Planet of the Apes #24

(5 April 1975)

The Birth of Apeslayer (Table of Contents: 1)

Apeslayer; Planet of the Apes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (script); Roy Thomas (plot and concept)

Pencils

Howard Chaykin; ? (alterations)

Inks

Frank Chiaramonte; ? (alterations)

Letters

John Costanza; ? (alterations)

Editing

Marv Wolfman; Roy Thomas

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Apeslayer; the General Raker; Dr. Ann Carver; Maureen Dozer (Apeslayer's mother); Johnathan Dozer (young Apeslayer)

Synopsis

General Raker continues Apeslayer's origin story, telling how his men killed Apeslayer's mother and Dr. Carver, and took their children as slaves. Young Dozer grew up and was made a gladiator; his fighting skills earned him the name Apeslayer; eventually he becomes a fugitive and rebel.

Reprints

• from Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series) #18 (May 1973) [Pages 14-20 plus new splash]

Keywords

origin

Indexer Notes

Reprinted with omissions and alterations. Originally a Killraven story. Art alterations: Ape heads drawn onto Martian bodies and Killraven costume modifications. Takes inspiration from H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds." This storyline spans issues 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30.


Page breakdown:

Page 1 is a new page made up of 3 panels from the previous issue (partial panel from page 1 splash, panel 1 from page 6 and partial panel from page 1, panel 6.

Pages 2-8 of reprint comprised of Pages 14-20 of original.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Apes Forum / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Steve Rodgers (33 Hillborough Road, Luton, Beds); Paul Rodriguez (21 Mellbury Ave., Parkstone, Poole, Dorset); Coling McLean (40 Brandon Parade, Belfast, N. Ireland)

Earth Shall Overcome (Table of Contents: 3)

Guardians of the Galaxy / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Herb Cooper

Editing

Stan Lee

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Guardians of the Galaxy [Vance Astro; Charlie-27; Martinex; Yondu]

Reprints

• from Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #29 (April 1975)
which is reprinted
• from Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #18 (January 1969) [-4 pages]

Now Appearing in 2 New Marvel Weeklies! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Super-Heroes; Savage Sword of Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mystery Horror Suspense (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Dracula Lives / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

This Is Gonna Be Marvel's Year! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret of the Black Planet (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed)

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-562

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bruno Brugg

Synopsis

A man escapes from a prison planet only to mistake a native creature on another world for a rocket ship and ends up about to be devoured.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #28 (April 1962)

FOOM (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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