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Merry Marvel Marching Society (often referred to by the abbreviation "M.M.M.S.") was a fan club for Marvel Comics started by Marvel editor Stan Lee and/or Marvel publisher Martin Goodman in 1964. ==History== Following teaser promotion in Marvel comic books cover-dated November 1964, Marvel Comics introduced the company's in-house fan club, the Merry Marvel Marching Society, in its comics cover-dated February 1965, released in the fall 1964. Generally abbreviated as the "M.M.M.S", the club offered readers a $1 membership kit that initially included a *welcoming letter *membership card *one-sided, record, "The Voices of Marvel" * scratch pad * sticker *pinback button and * certificate.〔House ad, Marvel Comics issues cover-dated February 1965〕 The company offered permutations of this kit, plus additional promotional merchandise such as posters and sweatshirts, through comics cover-dated October 1969.〔Ballman, J. ''The Full-Color Guide to Marvel Silver Age Collectibles from M.M.M.S. to Marvelmania'', p. 80. (Totalmojo Productions, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9815349-0-9〕 As author Marc Flores, who writes under the pen name Ronin Ro, described, The club proved successful, with Marvel secretary and club coordinator Flo Steinberg remarking that they "were working seven days a week just opening these envelopes" containing the subscription fee.〔 Soon, the club offered a range of other money-spinning products, including:〔 * Six-foot "life-size, full-color Spidey pin-up" made from a Steve Ditko drawing of Spider-Man * $1.50 T-shirt with a Ditko-drawn Dr. Strange * Thing drawing by Jack Kirby on "Official Swingin' Stationery" * Fantastic Four family portrait T-shirt by Kirby. The ranks of M.M.M.S. membership, all identified by three-letter abbreviations (such as Q.N.S. for "Quite 'Nuff Sayer" to F.F.F. for "Fearless Front-Facer") were invented by young comics fan Mark Evanier. The M.M.M.S. was absorbed into the subsequent Marvel fan club, Marvelmania International, in 1969. This second club lasted until 1971. A third official Marvel Comics fan club, FOOM (Friends of Ol' Marvel) followed from 1973 to 1976. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Merry Marvel Marching Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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