Years before his work on Conan, John Buscema tackles swords and sandals.
By The Duke
Artwork is by John Buscema
By mortimer
Classic cover. I can't find any record of this image among the film's contemporary poster art - so it appears to be a Dell original, whoever the painter may have been.
Additional Information
Name
1006 - Hercules | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "HERCULES, No. 1006." Code number is HERCULES.O.S. #1006-597. Copyright 1959 by Oscar Film, S.P.A, and Galatea, S.P.A.
"Movie Classic" on cover. Adapted from the 1958 movie "Le Fatiche di Ercole", translated into English and released in the United States in 1959 as "Hercules".
No month is given on the cover or in the indicia. Based on the copyright dates of this issue and others in the series released around the same time, one can determine that this issue was published with other Four Color issues bearing a "July-September 1959" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
Hercules / 1 page
Feature
Hercules
Pencils
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Inks
? (painting)
Colors
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Letters
typeset
Genre
Historical
Characters
Hercules
Foreword/Afterword
Hercules (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the story.
Letters
typeset
Genre
Historical
Characters
Hercules (photos of Steve Reeves)
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five stills from the movie plus partial cast and credits list.
Comic Story
Hercules (32 pages)
Synopsis
Subject to a tyrant king's commands, Hercules must endure many tests of strength then sail in search of the Golden Fleece. Finally, he must overthrow the evil monarch's rule in order to restore the rightful king to his throne.
Adapted from the 1958 Italian movie "Le Fatiche di Ercole", released in the United States in 1959 as "Hercules". Synopsis is taken from sequence one of this issue. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007).
Comic Story
Greek Warfare (1 page)
Synopsis
Facts about the equipment and strategy used by the Greeks in war.
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