Comet
#236
(January 24 1953)
Amalgamated Press,
1949 Series
- Price
- 3d [0-0-3 GBP]
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1953-01-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Editing
- ?
The Sky Explorers
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Professor Jolly; Ann; Peter; Kosmo; Fiddycat; Cambusta
- Synopsis
- Professor Jolly, Ann, and Peter have landed in their rocket ship on the planet Roma. Here they were captured by the wicked Emperor Cambusta, but escaped with the help of Fiddicat, an inventor. They meet the good emperor Nescitor, and agree to help him to overthrow Cambusta.
Indexer Notes
Continued in colour on pages 8/9
The Greyfriars Rebellion
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Boys of Greyfriars School; Dr. Grimstone [Headmaster]
- Synopsis
- Dr. Locke, the head master, is away convalescing. His replacement, Dr. Grimstone is a tyrant against whom the boys rebel.
The Wheezes of Willie Wizzard
text story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- The problems caused at Gandybar School by Willie's inventions, in this story his 'super fire fighting foam'.
Bob Harley and the Silver Mole
text story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; crime
- Characters
- Bob Harley; Doctor Nikolas
- Synopsis
- The Silver Mole is an earth-boring machine invented by Doctor Nikolas, a traitor scientist. It is powered by an atomic motor stolen from the British government. The Mole is at present in the underground cavern workshop of Nikolas. At the controls is young Bob Marley of Sotland Yard, who is trying to escape in the machine.
Mick the Moon Boy
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humour; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mick; Hank Luckner
Kit Carson and the Pigheaded Pioneer
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- D. C. Eyles (signed)
- Inks
- D. C. Eyles (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Kit Carson; Captain Job Bailey
- Reprints
-
from Cowboy Comics (Amalgamated Press, 1950 series) #4 (1950) which is reprinted
-
from Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Sky Explorers
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1.
The Greyfriars Rebellion
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2.
The Wheezes of Willie Wizzard
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3.
Tough Tex
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4.
Bob Harley and the Silver Mole
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5.
Chuckle Time
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6.
Sky Explorers
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7.
Mick the Moon Boy
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8.
Scamp Our Happy Hound
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9.
Claude and Cuthbert, The Two New Boys
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10.
Kit Carson and the Pigheaded Pioneer
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11.
Shorty
This issue was modified by
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- Peter Croome
- William Ford
- Mike Nielsen
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