Tor #3

(May 1954)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Isle of Fire! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tor / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (small b))

Pencils

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (small b))

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (small b))

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

All times and ages have their legends... and the world of a million years ago is no exception!

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Chee-Chee; Tor

Synopsis

Tor rescues a tribe from their captors on a volcanic island before the island itself collapses into the sea.

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 1975 series) #3 (September-October 1975)
which is reprinted
• in Serietidningen (Williams Förlags AB, 1975 series) #3/1976 ([3 mars] 1976)
• in Tar Classics (Classics/Williams, 1975 series) #3 ([1976])
• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

St. John Publishing / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Snow Trap (Table of Contents: 4)

Tor / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert

Pencils

Joe Kubert (illustrations)

Inks

Joe Kubert (illustrations)

Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was the dead of winter.

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Chee-Chee; Tor; Kilu

Synopsis

Tor defends a village from the despotic Flatnoses by killing their leader, Kilu, on a snow-covered mountain.

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi - I'm Joe Kubert.. and this is Norman Maurer.

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Joe Kubert; Norman Maurer

Synopsis

Series creators Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer respond to readers' letters questioning the science and historicity of the first issue.

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)

Black Valley (Table of Contents: 6)

Tor / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Pencils

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the first of a series of double-page super-action pictures suitable for framing, appearing in future issues of Tor!

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Chee-Chee; Tor

Synopsis

Tor brings peace between one tribe and their neighbors, a tribe of women who had been exiled and are now demanding female child sacrifices to add to their numbers.

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 1975 series) #4 (November-December 1975)
which is reprinted
• in Serietidningen (Williams Förlags AB, 1975 series) #6/1976 ([juni] 1976) [Det svenska avsnittet har 10 sidor, jämfört med originalet som sägs ha 9 sidor.]
• in Tar Classics (Classics/Williams, 1975 series) #5 (1977)
• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Panel-Rama centerspread pin-up forms the first 2 pages.

#3: Pteranodon (Table of Contents: 7)

1,000,000 B.C. History of Prehistoric Animals / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Pencils

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pteranodon was the giant among nature's flying beasts.

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Information about the pteranodon.

A second #3 in this series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Danny Dreams / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed as Alexander TOTH)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed as Alexander TOTH)

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Did you ever realize that a human being spends one third of his lifetime sleeping?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Danny Wakely; Uncle Jim; Lavv; Joe Kubert

Synopsis

Danny becomes trapped in a dream in which he has been transported back in time 1,000,000 years into the body of a prehistoric boy named Bruk. While there, he shows how weaving can be used to catch fish. The story ends with him remaining trapped in the past.

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)
• in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #10 (2004)

Indexer Notes

First line supplied by Leonard Wolinsky via the GCD Errors list, February 2009.

#4: Tylosaurus (Table of Contents: 9)

1,000,000 B.C. History of Prehistoric Animals / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Pencils

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Inks

Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert (brush strokes))

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It is scientific theory that every beast in history comes from the sea -- the elements of the sea are found in the living cells of every living creature.

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Tor (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([November] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Information about the tylosaurus.

Buzz Baxter Rides Again! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Artistic Greeting Cards / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Kenmore Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)