Battle of the Planets #4 [Gold Key]
(December 1979)

Western, 1979 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1979-10-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Barcode
0335009030412
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Issue Notes

Cover code: 90304-912.
On sale date from Comic Reader #173
This issue has variants:

The Creeping Forest! (Table of Contents)

Battle of the Planets / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction
Characters
G-Force [Mark; Princess; Jason; Tiny; Keyop]

Indexer Notes

credits per Nick Caputo.

Cover Thumbnail for Battle of the Planets (Western, 1979 series) #4 [Gold Key] Cover Thumbnail for Battle of the Planets (1979 series) #4 [Whitman]
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Giant-sized Freckles (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Creeping Forest (Table of Contents: 2)

Battle of the Planets / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Poole
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
G-Force [Mark; Princess; Jason; Tiny; Keyop]; 7-Zark-7; Zoltar; Opi; Topi
Synopsis
When the island of Malu suddenly breaks off all outside contact G-Force is sent in to see what is happening. When they get there they find that the island (robot forest + human thugs) is forcing the inhabitants to mine diamonds for Zoltar. When G-Force releases the people a giant robot mole is sent after them. While G-Force uses the Phoenix to destroy the mole Zoltar escapes, leaving the diamonds behind.
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The Earthquake Menace (Table of Contents: 3)

Battle of the Planets / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Poole
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
G-Force [Mark; Princess; Jason; Tiny; Keyop]; 7-Zark-7; Zoltar; the Supreme One; Captain Anderson; Dr. Rogers
Synopsis
When an earthquake hits California G-Force is sent to investigate. While they are investigating Zoltar breaks into all communications and declares himself Supreme Commander. He threatens to cause a much stronger earthquake and send San Francisco and Los Angeles into the sea unless the earth surrenders. G-Force finds Zoltar's hidden lair and destroys it when the Phoenix transmutes into the Firebird and crashes into it. They think they have killed Zoltar but it is just a Zoltar robot. Of course, the real Zoltar gets away.
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[Mighty Mouse] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Adventures of Mighty Mouse / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Creeping Forest!
    Battle of the Planets
  2. 1. Giant-sized Freckles
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich
  3. 2. The Creeping Forest
    Battle of the Planets
  4. 3. The Earthquake Menace
    Battle of the Planets
  5. 4. [Mighty Mouse]
    Adventures of Mighty Mouse
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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