Four Color #1006 - Hercules
(July 1959)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand
Dell A Movie Classic
Editing
Chase Craig ?
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "HERCULES, No. 1006."
Code number is HERCULES.O.S. #1006-597.
Copyright 1959 by Oscar Film, S.P.A, and Galatea, S.P.A. Adapted from the 1959 movie "Hercules."
"Movie Classic" on cover.

Hercules (Table of Contents)

Hercules / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
historical
Characters
Hercules
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Hercules (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
historical
Characters
Hercules (photos of Steve Reeves)
Synopsis
Preview of the story.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Five stills from the movie plus partial cast and credits list.

Hercules (Table of Contents: 2)

Hercules / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Genre
historical
Characters
Hercules; Princess Jole; Ulysses; Jason
Synopsis
Subject to a tyrant king's commands, Hercules must endure many tests of strength then sail in search of the Golden Fleece. Finally, he must overthrow the evil monarch's rule in order to restore the rightful king to his throne.

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the 1958 Italian movie "Le Fatiche di Ercole", released in the United States in 1959 as "Hercules". Synopsis is taken from sequence one of this issue. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007)

Greek Warfare (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about the equipment and strategy used by the Greeks in war.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

The Labors of Hercules (Table of Contents: 4)

Hercules / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
historical
Characters
Hercules; Atlas (cameo)
Synopsis
Some of the 12 labors of Hercules from the Greek myths.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hercules
    Hercules
  2. 1. Hercules
  3. 2. Hercules
    Hercules
  4. 3. Greek Warfare
  5. 4. The Labors of Hercules
    Hercules
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