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I remember the revolving plastic robot which seems to have inspired the cover. The front cover was re-used by George Turton pubs. for their "Adventure Annual" and the back cover for their "Super Thrill Album." |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | 1953 | Pages: 1 |
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Cover | The Adventure Annual |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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Notes | Inside cover, collage featuring some of the characters that appear in the book. |
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Notes | Western motif with space for owners name. |
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Illustration | The Adventure Annual (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
Notes | Frontispiece. |
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Contents | Contents (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Contents listing with an illustration of a pirate. |
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Text Story | Son of the Sioux (9 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
Notes | Text story with five half-page colour illustrations. Artist credit via Phil Rushton. |
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Comic Story | The Signet of the King (10 pages) |
Featuring | Adam Peril |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Lt. Adam Peril U.S.N.;Tiny; Anita Galvez |
Notes | Six pages B&W, four in colour. |
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Comic Story | Lady in the Iron Mask (7 pages) |
Featuring | Black Roger |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Roger Randolph (Black Roger); Princess Jotphar; Bart; Kazmir |
Notes | Four pages in colour, three in B&W. |
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Text Story | Operation Cataclysm (12 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Con. (signed) | Inks: Con. (signed) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
Notes | Text story illustrated with five B&W illustrations. |
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Text Story | The Cattle King (12 pages) |
Credits | Script: Eric James | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
Notes | Text story illustrated with five B&W illustrations.
Art credit via Ray Moore. |
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Text Story | The Conquered Goddess (12 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | Text story illustrated with five B&W illustrations. |
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Comic Story | The Robot Empire (12 pages) |
Synopsis | Voss and his men from Saturn plan to use giant robots to take over the solar system. |
Credits | Script: Colin McLoughlin |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Swift Morgan; Silver; Voss; Emperor Markow; Professor Valor |
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Text Story | Scourge of the Caribbean (11 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | Text story illustrated with four B&W illustrations.
Art credit via Phil Rushton. |
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Text Story | Koo-Koo the Clown (13 pages) |
Credits | Script: Gordon Grimsley | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Text story with six B&W illustrations. |
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Comic Story | Roy Carson and the Old Master (12 pages) |
Synopsis | Roy Carson investigates a stolen painting. |
Featuring | Roy Carson |
Credits | Script: Colin McLoughlin |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Roy Carson; Dutch Scully; Lord Gaymore; Silk; Limey; Duece; Weedy |
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Text Story | Prince Rupert's Recruit (11 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Text story with five B&W illustrations. |
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Text Story | The Mysterious Dr. Jupiter (10 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime |
Notes | Text story with four B&W illustrations. |
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Text Story | Jungle Flight (11 pages) |
Credits | Script: John Southcombe | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | Text story with four B&W illustrations. |
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Text Story | The Sign Of Gemini (12 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Text story with three B&W illustrations. |
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Comic Story | Alliance of Evil (12 pages) |
Featuring | Captain Daring |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Daring; Captain Foxx; Patch; Captain Jigg; Lady Delores |
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Comic Story | The Code of Treachery (6 pages) |
Featuring | Eric Falcon |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Eric Falcon; Captain Cutlass |
Notes | Three pages in colour, three in B&W. |
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Comic Story | Treacherous Whirlpool (6 pages) |
Credits | Pencils: Bill Peterson | Inks: Bill Peterson |
Content | Genre: Superhero |
Notes | Three pages colour art, three B&W. |
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Synopsis | Woozy visits a flea circus and picks up a couple of unwanted visitors. |
Featuring | Woozy Winks |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Woozy Winks; Mitzi |
Notes | Two pages colour, three in B&W. |
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Notes | Reprints the inside front cover. |
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Notes | Back cover. |
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