The World Around Us
#31 - Hunting
(March 1961)
Gilberton,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-01-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Roberta Strauss (editor)
Issue Notes
Alfred Sundel (Associate Editor); Helene Lecar (Assistant Editor); Jane Elizabeth Churchman (Copy Editor); Sidney Miller (Art Director); Stephen L. Added (Art Assistant); Meyer A. Kaplan (Production Director); Fred A. Brewer (European Editor). On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Keywords educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; non-fiction
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- table of contents; indicia; editorial credits
Hunting
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
in The Rogue Elephant
comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- John Hunter; Saseeta; Chief Ngiri
- Synopsis
- In the early twentieth century, colonial game control officer John Hunter tracks and kills a dangerous elephant in Kenya. He discovers an old musket ball lodged in a nerve center, and concludes that the beast was driven mad by a careless hunter.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- educational; elephant; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; Kenya
Indexer Notes
Artist credit verified by Roger Hill.
Early Hunters
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- hunters
- Synopsis
- Development of hunting, agriculture, and civilization... from ancient time through Rameses II in ancient Egypt.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dog; educational; Egypt; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; stone age
Indexer Notes
Note similarity of panel 2 page 6, panel 3 page 6, and panel 2 page 7 with Simon Greco's paintings for The Epic of Man (Life, 1961) on pages 23-24; pages 48-50; and page 52. These paintings are not copied in the comic, but may well have been used for reference or inspiration."
Mythical Monsters
comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Bellerophon; Pegasus; chimera; unicorn; basilisk
- Synopsis
- How to fight (or capture) the chimera, unicorn, and basilisk
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
"pages 12-14 by Pete Morisi; page 15-16 by George Peltz" info per Dan Malen from his book The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated and Nick Caputo. However, it seems much more likely that George Peltz is the artist on pp. 12-14 and pp. 15-16 are definitely by Howie Post. Artist credit verified by Roger Hill.
From Falcon to Fox
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- king
- Synopsis
- Summary of medieval falconry, medieval boar hunting, and English fox hunting
- Reprints
- Keywords
- educational; fact; falconry; fox hunting; hunt; hunter; hunting; riding to hounds
Indexer Notes
Possible Morisi credit per Nick Caputo.
Wanton Killing
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- W.D.M. Bell; army officer; mountain men; Kenyan headman
- Synopsis
- Hunters devastate the buffalo on the American prairie, and the elephant in East Africa.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bison; buffalo; educational; elephant; fact; furs; genocide; hunt; hunter; hunting; Kenya; mountain man; trapper
Indexer Notes
Sam Glanzman's art may be confidently identified from his distinctive style.
An End to Slaughter
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Theodore Roosevelt; Kermit Roosevelt
- Synopsis
- Theodore Roosevelt's enthusiasm for both hunting and conservation contributes to a system of national parks and wildlife refuges in the United States. Similar systems worldwide help preserve wildlife.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- conservation; educational; fact; game warden; hunt; hunter; hunting; national park; wildlife refuge
The Trapped Trapper
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Evert Stenmark; Kjell Stenmark
- Synopsis
- Professional hunter Evert Stenmark is buried alive by an avalanche in northern Sweden. Eating raw ptarmigan from his bag he keeps himself alive for eight days until found by his brother.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- avalanche; educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; ski; skiing; Sweden
Indexer Notes
Sam Glanzman's distinctive style may be identified with confidence.
Bringing Them Back Alive
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Till Goodan
- Inks
- Till Goodan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Carl Hagenbeck; Hans Schomburgk; Dr. William Mann
- Synopsis
- Schomburgk and Hagenbeck capture wild animals for various zoos.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; monkey; pigmy hippopotamus; zoo
Indexer Notes
Goodan credit per Dan Malen from his book The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated.
Malay Tiger
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Locke; Pa Mat
- Synopsis
- Locke and his helper hunt down a nuisance tiger.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; Malay Peninsula; tiger
Indexer Notes
Dominguez credit per Dan Malen from his book The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated.
Hunting Today
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- various hunters
- Synopsis
- Modern forms of hunting in Europe and North America
- Reprints
- Keywords
- educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting
Dogs and Guns
text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- What dogs are used for hunting; what firearms are used for hunting
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dog; educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; rifle; shotgun
Indexer Notes
Illustrations accompany text. Kihl credit per Dan Malen from his book The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated.
A New Way to Hunt
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- "Hunting" with a camera
- Reprints
- Keywords
- camera; educational; fact; hunt; hunter; hunting; photography
Indexer Notes
Sam Glanzman's distinctive style may be confidently identified.
The World of Story: Two Tales of Baron Munchausen
text story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Baron Munchausen
- Synopsis
- Munchausen takes a voyage in which his ship collides with a whale, and a swim in which he is swallowed by a great fish.
- Keywords
- tall tale; whale
Indexer Notes
Illustrations in the style of eighteenth-century woodcuts.
D-Day Part 5: The Landing
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Synopsis
- Allied troops attack and make a landing in France on June 6, 1944.
- Keywords
- history; Normandy; World War II
Indexer Notes
Evans credits for both pencils and inks per Dan Malen from his book The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated. Saltarella sees some Reed Crandall inks in this story.
Desert Treasure Part 1: The Dead Sea Scrolls
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Muhammed; Kando; the Metropolitan Samuel; Dr. John C. Trevor; Professor E.L. Sukenik; G.L. Harding; Father Roland de Vaux
- Synopsis
- A Bedouin boy discovers the Dead Sea scrolls. Scholars explore and expand the find.
- Keywords
- archaeology; Bible; educational; fact; history; Palestine; Qumran
Indexer Notes
Nodel credit per Dan Malen from his book The Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated.
A Puff of Steam
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pete Morisi
- Inks
- Pete Morisi
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- At-home experiment demonstrating steam power
- Keywords
- activity; educational; fact; science; steam power
Indexer Notes
Morisi credit per Nick Caputo.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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Contents
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2.
Hunting
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3.
The Rogue Elephant
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4.
Early Hunters
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5.
Mythical Monsters
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6.
From Falcon to Fox
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7.
Wanton Killing
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An End to Slaughter
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9.
The Trapped Trapper
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10.
Bringing Them Back Alive
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Malay Tiger
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12.
Hunting Today
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13.
Dogs and Guns
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A New Way to Hunt
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15.
The World of Story: Two Tales of Baron Munchausen
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D-Day Part 5: The Landing
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17.
Desert Treasure Part 1: The Dead Sea Scrolls
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A Puff of Steam
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- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
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