([1964])
Thorpe & Porter,
1962? Series
- Price
- 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1964 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Top Sellers Ltd.
- Brand
-
TP
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Year extrapolated from advert for Race for the Moon comics in Flash (Thorpe & Porter, 1962 series) issues 1 & 2 https://www.comics.org/issue/760804/?issue_detail=2#1628535 and advert in Race for the Moon (Thorpe & Porter) issue 22 https://www.comics.org/issue/515291/?issue_detail=2#2557685 offering a set of compendium LPs with songs issued and current in 1964 - 65.
[no title indexed]
Classics Illustrated / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- the world's finest Children's Publications
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
House advert by Thorpe & Porter Ltd for the UK edition of Classics Illustrated. Only 1/- per copy.
Three thumbnail covers for No 83 (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), No 148 (Nights of Terror) and No 85 (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) are shown with the text. All three clearly show a price of 1/3!
Indicia giving publisher's name and country of printing at the bottom of the page.
The Test of Character
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- 3392
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Horace Whickle I shall give you the gift of complete power over the affairs of men!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Horace Whickle; Vision; Mr Dunston (Horace's boss)
- Synopsis
- Horace Whickle has worked as a bookkeeper for 22 years. Dunston calls Horace into his office and tells him to work late to find a wrong figure in an account. Later at home a Vision appears to Horace and tells him he has the power to control men and to use it for good. Horace quickly makes Dunston bankrupt and then takes over every company in the country. The Vision appears again and tells him he has become vain and to do good. Horace becomes the most powerful man in the world and declares himself Emperor of the World. Then the alarm clock wakes him up and he goes in to work as normal.
- Reprints
-
from Out of This World (Charlton, 1956 series) #13 (May 1959)
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[Giants of the Telescope]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Frederich Wilhelm Struve (1793 - 1864)
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; maths & science
- Synopsis
- One page potted biography of the German astronomer Frederich Wilhelm Struve, one of the chief founders of Double-Star Astronomy.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #51 (May 1959)
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Lighthouse of Space!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The mystery ship came from the great depths of space beyond the solar system!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Commander Eric Mann; Captain Alan Carter; Zarran Commander (aggressive alien); Kull Council speaker (peaceful alien)
- Synopsis
- The Kull are a peaceful people who have discovered random anti-matter blotches throughout space. To warn travelers of the blotches they station lighthouses in their vicinity. One of the lighthouses drifts into our solar system. Two Earthmen investigate the lighthouse and become prisoners when it is retrieved by the Zarran, enemies of the Kull. The Zarrans rig the lighthouse with crystals to absorb the deadly radiation from the blotches and beam it onto the Kull planet. The Earthmen help the Zarran defeat the effects of the radiation and are rewarded with knowledge to take back to Earth.
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #51 (May 1959)
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[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another new exciting comic!
Indexer Notes
House advert for Miracle Man, another 68 page reprint comic (taken from Super Hombre)
From your favourite newsagent.
Only 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
The Ironclad Will!
comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Am I dreaming? It's... his face!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jude Tyndal; Harry Tyndal; Laura; Philip Tyndal
- Synopsis
- Jude Tyndal's heirs get exactly what they deserved, even if it is impossible to explain how he accomplished it.
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #72 (November 1958)
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The Strange Ones!
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those lights! They're blinding me! I'm losing control!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Glenn Parker; Olga Parker; Family doctor
- Synopsis
- Glenn Parker is driving home when two strange lights cause him to crash his car. The two lights are concerned that Glenn does not die. When Glenn wakes up he drives home. Over the following weeks Glenn is obsessed with building a strange machine. Olga is concerned about Glenn and calls the doctor who hypnotises Glenn. Glenn reveals that the machine is to give physical form to the lights who want to invade Earth. The doctor and Olga rush to the machine just as two aliens emerge. There is a brief fight and the aliens accidentally destroy the machine and disappear. The invasion is over.
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #72 (November 1958)
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Dr. Martin's Marvelous Museum
comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Forte (signed)
- Inks
- John Forte (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can step out of everyday life--right into the midst of the strangest adventures you dreamed of!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Eddy Brewster; Brenda Trent; Jed Hoffstra; Dr. Martin
- Synopsis
- Eddy and Brenda have grown up as neighbours and friends. But Brenda wants someone courageous as a boyfriend and all-state quarterback Jeff takes her out as well. Brenda confuses her dates and all three go out together to the private closed house of Dr Martin. The Dr shows them his museum exhibits and, after Jed and Brenda have left, challenges Eddy to track down the Georgio tiara. Eddy visits the eras of the exhibits and finds the tiara defeating obstacles on the way. Eddy meets Jed and Brenda, Jed challenges Eddy but he now has courage and defeats Jed. Brenda is happy with her real man.
