My Greatest Adventure #36

(October 1959)

Record Your Voice at Home; A Real Mobile Tank (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Was Bewitched by Lady Doom (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Jim; Isadora; Peter

Synopsis

Jim suffers partial amnesia after an injury and creates mental images of his love, Isadora, in fantasies. In these fantasies he is bedeviled by a god, Erwald, who has the image of Peter. Jim is finally reunited and remembers all.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #22 ([February 1960])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #45 (June 1960)
• in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #28 (janvier 1976) [N&B [B&W]]

First Time Ever (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Colorfoto / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

40 Foreign and American Cars (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

It's Fun to Learn! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

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Genre

advocacy

Characters

Steve; Billy; Ted

Synopsis

Ted teaches Billy and Steve about levers while they are cleaning up a vacant lot, touting the value of science class.

Indexer Notes

Credits from a list by Lionel English.
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are supposed to be some rare fish in these waters!

Genre

humor

Characters

Peter Puptent; Mrs. Puptent; sea monster

Synopsis

Peter hooks a sea monster while fishing, but his wife cuts it loose because she refuses to have it mounted and hanging on her wall.

Reprints

• in Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2527 (1972)
• in Top Comics Wassermann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #121

We Found the Million-Dollar Monster! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Johnny Blore; Gordon; Omid

Synopsis

Gordon is actually a Sakinian interplanetary policeman after Omid, a Basian pirate, and has tracked him to Earth. Gordon enlists the aid of Johnny Blore, a treasure hunter, to stall Omid with a get rich scheme until the remainder of the police can capture the other pirates.

Reprints

• in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #17 (March 1960)
• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #28 (juillet 1960) [N&B/B&W]
• in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #27 (mai 1979) [N&B/B&W]

[Planets, Climate, Vitamin] (Table of Contents: 8)

Scientific Word Origins... / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis

Information about the origins of the words: planets, climate, and vitamin.

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #28 (January 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The cleaning woman straightened out my laboratory.

Genre

humor

Characters

Profesor Eureka; Profesor Eureka's assistant

Synopsis

After the cleaning woman has rearranged his lab, the professor has his assistant look for something...and an explosion results.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #153 (September 1965)

[Premiums or Cash] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Alibi from Outer Space (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mr. Belding; Sansharl; Sheriff

Synopsis

Belding meets Sansharl, a Venusian, who provides his alibi against a shooting.

I Battled the Volcano Man (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lt. Morales; Anton Belfors; Sgt. Mayo

Synopsis

Anton Belfors escapes from the police by parachuting from a plane and falls into a volcano. There he gains mastery over flame and begins to rob banks until captured by Lt. Morales.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #22 ([February 1960])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #45 (June 1960)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #24 (1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Everything You Need to Enjoy Stamp Collecting (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In 15 Minutes I'll Prove You Can Have a Rugged, Virile, He-Man Body! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)