(July 1959)
- 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
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- 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
Hercules / comic story / 32 pages
- 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
comic story / 1 page
- 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
Hercules / comic story / 1 page
- 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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Hercules
Hercules -
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Hercules
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2.
Hercules
Hercules -
3.
Greek Warfare
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4.
The Labors of Hercules
Hercules
- Nick Caputo
- Katie
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jerry Hillegas
- Merlin Haas
- Gregory Fischer
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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