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Issue: His Name Is Savage #1
Publication Date: June 1968
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
Title: File no. 1 "The Return of the Half-man!"
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAdventure House Press
Brand: Adventure House PressView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Adventure House Press Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Bi-monthly
Content Items: 15 (2 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: This is the first full-length comics story in a non-comic book format since 1950.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was intended to be an ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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FlagGil Kane's Savage #1 published March 1982 as File 1: The Return of the Half-Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Cover, Front
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Interior Page
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Page 3 of issue.
 
Interior Page
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Page 5 of issue.
 
Cover, Back
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): n/a
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Savage
Character(s): Savage
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Actor Lee Marvin from the movie "Point Blank" used as reference for painting.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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File 1: The Return of the Half-Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Savage
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Pages: 41
Disclose Notes: Frank Giacoia provided uncredited inking on many pages. Nick Caputo specifically notes pages 7; 9-17; 19-34 and 36-39.

The original credits read "STORY: Gil Kane, Robert Franklin". In the reprint it was changed to "STORY: Gil Kane, Archie Goodwin"
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Wear Amazing Shocker

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Features Kiyo Mi Gawa to sell "The Shocker" self-defense device. Order from Shocker Sales of Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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His Name is... Savage!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  (unknown)
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Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): n/a
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Brief introduction of the character and setting for Savage.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title, table of contents, and credits page. Indicia on page.
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World's First Effortless Exerciser!

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for sprint-loaded exercise equipment. Order from Information Incorporated of Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, USA.
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His Name is Savage

Story  on  (unknown)
Credits
Writer(s): Gil Kane; Robert Franklin (Archie Goodwin)
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): n/a
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Larry Koster (Production)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Savage
Character(s): Savage; Simon Mace (cyborg)
Synopsis: Science-fiction spy thriller concerning a cyborg renegade retired general, Simon Mace, who kidnaps the U.S. president and impersonates him at a United Nations assembly in an attempt to ignite a world war. The story and art were more graphically violent than contemporary comic books and movies, with one panel showing a pulped and bloody crushed hand and another showing a metal gun-barrel smashing through a man's teeth and sending teeth flying. "Savage depends on only two things: guys and his .357 magnum, which he has no compunction about using," one critic wrote of the 1982 reissue. "Broken noses, splintering teeth, and splattering brains are all depicted in lurid detail. They are part and parcel of Savage's obdurate attempts to stop a madman from instigating World War III. Although this is an old theme, Kane and Goodwin present a tale that is riveting and upsettingly believable."
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Pages: 40.67
Disclose Notes: Subtitled: "File 1: The Return of the Half-Man!".
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Spaceman Strength and Endurance

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Disclose Notes: Page 15 of the issue, within the previous Story. Advertisement for the bodybuilding instruction booklets featuring Ben Rebhuhn. Order from American Bodybuilding Club of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Psychedelic!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page 16 of the issue, within the previous Story. Advertisement for the posters. Order from Dept. S-1 of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Powerize You Car in 3 Minutes!

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Disclose Notes: Page 24 of the issue, within the previous Story. Advertisement for the 2-step lubricant treatment for automobiles. Order from North American Schools of Conservation #S-1 of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Savage Subscription

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  (unknown)
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Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): n/a
Letterer(s): typset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Page 48 of issue; printed as bottom third of page on last page of previous story.
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Now You can Finish High School at Home

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page 49 of the issue. Advertisement for the booklet for at-home schooling. Order from Wayne School of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Careers of Adventure!

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Disclose Notes: Page 50 of the issue. Advertisement for the career information booklet. Order from North American Schools of Conservation #S-1 of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Chinese Kung-Fu

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Page 51 of the issue. Advertisement for the kung-fu instructional booklet. Order from Fighting Arts Reasearch, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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24 Super Stars

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Advertisement for a compilation record. Order from Columbia Musical Treasuries, Dept. C-1, of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

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