My Greatest Adventure #79

(May 1963)

Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1967.

Countdown in Dinosaur Valley (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Scientists building a rocket base in the desert encounter a hidden colony of descendants from an expedition lost a century earlier.

Reprints

• in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #4

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Strathmore Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Return to Black Gold Oasis! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

An amnesiac soldier tries to find the meaning of the only phrase he remembers: "black gold."

Reprints

• in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #9

Keywords

Africa; amnesia; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Adventurers’ Club / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Questions about "Spook Trees", how to talk on the moon, and which animal is most dangerous. Includes "Announcement to Our Readers: The next issue... will be devoted entirely to a full-length, three-part action-packed blockbuster. This is by way of introducing a new, unique team called "The Legion of the Strange"." Cites Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. "... We promise you, you'll find reading "The Legion of the Strange" a compelling, thrilling experience!" The next issue debuted The Doom Patrol with a name change.

Keywords

The Doom Patrol; The Legion of the Strange

Indexer Notes

The Adventurers' Club mailbox logo. Letters from Jess Brady, Marv Dalyrymple, Tom Baker, Barry Klein and listing of many names of fans who wrote to the magazine.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the way to go exploring in the desert!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #93 ([Circa 1963-1965])

I Was a Prisoner of the Magic Mirror (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

A detective searching for several missing men learns that they have been sent through a funhouse mirror to another dimension, where they are forced to mine valuable ore.

Reprints

• in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #10
• in Mars-serien [Metall-klanen] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #6 (1968)

Keywords

carnival

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Cowboys Had a Word for It! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from All Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #66 (August-September 1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Best Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Auto Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)