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Issue: Mighty Samson #1
Publication Date: July 1964
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Issues: #1 of 32 Issues (42 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/30/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1964 Books and Pamphlets, 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
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Samson; Sharmaine
First Line: Samson uses his stupendous strength to battle fantastic creatures in a primitive world of the future!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAvontuur Classics #1801 published January 1966
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSamson #1 published December 1966
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as Mighty Samson #1 Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The cover contains a mistake: Samson is wearing the lio-bear's skin before killing it.
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Seagoing Vessels, Number 14: Aboard a Man-of-War

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, military, non-fiction
Feature(s): Keys of Knowledge
First Line: Sea life was hard in the 18th century navy.
Synopsis: Educational piece on man-of-war sailing ships.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Mighty Samson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Samson's mother
First Line: A once-great city lies in ruins, overgrown by a dense jungle.
Synopsis: In a Post-Nuclear War New York, a youth is born with the strength of ten men due to radiation induced mutation. While growing up, his mother is killed and her dying wish is for Samson to use his great strength to help others and fight evil. In the process, he finds and teams up with Mindor, an intellectual trying to understand the old sciences and devices, and his daughter Sharmaine, to help the less fortunate.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #1 published December 1966
as Gewaltiger Samson [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as Mighty Samson [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 [Cover A - Raymond Swanland] published December 2010
as Mighty Samson [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: During the Cold War, with atomic bombs hanging overhead, many SF stories explored the mysterious world of the future that would survive nuclear war. This is one. Yet, while most stories were grim, Mighty Samson has a sense of humor and message of hope.
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Ancient Weapon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor; Kull
First Line: Amid the ruins of a once-great city, Mighty Samson accompanies Mindor and Sharmaine as they search for usable equipment…
Synopsis: Samson, Sharmaine, and Mindor are searching for useful gear when they stumble across rifles in an ancient armory. When they are attacked by an antlered gorilla, Mindor figures out how to use the rifle and kills the beast. Unfortunately, Kull and his gang observed this, captures them, and tries to force them to tell how to make the rifle work. In the process of escaping, Samson brings down the roof of the armory, which buries the rifles.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #1 published December 1966
as Alte Waffen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGold Key Champion #2 published May 1978
as Ancient Weapon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as Ancient Weapon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Produced by a team of New Yorkers, Mighty Samson travels through real-world buildings and streets, now an overgrown jungle. The Armory is an actual NY armory.
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Wild Animals of North America, Number 17: Seals

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): Keys of Knowledge
First Line: There are six varieties of Seals (sic) in North America.
Synopsis: Educational piece on seals.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Pin-up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Samson; Sharmaine
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #1 published September 2010
as Mighty Samson #1 Back Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Pin-up of front cover without copy.

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