Maya #12-495-612
([December] 1966)

Dell, 1966 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1966-06-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell; Movie Classic [separate text]
Editing
Don Arneson
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Movie Classic #12-495-612. Indicia issue number is 12-495-612.

Although there is no month given in the indicia, the last 3 digits of the cover code (12-495-612) indicate a cover date of [196]6-12, i.e. December 1966.

This movie was released in U.S. theaters on June 22, 1966.

On-sale date from 1967 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Maya / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting); ? (photo)
Inks
? (painting); ? (photo)
Colors
? (painting); ? (photo)
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Poster art cover.

Maya (Table of Contents: 1)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Movie poster with credits

Maya (Table of Contents: 2)

Maya / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Don Segall (comic adaptation); Jalal Din (short story, 'The Wild Elephant); Lois G. Roth (short story, 'The Wild Elephant); Gilbert Wright (movie adaptation); John Fante (movie screenplay)
Pencils
Sam Glanzman
Inks
Sam Glanzman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Hugh Bowen; Terry Bowen; One-Eye; Raji; Gammu Ghat; Sheela; Maya (an elephant)
Synopsis
A boy travels to India to meet his father, a retired hunter, but runs away after an argument, where he befriends a Hindu bay, the son of a dying Indian priest. The priest instructs the boy to take Maya, a mother elephant, and her sacred white baby elephant to a temple in a far away valley.

Indexer Notes

Based on a 1966 movie adapted from a short story, 'The White Elephant'. Comic writer and artist credits taken from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. All other writing credits taken from the movie poster printed in the comic book.

Man-Eater (Table of Contents: 3)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Springer
Inks
Frank Springer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Synopsis
on tigers
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Maya
  2. 1. Maya
  3. 2. Maya
    Maya
  4. 3. Man-Eater
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  • John Censullo
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