Sea Devils #1

(September-October 1961)

How to Gain up to 50 Lbs. of Mighty Muscles! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Sea Devils vs. the Octopus Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sea Devils / comic story / 12.34 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Russ Heath (signed as R. H.)

Inks

Russ Heath (signed as R. H.)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Returning to the undersea world...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; Wendel Wales; Octopus Man

Synopsis

Producer Wendel Wales is shooting a movie about the Sea Devils. His mechanical Octopus Man is destroyed when the real version appears and attacks the movie set.

Reprints

• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1970 ([januar] 1970)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #10/1970 ([mai] 1970)
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #110 ([June 1974])
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #437 (July 1974)
• in Aquaman Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #3 ([June 1979] ?)
• in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Keywords

frogmen; hydra; kraken; Loch Ness Monster; octopus; shark; siren

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman… (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman; DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

You, Too, Can Be Tough! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Padell Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

There's More Than Meets the Eye… (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Batman; DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey. (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission; Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Cloud... Fog...] (Table of Contents: 10)

What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Two panels with text, comparing scientific principles.
On top half of second page following end of first story.

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Undersea Breezes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ross Andru (illustration)

Inks

Mike Esposito (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Aqua-fans of the Sea Devils!

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment and questions regarding skin diving from David S. Novak; M.J. Braun; and George Wheeler.

Secret of the Emerald Whale! (Table of Contents: 13)

Sea Devils / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Russ Heath (signed as R. H.)

Inks

Russ Heath (signed as R. H.)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some say that beneath the sea - - time stands still!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; Mira Bedford; Lars the Red; Captain Shark

Synopsis

The Sea Devils find an iceberg with the Emerald Whale and Captain Shark frozen inside.

Reprints

• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #70 (juillet 1962) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #36 (1978) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Keywords

electric eel; frogmen; Vikings; whale; whaling

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.

Guaranteed to Make You Smile… (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

America's Most Exciting War Game (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

If You Know Just 20 People… (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)