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Issue: Mighty Samson #4
Publication Date: December 1965
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Issues: #4 of 32 Issues (40 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/23/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Wally Green
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10119-512. On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): George Wilson (painting)
Inker(s): George Wilson (painting)
Colorist(s): George Wilson (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mighty Samson
Character(s): Mighty Samson
First Line: Samson battles the metal scavengers to save the treasures of his ruined civilization!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSamson #4 published September 1967
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as Mighty Samson #4 Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAvontuur Classics #1825 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Some say George Wilson not Morris Gollub for this cover.
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Bridges and Man Number 6 The Brooklyn Bridge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Certa
Inker(s): Joe Certa
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Keys of Knowledge
First Line: The Brooklyn Bridge was begun in 1870.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. History of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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The Metal Stealers [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Frank Thorne [as FT] (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Thorne [as FT] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mighty Samson
Character(s): Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Headman Thorr
First Line: This is what is left of one magnificent city after the devastation of a nuclear war.
Synopsis: Thorr and his men raid N'Yark for scrap metal, including the ruined Statue of Liberty. They carry Sharmaine and Mindor off to Greenland, where global warming has let them found a new society that includes extensive metalworking and geothermal heating. Thorr demands that Mindor contribute his scientific skills, and Sharmaine become his queen. Samson stows away on another of Thorr's raiders, but is discovered and made to walk the plank.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #4 published September 1967
as Die Schrott-Diebe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as The Metal Stealers [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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[The Metal Stealers, Part 2] Sinister Stronghold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Frank Thorne
Inker(s): Frank Thorne
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mighty Samson
Character(s): Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Headman Thorr
First Line: Cast into a deathtrap among fearsome marine monsters while bound and helpless…
Synopsis: Samson swims to Greenland and is forced to fight as a gladiator to win Sharmaine's freedom. Even though he defeats all three monsters Thorr reneges, so Mindor sparks an uprising. Thorr dies trying to escape. Greenland (Greelynd) establishes good relations with N'Yark, and returns the stolen fragments from the Statue of Liberty.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #4 published September 1967
as Sturm auf die Festung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as [The Metal Stealers, Part 2] Sinister Stronghold [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
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The Statue of Liberty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Keys of Knowledge
First Line: The Statue of Liberty is the largest piece of sculpture on earth.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. History of the Statue of Liberty.
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Mighty Samson Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): George Wilson (painted)
Inker(s): George Wilson (painted)
Colorist(s): George Wilson (painted)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mighty Samson
Character(s): Mighty Samson
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as Mighty Samson #4 Back Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]back cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover is same as front cover, sans title or trade dress.

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