September 1970

"Well, at the time of this writing (early in March), Jack Kirby has unexpectedly announced his resignation from our surprised but stalwart staff."

From Fantastic Four, Vol. 1, No. 102

August 1970

"There's just enough space remaining for me to tell you that there's not enough space remaining for me to tell you anything."

From Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1, No. 130

July 1970

"Looks like it's old home week around the Bullpen once again. Two more little lambs who had gone astray have just returned to the fold - so let's hear a hearty 'Welcome Back' for Cheerful Chic Stone and Valiant Vince Colletta!"

From Fantastic Four, Vol. 1, No. 100

June 1970

"Didja hear about Stan The Man rapping for hours with Joe McDonald, Barry Melton, and their manager Ed Denson?
Or maybe you know them better as Country Joe & the Fish!"

From Captain America, Vol. 1, No. 126

May 1970

"Let's start with the results of organized fandom's biggest popularity poll. The tallies of the 1969[sic] Alley Awards are finally in, and it's almost embarrassing the way mighty Marvel copped most of the main honors."

From Fantastic Four, Vol. 1, No. 98

April 1970

"From time to time we receive letters from readers who wonder why there's so much moralizing in our mags. They take great pains to point out that comics are supposed to be escapist reading, and nothing more. But somehow, I can't see it that way. It seems to me that a story without a message, however subliminal, is like a man without a soul."

From Captain America, Vol. 1, No. 124

March 1970

"It's like the end of an era! It'll shatter the traditions of Marveldom to the their very foundation! But, do it we must, and do it we shall! So, hold onto your hats, 'cause here's the bit! Starting sooner or later, in some ish or other, we're gonna try using PERIODS instead of those furshlugginer EXCLAMATION POINTS with which we've been ending every sentence since comics began!"

From Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1, No. 125