Four Color #1157

(July 1961)

Master of the World (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical; science fiction

Characters:

John Strock; Robur

Synopsis:

Preview of the story.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Preview of the story in comic form with a partial cast list. Script submitted on July 28, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Master Of The World (Table of Contents)

comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jules Verne (original stories); Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation)

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

John Stock; Mr. Prudent; Dorothy Prudent; Philip Evans; Robur

Synopsis:

In 1871, three balloonists are captured when they investigate the eruption of a volcano in Pennsylvania. Their captor is the mad inventor Robur, who has built a huge airship. He embarks on a mission to attack the world's armies and force them to give up war.

Indexer Notes

Script submitted on July 8, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Adapted from the 1961 movie "Master of the World," which was based on two Jules Verne novels: "Robur the Conqueror" (1886) and its sequel "Master of the World" (1904).

Jules Verne, Author Extraordinary (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Jules Verne

Synopsis:

Overview of the life of Jules Verne.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Script submitted on July 28, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

They Ruled Their World (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gaylord Du Bois

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Script submitted on July 27, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced with an ad in some copies. See sequence 5.

Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip and a $500 bond (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for Daisy B-B guns, featuring a contest with a grand prize of a trip to Crater of Diamonds, Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Model 25 pump gun for $9.95 depicted. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This sequence replaces Sequence 4 in some copies.