Unearthly Spectaculars #2

(December 1966)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Jack Sparling; Gil Kane

Inks

Jack Sparling; Gil Kane

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino; Joe Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jack Quick-Frost [James Flynn] (first appearance)

The Ice Prison (Table of Contents: 2)

Jack Quick Frost / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder ?

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jack Quick Frost [James Flynn] (origin); Lord Lazee (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Story in three consecutively paginated chapters: "The Ice Prison" (5 pp.), "Back to Life" (5 pp.), "The Showdown" (5 pp.).

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

Dear Reader: / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial asking for letters; house ad for Warfront #38.

Dear Reader (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Joe Simon; Wally Wood; Jack Sparling

Inks

Joe Simon; Wally Wood; Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda; typeset

Indexer Notes

A plea from the "editors, writers and artists" for letters of comment. Includes illo of cover and ad for Warfront.

Ice Creature (Table of Contents: 5)

Jack Quick Frost / text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Rosen; typeset

Indexer Notes

Jack Q. Frost text story includes ad for Pirana.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Pirana / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder ?

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Part man... part fish...

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Pirana promo piece. Rosen lettering credit per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Gaspar Saladino.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 7)

Clawfang / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Wally Wood

Pencils

Al Williamson; Roy Krenkel (some backgrounds)

Inks

Al Williamson

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our story is set in the future...

Genre

science fiction; sword and sorcery

Characters

Clawfang

Reprints

• from Thrill-O-Rama (Harvey, 1965 series) #2 (September 1966)

Indexer Notes

Oda letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Wally Wood.

Pencils by Krenkel are evident in some of the backgrounds. Williamson said he called on Krenkel whenever futuristic cities (such as that in the first panel) were required.

Clawfang the Barbarian (Table of Contents: 8)

Clawfang / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Wally Wood

Pencils

Al Williamson; Roy Krenkel (some backgrounds)

Inks

Al Williamson; Angelo Torres ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Clawfang and his band of raiders watch and wait...

Genre

science fiction; sword and sorcery

Characters

Clawfang; Princess Felina; Dr. James King

Reprints

• in Al Williamson Forbidden Worlds (Pure Imagination, 2009 series) (2009)
• in The Simon and Kirby Library (Titan, 2010 series) #[nn] - Science Fiction (March 2013)

Indexer Notes

Oda letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Wally Wood.

As with the two page introduction, some backgrounds here look like Krenkel's work. Some of the inks, at least, appear to be by Torres.

The Boy Who Hates Us All (Table of Contents: 9)

Tiger Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder ?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Gil Kane

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Earth people are cruel...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Tiger Boy [Paul Canfield, also in the guise of Steelman and Rubberman]; Tiger Boy's sister (first appearance; villain); Mr. Canfield; Mrs. Canfield

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Tiger Boy" feature.

The Canfields in their alien form look entirely different than in the previous issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky; Wally Wood

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And now for more spectaculars: we now offer the following fantabulous features...

Characters

Three Rocketeers; Miracles, Inc.

Indexer Notes

Joe Rosen lettering per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Gaspar Saladino. Previews the next three features:The Three Rocketeers, Earthman and Miracles, Inc.

[The Wizard Makes the Scene] (Table of Contents: 11)

Miracles, Inc. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Wally Wood

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Dan Adkins ?; Wally Wood ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a small Midwestern town stands a singularly nondescript old house...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Miracles, Inc. [Prof. Who; Manlet; Thermo; Una; Klank; Reflex; Misfit; The Wizard] (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Oda letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Wally Wood.

How the 3 Rocketeers Teamed Up!! (Table of Contents: 12)

Three Rocketeers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Joe Giella ?; Frank Giacoia ?

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Atomic Year 1075.

Feature Logo

The 3 Rocketeers

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Three Rocketeers (origin)

Indexer Notes

The "Three Rocketeers [Harvey]" feature formerly appeared in Blast-Off (Harvey, 1965 Series), but is now moving to Unearthly Spectaculars.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Three Rocketeers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Joe Giella ?; Frank Giacoia ?

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Assignment: investigate attack by giant steel pellets blasting SpaStation 1009

Feature Logo

The 3 Rocketeers

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The 3 Rocketeers

Super Surplus (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer ?

Inks

Carl Pfeufer ?

Colors

?

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our super-duper radio is finished...

Genre

humor; children; superhero

Characters

Trixie; Dirk; Super-Alien the Great; Ulta-Man, the Magnificent; Hyper Man; Power Person; Mightiest Man; Mr. Peerless

Indexer Notes

I: A bunch of alien super-heroes. Jetter letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Gaspar Saladino.
Writer credit from Bails Index; formerly credited to "Jerry Siegel ?".

[The Coming of Earthman] (Table of Contents: 15)

Earthman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Wally Wood

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Far off in the vast incredible void that is space...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Earthman (first appearance; origin); Noxus (first appearance; villain)

Reprints

• in The Simon and Kirby Library (Titan, 2010 series) #[nn] - Science Fiction (March 2013)

Indexer Notes

Oda letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Wally Wood.

This is the only appearance of the "Earthman" feature.

Holy Hobby Kits! (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman; Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino ?

Inks

Joe Giella ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; Robin

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Batmobile and Batplane model kits from Aurora. Appears on back cover. Ad agency editing, this ad was in several 1966 comic books.