Mighty Samson #31 [Gold Key]

(March 1976)

Paul Revere's Run! (Table of Contents: 1)

Beep Beep the Road Runner; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Costanza ?

Inks

John Costanza ?

Colors

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Letters

John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The bicentennial committee has chosen you to re-do Paul Revere's run.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep the Road Runner's three sons; Wile E. Coyote

Synopsis

Wile E. Coyote tries to trap the Road Runners, but they are distracted by Hostess Twinkies.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover. This ad was run during the U.S. Bicentennial year.

The Attack of the Lepidop-Terror, Part 1: The Cocoon Bursts (Table of Contents: 2)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Jack Abel

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

Samson #31-7512

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We are beyond the nuclear age!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Weyum; the Great Satchmo

Synopsis

Samson clashes with the strong man of an African-American tribe from Har-Lem, but voracious giant moths interrupt their conflict.

Reprints

• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #4 (December 2011)

Keywords

Hollywood; Manhattan; Mount Rushmore; mutant; mutation; N'Yark; post-apocalyptic

The Big Apple (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the 1970's, if anyone had asked Charlie Foster how he felt about New York, about "The Big Apple," he'd have said with pride, "Why, New York's my town."

Genre

drama

Characters

Charlie Foster

Synopsis

Charlie realizes how little he knows about his city, and sets out to learn everything he can.

Keywords

New York City

The Attack of the Lepidop-Terror, Part 2: Mindor Baits a Trap (Table of Contents: 4)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Abel

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mammoth moths have eaten a path straight across the continent to that isle of ruins called N'Yark!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Weyum; the Great Satchmo

Synopsis

The Samson and Har-Lem groups join forces against the moths, but Weyum remains hostile.

Reprints

• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #4 (December 2011)

Keywords

Manhattan; mutant; mutation; N'Yark; post-apocalyptic; the Bronx; Yankee Stadium

The Attack of the Lepidop-Terror, Part 3: The Lights That Failed (Table of Contents: 5)

Mighty Samson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Abel

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The threat of the giant moths is almost forgotten now as, in the great stadium that once rang with 60,000 voices, a far smaller crowd watches perhaps the greatest battle of them all...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Weyum; the Great Satchmo

Synopsis

As Samson and Weyum duke it out in "a Joe Louis" match, the moths attack. Mindor jury-rigs ancient batteries to turn on the lights of Yankee Stadium and draw the moths to where they can be killed. Between the lights and the fight Samson is temporarily blinded, but together the N'Yarkers defeat the giant moths.

Reprints

• in Mighty Samson (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #4 (December 2011)

Keywords

Manhattan; mutant; mutation; N'Yark; post-apocalyptic; the Bronx; Yankee Stadium