My Greatest Adventure #27

(January 1959)

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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Was Earth's First Exile (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In one moment, I was the first man to pilot a rocket into orbit--and soon after I found myself engaged in a strange battle on an alien world!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Captain "Ferg" Ferguson; Dzuga (dictator)

Synopsis

An astronaut on a test flight is transported to a distant planet where he gains super-powers and helps defeat a dictator.

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #8 ([circa 1959])
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #13 ([May 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #43 (April 1960)
• in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #9 ([1963])
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #25 (1975) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

dictator; spaceship; superpowers

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Peter Puptent Explorer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We must choose between taking back the mummy...

Genre

humor

Characters

Peter Puptent

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #8 ([circa 1959])

Formula for Success! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Jimmy is a talented musician, and his science teacher convinces his dad that he would he happier pursuing music rather than science.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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Bunker Hill Sporting Goods Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

We Hunted the Forbidden Treasure (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We had probed the murky depths of the seven seas--trekked across the scorching deserts--and invaded the frigid Arctic in the quest of buried fortunes...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Clyde King; Andy; Boswell (curio dealer); Antib; Parker

Synopsis

An ancient Aztec curse seems to follow an expedition that seeks to find a lost treasure.

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #8 ([circa 1959])
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #13 ([May 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #42 (March 1960)
• in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #9 ([1963])
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #25 (1975) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

Aztec; Mexico

Indexer Notes

Jim Mooney signature on left hand side of splash panel, two thirds of the way down.

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

My World of Giants (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #8 ([circa 1959])

The Hand of Clay! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Morris Waldinger

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

John Dean has dreamed about his own death, and his dream finally comes true.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #33 (December 1954)

Indexer Notes

may actually be reprinted from an earlier source yet unindexed

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Columbia / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

We Were 20th Century Cavemen (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There on that deserted island, we were ready to pull back the dark veil surrounding one of the greatest mysteries of life --the secret of eternal youth!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Dr. Cooper; Nora; Jim

Synopsis

A scientific experiment gone wrong revives the prehistoric world in the present.

Reprints

• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #8 ([circa 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #42 (March 1960)
• in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 ? series) #9 ([1963])
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #25 (1975) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

dinosaurs; pterodactyl; rejuva-ray

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)