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #72 (November 1958)
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- Keywords
- Georgio Tiara
Call in the Night
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It happened on a frosty, clear night---it started with a telephone message---
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- John W. Crane (Fire chief); Mr. Parkins
- Synopsis
- Chief Crane receives a phone call advising of a fire at 346 Elm. When the fire equipment arrives they find that someone is inside, old man Parkins. The firemen save Mr Parkins. Later, when they are making out the fire report, Crane asks Parkins if he knows anyone called Danny, as he made the call. Parkins tells Crane that Danny is his son and that he always looks after him. Crane wonders why Danny is not present and Crane says that his son died in 1942. Further attempts to trace the phone caller are unsuccessful.
- Reprints
The Intruders
comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When man finally does land on the moon--who will own it?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Marsh; Loomis
- Synopsis
- Marsh urges his men to hurry up evacuating the moon dome as the next time the moon-men attack it may be too late. Loomis disagrees and says they should fight. Suddenly an attack starts and the dome is damaged leaking out life sustaining oxygen. While the repairs are taking place Loomis sneaks out with a rifle. Loomis is ambushed by the moon-men but a warning shot by Marsh, who has followed, scares them off. They are then pursued and just get back to the dome in time. A rocket arrives for the evacuees and leaves behind the moon-men who are men and women that can live without oxygen.
- Reprints
- from Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v7#1 [40] (September-October 1958)
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in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #3
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Strange Superstitions
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Many harmless birds and animals were once regarded with horror and loathing by superstitious people throughout the world!
- Genre
- non-fiction; horror-suspense
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Animals listed as bad omens are owl and magpie. A good omen is a cuckoo. The howling of dogs was associated with the approach of death. It was thought that a mouse held the soul of a person when asleep. A black cat was depicted as a witch's companion.
Flight
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Consider the case of Willie Grant who decided to change his lot in life...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Willie Grant; Mr Winkler (Willie's boss); Joe (Willie's friend); Victor Segurido; Laura Segurido (Victor's sister); Juan (local worker)
- Synopsis
- Willie and Joe are bawled out again by Mr Winkler. They try for a new life and stow away on a ship which sinks in a storm. Only Willie is found by Victor and Laura on an island. They offer him the role of overseer on their sugar plantation where the workers are treated as slaves. Willie continues this regime. Juan escapes to tell of the situation. The Seguridos tell Willie that he will take all the blame for keeping the workers in bondage. Willie decides to get out and a month later is back with Mr Winkler who shows Willie a newspaper. The Seguridos have died in an earthquake.
- Reprints
- from Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v7#1 [40] (September-October 1958)
- in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #3
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The Valley of Forever!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It had to be a mirage, a dream. But if it was, John Evans is a madman!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- John Evans; Williams (Evans' companion); Philip Kent
- Synopsis
- Evans and Williams are exploring the Arctic when they see a lush valley. The ice collapses and they fall down. They are carried to a city where they meet Philip Kent. He tells them they can live happily for five hundred years if they wish. Williams is happy but Evans tells Kent he doesn't believe him and he wants to leave. Kent says others will then come and he will not help him. Evans finds clothes and food and attempts to escape but fails. Kent says he will now help Evans to a training station. When he tells his story he finds out that Kent went looking for the valley 150 years ago!
- Reprints
- from Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v7#1 [40] (September-October 1958)
- in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #3
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Bartlett's Booty
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- John Gifford; Professor Alfred Nelson; Mrs Gifford (John's mother); Ethel Bartlett; William Ware
- Reprints
- from Out of This World (Charlton, 1956 series) #4 (June 1957)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Horace Whickle, I will give you unlimited power!"]
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1.
["the world's finest Children's Publications"]
Classics Illustrated -
2.
The Test of Character
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3.
[Giants of the Telescope]
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4.
Lighthouse of Space!
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5.
["Another new exciting comic!"]
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6.
The Ironclad Will!
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7.
The Strange Ones!
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8.
Dr. Martin's Marvelous Museum
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9.
Call in the Night
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10.
The Intruders
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11.
Strange Superstitions
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12.
Flight
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13.
The Valley of Forever!
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14.
Bartlett's Booty
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15.
Which has the ATLAS BUILT BODY?
Charles Atlas -
16.
Giant Stamp Collection
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- Doug Brain
- Paul Robinson
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