(October 1967)

Western, 1966 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1967-07-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10145-710
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indexed with data from Alberto Becattini. On-sale date from 1967 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Invasion at the Arctic Circle! (Table of Contents)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painted)
Inks
George Wilson (painted)
Colors
George Wilson (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; war
Characters
M.A.R.S. Patrol; invaders
Reprints
Keywords
Arctic

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

Weapons for Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 1)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; military
Reprints
Keywords
Educational; fact

Indexer Notes

Inner front cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011). Non-fiction piece on military experiments with Cybernetic Anthropomorphous Machines. Does not actually feature M.A.R.S. Patrol.

Operation Deep-Freeze [Part I] (Table of Contents: 2)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Mike Roy
Inks
Mike Peppe
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4-677
Genre
science fiction; war
Characters
M.A.R.S. Patrol [Lt. Cy Adams; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Sgt. Joe Stiker; Cpl. Russ Stacey]; General Kripps; invaders
Synopsis
Invader infiltrators have taken over a base on the DEW Line (Distant Early Warning) in the North American arctic. M.A.R.S. Patrol fights them out, but learns that they are striking again at another base, where they've made a "snow train" supply caravan vanish.
Reprints
Keywords
Arctic

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

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

Monster Museum / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Lockman; ?
Inks
Vic Lockman; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our Monster Museum is a pretty busy place these days....
Genre
humor
Keywords
Monster

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jest for Fun / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Riddle: What belongs to you...
Genre
humor
Characters
Farmer; boy; flying horse
Keywords
Riddle

Indexer Notes

Riddles or jokes submitted by fans Linda Sargent, Ray Walden, Frank Fernandez, Jeff Buchanan, Leon Bessonette, Nancy Folkerts, Joy L. Poole, Linwood Erickson, Janet Jordan, Jeremy Vogel, Vickie Silvey, Diodati Frank, Curtiss Lippe, Ann Hertelendy, Cris and Lisa Miller, Donald Reinke, and David Weisel. Two spot illustrations.

[Eagle Eyes] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Eagle
Synopsis
An eagle repeatedly mistakes inanimate objects for its prey, and so visits the oculist.
Reprints
Keywords
Eagle; pantomime; wordless

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

Chuckle Time / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Lockman ?
Inks
Vic Lockman ?
Colors
Vic Lockman ?
Letters
Typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fore!
Genre
humor
Characters
Convict; birds; commuters; giraffe; porcupine
Reprints
Keywords
Giraffe; porcupine; prison

Indexer Notes

Four panel cartoons

[Operation Deep-Freeze] Part II The Wasteland Pursuit (Table of Contents: 7)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Mike Roy
Inks
Mike Peppe
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; war
Characters
M.A.R.S. Patrol [Lt. Cy Adams; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Sgt. Joe Stiker; Cpl. Russ Stacey]; invaders
Synopsis
M.A.R.S. Patrol lets an invader escape so that they can track him back to his base, which turns out to be a climate-controlled teleportation facility hidden by image projection. An attack destroys the climate control, killing the invaders. But now M.A.R.S. Patrol must rush to thwart an expected attack on San Francisco.
Reprints
Keywords
Arctic; teleportation

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

[Artificial Flowers] (Table of Contents: 8)

Quick Takes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Bee; walrus; chick; grenadier
Reprints
Keywords
Pantomime; wordless

Indexer Notes

Four wordless comic strips.

G – Gaur (Table of Contents: 9)

Picture Dictionary / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa ?
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints
Keywords
Educational; fact; India; tiger

Indexer Notes

Facts about the gaur. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

New Weapons (Table of Contents: 10)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; military
Reprints
Keywords
Educational; fact; machine gun

Indexer Notes

Inner back cover. Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011). Does not actually feature M.A.R.S. Patrol.

M.A.R.S. Patrol Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 11)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painted)
Inks
George Wilson (painted)
Colors
George Wilson (painted)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; war
Characters
M.A.R.S. Patrol; invaders
Keywords
Arctic

Indexer Notes

Same as front cover, sans title.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Invasion at the Arctic Circle!
    M.A.R.S. Patrol
  2. 1. Weapons for Tomorrow
    M.A.R.S. Patrol
  3. 2. Operation Deep-Freeze [Part I]
    M.A.R.S. Patrol
  4. 3. ["Our Monster Museum is a pretty busy place these days...."]
    Monster Museum
  5. 4. ["Riddle: What belongs to you..."]
    Jest for Fun
  6. 5. [Eagle Eyes]
    Mini-Comics
  7. 6. ["Fore!"]
    Chuckle Time
  8. 7. [Operation Deep-Freeze] Part II The Wasteland Pursuit
    M.A.R.S. Patrol
  9. 8. [Artificial Flowers]
    Quick Takes
  10. 9. G – Gaur
    Picture Dictionary
  11. 10. New Weapons
    M.A.R.S. Patrol
  12. 11. M.A.R.S. Patrol Pin-Up
    M.A.R.S. Patrol
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Kirk House
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore