Mighty Samson
#11
(August 1967)
Western,
1964 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1967-06-22 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10119-708
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Keywords New York City; post-apocalyptic
[no title indexed]
Mighty Samson / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Savage plants, monster mutations, human vultures, tyrannize ancient Broadway!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mighty Samson
- Reprints
-
in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1883 (1969) -
in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #11 (Juni 1969 ?) which is reprinted -
in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)
-
- Keywords
- axes; tree monsters
Indexer Notes
Looks like George Wilson's work according to Richard Richmond. The muscle is not consistent with a Gollub rendering; Robert Barrett concurs via the GCD Error Tracker (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10160), 2015-05-02.
[no title indexed]
Mighty Samson Mutant Monsters / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Among the biogenetic horrors created by nuclear fallout is a huge cousin of the electric eel....
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mindor (hand only)
- Synopsis
- Mindor's description of a sea beast that can shoot electric bolts.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Mutant; mutation; post-apocalyptic
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Swap Rats [Part 1]
Mighty Samson / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- 11-676
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Jakkar; Hulko
- Synopsis
- Traders must brave considerable dangers as they traverse N'Yark, and so can get away with charging exorbitant prices. When Samson and Mindor object, Hulko tries to kill Samson.
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1883 (1969)
- in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #11 (Juni 1969 ?) which is reprinted
- in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Post-apocalyptic
The Secret of Nineveh
Lost Civilizations / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Paul Emile Botta
- Synopsis
- Botta discovers and excavates Nineveh, opening the door to generations of archeology.
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1883 (1969)
- in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #11 (Juni 1969 ?) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- Archaeologist; archaeology; archeologist; archeology; Assyria; Iraq; lost city; Nineveh
The Paralyzing Mist
Tom Morrow / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tom Morrow; Cindia
- Synopsis
- A mist of nuclear fallout paralyzes everyone in Ultra City. Tom uses his mental powers to gather chemicals and neutralize the mist.
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1883 (1969)
- in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #11 (Juni 1969 ?) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- Clairvoyance; fallout; levitation; telekinesis
[no title indexed]
Gold Key Comics Club News / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever wished you could vote for your favorite comics...
Indexer Notes
"Comic Book Election" -- poll concerning which comics readers buy regularly.
Can You Create a Monster?
Gold Key Club Comics / letters page / 1 page
- Keywords
- Fan art
Indexer Notes
Fan art by ?, James King, Dan Richardson, Douglas Chemousky, and Scott Phillips.
What's Your Line?
Gold Key Club Comics / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Harry; sailfish; Cedric; hunter; gorilla; giraffe; commuter; birds; convict; porcupine
- Keywords
- Panel cartoon
Indexer Notes
Two single-panel cartoons. Four others without captions, which readers are invited to submit.
The Joke's on You
Gold Key Club Comics / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gold Key Kid (advertising character or promotional character)
Indexer Notes
Jokes and riddles submitted by fans Wayne Privett, Bobby Riddle, Terri Darity, Michael McGovern, John Krest, Keirn Watkins, Rick Dreves, Doug North, Marsee Edwards, Lee Pace, Julianne Sampley, Peter Bagg, Debra Barney, Julian Dratwa, Jennifer Blackman, Wendell Maciesewski, and the Stegers.
[The Swap Rats, Part 2] Terror on the Tradeway
Mighty Samson / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Jakkar; Hulko
- Synopsis
- Despite attacks from the traders and the mutant perils of N'Yark, Samson and his friends lead the tribespeople in reopening Broadway. Now renamed the N'Yark Tradeway, it allows farmers and city-dwellers to meet and trade directly, without a middleman.
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1883 (1969)
- in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #11 (Juni 1969 ?) which is reprinted
- in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Broadway; Manhattan; mutant; mutation; New York City; post-apocalyptic
Readers Complete the Comic
Gold Key Club Comics / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Witch
- Keywords
- Fan art
Indexer Notes
As the town clock ticks loudly, a witch flies by on her broomstick. Incomplete comic strip, with final panels submitted by fans George Kelly, Edward Doane, John Erich, Robin Harris, Jimmy Koch, and Mary Denise Kelleher.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Savage plants, monster mutations, human vultures, tyrannize ancient Broadway!"]
Mighty Samson -
1.
["Among the biogenetic horrors created by nuclear fallout is a huge cousin of the electric eel...."]
Mighty Samson Mutant Monsters -
2.
The Swap Rats [Part 1]
Mighty Samson -
3.
The Secret of Nineveh
Lost Civilizations -
4.
The Paralyzing Mist
Tom Morrow -
5.
["Have you ever wished you could vote for your favorite comics..."]
Gold Key Comics Club News -
6.
Can You Create a Monster?
Gold Key Club Comics -
7.
What's Your Line?
Gold Key Club Comics -
8.
The Joke's on You
Gold Key Club Comics -
9.
[The Swap Rats, Part 2] Terror on the Tradeway
Mighty Samson -
10.
Readers Complete the Comic
Gold Key Club Comics -
11.
Can You Complete the Comic?
Gold Key Club Comics -
12.
["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
Wallace Brown, Inc. -
13.
["Do you need extra money?"]
Cheerful Card Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Steve Dasinger
- Gregory Fischer
- Kirk House
- Richard Richmond
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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