features:Slim Jim
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Synopsis:Ad for meat snack.


Story Title: Powerul Muscles Fast!! - advertisement
Features:Muscle Builders
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photos)
Inks:? (photos)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for information on muscle-building system.


Story Title: Halloween Madness from Marvel - advertisement
Features:Superhero Merchandise
Pages:1
Characters:Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Synopsis:Ad for Spider-Man & Hulk costumes, monster masks.
Reprinted:between pages 7-8 of story


Story Title: Look, Friends! - advertisement
Features:Grit Publishing Co.
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photo)
Inks:?; ? (photo)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.


Story Title: Juicemobiles - advertisement
Features:O.J. Simpson; Juicemobiles
Pages:0.5
Genre:sports
Characters:O.J. Simpson


Story Title: Now! Take Your Favorite Super Heroes to School! - advertisement
Features:Fascinating Art Industries Inc.
Pages:0.5
Letters:?; typeset
Characters:Spider-Man; Power Man; Captain America; The Hulk
Synopsis:Ad for book covers decorated with Marvel characters.


Story Title: The New Seed - letters page
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Superheroes Assemble! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Marvel Comics
Pages:1
Inks:?; ? (photo)
Letters:?; typeset
Characters:Howard the Duck; Thor; Captain America; Spider-Man; Daredevil; Human Torch; Iron Man; Conan; Captain Marvel
Synopsis:House ad for subscriptions: 12 issues for $4.00.


Story Title: Make Money Customizing - advertisement
Features:Customizing Center
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for job training for customizing cars.


Story Title: Now You Can Use Isokinetics - advertisement
Features:Powerex
Pages:0.5
Pencils:?; ? (photo)
Inks:?; ? (photo)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for exerciser and course/exercise chart.


Story Title: A Testament to Tapestries Tempestuous, Tales Titanic, and Tableaux Treasured! - in-house column
Pages:1
Letters:?; typeset
Synopsis:Stan's Soapbox: Stan's Personna razor blade commercial. Items: Announcing debuts of The Spectacular Spider-Man (with small cover repro) & 2001 A Space Odyssey; Marvel's softball team; Marvel staff weddings; Hype for Marvel Preview #8; Hype for 1977 Marvel Calendar; Welcomes to various new staffers.


Story Title: The Spider-Man and the Fly! - comics-form advertising
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Fly; Spider-Man


Story Title: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comics But Didn't Know Where to Look - advertisement
Features:Chelsea House Publlishers
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Captain America; The Yellow Kid; Spider-Man
Synopsis:Ad for The World Encyclopedia of Comics


Story Title: Impossible? Not for the Super Bodybuilding System! - advertisement
Features:Universal Bodybuilding
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photos)
Inks:? (photos)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for brochures showing how to build a more muscular body and physique.


Story Title: Look Who's Smiling Now! - advertisement
Features:La Salle Extension University
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for free booklet to enroll in job correspondence courses.


View this comic at comics.org. Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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