Mighty Samson #14

(May 1968)

[Rooted Sea Serpent] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mindor (hand only)

Synopsis

Mindor's description of a water plant that has a serpent's head.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Monster; mutant; mutation; post-apocalyptic

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Menace from Nowhere [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

14-682

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor

Synopsis

An oil spill from an autonomously-operating offshore drilling rig chokes the sealife out of N'Yark harbor, threatening the tribespeople with starvation. Samson and his friends backtrack the spill through the Gulf Stream and stop the flow of crude, but are captured by local people in Florida.

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #18128 (1969)
• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #14 (März 1970 ?)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #14
• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)

Keywords

Florida; Gulf Stream; oil spill; pollution; post-apocalyptic

Indexer Notes

The plot of the story foreshadows the much-later Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ararat (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #18128 (1969)
• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #14 (März 1970 ?)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #14

Keywords

Archaeology; archeology; Bible; lost city

Indexer Notes

Archeological finds around Ararat, and comparison with Biblical narratives.

Mutant Monster Menace (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tom Morrow; Cindia

Synopsis

Tom uses his mental powers and corrals monsters that have gotten loose in Ultra City.

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #18128 (1969)
• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #14 (März 1970 ?)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #14

Keywords

Monster; mutant; mutation; zoo

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Be an Artist!; Automatic Doughnut Dunker; Poll Tells All!

Readers Page (Table of Contents: 6)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (fan art)

Inks

? (fan art)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Three-Headed Killer; Laser Creature; Crab Monster; Magneto Thing; Horn-A-Monster

Keywords

Fan art; monster

Indexer Notes

Fan art by Steve Keith, Dennis Naylon, Romelia Rosales, Roy Waltz, and Colleen Wight.

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 7)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Gold Key Kid (advertising character or promotional character)

Indexer Notes

Gags and riddles submitted by fans Patricia Waite, Lisa Graunke, Nancy Delcellier, Eileen Pigott, Ellen C. Young, Tony Sardjono, Deborah Malicky, Dianne D. Fitzpatrick, Gary Gneitling, Uma Tyer, Lissa Brown, Nancy Putney, Mitzi Fahling, Ignacio Gallegos, Shaw Kenion, and Peggy Clevenger.

Stegosaurus (Table of Contents: 8)

Dinosauria / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Keywords

Dinosaur; educational; fact; paleontology; stegosaurus

Indexer Notes

Facts about the stegosaurus

[Menace from Nowhere Part 2] Between Beasts and Machines (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor

Synopsis

Mindor convinces the suspicious tribesmen that he can deactivate automated factories nearby, thus saving the tribesmen from danger. At first his efforts are counterproductive, only increasing the tension and hostility, but with Samson's help he finally succeeds. The party leaves for N'Yark to fond farewells.

Reprints

• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #18128 (1969)
• in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #14 (März 1970 ?)
which is reprinted
• in Samson (Breling Verlag, 1996 series) #14
• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (December 2010)

Keywords

Automation; factory; Florida; post-apocalyptic

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

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Dancer

Synopsis

A dancer tries all sorts of modern dance moves, and finally needs a chiropractor.

Keywords

Chiropractor; dancer; pantomime; wordless

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Signed by H.L. Anderson, business manager. Average circulation in 1967: 238,075.

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Magnus, Robot Fighter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)