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Charlton's GORGO, KONGA, REPTILICUS titles were highly desirable comics amongst us 60s kids back in the day. When this issue of FANTASTIC Giants hit the spinner rack every boy on my block had to have an issue because this was the epitome of Ditko/Charlton monster goodness! |
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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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