Magnus, Robot Fighter #10

(May 1965)

Boys! Girls! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

National Broadcasting Company, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mysterious Octo-Rob (Table of Contents: 2)

Magnus, Robot Fighter / comic story / 23.5 pages (report information)

Script

Don R. Christensen; Russ Manning ? (see notes)

Pencils

Russ Manning

Inks

Russ Manning

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rising panic sweeps the great continent-wide city of North Am!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Magnus; Leeja Clane; Colonel Karlus; Xyrkol; Strengi (android); Lokryna (android); citizens of North Am

Synopsis

Xyrkol uses a magnetic force field robot to attack North Am, and two humaniform androids to infiltrate Magnus's circle. Magnus tracks Xyrkol to his Antarctic base and captures him.

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1844 (1967)
• in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #10 (Mai 1968)
• in Albi Spada - Magnus, Anno 4000 (Edizioni Fratelli Spada, 1972 series) #10 (Aprile 1973)
• in Magnus An 4000 (Éditions des Remparts, 1972 series) #4 (avril 1973)
• in Magnus Der Robotkämpfer (Norbert Hethke Verlag, 1989 series) #5
• in Russ Manning's Magnus, Robot Fighter (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #2 ([July] 2005)

Keywords

Android; Antarctica; North Am; robot

Indexer Notes

The Comic Reader # 30, October 1964, credits Don Christensen as sole author. Info per Nick Caputo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

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Creatures from Saturn (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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'Boarding Stations!' the cruiser Arctura's speakers announced matter-of-factly.

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1844 (1967)
• in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #10 (Mai 1968)
• in Magnus, Robot Fighter (Western, 1963 series) #38 (February 1975)

Keywords

Saturn

Robot Gallery (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

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typeset

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1844 (1967)
• in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #10 (Mai 1968)
• in Vintage Magnus Robot Fighter (Acclaim / Valiant, 1992 series) #3 (March 1992)

Indexer Notes

Includes a sketch of a robot invention by a very young Walter Simonson. Other fan art by Skip Jactche, David Marsh, Charles Koenig, and Bev Mendheim.

Fear of the Unknown (Table of Contents: 6)

The Aliens / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Schaefer; Eric Freiwald

Pencils

Russ Manning

Inks

Russ Manning

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Due to the aliens, the earthship carrying Captain Johner and his crew has come through a deadly psycho-gas…

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Captain Johner; Zarz; ground crew; General Curso

Synopsis

Zarz landed the ship after humans passed out, but now the hypatomic engines rupture. Zarz orders "Every Earthman must be outside before any of us leave the ship!" But the rescuers freak at the aliens, and soldiers open fire as the ship burns. No way out but to link up "our barrier of mind-force!" Outside, Captain Johner revives and opens the air lock as the commander orders, "Hold your fire!" Zarz says, "Fear of the unknown can be deadly to any civilization [but]... it looks like a good beginning!"

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1844 (1967)
• in The Aliens (Western, 1967 series) #1 (September-December 1967)
• in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #10 (Mai 1968)
• in Albi Spada - Magnus, Anno 4000 (Edizioni Fratelli Spada, 1972 series) #10 (Aprile 1973)
• in Magnus An 4000 (Éditions des Remparts, 1972 series) #4 (avril 1973)
• in The Aliens (Western, 1967 series) #2 (May 1982)
• in Captain Johner & the Aliens (Acclaim / Valiant, 1995 series) #2 (May 1995)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Robot Rostrum / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Ben F. Lee, Beth Oxford, Paul G. Rauschke, Richard Drezdon, Lrisl Parker, Vincent C. Stuart II, Benjamin Urrutia, Anis-ur-Rehman Mamun, Valerie and Velinda Neat, T. Gerald McCorley, Gregg Stebbins, Frank Cherry, Arthur Roberts, Gail Sutton, William Sperry, Timothy Morris, C. John Fitzsimmons, Randy Couch, and Richard Rawls.

Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

American Seed Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)