(18th January 1969)

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Price
0/8 [0-0-8 GBP]
Pages
20
On-sale Date
1969-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
?

Issue Notes

This first issue came with a free gift - A cardboard model of Mac's Jet Car from the Joe 90 TV series.

Collision Disaster (Table of Contents)

Joe 90 / cover / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Fennell ?
Pencils
Frank Bellamy (page 1); Keith Watson (pages 2-4)
Inks
Frank Bellamy (page 1); Keith Watson (pages 2-4)
Colors
Frank Bellamy (page 1)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; spy; adventure; children
Characters
Joe MacClain; Professor Ian MacClain; Sam Loover

Indexer Notes

Four page story. Page one (on the front cover) is illustrated by Frank Bellamy and is in colour, while the remaining three pages are in black and white and are by Keith Watson.

No. 1 Early Days (Table of Contents: 1)

The Story Of Space Travel Told In Stamps / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Text feature illustrating the development of space travel as portrayed by postage stamps from different countries. First of an eighteen part series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Ninepence + Tenpence = Sport / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alfredo Marculeta
Inks
Alfredo Marculeta
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five Games... Five Miserable Defeats!
Genre
sport; humour
Characters
Ninepence [Neenopensa]; Tenpence [Tenopensa]; Max Baldwin; Josh Baldwin; The Football team of Paxendale United

Mac's Jet Car (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Instructions on how to assemble the cardboard model of Mac's Jet Car given away free with this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Star Trek / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Angus P. Allan
Pencils
Harry Lindfield
Inks
Harry Lindfield
Colors
Harry Lindfield
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain's log. Star Date 24.09.45. Proceeding on star mapping mission. All has been quiet for five months...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Capt. James T. Kirk; Mr. Spock; Lt Sulu; Lt. Uhura; Lt. Bailey; Jackson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Captain Kirk is lettered as Captain KURT throughout this strip.

The character of Lt. Dave Bailey appeared in just one episode of the TV series, 'The Corbomite Maneuver'.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Champions / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Davis ?
Inks
Jon Davis ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Believe You Know Radbone, U.S. Secretary
Genre
science fiction; spy; adventure; superhero
Characters
Sharron MaCready; Craig Sterling; Richard Barrett; Tremayne; Radbone; Kalenkov; Cantor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Land of the Giants / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerry Haylock
Inks
Gerry Haylock
Colors
Gerry Haylock
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come In London...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Capt. Steve Burton; Dan Erickson; Mark Wilson; Valerie Scott; Betty Hamilton; Alexander Fitzhugh; Barry Lockridge; Chipper; A Giant Boy

Indexer Notes

This first episode of the 'Land Of The Giants' comic strip is partially based on the pilot episode of the TV show, "The Crash". The TV episode was written by Irwin Allen (story) and Anthony Wilson (script).

Captured... Next Week's Land Of The Giants (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Land of the Giants / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

No. 1 Lotus-Ford (Table of Contents: 8)

Top Ten Racing Cars / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Photo feature on the Lotus-Ford racing car.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Collision Disaster
    Joe 90
  2. 1. No. 1 Early Days
    The Story Of Space Travel Told In Stamps
  3. 2. ["Five Games... Five Miserable Defeats!"]
    Ninepence + Tenpence = Sport
  4. 3. Mac's Jet Car
  5. 4. ["Captain's log. Star Date 24.09.45. Proceeding on star mapping mission. All has been quiet for five months..."]
    Star Trek
  6. 5. ["I Believe You Know Radbone, U.S. Secretary"]
    The Champions
  7. 6. ["Come In London..."]
    Land of the Giants
  8. 7. Captured... Next Week's Land Of The Giants
    Land of the Giants
  9. 8. No. 1 Lotus-Ford
    Top Ten Racing Cars
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Steve Jenner
  • Jim Van Dore