Mighty Samson #7

(September 1966)

Underground World (Table of Contents: 1)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustrations)

Inks:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)

Keywords:

New York City; subway

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Although designated with the Mighty Samson logo, does not actually concern or feature Mighty Samson.

The World of Darkness [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Frank Thorne [as FT] (signed)

Inks:

Frank Thorne [as FT] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Undermen

Synopsis:

Buildings collapsing into sinkholes bring Samson and his friends into conflict with the Undermen -- pale-skinned underground dwellers of whose existence they had never known. The Undermen are about to execute the surface dwellers when they are interrupted by the flowing blob -- a predatory amorphous creature.

Reprints:

• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (Juni 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #7
• in Mighty Samson (Western, 1964 series) #21 (August 1972)
• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)

Keywords:

Mutant; mutation; New York City; post-apocalyptic; subway; troglodyte

Angkor, the Forgotten Metropolis (Table of Contents: 3)

Lost Civilizations / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction; history

Characters:

Explorer

Reprints:

• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (Juni 1968)

Keywords:

Archaeology; archeology; Cambodia; Khmer; lost city

Mind Over Matter (Table of Contents: 4)

Tom Morrow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Otto Binder ?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tom Morrow (first appearance); woman

Synopsis:

Ultra City is rebuilding an advanced civilization after nuclear war, but mutations still occur. One such is young Tom Morrow, who is telepathic. When a woman worker is menaced by a runaway robot, Tom uses telepathy to gain control of the robot, then discovers that with psychokinesis he can free them from the collapsed building. The effort exhausts him, though, and he insists on keeping his powers secret. He reasons that he has many more still undiscovered.

Reprints:

• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (Juni 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #7

Keywords:

E.S.P.; ESP; extra-sensory perception; mental telepathy; mutant; mutation; psychokinesis

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Tom Morrow feature and character.

[The World of Darkness, Part 2] The Enemy Below (Table of Contents: 5)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Frank Thorne

Inks:

Frank Thorne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Mikki

Synopsis:

Samson and his friends drive away the flowing blob, earning the trust of the Undermen. Together they find where the giant mole monsters are spawning. Samson finds an unexploded atomic bomb that rearms itself when he moves it. He and Mikki risk their lives together rushing the bomb to the mole monsters' lair, and so killing them all.

Reprints:

• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #7 (Juni 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #7
• in Mighty Samson (Western, 1964 series) #21 (August 1972)
• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)

Keywords:

Atom bomb; atomic bomb; nuclear bomb

Beneath the City (Table of Contents: 6)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustrations)

Inks:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)

Keywords:

New York City

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Although headed by the Mighty Samson logo, does not in fact feature Samson or his world.

Pin-up (Table of Contents: 7)

Mighty Samson / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

George Wilson (painting)

Inks:

George Wilson (painting)

Colors:

George Wilson (painting)

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Mighty Samson

Keywords:

Mole; mutant; New York City; post-apocalyptic; subway

Indexer Notes

Back cover; same as front cover, but illustration only. Richard Richmond contends that this is not by Morris Gollub and may be the work of George Wilson.