The Twilight Zone #1

(November 1962)

Frozen Worlds of Space (Table of Contents: 1)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Orbiting 500,000,000 miles from the sun, the mighty planet Jupiter has a surface temperature of -200 degrees F.

Genre

non-fiction; math & science; fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

Illustrated text feature on the planets Jupiter and Saturn.

Keywords

astronomy; educational feature; environment; Jupiter; Saturn; surface conditions

Indexer Notes

Five illustrations of the planets Jupiter and Saturn with accompanying text. Focus is on the surface conditions of the two planets. Black and white on inside front cover. This feature is designated as "Twilight Zone", as opposed to those usually attributed to, and copyrighted by, Western Publishing Company.

This feature ties-in with the issue's first comic story "Perilous Journey".

Perilous Journey (Table of Contents: 2)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

George Evans

Inks

Reed Crandall

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two skiers, Larry Clark and Ron Harrison, caught in a bad snowstorm, are about to take the only way out -- a quick slide through The Twilight Zone!

Feature Logo

Twilight Zone [no leading article]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Rod Serling (host); Larry Clark; Ron Harrison; snowball-throwing kids, somber little girl [grown woman in mirror]; polar bear; Hal; Bob

Synopsis

While skiing, Larry Clark falls into a seemingly endless hole emerging in a most unusual place.

Reprints

• in The Twilight Zone Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1
• in Mystery Comics Digest (Western, 1972 series) #3 (May 1972)
• in The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #92 (May 1982)

Keywords

abounding oddities; skiing

Indexer Notes

Dorfman script and Evans pencils per info from "A Comic Reader Extra", published in The Rockets Blast # 17, April 1963. Previous indexer credited Reed Crandall on pencils.

In accordance with the “Early Gold Key style”, this story has borderless panels with pastel panel gutters of alternating (by page) green and orange.

Breaking with the “Early Gold Key style”, this story has rounded dialogue balloons.

Do Not Touch Exhibit (Table of Contents: 3)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

George Evans

Inks

Mike Peppe

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Keeping one step ahead of the law is an old story for Mike Karras, a small-time hood!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Mike Karras

Synopsis

Thief Mike Karras hides from pursuing police in a museum - but takes refuge in the wrong exhibit.

Reprints

• in The Twilight Zone Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1
• in Mystery Comics Digest (Western, 1972 series) #6 (August 1972)
• in The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #92 (May 1982)

Keywords

fleeing criminal; historical setting; museum

Indexer Notes

Dorfman script, Evans pencils and Peppe inks per info from "A Comic Reader Extra", published in The Rockets Blast # 17, April 1963. Previous indexer credited Reed Crandall assisting on pencils and inking.

Rod Serling does not appear in this story. (Inventory, perhaps?) In accordance with the “Early Gold Key style”, this story has rectangular dialogue balloons and borderless panels with pastel panel gutters of pink and blue.

There is no copyright attribution to Western Publishing for this story, as there normally would be for specific stories in future issues that do not include the image and characterization of Rod Serling.

Wings of Death (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The tiny plane flew low over the jungle, barely missing a fringe of trees.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Sy Jones; Ted Kramer; Ako; vampire owl

Synopsis

Two skeptical scientists have a dangerous encounter with a vampire owl.

Reprints

• in The Twilight Zone Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1
• in Mystery Comics Digest (Western, 1972 series) #6 (August 1972)
• in The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #92 (May 1982)

Keywords

fear; jungle setting; scientists; vampire owl

Voyage to Nowhere (Table of Contents: 5)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman (sourced)

Pencils

Reed Crandall

Inks

Reed Crandall

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For Dan Harmon and Roy Corbett, this is no ordinary fishing trip! -- They are about to make the catch of their career -- in The Twilight Zone!

Feature Logo

Twilight Zone [no leading article]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Rod Serling (host); Dan Harmon; Roy Corbett; Carlotta Morney; innkeeper; two constables

Synopsis

Fishermen Dan Harmon and Roy Corbett see a mysterious woman, in half-century old clothing, alone in a small sailboat ten miles out at sea. A fierce storm hits and the sailboat is swept into a towering reef. The sailboat and the woman disappear without a trace. Roy becomes increasingly obsessed with finding her.

Reprints

• in The Twilight Zone Comic Album (World Distributors, 1964 series) #1
• in Mystery Comics Digest (Western, 1972 series) #3 (May 1972)
• in The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #92 (May 1982)

Keywords

boats; fishermen; ghost; legend; obsession; reef; sea or island setting; storm

Indexer Notes

Dorfman script confirmed and Crandall inks per info from "A Comic Reader Extra", published in The Rockets Blast # 17, April 1963. Previous indexer credited Frank Frazetta on inks.


In accordance with the “Early Gold Key style”, this story has rectangular dialogue balloons and borderless panels with pastel panel gutters of alternating (by page) orange and green.

Custer's Last Stand (Table of Contents: 6)

The Twilight Zone / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Gill

Inks

Tom Gill

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In 1876, Lieut. George Custer led five troops of the Seventh Cavalry in an attack on Indian hostiles camped on the Little Big Horn in Montana.

Genre

non-fiction; history; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Lieut. Col. George Custer; Comanche (horse)

Synopsis

Illustrated text feature on Custer's Last Stand.

Keywords

Custer; educational feature; history; Little Bighorn

Indexer Notes

Five illustrations of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and its aftermath with accompanying text. Black and white on inside back cover. This feature is designated as "Twilight Zone", as opposed to those usually attributed to, and copyrighted by, Western Publishing Company.

This feature ties-in with the issue's second comic story "Do Not Touch Exhibit".

Twilight Zone Pin-Up No. 1 (Table of Contents: 7)

The Twilight Zone / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Dan Harmon; Roy Corbett; Carlotta Morney

Synopsis

Fishermen Dan Harmon and Roy Corbett see a mysterious woman alone in a small sailboat, as a fierce storm hits.

Keywords

boats; fishermen; pin-up; reef; sea or island setting; storm

Indexer Notes

Color on back cover. Pin-up. The front cover image is repeated on the back cover, sans logo, the Rod Serling photo inset, and all cover copy.