(August 1964)
Western,
1963 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-05-21
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10046-408
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Printed in the U.S.A.
[no title indexed]
Magnus, Robot Fighter / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Trapped on a monstrous planet, Magnus defies the evil Xyrkol and flame-throwing robots!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Magnus; Xyrkol
- Reprints
-
in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1829 (1967) -
in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967) -
in Magnus An 4000 (Éditions des Remparts, 1972 series) #1 (décembre 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Bob Bailey.
Atomic Energy, Number 8: Half-Life of an Element
Keys of Knowledge / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1829 (1967)
- in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Power of the One Thousand
Magnus, Robot Fighter / comic story / 27 pages
- Script
- Russ Manning (signed as
Russ Manning) - Pencils
- Russ Manning (signed as Russ Manning)
- Inks
- Russ Manning (signed as Russ Manning)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 7-645
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A spacecraft, from the far reaches of the galaxy, settles to a pad at North Am's great Civic Center Spaceport.
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Magnus; Malev 6; Leeja Clane; Senator Clane; President; Xyrkol; Gophs; M'ree
- Synopsis
- Magnus fights Xyrkol's evil robot, Malev 6. The "One Thousand" -- humans harnessed to serve as a computer by H-8 in issue 1 -- combine their mental power to reach Magnus in space, and return him to earth.
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1829 (1967)
- in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)
-
in Magnus, Robot Fighter (Western, 1963 series) #29 (November 1971) -
in Albi Spada - Magnus, Anno 4000 (Edizioni Fratelli Spada, 1972 series) #7 (Novembre 1972) - in Magnus An 4000 (Éditions des Remparts, 1972 series) #1 (décembre 1972)
- in Die Actionhelden (Condor, 1978 series) #2 (1979)
- in Collection T. V. Pocket (Sage - Sagédition, 1978 series) #[6] (1er trimestre 1980)
- in Magnus Der Robotkämpfer (Norbert Hethke Verlag, 1989 series) #4
- in Russ Manning's Magnus, Robot Fighter (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #1 ([October] 2004)
-
- Keywords
- Mental telepathy; North Am; robot; space travel; teleportation
[no title indexed]
Robot Rostrum / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Margaret Oberg, Dave Biddy, Wayne Woodman, Benjamin Urritia, Charles Henderson, Frances Graham, John Burchfield, Jr., Werner Wassner, Curtis Darling, and Richard Hoberg.
The Dream Makers
The Aliens / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bul; Earthmen
- Synopsis
- After two years, the Alien-bound ship reaches home. The Earthmen are amazed at the honor: first to visit an alien planet! Yet Captain Bul warns of "strange appearances" and not to touch anything. The reception has many strange aliens - and two pretty human women! Yet when an Earthman touches one, he collapses. The telepathic Dream Makers take on any form - and are hideous if seen clearly. Camouflaged, they are the secret service that protects the planet.
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1829 (1967)
- in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)
- in The Aliens (Western, 1967 series) #1 (September-December 1967)
- in Albi Spada - Magnus, Anno 4000 (Edizioni Fratelli Spada, 1972 series) #7 (Novembre 1972)
- in Magnus An 4000 (Éditions des Remparts, 1972 series) #1 (décembre 1972)
- in The Aliens (Western, 1967 series) #2 (May 1982)
- in Captain Johner & the Aliens (Acclaim / Valiant, 1995 series) #1 (May 1995)
-
Fish, Number 33: Carp
Keys of Knowledge / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1829 (1967)
- in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (November 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Robot Fighter Pin-Up
Magnus, Robot Fighter / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Magnus; Xyrkol
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Same illustration as the front cover, minus trade dress, etc.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Trapped on a monstrous planet, Magnus defies the evil Xyrkol and flame-throwing robots!"]
Magnus, Robot Fighter -
1.
Atomic Energy, Number 8: Half-Life of an Element
Keys of Knowledge -
2.
The Power of the One Thousand
Magnus, Robot Fighter -
3.
[no title indexed]
Robot Rostrum -
4.
The Dream Makers
The Aliens -
5.
Fish, Number 33: Carp
Keys of Knowledge -
6.
Robot Fighter Pin-Up
Magnus, Robot Fighter
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bob Bailey
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Clayton Emery
- Jochen G.
- Kirk House
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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