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Issue: From beyond the Unknown #5
Publication Date: June 1970
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Issues: #5 of 25 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/23/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Gorilla Who Challenged the World!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): King Gorilla (mutated gorilla); two police officers
First Line: It's Mr. X -- He's wearing a human face-mask!
Synopsis: Two police officers are startled to find that the wanted criminal, Mr. X, is really a super-evolved gorilla.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-428
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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The Gorilla Who Challenged the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Jonas Mills; King Gorilla (mutated gorilla); various police officers; various onlookers
First Line: On some historic occasion in the dim past, the human race took over mastery of the Earth from the reigning reptiles -- and has maintained its supremacy ever since!
Synopsis: Dr. Mills tests his super-intelligence serum on a gorilla who then escapes and uses his super-intelligence to go on a crime spree in the guise of a human.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #55 published April 1955
was The Gorilla Who Challenged the World [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-432
Disclose Notes: Cover story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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The Jungle Emperor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Jonas Mills; King Gorilla (mutated gorilla); citizens of various world nations; gorilla ambassadors
First Line: The world had all but forgotten how Dr. Jonas Mills, brilliant biologist, had invented Mutation - the amazing chemical that could accelerate evolution!
Synopsis: The super-intelligent mutated King Gorilla proclaims himself the sole sovereign of Earth, and sends gorilla ambassadors to the different countries "to accept control of [their] governments". Dr. Mills surrenders himself to the gorilla ambassadors, in the hope of stopping King Gorilla's conquests and returning him to normal gorilla intelligence.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #56 published May 1955
was The Jungle Emperor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-433
Disclose Notes: Sequel to previous story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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The Watchdogs of the Universe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Danny Bolton; Danny's father; Watchdogs of the Universe (aliens)
First Line: On May 21, 1910, the Earth hit the tail of Halley's Comet and passed directly through it -- yet despite the fear that our atmosphere would be poisoned, no such disaster occurred!
Synopsis: Danny's father tells him a tale of being a member of the Watchdogs of the Universe, a group that saves planets from catastrophes but never takes credit for their actions.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #62 published November 1955
was The Watchdogs of the Universe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-434
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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The Anti-Invasion Machine!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): air traffic controllers; Jul Van; Ralph Baxter; military and political leaders; Plutonian invasion force
First Line: Earth was confident as it watched the approach of the invasion fleet from the planet Pluto!
Synopsis: Jul Van, a peace-loving alien from Pluto, arrives on Earth ahead of a Plutonian invasion force to construct a machine that will repel the invaders. The machine, which can only be triggered by a particular sound that Jul Van refuses to disclose, passes its preliminary tests. Then, Jul Van is found dead, leaving the Earthmen to frantically try to identify the key-sound that will activate the machine. With time running out, scientist Ralph Baxter puts a desperate plan into action.
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From Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #80 published May 1957
was The Anti-Invasion Machine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-435
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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Messages from Beyond

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Job Number: S-445
Disclose Notes: Letters from Mike W. Barr (future comic book writer), G. Lembke, Jim Vecchio, Leon Dornbaum.

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