([June 1958])
K. G. Murray,
1958 Series
- Price
- 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
- Brand
-
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
- Editing
- ?
The Bird Boy of Metropolis
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "It's a man!" "No--it's a bird!" "No--it's Jimmy Olsen with special wings--flying as fast as Superman!" Featuring The Bird Boy of Metropolis
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman
- Reprints
-
from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #26 (February 1958)
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- Keywords
- wings
[no title indexed]
Private Pete / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (actual original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Private Pete, drive this jeep down to the motor pool!
- Genre
- humour; military
- Characters
- Private Pete
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #54 (October-November 1951)
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Indexer Notes
Printed on inside front cover. Original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1pp instead on 0.67pp.
The Birdboy of Metropolis
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Mort Weisinger (actual original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White
- Reprints
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #26 (February 1958)
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- Keywords
- wings
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Jimmy Olsen” banner removed from every page of story.
I Was a Human Guinea Pig
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily
- Inks
- Bernard Baily
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Mark Wilton; Dr. Hugo Kress
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #62 (May 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story.
Mystery of the Unknown Invention!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hal Weston; Mr. Jalik; Dr. Ira Otis; T. Shaw; J. James; C. Miller; Y. Dale
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #89 (February 1958)
-
- Keywords
- astronomer; Mars; Martian; Phobos; telescope
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story. pp2: word “neighborly” changed to “neighbourly”.
Who Am I?
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Roussos
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #23 (March 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
“Tales of the Unexpected” banner removed from every page of story.
Amazing Gift from Space!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Rick Hall
- Synopsis
- The Zaxians, a friendly alien race, send a spaceship to Earth as a gift, and the astronaut that is chosen to pilot it ends up saving the Zaxians from a hostile invasion.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #90 (March 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story.
The Vanishing Thief!
Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Genre
- detective-mystery; drama
- Characters
- Mr. District Attorney; The Great Navarro; Harrington; Chane
- Reprints
- from Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #62 (March-April 1958)
-
- Keywords
- magic
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Mr. District Attorney” banner removed from every page of story. pp2” word “cooperating” changed to “co-operating”. pp7, panel 1: Gangster’s hand holding gun deleted, but his speech balloon remains.
The Phantom of the Flames!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Maneely
- Inks
- Joe Maneely
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Jess Hargrove; Hadalgo; Genie of the Flames
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #71 (February 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Genie; smoke
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. pp6: words “at the Precinct.” changed to “at the Police Station.”
21st Century Hercules!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hercules Smith; Professor Jason Smith; Dr. Joel Hench
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #37 (April-May 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Mystery in Space” banner removed from every page of story. Word “program” changed to “programme” throughout.
The Menace of the Mole Men!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim McArdle
- Inks
- Jim McArdle
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Jeff Cole; Hank; Tod Walker
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #71 (February 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story.
The Town That Went Underwater
Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ramona Fradon
- Inks
- Ramona Fradon
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Jack Schiff (original managing editor); Mort Weisinger (original story editor); George Kashdan (original story editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #246 (March 1958)
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Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp1: words “on the Atlantic Coast” changed to “on the East Coast”.
The town of Beachcroft.
Mystery of Meteor Crater
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Wyatt Achison; Koz; Jones
- Synopsis
- An alien invasion force hides in a canyon that is a tourist attraction, but a determined tourist finds them in spite of their efforts and helps to drive them off Earth.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #90 (March 1958)
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- Keywords
- Jupiter; meteor
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story.
The Witch's Candles!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Prentice
- Inks
- John Prentice
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Roger Arness; Mr. Crandell
- Reprints
- from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #2 (January-February 1957)
-
- Keywords
- Old Salem; witch
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Secrets” banner removed from every page of story. pp4: words “dollar” and “dollars” changed to “pound” and “pounds”.
The 100,000 Year-Old Weapon!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Sid Greene
- Inks
- John Giunta
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bookstore Dealer (unnamed); Dr. Jackson; Jan 356 (alien); Evar Tor (alien dictator)
- Synopsis
- A man from 100,000 years in the future travels back to 1958 to find a super-weapon he can use to overthrow a dictator in his own time.
- Reprints
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #90 (March 1958)
-
- Keywords
- alien; bookstore; dictator; invisibility
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Strange Adventures” banner removed from every page of story.
Puppets of Doom!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Purcell
- Inks
- Howard Purcell
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor)
- Characters
- Tony Cochran; Professor Knowles; Colonel Gage; Lloyd Burns; Mordini; Dr. Warren Mills
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #69 (December 1957)
-
- Keywords
- Abraham Lincoln; Julius Caesar; Napoleon; puppet; Shakespeare
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “House of Mystery” banner removed from every page of story. pp4: word “precinct” changed to “station”.
Secret beyond the Footlights!
Big Town / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Manny Stallman
- Inks
- John Giunta
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Julius Schwartz (actual original editor)
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Steve Wilson; Kenyon Knowles; Wilson (editor); Charley Anderson; Asher
- Reprints
- from Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #50 (March-April 1958)
-
- Keywords
- morse code
Indexer Notes
DC logos and “Big Town” banner removed from every page of story.
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited original editor); Mort Weisinger (actual original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jeepers, have I got a swell date this afternoon!
- Genre
- humour
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #153 (February 1951)
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Indexer Notes
Printed on inside back cover. Original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 1pp instead on 0.75pp. DC logos and “Action Comics” banner removed.
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Bird Boy of Metropolis
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
["Private Pete, drive this jeep down to the motor pool!"]
Private Pete -
2.
The Birdboy of Metropolis
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
I Was a Human Guinea Pig
-
4.
Mystery of the Unknown Invention!
-
5.
Who Am I?
-
6.
Amazing Gift from Space!
-
7.
The Vanishing Thief!
Mr. District Attorney -
8.
The Phantom of the Flames!
-
9.
21st Century Hercules!
-
10.
The Menace of the Mole Men!
-
11.
The Town That Went Underwater
Aquaman -
12.
Mystery of Meteor Crater
-
13.
The Witch's Candles!
-
14.
The 100,000 Year-Old Weapon!
-
15.
Puppets of Doom!
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16.
Secret beyond the Footlights!
Big Town -
17.
["Jeepers, have I got a swell date this afternoon!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug
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