(August 1966)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1966-05-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10046-608
Printer
Western Printing and Lithographing Company
Editing
Chase Craig

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Weird World of Mogul Badur! (Table of Contents)

Magnus, Robot Fighter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Prezio (painting)
Inks
Vic Prezio (painting)
Colors
Vic Prezio (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magnus enters a new dimension -- the weird world of Mogul Badur!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Magnus; Mogul Badur; Zyfor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits from Magnus, Robot Fighter Archives (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #3 ([September] 2006).

1A - The Wise One (Table of Contents: 1)

Magnus, Robot Fighter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Manning
Inks
Russ Manning
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
1A is a robot, created many centuries before 4000 A.D.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
1A; Magnus
Synopsis
1A raises Magnus to lead the fight against evil robots.
Reprints
Keywords
Antarctica; orphan; robot

The Weird World of Mogul Badur (Table of Contents: 2)

Magnus, Robot Fighter / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Herbert Kastle
Pencils
Russ Manning (signed as Russ Manning)
Inks
Russ Manning (signed as Russ Manning)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
MAGNUS#15-665
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As Magnus tries out a new air-car, a strange craft suddenly appears over North Am...
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Magnus; Major Timbuc; Leeja Clane; Senator Clane; Zyfor; Mogul Badur
Synopsis
Magnus and Leeja are kidnapped to another dimension by Mogul Badur, a dictator seeking to prolong his already abnormally long life.
Reprints
Keywords
Dimension; robot

Free to Fly (Table of Contents: 3)

Magnus, Robot Fighter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a beautiful day for flying!
Genre
non-fiction; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Magnus; Leeja
Synopsis
Magnus tells Leeja about some of mankind's achievements in the field of flight.
Reprints
Keywords
Educational; fact

Indexer Notes

Educational feature between pages 15 and 16 of the main Magnus story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Defensive Weapon (Table of Contents: 5)

The Aliens / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Manning
Pencils
Russ Manning
Inks
Russ Manning
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strange, evil "false men" from Venus have abducted Captain Johner, and have attempted to destroy the four aliens friendly to earth by smashing their atmos-helmets!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Reema; General Curso; Captain Johner; M'Vodek; Commander Zarz; Zatl
Synopsis
Zatl develops an organic defensive weapon, with which he kills a false man attempting mass murder.
Reprints
Keywords
Assassination

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

Robot Rostrum / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Teddy Peterson of Hanover, Ontario, Tom Taylor of Redwater, Texas, James Boisclair of Newton Center, Massachusetts, Kurt Schendel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bob Kautz of Hamilton, Montana, Jon Crawford of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Karen Bailey of Lewiston, Idaho, Terry Dossey of San Antonio, Texas, Leonard Tirado of Saratoga Springs, New York, Buddy Miller of Lubbock, Texas, John Burke of Weston, Ontario, Jim Pinkoski of San Carlos, California, Archie Gittings of Pinconning, Michigan, James Barut of Toledo, Ohio (includes fan art), Michael Parker of Louisville, Kentucky, Scott and Bobby Spencer of Sherman Oaks, California, and Scott Wyman of Anaconda, Montana.

How's Trix? (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Trix; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.75 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

3 Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Weird World of Mogul Badur!
    Magnus, Robot Fighter
  2. 1. 1A - The Wise One
    Magnus, Robot Fighter
  3. 2. The Weird World of Mogul Badur
    Magnus, Robot Fighter
  4. 3. Free to Fly
    Magnus, Robot Fighter
  5. 4. ["You and Cheerios really make sweet music together, Bullwinkle!"]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  6. 5. Defensive Weapon
    The Aliens
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Robot Rostrum
  8. 7. How's Trix?
    Trix; Trix Rabbit
  9. 8. ["You get more adventure and action"]
  10. 9. 3 Complete Fishing Outfits
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Kirk House
  • Steve Jenner
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore