(July-August 1960)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Robert Kanigher
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age U.S.; Later Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was An On-Going Series
The Golden Monster!
Sea Devils / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Russ Heath (signed)
- Inks:
- Russ Heath (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Characters:
- Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; a Godzilla-like golden monster
- Synopsis:
- The Sea Devils recoil from a giant golden claw bursting from a sunken treasure galleon.
Indexer Notes
First Sea Devils. Wash cover.
The Golden Monster!
Sea Devils / comic story / 26 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Russ Heath
- Inks:
- Russ Heath
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Dane Dorrance; "Dad" Dorrance (in flashback); Judy Walton; Nicky Walton (Judy's kid brother); Biff Bailey; Biff's girlfriend; WWII UDT frogmen and Nazi frogmen; movie producer; weightlifting coach
- Synopsis:
- SCUBA diver Dane Dorrance hopes to earn his Dad's UDT flippers. Judy Walton hopes to land the lead in the movie "Sea Devils". Biff Bailey hopes to prove he's not a "clumsy ox". Nicky Walton hopes to prove he's a man. Working together, they find a sunken galleon and treasure, fight off a shark, octopus, and Godzilla-monster; and discover they really want to be a team of "underwater trouble shooters" called Sea Devils.
- Reprints:
- in Aquaman Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([June 1980])
- In Aquaman Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #5 ([June 1980])
Indexer Notes
1) A 1953 movie, "Sea Devils", starred Rock Hudson and Yvonne DeCarlo. The subject was 1800's smuggling and Napoleonic plots, but the title might have inspired the DC comic. 2) The last panel announces, "More titanic adventures of 'Sea Devils' in the next issue of Showcase!"
The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving
filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru
- Inks:
- Mike Esposito
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; sports
- Synopsis:
- Information on scuba diving, equipment, mysteries and joys. And "Never dive alone!"
- Reprints:
- in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #54 (November-December 1970)
- in Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #54
Monsters of the Seven Seas!
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; animals
- Synopsis:
- "Many scientists believe that survivors of these strange prehistoric creatures still exist in the depths of the sea... reported as a 'sea serpent'."
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dobie Gillis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Humor; Sitcom
- Characters:
- Dobie Gillis; Thalia
Indexer Notes
Promotional advertisement for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, "the newest TV sensation". Picture of #2's cover art.
Editing
This Issue is currently being edited by
Bruno Andreacchi
(since 2012-04-12,
last edit 2012-04-12)
Table of Contents
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1.
The Golden Monster!
Sea Devils -
2.
The A-B-Seas of Skin Diving
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3.
Monsters of the Seven Seas!
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4.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dobie Gillis
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