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Issue: Mammoth Annual #1
Publication Date: January 1959
 
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
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Indicia Publisher: K. G. Murray Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 1959
Volume:
Pages: 292
ISBN:
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Price: 60.0 pence GBQ 0-5-0
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Content Items: 49 (43 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: A few lines of the publisher's indicia indicating printing and publishing ownership are printed on the bottom of the 96th, 192nd and 288th page (approximately). This indicates that this 292-page issue may have been manufactured from three of 100-page comics that were remaindered. Each of these three sections restarts the page numbering at three. The outside advertising in this issue is only on the inside front and inside back cover (for postage stamps) and the back cover (for guitar lessons). All story credits are taken from the existing indexing of the story reprinted.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover with black and white interior
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age
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Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
adventure, superhero, western
Superman; Batman; Robin; Aquaman; Tomahawk (coonskin cap), Pow-Wow Smith (in tan fringe), Hopalong Cassidy (cowboy hat), The Silent Knight, Rex the Wonder Dog, Wonder Woman
Biggest Comic Ever Printed!
In a nighttime sky, Superman wears a Santa beard and pulls a sleigh full of heroes from the DC universe from 1958. No gifts in sight.
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Heart of the Solar System!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Millard
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
The pulsing heart of the solar system was dying!
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14
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The Secret of the Black Abyss!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernard Baily
Bernard Baily
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Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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The Dangerous Coat of Dan Brewster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Broome
Manny Stallman
John Giunta
?
Subject Matter
crime
Big Town
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Miscellaneous
8
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Space-Rescue by Proxy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
John Giunta
John Giunta
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Darwin Jones
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Miscellaneous
6
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The Magnetic Prison

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
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Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
6
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Invaders of the Dark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Lou Cameron
Lou Cameron
Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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Congo Bill, Stone Age Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman
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Subject Matter
jungle
Congo Bill
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6
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Movie Men from Mars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Henry Sharp
Joe Giella
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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The Mirage Beneath the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Ely
Bill Ely
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Subject Matter
fantasy
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6
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The Secret Life of Badge #22

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Howard Purcell
Howard Purcell
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Subject Matter
mystery
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6
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The Anti-Gravity Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernard Baily
Bernard Baily
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Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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The Flying Prison

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Sheldon Moldoff
Ray Burnley
Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
mystery
Mr. District Attorney
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Miscellaneous
8
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Menace of the Falling Moon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
John Giunta
John Giunta
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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The Frozen City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Howard Purcell
Howard Purcell
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Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
6
A few lines of the publisher's indicia indicating printing and publishing ownership are printed below the last page here (on the bottom of the 96th, 192nd and 288th page, approximately). This indicates that this 292-page issue may have been manufactured from three of 100-page comics that were remaindered. Each of these three sections restarts the page numbering at three.
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Robin Hood and the Tiger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Herron
Ross Andru
Mike Esposito
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Subject Matter
adventure
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
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8
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The Undersea City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ruben Moreira (signed)
Ruben Moreira (signed)
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Subject Matter
mystery
Roy Raymond TV Detective
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Horace Wakely (intro)
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6
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The Mystery of the 13 Arrows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Ray
Fred Ray
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Subject Matter
historical, western
Tomahawk
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
Tomahawk and Dan stumble on a gathering of Indian chiefs planning a large-scale attack on American frontier settlements.
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8
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The Fiery Sky Dragon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
George Roussos
George Roussos
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Subject Matter
fantasy
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6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff
Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
humorous
Ollie
Watch out down below!
Ollie can't hear all his dangerous near-misses on his daily commute because of swimmer's earplugs.
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The Super Reporter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller
Joe Certa
Joe Certa
?
Subject Matter
superhero
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Harry Moran (intro, villain); Jim Wade
Gangster Harry Moran starts his own paper in order to drive legitimate papers off the newsstands.
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6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Hal Seegar ?
Bob Oksner
Bob Oksner
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Leave It to Binky
Binky Biggs; Sherwood; Peggy Baxter
Hiya, Binky, ole boy! That's a nice tie you're wearing- Let me have a closer look!
Peggy asks Binky to take Judo so that Sherwood can't bully him anymore.
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Miscellaneous
5.6
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Measuring Rods

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
0.4
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The Green Sword

