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| Fantastic Ditko art, reprinting Konga #1 and Gorgo #1, as well as two short monster stories. Steve Ditko even gets mentioned on the cover of this 1966 edition! |
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| Being a "giant atomic monster" fan ,I remember being absolutely blown away when I bought this off the spinner rack during my childhood in the 60s. |
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| Ditko's giant monster 'origin stories' are actually better than the films on which they're based. The films: hokey, slow-moving, badly-acted, cheezy SFX. The comics: Amazingly, all of the foregoing detractions have been removed from the stories by Ditko, and the result is totally convincing (for a comic book)!! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1966 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: four times yearly |
| Notes | Ditko draws himself as a man with an inkpot for a head. |
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| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Gorgo; Konga; Steve Ditko; Adam; Hogar |
| Notes | Ditko draws himself as a man with an inkpot for a head. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Doctor Decker discovers a chemical that can increase the size of animals and he tests it on a monkey. |
| Credits | Job #: 6982 |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Konga; Doctor Charles Decker; M'Bontu; Margaret Decker; Sandra; Bob; Dean Foster; Professor Tagore |
| Notes | Adapted from the movie. |
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| Comic Story | With the Help of Hogar (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Manu carves a meteorite into a figure that he hopes will make him leader of his tribe. |
| Credits | Job #: B-150 |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Manu; Hogar |
| Notes | New story. Kaler credit per Nick Caputo, January 2014, as revealed in Comic Comments #9, November 1966. |
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| Synopsis | Joe Ryan and Sam Slade capture a sea monster and hope to make money off it. |
| Credits | Job #: 6673 |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Gorgo; Joe Ryan; Sam Slade; Sean; McCartin; Dorkin |
| Notes | Adapted from movie. |
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| Comic Story | The Mountain Monster (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | A monster kidnaps men from the village. |
| Credits | Job #: B-149 |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense; Science Fiction | Characters: Adam; Vadju; Dr. Caesmer Karv; Martha Karv; Hans Leiter; Willeth; Fraum |
| Notes | New story. Kaler credit per Nick Caputo, January 2014, as revealed in Comic Comments #9, November 1966. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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