Uncanny Tales #121

([circa 1976 - 1977])

Lost in the Land of the Lizardmen (Table of Contents: 1)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Pearson

Pencils

Ric Estrada

Inks

Ric Estrada

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To mark his return to the planet Mongo, the city of Alania honors Flash Gordon with a celebration!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Zarkov; Ming the Merciless; Dale Arden; Vultan; Captain Khan; Lady Dnunia

Synopsis

When evidence of Ming's survival is found among lizardmen attackers Flash enlists the aid of Vultan to find him. Slipping into a group of Lizardmen on their way to Ming with the Lady Dnunia, Flash unexpectedly finds and rescues Dale.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon (King Features, 1966 series) #3 (January 1967)

Keywords

Dragonsfang; Jetwings; Kira the Cave World; Magnetic Mountains; Tongueguns; Well of Eternity

The Little Giant (Table of Contents: 2)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Each Night whenever he can, Mandrake the Magician tours the big city... always on the alert for a friendly face... or a trouble one!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Mandrake the Magician; Lothar; Jerry the Midget; Ragan Mobsters

Synopsis

Mandrake spots his friend Jerry, the fight promoter and inquires as to why he failed to show up for a dinner date. When Jerry gives the magician the brush-off, Mandrake pursues the matter and discovers that some thugs are trying to get Jerry's fighter to throw a match.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon (King Features, 1966 series) #3 (January 1967)

Indexer Notes

Full printed title: Midnight with Mandrake The Little Giant.

Last Stand of the Moody Brothers (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Charles Nicholas

Inks

Jon D'Agostino ?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

A-5352

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two of the Moody brothers went into the bank

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Garve Moody; Gus Moody; Link Moody; Jeremiah Fitch; Jake Hubbler; Smiler (Kiowa indian)

Reprints

• from Outlaws of the West (Charlton, 1957 series) #59 (July 1966)

Flash Gordon Meets Monolith, Champion of Mongo! (Table of Contents: 4)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Pearson

Pencils

Ric Estrada (signed as Ric Estrada)

Inks

Sigrid Estrada ?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flash! That girl can't be Dale Arden! It's impossible!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dr. Hans Zarkov; King Vultan; Cazedessus; Ming the Merciless; Rotchka; Monolith; Dale Arden

Synopsis

The Dale Arden Flash rescued earlier ends up being the Unitaur Cazedessus, who offers to side with Flash to overthrow the newly reseated Emperor Ming. Issuing a challenge to avoid all out war Flash takes on Ming's champion, the cyclops Monolith.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon (King Features, 1966 series) #3 (January 1967)

Keywords

Mingo City; Skycity; Unitaurs

The Spymaster (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Gill ?

Pencils

Matt Baker (signed as Baker)

Inks

Vince Colletta

Letters

? (title only); typeset (all other body text)

Job Number

3801

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whoever would have dreamed that this elderly small town pharmacist with his kindly face always pleated in a friendly smile...held the world's fate in the palm of his hand?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mr. Dennison (the spymaster); Sam (mailman)

Synopsis

Mr. Dennison has a secret. Three generations ago as a young man he was chosen by the war council of his home world to lead a group spying on Earth posing as a pharmacist where he gives his spies invisibility powder. Dennison is unique on his planet as the only person who values friendship and loyalty. The period of spying is nearly up when news breaks that a big chain drugstore is opening up. Dennison feels that the townspeople are lying when they say they will boycott the chain. The drugstore closes and Dennison decides to remain with his earth friends staying invisible. The spies flee.

Reprints

• from Out of This World (Charlton, 1956 series) #14 (July 1959)

Keywords

drugstore; invisibility powder; pharmacist

Indexer Notes

Colletta inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Matt Baker.

The 20 Ton Man (Table of Contents: 6)

The Fly / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell ?

Letters

Marty Epp ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The scene: a remote country laboratory

Genre

superhero

Characters

Enoch Spindle; Professor Spartan (villain); Murphy (his assistant); Ben March; The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Alice Lake; Dolly Lake (sisters)

Reprints

• from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #3 (November 1959), #3 (November 1959)

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