(July-August 1951)

Ziff-Davis, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Brand
A Ziff-Davis Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Jerry Siegel (editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Invasion of the Love Robots Adonis 2-PX-89 (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Allen Anderson (painting)
Inks
Allen Anderson (painting)
Colors
Allen Anderson (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Murphy Anderson "?", but it is Allen Anderson, who made some covers for Ziff-Davis' G.I. Joe. He also made a lot of pulp covers for Planet Stories.

What Is the Answer? (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Starr
Inks
Leonard Starr
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; science fiction
Characters
Franz Hapsburg; John
Synopsis
Six amazing facts that may or may not be true.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover, includes indicia.

Adonis 2 PX-89 (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Henry Sharp
Inks
Henry Sharp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Adonis 2-PX-89; Venus I-XP-98; Blep; Shlep; Mamie; Two Machine-Gun Gus; Genevieve McCoin
Synopsis
Two aliens plan the destruction of Earth while their Love Robots fall in love.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art ID from Gary Watson, April 2008.

This Actually Happened! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

The changing shapes of flying saucers, a fishing vessel mysteriously lifted into the air, phantom bullets, meteorites, ghost soldiers in the sky and a phantom city that appears on top of Muir Glacier every year.

Mutineers of Ganymede! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Barry
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Peggy; John Strong; Maddock; Peter
Synopsis
The new colony on Ganymede is threatened when some colonists discover uranium and want to go back to Earth as rich men.

Indexer Notes

Dan Barry pencils and Sy Barry inks per Gary Watson and Gene Reed.

Written in the Rocks (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dr. Willoughby; Carter Mason; Ed Legrand
Synopsis
Carter Mason is convinced his missing father had created the proper fuel for his rocket ship.

Amazing Prophecies (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru ?
Inks
Ross Andru ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton ?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Joe

Indexer Notes

Predictions for what life will be like in the 21st century.

Death's Double (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Parker (signed as Parker)
Inks
Paul Parker (signed as Parker)
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Ned Farnsworth; Martha Farnsworth; Billy; Dr. Clark; Jane; Dr. Zervis
Synopsis
Ned and his wife want their nephew to die so they can inherit ten million dollars.

Asteroid Treasure (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson; Sy Barry; ?
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bob Bright; Gaffy; Stan Rogers; June Rogers
Synopsis
The Rogers have a treasure map to an asteroid treasure.

Moon Theory (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
How it is believed the moon formed by a collision with another object.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Hypnotize (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Invasion of the Love Robots Adonis 2-PX-89
  2. 1. What Is the Answer?
  3. 2. Adonis 2 PX-89
  4. 3. This Actually Happened!
  5. 4. Mutineers of Ganymede!
  6. 5. Written in the Rocks
  7. 6. Amazing Prophecies
  8. 7. Death's Double
  9. 8. Asteroid Treasure
  10. 9. Moon Theory
  11. 10. ["We guarantee to save you money!"]
  12. 11. ["Which of these 2 one time weaklings paid only a few cents to become an "all-around" he-man at home?"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  13. 12. How to Hypnotize
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Frode Dreier
  • Merlin Haas
  • Rand HOPPE
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kocher
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore