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Issue: Konga #1
Publication Date: June 1961
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Issues: #1 of 23 Issues (26 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Comics Group
On Sale Date: 11/03/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: There is no month printed on the cover or in the indicia. This comic was based on the Konga movie, which was released in the U.S. beginning March 22nd 1961. An April newsstand date would equate to a June 1961 cover date. On-sale date from Bestsellers Vol15 #9 November 1960.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 5 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagPS Artbooks Softee: Konga #1 published February 2023
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Konga
First Line: ...as big as KING KONG!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Konga

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: An American International Picture
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover featuring photos from Konga movie.
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Konga

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Charles Decker; Konga; M'Bontu; Bantu (tribe); Margaret Decker; Sandra Banks; Bob Kenton; Dean Foster; Professor Tagore
First Line: From out of the black lush weirdness of the unknown jungle he came...
Synopsis: After his plane crashes in Africa, Doctor Decker is befriended by a small monkey named Konga as well as natives that stand nearly 12 feet tall. Decker discovers that the natives drink a serum concocted from seeds of a giant plant which is what causes their immense growth. Bringing Konga and some plant seeds back to England with him, Decker creates the serum and injects Konga with it. Konga grows into a gorilla and eventually into a giant that rampages through London before being destroyed by the military.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCinemin (2ª Série) #34 published September 1963
as Konga [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Giants #24 published September 1966
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDitko Monsters: Konga! #[nn] published June 2013
as Konga [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Job Number: 6982
Disclose Notes: Adaptation of the film.
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Bar-Zim Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Grand Prize

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Darkness at Noon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Gorilla Berengei; Tutu
First Line: The equatorial rain forests in Africa...
Synopsis: A writeup about the Jungle and the plants and animals that live there.
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In Content Item: FlagCinemin (2ª Série) #34 published September 1963
as Escuridão ao Meio-dia [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: 7188
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The Land of the Nevermore

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, science fiction
Character(s): Thomas 'Grandpappy' Harley; Jeff Harley; Elena Harley
First Line: Sharpesville resembled hundreds of similar towns...
Synopsis: Old "Grandpappy" was beloved in his small town as he was a veteran from the Spanish-American War. When his conniving grandson and his wife put him into a retirement home so he can claim his inheritance, "Grandpappy" reveals that he is to be the Earth scout for an impending Martain invasion, and uses a gun that transports its victims to another dimension called the "Land of Nevermore".
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Movies Come of Age

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
First Line: The first motion picture was displayed in Paris in 1895...
Synopsis: A writeup about the evolution of movies, from primitive 19th century novelties to the modern big budget epic.
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In Content Item: FlagCinemin (2ª Série) #34 published September 1963
as O Cinema Alcança a Maioridade [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: 6946
Disclose Notes: Alascia inks per Nick Caputo, March 2017. Previous indexer credited Bill Molno.
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The Land of Konga...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
First Line: ...is the second largest continent in the world!
Synopsis: A brief writeup about Africa.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: 7161
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover, in black and white.
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One Step Below

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A brief writeup about apes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: 7160
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Possible Nicholas inks per Nick Caputo, March 2017. Previous indexer credited Vince Alascia.

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