(July 1965)

Texas Trio, 1963 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
irregularly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Texas Trio
Brand
TT
Editing
Buddy Saunders; Howard Keltner; Larry Herndon

Issue Notes

Amateur fanzine. 1,000 copies printed. First issue with wrap-around "saddle-stitch" binding; all issues through #17 are the same format.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Dr. Weird vs. the Thing Out of Time! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Weird / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Keltner
Pencils
Howard Keltner
Inks
Howard Keltner
Colors
Howard Keltner
Letters
Howard Keltner

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Weird; Swami Berdini (fake mystic); Mrs. Crane (customer); Devigali, Prince of Sorcerers; The Defender; The Fog; The Human Cat; Powerman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Red and blue color plates accidentally switched when cover was printed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Let's Talk It Over / in-house column / 2.75 pages (report information)

Xal-Kor the Human Cat Meets the Coil (Table of Contents: 2)

Xal-Kor, The Human Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard "Grass" Green
Pencils
Richard "Grass" Green
Inks
Richard "Grass" Green
Letters
Richard "Grass" Green

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Second appearance. Previous appearance in #5; next appearance in #8.

Dr. Weird vs. the Thing Out of Time (Table of Contents: 3)

Doctor Weird / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Landon Chesney
Pencils
Landon Chesney
Inks
Landon Chesney
Letters
Landon Chesney

Genre
superhero
Characters
Swami Berdini (fake mystic); Mrs. Crane (customer); Devigali, Prince Of Sorcerers
Synopsis
Doctor Weird intrudes on a fake mystic in order to battle a genuine supernatural menace.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fifth appearance; previous appearance in #6; next appears in #8.

Meet Misty!! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Fog / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Biljo White
Pencils
Biljo White
Inks
Biljo White
Letters
Biljo White

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Third and final appearance. Previous appearance in #5.

Powerman vs. The Blue Barrier! (Table of Contents: 5)

Powerman / text story / 5.33 pages (report information)

Script
George R. R. Martin
Pencils
Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Inks
Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Letters
Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Fourth appearance; previous appearance in #6; next appears in #8.

[Crystal Stone] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Defender / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Kuhfeld
Pencils
Dick Tatge
Inks
Al Kuhfeld
Letters
Al Kuhfeld

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ths is Defender, mighty foe of evil!!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Fourth appearance. Previous appearance in #4, then cameo in #6; next appears in #8.

He's Coming (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Changling / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Defender / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Keltner
Inks
Howard Keltner
Colors
Howard Keltner ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this issue: the Defender matches wits with... Crystal Stone!
Genre
superhero
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dr. Weird vs. the Thing Out of Time!
    Doctor Weird
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Let's Talk It Over
  3. 2. Xal-Kor the Human Cat Meets the Coil
    Xal-Kor, The Human Cat
  4. 3. Dr. Weird vs. the Thing Out of Time
    Doctor Weird
  5. 4. Meet Misty!!
    The Fog
  6. 5. Powerman vs. The Blue Barrier!
    Powerman
  7. 6. [Crystal Stone]
    The Defender
  8. 7. He's Coming
    Changling
  9. 8. ["In this issue: the Defender matches wits with... Crystal Stone!"]
    The Defender
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Jochen G.
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls