Climax #2
(September 1955)

Stanley Morse, 1955 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-06-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gillmor Magazines Inc.
Editing
Stanley Morse (uncredited)

Issue Notes

Available as a scan at goldenagecomics.co.uk. "Jun 23" seen as a date stamp on one copy.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
A cat protects a treasure.
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The Painter (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Trapani (signed)
Inks
Sal Trapani (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino
Genre
detective-mystery
Synopsis
A detective questions a nephew about the death of his aunt.

Indexer Notes

Four prizes of $25 each were to be awarded to the four best entries on how the detective solved the murder in the story.

The Witness (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Bell
Inks
Fred Bell
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Tony Paris has a scheme to have an alibi for when he commits murder, but he picks the wrong girl to be his alibi.
Reprints

Double Car Crosser (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
A loan sharks plan to have a car stolen for its insurance backfires.

Indexer Notes

The second page is after the following two stories.

Cold Cash (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Eugene E. Hughes ?
Inks
Eugene E. Hughes ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
crime
Synopsis
A thief picks the day of a snowstorm for his bank robbery.
Reprints

The Treasure (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Trapani (signed)
Inks
Sal Trapani (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino
Synopsis
An old treasure hunter wants to buy a school bus with his findings.
Reprints

Penalty! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Eugene E. Hughes ?
Inks
Eugene E. Hughes ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Synopsis
A criminal tries to escape jail through an old passageway.
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Painter
  3. 2. The Witness
  4. 3. Double Car Crosser
  5. 4. Cold Cash
  6. 5. The Treasure
  7. 6. Penalty!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike White
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