Planet of the Apes #26

(19 April 1975)

Death in the Ape Pit (Table of Contents: 1)

Apeslayer; Planet of the Apes / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Howard Chaykin ? (alterations)

Inks

Frank McLaughlin ? (alterations)

Letters

John Costanza (alterations)

Editing

Roy Thomas

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Master Twelve; Kempleton; Apeslayer; Amalat; the Freemen; Arrow; Skarlet (Queen of the Sirens); Slasher; Mala

Synopsis

Apeslayer is captured by the Queen of the Sirens, who delivers him into the hands of the apes. The apes put him in a gladiatorial pit to be slaughtered. However, Apeslayer escapes the pit and vows an all out war against the ape overlords.

Reprints

• from Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1970 series) #19 (July 1973) [Pages 11-19]

Keywords

Madison Square Garden

Indexer Notes

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.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David Sharrock (Bolton-le Sands, Lancs); Derek Morris (Suttoncoldfield, W. Midlands); Peter Hession (8 Galsworthy Drive, Caversham Park Village, Reading, Berks); A Devoted follower of Galen (Leicester); Leonard Dean-King (Grimsby); James N. (Warwickshire)

Natalie Trundy: Monkey Business on the Planet of the Apes (Table of Contents: 3)

Planet of the Apes / text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Sam Maronie

Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Editing

Marv Wolfman (Editor-in-Chief); Don McGregor (editor); David Anthony Kraft (Associate Editor)

Genre

non-fiction; science fiction

Synopsis

An examination of the roles played by actress Natalie Trundy in several of the ape movies. At the time, Trundy was married to producer Arthur P. Jacobs.

Reprints

• from Planet of the Apes (Marvel, 1974 series) #7 (April 1975)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Airfix Gang / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Gun for Dinosaur! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Pencils

Val Mayerik

Inks

Ernie Chan

Letters

John Costanza

Reprints

• from Worlds Unknown (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (July 1973)

Indexer Notes

adapted from the story by L. Sprague deCamp

Another Marvel Masterpiece! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Origins of Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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