Gorgo #4
(November 1961)

Charlton, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Pat Masulli (Executive Editor)

Issue Notes

Monster Against Spaceship (Table of Contents)

Gorgo / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Gorgo
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

Cover taken from splash page of Gorgo #1.

Homecoming (Table of Contents: 1)

Gorgo / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (signed)
Inks
Vince Alascia (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-810
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A marine major is selected to become the first man to orbit the moon. After his capsule returns to Earth, he crashes into the sea near a sleeping Gorgo and his mother. Gorgo befriends the marine and lets him ride on his head. The marine eventually guides Gorgo to New York City so he can return home.
Keywords
monsters

Dawn to Destruction (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
After being defeated by Earthlings in the great Earth/Mars war of 1997, the Martians plan revenge in 2038 via a carefully constructed ambush. But Earth's military was on to them and thwart their plans.

If You Were- (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (signed as ChaSal)
Inks
Sal Trapani (signed as ChaSal)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-811
Genre
non-fiction; science fiction
Synopsis
Explains why we need large predators to go after smaller prey in order to preserve balance in nature.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Ramon Schenk (1/2009).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Monster Against Spaceship
    Gorgo
  2. 1. Homecoming
    Gorgo
  3. 2. Dawn to Destruction
  4. 3. If You Were-
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Salvatore Carotenuto
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Keith Smith
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Mike White