The Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key]

(September 1976)

The Incredible Hulk Vs. The Green Frog (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

A Charmed Life (Table of Contents: 2)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay, Big Tony, you've had it!

Feature Logo

The Twilight Zone [One tier, letters of staggered heights]

Genre

crime; detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Rod Serling (host); Big Tony Martel (gangster); Benny (gangland assassin); The Devil; Morton (Devil's chauffeur); Legs Barton (gangster boss); Simpson (ambitious assistant D.A.); various police; various gangsters

Synopsis

Ambitious gangster Big Tony Martel makes a deal with the devil. Those never turn out well.

Reprints

• from The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #40 (November 1971)

Keywords

ambition; be-careful-what-you-wish-for; buyer beware; charm bracelet; crime; gangsters; living-up-to-one’s-word; tommy-guns

Indexer Notes

Cover story. The the identity of the devil is reveled on page two of the story, lest anyone fear a "spoiler" is leaked in the synopsis. The names of real-life gangsters Al Capone and Dutch Schultz are invoked as those Big Tony could overcome with the help of the Devil.

Fun Tricks Free Things! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Door to Oblivion (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For the Ashton family the horror began on a fall night in October, 1876.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Charlotte Ashton; the Ashton family

Synopsis

Teen-age Charlotte Ashton vanishes while on her way to get water from the family well. Her voice is heard emanating from trees and rocks, calling for help.

Reprints

• from The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #40 (November 1971)

Keywords

disappearance; fear; mysterious voices; panic; well

Indexer Notes

© 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Twilight Zone story.

Premonition (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Oscar Novelle

Inks

Oscar Novelle

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The evening is strangely hot and sticky as Fred Harris, a young professor in the small town of Midville, returns home...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Fred Harris; Peter Dewey; Mrs. O'Brien

Synopsis

A strange phenomenon allows Fred Harris to escape death.

Reprints

• from The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #40 (November 1971)

Keywords

abounding oddities; doppelgangers; invisibility; lightning; unwelcome surprise

Indexer Notes

© 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Twilight Zone story.

Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Make Extra Cash No Real "Selling" (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Missing Link (Table of Contents: 10)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sometimes you can ride a hobby-horse too far!

Feature Logo

The Twilight Zone [One tier, letters of staggered heights]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Rod Serling (host); Professor Harding; skeptical reporters; hunter; hunting dogs; hyena; lion; large bird; saber-toothed tiger

Synopsis

Harsh circumstances and deprivation force Professor Harding on a journey of devolution, over which be becomes the "missing link" he so desires to discover.

Reprints

• from The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #40 (November 1971)

Keywords

anthropology; devolution; evolution; jungle setting; missing link; obsession

Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Last Voyage (Table of Contents: 12)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Luis Dominguez

Inks

Luis Dominguez

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meet Zack Bosley and Lucas Byrne, men without conscience -- to whom murder is as natural an act as breathing --

Feature Logo

The Twilight Zone [One tier, letters of staggered heights]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Rod Serling (host); Zack Bosley; Lucas Byrne

Synopsis

Murderous renegade pirates Zack Bosley and Lucas Byrne meet their individual fates while adrift at sea.

Reprints

• from The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #40 (November 1971)

Keywords

best-laid-plans; historical setting; pirate ship; pirates; rowboat; sea or island setting; treasure; unwelcome surprise

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Len Wein, via Tony Isabella's "Tony's Online Tips" column, via the GCD Errors List.

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American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

100 pc. Toy Soldiers Set $1.25 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sport a Boy Grows Up With... (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)