(October 1968)

Western, 1968 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1968-07-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10220-810
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Plague of Giants (Table of Contents)

Birdman; Shazzan; Space Ghost; Young Samson and Goliath / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Space Ghost; Young Samson; Goliath; Birdman; Avenger; Shazzan; Chuck; Nancy; Kaboobie
Cover Thumbnail for Hanna-Barbera Super TV Heroes (Western, 1968 series) #3
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Terrors of Turaba (Table of Contents: 1)

Shazzan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Mike Arens
Inks
Mike Royer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Shazzan; Chuck; Nancy; Kaboobie; Kadi
Synopsis
An evil wizard, Kadi, captures Chuck and Nancy as sacrifices for the living idol of Turaba.
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Indexer Notes

Script and art identification by Alberto Becattini (December 2010). Don R. Christensen’s original title was "Terrors of Tosuba".

The Plague of Giants (Table of Contents: 2)

Space Ghost / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Space Ghost; Jace; Jan; Blip; Creature King
Synopsis
Space Ghost battles Creature King who can create illusions of giant creatures with his Nightmare Beams.

Undersea Invasion (Table of Contents: 3)

Moby Dick [1967 Hanna-Barbera TV character] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Moby Dick; Tom; Tubb; Scooby
Synopsis
Aliens force Tom and Tubb to help them invade the boys' undersea city.

The Solar Scorpions (Table of Contents: 4)

Birdman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Birdman; Avenger
Synopsis
Birdman fights off scorpion-like creatures from a crashed meteor.

The Cosmic Werewolf (Table of Contents: 5)

Young Samson and Goliath / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Young Samson; Goliath; Dr. Krugle
Synopsis
Young Samson and Goliath are blamed for a series of bank robberies committed by Dr. Krugle in his were-creature form.

Indexer Notes

Possible Certa pencils per Nick Caputo, July 2019.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Plague of Giants
    Birdman; Shazzan; Space Ghost; Young Samson and Goliath
  2. 1. Terrors of Turaba
    Shazzan
  3. 2. The Plague of Giants
    Space Ghost
  4. 3. Undersea Invasion
    Moby Dick [1967 Hanna-Barbera TV character]
  5. 4. The Solar Scorpions
    Birdman
  6. 5. The Cosmic Werewolf
    Young Samson and Goliath
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