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Issue: Mighty Samson #14
Publication Date: May 1968
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Issues: #14 of 32 Issues (42 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/08/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 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:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In8
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Mighty Samson
First Line: Samson battles a hunger-crazed monster lured by the scent of food!
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #14 published January 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #2 published December 2010
as Mighty Samson #14 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Some say this cover is not by Morris Gollub.
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Rooted Sea Serpent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mighty Samson Mutant Monsters
Character(s): Mindor (hand only)
Synopsis: Mindor's description of a water plant that has a serpent's head.
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In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #2 published December 2010
as Rooted Sea Serpent [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Menace from Nowhere [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor
Synopsis: An oil spill from an autonomously-operating offshore drilling rig chokes the sealife out of N'Yark harbor, threatening the tribespeople with starvation. Samson and his friends backtrack the spill through the Gulf Stream and stop the flow of crude, but are captured by local people in Florida.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #14 published January 1970
as Das Ungeheuer aus dem Nichts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #2 published December 2010
as Menace from Nowhere [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: 14-682
Disclose Notes: The plot of the story foreshadows the much-later Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ararat

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Lost Civilizations
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Archeological finds around Ararat, and comparison with Biblical narratives.
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Mutant Monster Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tom Morrow; Cindia
Synopsis: Tom uses his mental powers and corrals monsters that have gotten loose in Ultra City.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #14 published January 1970
as Die Monster sind ausgebrochen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Gold Key Comics Club News

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Be an Artist!; Automatic Doughnut Dunker; Poll Tells All!
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Readers Page

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (fan art)
Inker(s): ? (fan art)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Three-Headed Killer; Laser Creature; Crab Monster; Magneto Thing; Horn-A-Monster
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fan art by Steve Keith, Dennis Naylon, Romelia Rosales, Roy Waltz, and Colleen Wight.
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Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Gold Key Kid (advertising character or promotional character)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Gags and riddles submitted by fans Patricia Waite, Lisa Graunke, Nancy Delcellier, Eileen Pigott, Ellen C. Young, Tony Sardjono, Deborah Malicky, Dianne D. Fitzpatrick, Gary Gneitling, Uma Tyer, Lissa Brown, Nancy Putney, Mitzi Fahling, Ignacio Gallegos, Shaw Kenion, and Peggy Clevenger.
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Stegosaurus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts about the stegosaurus
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[Menace from Nowhere Part 2] Between Beasts and Machines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Mighty Samson; Sharmaine; Mindor
Synopsis: Mindor convinces the suspicious tribesmen that he can deactivate automated factories nearby, thus saving the tribesmen from danger. At first his efforts are counterproductive, only increasing the tension and hostility, but with Samson's help he finally succeeds. The party leaves for N'Yark to fond farewells.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #14 published January 1970
as Zwischen Bestien und Maschinen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMighty Samson #2 published December 2010
as [Menace from Nowhere Part 2] Between Beasts and Machines [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mini-Comics
Character(s): Dancer
Synopsis: A dancer tries all sorts of modern dance moves, and finally needs a chiropractor.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Signed by H.L. Anderson, business manager. Average circulation in 1967: 238,075.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Magnus; H-8 [H8]
First Line: You Asked for It!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Magnus, Robot Fighter # 22 (issue 21859). Artwork based on art for cover of issue # 1.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for Junior Sales Club of America
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joel Ballenger; Mary Zimmerman; William Hanlin
First Line: Make Money Get Prizes With Fast Selling American Seeds
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for selling seed packets from American Seed Co.

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