(1976)

Western, 1976 Series
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Price
0.79 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Whitman W
Editing
Roger Elwood

Who Goes There? (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Richard Powers (painting)
Inks
Richard Powers (painting)
Colors
Richard Powers (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Dominus (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (adaptation); Barington J. Bayley (original story)
Pencils
Giorgio Cambiotti; Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Zeed; Abrak; Eliot; Alanie; Balbain
Synopsis
A crew of space explorers are slowly killed off after they land on a strange new planet.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the story "Mutation Planet" by Barrington J. Bayley. Incorrectly stated to be adapted from the story "Born of the Sun" by Jack Williamson according to small print on page one. The Williamson story actually appears in issue #3.

The Last Guinea-Pig (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited as G. Cruz-Santos) (adaptation); Joan Hunter Holly (original story)
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Bolle

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Essie (chimp); Sue; Dai; Controller Sanderson
Synopsis
With all animals exterminated by mankind, humans are used for lab research.
Reprints
Keywords
chimpanzee; dachshund; deer; elephant; extinction

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the story "The Proper Study" by Joan Hunter Holly.

Who Goes There? (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (adaptation); John W. Campbell Jr. (original story)
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Abel ?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dr. Copper; Macready; Blair; Van Wall; Norris; Kinner; Cook
Synopsis
A group of scientists discover an alien being frozen in the ice in Antarctica.
Reprints
Keywords
alien; Antarctica

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the story by John W. Campbell, Jr.

This is the same story that was adapted into the movies "The Thing from Another World" (1951), "Horror Express" (1972) and "The Thing" (1982).

Rabbits to the Moon (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (adaptation); Raymond C. Banks (original story)
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mr. Cutter; Mr. Goom; Victor Webb; Virginia; Dr. Pitch; Mullen; Miss Kronk
Synopsis
Victor Webb has created a process to transport a being from Earth to the Moon.
Reprints
Keywords
teleportation

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the story by Raymond C. Banks.

The Music of Minox (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman (adaptation); Howard Goldsmith (original story)
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
José Luis García-López
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Ted; Burt Nelson; Davis
Synopsis
A group of space miners land on a planet of silicon life-forms made of glass.
Reprints
Keywords
silicon life; space mining

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the story by Howard Goldsmith.

Shaka (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Summer (adaptation); Chad Oliver (original story)
Pencils
Adolfo Buylla
Inks
Adolfo Buylla
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Alex Porvenir; Tucker Olton; Nthenge; Kioko
Synopsis
Space traders interfere with a primitive culture.
Reprints
Keywords
spaceship

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the story by Chad Oliver.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Who Goes There?
  2. 1. Dominus
  3. 2. The Last Guinea-Pig
  4. 3. Who Goes There?
  5. 4. Rabbits to the Moon
  6. 5. The Music of Minox
  7. 6. Shaka
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Eric Gimlin
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Van Dore