A sea creature is captured and brought to an atomic testing facility. It attempts to communicate telepathically with the man who brought it there, but the man thinks it is evil and resists it. When it gets out of the tank, the man acquires a gun and hunts it down to kill it. After he does so, he encounters scientists who tell him that the creature shut down an out of control atomic pile saving all of their lives.

Reprints

from World of Suspense (Marvel, 1956 series) #7 (April 1957)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: James Van Hise
Letters: typeset

Synopsis: Interview

Robbie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Len Brown
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: Al Williamson
Letters: ?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

from Fantasy Illustrated (Bill Spicer, 1963 series) #2 (Spring 1964)

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday Pages from an unsold newspaper strip

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: James Van Hise; Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: Al Williamson
Letters: typeset

Synopsis: Article with comments from George Lucas regarding the work of Al Williamson

Indexer Notes

w/ 3 Star Wars strips

Star Wars / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: Al Williamson
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Genre: science fiction; adventure
Characters: Darth Vader; C-3PO; R2-D2; Princess Leia; Luke Skywalker; Uncle Owen

Indexer Notes

12 previously unpublished Star Wars adaptation newspaper strips from 1978.

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: James Van Hise; Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: Al Williamson
Letters: typeset

Synopsis: Interview

Indexer Notes

w/ half page of Star Wars strips (1982)

Secret Agent Corrigan / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: Al Williamson
Letters: ?

Genre

adventure; spy

Reprints

from Secret Agent Corrigan newspaper strip (King Feature Syndicate) 1978-02-06 - 1978-07-08

Indexer Notes

Reprints 5 months worth of comic strips from 1978

text article / 14 pages (report information)

Letters: typeset

Synopsis: Checklist of Al Williamson comic book work from late forties to early eighties

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Evans
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: George Evans
Letters: typeset

Synopsis: Afterward

Indexer Notes

w/ photo and EC panel

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Al Williamson
Inks: Al Williamson
Letters: ?

Job Number

L-860

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

from Kid Slade, Gunfighter (Marvel, 1957 series) #7 (May 1957)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents

0. Cover
1. [no title indexed]
2. The Art of Al Williamson
3. [no title indexed]
4. [no title indexed]
5. Al Williamson: Odyssey of a Dreamer
6. Al Williamson: Flourishing with the Genre
7. An Interview with Al Williamson
8. The Hunted
9. An Interview with Bill Gaines
10. The Little Earth
11. Interview with Frank Frazetta
12. The Vicious Space Pirates!
Captain Comet, Space Pilot
13. An Interview with Al McWilliams
14. A Talk with John Prentice
15. A Talk with George Woodbridge
16. The Lizard
17. A Talk with Ray Bradbury
18. Fred Fredericks on Al Williamson
19. An Interview with Roy Krenkel
20. An Interview with Angelo Torres
21. When the Creature Escapes
22. An Interview with Gray Morrow
23. Robbie
Robbie
24. George Lucas on Al Williamson
25. ["A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away"]
Star Wars
26. A Talk with Archie Goodwin
27. Secret Agent Corrigan
Secret Agent Corrigan
28. Al Williamson Checklist
29. Afterward by George Evans
30. The Gunslinger
31. [no title indexed]

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The Art of Al Williamson (Table of Contents: 2)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Al Williamson: Odyssey of a Dreamer (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

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Al Williamson: Flourishing with the Genre (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 8 pages (report information)

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An Interview with Al Williamson (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 26 pages (report information)

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The Hunted (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

An Interview with Bill Gaines (Table of Contents: 9)

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The Little Earth (Table of Contents: 10)

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Interview with Frank Frazetta (Table of Contents: 11)

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The Vicious Space Pirates! (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Comet, Space Pilot / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

An Interview with Al McWilliams (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

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A Talk with John Prentice (Table of Contents: 14)

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A Talk with George Woodbridge (Table of Contents: 15)

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The Lizard (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

A Talk with Ray Bradbury (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Fredericks on Al Williamson (Table of Contents: 18)

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An Interview with Roy Krenkel (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 4.5 pages (report information)

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An Interview with Angelo Torres (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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When the Creature Escapes (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

An Interview with Gray Morrow (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Robbie (Table of Contents: 23)

Robbie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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George Lucas on Al Williamson (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Star Wars / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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A Talk with Archie Goodwin (Table of Contents: 26)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Secret Agent Corrigan (Table of Contents: 27)

Secret Agent Corrigan / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

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Al Williamson Checklist (Table of Contents: 28)

text article / 14 pages (report information)

Afterward by George Evans (Table of Contents: 29)

The Art of Al Williamson

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