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave Wood ?
George Papp
George Papp ?
Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
superhero
The Green Arrow
Green Arrow adopts a sword as his weapon and abandons his arrows.
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Miscellaneous
6
Green Hat.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Sagebrush Sam
Wal, I'll be a tenderfoot!
Sam sees a mirage, but later sees a bag of money on the trail and leaves it, figuring that to be a mirage, too.
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The Great Brain of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Curt Swan
John Fischetti
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Tommy Tomorrow
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5.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
When You Buy a 2/- Comic Insist on 100 Pages
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Miscellaneous
0.33
This is a K. G. Murray advertisement for its 100 page comics: All Favourites Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1957 series); Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series); Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957); The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) and Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series).
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The Rifle Named "Betsy"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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John Prentice
John Prentice
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Subject Matter
western
Davy Crockett
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Miscellaneous
8
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Master of the Elements!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Broome
Carmine Infantino
Frank Giacoia
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flash
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond] (first appearance, origin, villain, later called Dr. Alchemy); Argon (villain); Radon (villain); Krypton (villain); Xenon (villain)
Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him.
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The Master of Earth's Twin World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton] (credited)
Harry Peter
Harry Peter
Jim Wroten; Margaret Wroten
Subject Matter
superhero
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor
Every time Wonder Woman turns on a light, she is transported to a parallel world, where a diabolical villain has prepared deadly traps.
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Second instance of a parallel universe in DC Comics; the first was Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #59. The villain in this story is not named, but he does note that on his world, "crime-- not justice-- triumphs," similar to the world of the Crime Syndicate of Earth-3, introduced in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #29 (August 1964).

Wonder Woman makes dinner for Steve Trevor at Diana Prince's apartment.
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Warning to Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
Sid Greene
John Giunta
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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The Ambush of the Iron Horse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert
?
Subject Matter
western
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
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Miscellaneous
8
A few lines of the publisher's indicia indicating printing and publishing ownership are printed below the last page here (on the bottom of the 96th, 192nd and 288th page, approximately). This indicates that this 292-page issue may have been manufactured from three of 100-page comics that were remaindered. Each of these three sections restarts the page numbering at three.
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I Fought the Champion from Outer Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
8
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I Was Trapped in the Magic Mountains

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Ely
Bill Ely
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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8
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Elevator to the Future!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Tom Jackson
One day Tom Jackson departs the elevator in his office building and discovers he is now in the future where he helps free humanity from alien control.
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6
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Jimmy Olsen's Super-Pet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
Curt Swan
Ray Burnley
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Danny the Dino
Superman finds a dinosaur egg and Jimmy hatches it in hopes of winning an unusual pet contest.
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Miscellaneous
8
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Prisoners of the Tiny Universe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
8
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The Wizard of A!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Manny Stallman
Bernard Sachs
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
6
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Birds of Fortune!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
nature, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
0.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
When You Buy a 2/- Comic Insist on 100 Pages
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Miscellaneous
0.33
This is a K. G. Murray advertisement for its 100 page comics, All Favourites Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1957 series); Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series); Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957); The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) and Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series).
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The Boy in the Moon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
Manny Stallman
Joe Giella
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
6
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The Prisoner in the Glass Cage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sheldon Moldoff
Sheldon Moldoff
Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
mystery
Mr. District Attorney
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Miscellaneous
8
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The Guardian of the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy
Pat Gordon
Subject Matter
fantasy
Mr. Haver; Orab; Gamel; Rami
An expedition to the Egyptian tomb of Khardis III leads to the theft of emeralds and a strange time trip to the era of the Pharaohs and back.
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6
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Assignment Unknown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Ely
Bill Ely
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
6
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Mars on Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Herron
Carmine Infantino
Joe Giella
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
6
Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Wanted -- Aqua-Crook

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Bernstein
Ramona Fradon
Ramona Fradon
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Aquaman
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Miscellaneous
6
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ . Formerly credited to Otto Binder.
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The Man Who Made Giants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Brown
Bob Brown
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
A scientist promises to turn a trio of criminals into giants for a fee, but it's all an elaborate trick to bilk them out of their money.
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6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
non-fiction, science and technology
Amazing Ratios
The largest star in the universe...
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1
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The Dragon of Times Square

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Brown
Bob Brown
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
A few lines of the publisher's indicia indicating printing and publishing ownership are printed below the last page here (on the bottom of the 96th, 192nd and 288th page, approximately). This indicates that this 292-page issue may have been manufactured from three of 100-page comics that were remaindered. Each of these three sections restarts the page numbering at three.

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