Comics Revue #235

([February 2006])

[Korak And The River Of Time] (Table of Contents: 1)

Tarzan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Russ Manning (credited)

Inks

Russ Manning (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Tarzan; Korak; Tantor

Synopsis

Tarzan takes his son to Tembo-Haven, in order to find a cure for the rapid aging that has afflicted Korak.

Reprints

• from Tarzan Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1970.03.08 - 1970.03.29

Indexer Notes

Title taken from the episode guide on the Edgar Rice Burroughs Fanzine Website (see http://www.erbzine.com/mag8/0830.html)
First page of story is on the inside front cover, second page is on the inside back cover.

A Letter From The Editor (Table of Contents: 2)

Contents and Editorial / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rick Norwood

Letters

typeset

The Puppet Master, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 3)

Modesty Blaise / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Pencils

Romero (credited)

Inks

Romero (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Sir Gerald Tarrant; Maude Tiller; Krolli; Signor Vinezzi; Dr. Hans Baum; Selina; Mahmoud; Murad

Synopsis

While in Italy, Modesty is drugged and taken to a villa in Capri, where she falls under the influence of an old foe from her days as head of 'The Network'. Although she is presumed dead by the authorities, Willie Garvin suspects there's more to Modesty's disappearance than meets the eye. With British agent Maude Tiller in tow, he heads to Rome to do some investigating of his own.

Reprints

• from Modesty Blaise daily (Beaverbrook Newspapers)

Indexer Notes

No dates on strips. Strips are numbered #2628 - 2667. The Modesty Blaise checklist that appears in Titan Books Modesty Blaise collections lists this story as starting 29th November 1971.

Slim's Mom, Conclusion (Table of Contents: 4)

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Moores (credited)

Pencils

Dick Moores (credited)

Inks

Dick Moores (credited)

Letters

Dick Moores (credited)

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Slim Skinner; Clovia Skinner; Gretchen Skinner; Lil Skinner; Melba; Rufus

Synopsis

Slim and Clovia finally find out where Lil is getting her money from - poker hustling!

Reprints

• from Gasoline Alley daily and Sunday (Tribune Media) 1978.10.08 - 1978.10.21

Flash Without Dale, Chapter Eight (Table of Contents: 5)

Flash Gordon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Harrison (credited)

Pencils

Dan Barry (credited)

Inks

Dan Barry (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Flash Gordon; Dr. Hans Zarkov; Zara; 96V3; 23Q8; Mekkane

Synopsis

Flash rescues a mysterious woman from a crash site, not knowing she's a alien agent trying to steal Plutonium from the atom plant.

Reprints

• from Flash Gordon daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960.01.18 - 1960.02.13

Bitsy, Conclusion (Table of Contents: 6)

Steve Canyon / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Milton Caniff (credited)

Pencils

Dick Rockwell

Inks

Milton Caniff (credited)

Letters

Frank Engli

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Canyon; Poteet; Bitsy; Gereral Philerie; Captain Thumbhill;Doagie Hogan

Synopsis

Steve and Thumbs are sent to a neutral country to investigate reports of a monk named Hogan, found frozen, and close to death, in the mountains near the Chinese border. Could this be Steve's friend Doagie Hogan, who was imprisoned in a communist prison some years before?

Reprints

• from Steve Canyon daily and Sunday (Publishers Newspaper Syndicate) 1967-06-18 - 1967-07-15

Ships That Pass In The Night (Table of Contents: 7)

Krazy Kat / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

George Herriman (credited)

Pencils

George Herriman (credited)

Inks

George Herriman (credited)

Letters

George Herriman (credited)

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Krazy Kat; Ignatz Mouse; Officer Pupp

Reprints

• from Krazy Kat daily (King Features Syndicate) 1933.10.23 - 1933.10.28

Rose Chance, Chapter Nineteen (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harold Gray (credited)

Pencils

Harold Gray (credited)

Inks

Harold Gray (credited)

Letters

Harold Gray (credited)

Genre

adventure; children

Reprints

• from Little Orphan Annie daily and Sunday (Tribune Media Services) 1938.09.04 - 1938.09.17

The Gals Take Over, Chapter Five (Table of Contents: 9)

Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

V. T. Hamlin (credited)

Pencils

V. T. Hamlin (credited)

Inks

V. T. Hamlin (credited)

Letters

V. T. Hamlin (credited)

Genre

humor

Characters

Alley Oop; Foozy; Ooola

Synopsis

Ooola's plans to make Alley Oop jealous by flirting with Foozy begin to backfire.

Reprints

• from Alley Oop daily (NEA Service) 1937.07.19 - 1937.07.24

Tarzan And The Leopard Men, Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 10)

Tarzan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Reinman (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Tarzan; Orando; Sobito; Lupo

Reprints

• from Tarzan daily (United Feature Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Date of strips not given. Numbered #3131 - 3140.

Dr. Congo, Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 11)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Falk (credited)

Pencils

Phil Davis (credited)

Inks

Phil Davis (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Narda; Dr. Congo

Synopsis

Lothar approaches Dr. Congo and hires him to take care of Mandrake, so that the magician can find out how the the fake witch-doctor works his schemes.

Reprints

• from Mandrake The Magician daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944.08.21 - 1944.09.07

Jessie Bell, Conclusion (Table of Contents: 12)

Rick O'Shay / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lynde (credited)

Pencils

Stan Lynde (credited)

Inks

Stan Lynde (credited)

Letters

Stan Lynde (credited)

Genre

western-frontier; humor

Characters

Rick O'Shay; Jessie Bell; Curly Wolfe; Spade Hawkins; Dallas Cole; Gaye; Hipshot Percussion; Crazy Quilt; Moonglow

Synopsis

Jessie destroys the dams on her land, letting the rivers flow again, bring water back to the town. Meanwhile Hipshot chases Curly, Dallas and Spade out of town, and Crazy Quilt once again tries to woo Moonglow.

Reprints

• from Rick O'Shay daily (Chicago Tribune) 1969.04.28 - 1969.05.24

Guided Missiles, Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 13)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Crane (credited)

Pencils

Roy Crane (credited)

Inks

Roy Crane (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Buz Sawyer; Christy Sawyer

Synopsis

Buz takes the experimental plane 'The Sky Witch' for a test flight, but a malfunction nearly takes his life.

Reprints

• from Buz Sawyer daily (King Features Syndicate) 1956.12.10 - 1956.01.05

[The Emperor Of Tilly Valley] (Table of Contents: 14)

Casey Ruggles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Warren Tufts (credited)

Pencils

Warren Tufts (credited)

Inks

Warren Tufts (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Warren Tufts

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Casey Ruggles; Kit Fox; Pirates of Tillyvalley

Synopsis

Caught in a surprise raid, Casey and Kit track their attackers to a fort. While Casey scouts around, Kit is left to watch the horses. But Kit falls asleep...

Reprints

• from Casey Ruggles Sunday (United Features Syndicate) 1950.03.19

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from Casey Ruggles episode guide on Wikipedia.