Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1962-08-21
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater (uncredited)
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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hay! He's firing a ray gun at us! There's no escape...we're trapped!
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Adventure Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Three Eyed Mad Doctor
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comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Bob; Hal; Nancy; Gorlo
Synopsis:
Bob, Hal and Nancy travel to Africa and are captured by Gorlo, a three-eyed mad scientist.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Plot based on the movie DR. CYCLOPS.

Writer and Inker credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #52.

Captain Shark
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comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
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Captain Shark

[Fun with the "Popsicle" Kids]
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Popsicle / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Spell
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comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:horror-suspense
Characters:
Baron Gorenstein; Gertrude; Helga
Synopsis:
Baron Gorenstein plans his revenge on the town that killed his great grandfather.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprinting in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #32.

The Remarkable Power of Mr. Hurd
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comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
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Mr. Hurd
Synopsis:
Mr. Hurd's hearing is so good that he can no longer tolerate being around other people.

Space Problem
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text article / 1 page

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typeset

The Ark Lark
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comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Synopsis:
Two centaurs don't get on Noah's ark.

Ghost Town
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comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
Synopsis:
Aliens use a ghost town as their resupply base for an invasion.
Reprints (1)
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    Table of Contents
  1. ["Hay! He's firing a ray gun at us! There's no escape...we're trapped!"]
  2. Three Eyed Mad Doctor
  3. Captain Shark
  4. [Fun with the "Popsicle" Kids]
    Popsicle
  5. The Spell
  6. The Remarkable Power of Mr. Hurd
  7. Space Problem
  8. The Ark Lark
  9. Ghost Town
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