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Issue Details

Issue #235
Published [February 2006]
Cover Price 6.95 USD
Pages 68
Editing Rick Norwood

Cover Details - "Lance"

Characters Lt. Lance St. Lorne
Genre Western
Script Warren Tufts
Pencils Warren Tufts
Inks Warren Tufts
Letters Typeset

2 page Tarzan story "Korak And The River Of Time"

Characters Tarzan; Korak; Tantor
Synopsis Tarzan takes his son to Tembo-Haven, in order to find a cure for the rapid aging that has afflicted Korak.
Genre Jungle; Adventure
Pencils Russ Manning
Inks Russ Manning
Notes Title taken from the episode guide on the Edgar Rice Burroughs Fanzine Website (see http://www.erbzine.com/mag8/0830.html) First page of story is on the inside front cover, second page is on the inside back cover.
Reprinted from Tarzan Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1970.03.08 - 1970.03.29

1 page Contents and Editorial text article "A Letter From The Editor"

Script Rick Norwood
Letters Typeset

10 page Modesty Blaise story "The Puppet Master, Chapter One"

Characters Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Sir Gerald Tarrant; Maude Tiller; Krolli; Signor Vinezzi; Dr. Hans Baum; Selina; Mahmoud; Murad
Synopsis While in Italy, Modesty is drugged and taken to a villa in Capri, where she falls under the influence of an old foe from her days as head of 'The Network'. Although she is presumed dead by the authorities, Willie Garvin suspects there's more to Modesty's disappearance than meets the eye. With British agent Maude Tiller in tow, he heads to Rome to do some investigating of his own.
Genre Adventure
Script Peter O'Donnell
Pencils Enrique Romero
Inks Enrique Romero
Notes No dates on strips. Strips are numbered #2628 - 2667. The Modesty Blaise checklist that appears in Titan Books Modesty Blaise collections lists this story as starting 29th November 1971.
Reprinted from Modesty Blaise daily (Beaverbrook Newspapers)

4 page Gasoline Alley story "Slim's Mom, Conclusion"

Characters Slim Skinner; Clovia Skinner; Gretchen Skinner; Lil Skinner; Melba; Rufus
Synopsis Slim and Clovia finally find out where Lil is getting her money from - poker hustling!
Genre Humour
Script Dick Moores
Pencils Dick Moores
Inks Dick Moores
Letters Dick Moores
Reprinted from Gasoline Alley daily and Sunday (Tribune Media) 1978.10.08 - 1978.10.21

6 page Flash Gordon story "Flash Without Dale, Chapter Eight"

Characters Flash Gordon; Dr. Hans Zarkov; Zara; 96V3; 23Q8; Mekkane
Synopsis Flash rescues a mysterious woman from a crash site, not knowing she's a alien agent trying to steal Plutonium from the atom plant.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Harry Harrison
Pencils Dan Barry
Inks Dan Barry
Reprinted from Flash Gordon daily (King Features Syndicate) 1960.01.18 - 1960.02.13

9 page Steve Canyon story "Bitsy, Conclusion"

Characters Steve Canyon; Poteet; Bitsy; Gereral Philerie; Captain Thumbhill;Doagie Hogan
Synopsis Steve and Thumbs are sent to a neutral country to investigate reports of a monk named Hogan, found frozen, and close to death, in the mountains near the Chinese border. Could this be Steve's friend Doagie Hogan, who was imprisoned in a communist prison some years before?
Genre Adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Reprinted from Steve Canyon daily and Sunday (Publishers Newspaper Syndicate) 1967.06.18 - 1967.07.15

4 page Krazy Kat story "Ships That Pass In The Night"

Characters Krazy Kat; Ignatz Mouse; Officer Pupp
Genre Humour
Script George Herriman
Pencils George Herriman
Inks George Herriman
Letters George Herriman
Reprinted from Krazy Kat daily (King Features Syndicate) 1933.10.23 - 1933.10.28

5 page Little Orphan Annie story "Rose Chance, Chapter Nineteen"

Genre Adventure
Script Harold Gray
Pencils Harold Gray
Inks Harold Gray
Letters Harold Gray
Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie daily and Sunday (Tribune Media Services) 1938.09.04 - 1938.09.17

4 page Alley Oop story "The Gals Take Over, Chapter Five"

Characters Alley Oop; Foozy; Ooola
Synopsis Ooola's plans to make Alley Oop jealous by flirting with Foozy begin to backfire.
Genre Humour
Script V. T. Hamlin
Pencils V. T. Hamlin
Inks V. T. Hamlin
Letters V. T. Hamlin
Reprinted from Alley Oop daily (NEA Service) 1937.07.19 - 1937.07.24

2 page Tarzan story "Tarzan And The Leopard Men, Chapter Two"

Characters Tarzan; Orando; Sobito; Lupo
Genre Jungle; Adventure
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Date of strips not given. Numbered #3131 - 3140.
Reprinted from Tarzan daily (United Feature Syndicate)

4 page Mandrake The Magician story "Dr. Congo, Chapter Four"

Characters Mandrake; Lothar; Narda; Dr. Congo
Synopsis Lothar approaches Dr. Congo and hires him to take care of Mandrake, so that the magician can find out how the the fake witch-doctor works his schemes.
Genre Adventure
Script Lee Falk
Pencils Phil Davis
Inks Phil Davis
Reprinted from Mandrake The Magician daily (King Features Syndicate) 1944.08.21 - 1944.09.07

6 page Rick O'Shay story "Jessie Bell, Conclusion"

Characters Rick O'Shay; Jessie Bell; Curly Wolfe; Spade Hawkins; Dallas Cole; Gaye; Hipshot Percussion; Crazy Quilt; Moonglow
Synopsis Jessie destroys the dams on her land, letting the rivers flow again, bring water back to the town. Meanwhile Hipshot chases Curly, Dallas and Spade out of town, and Crazy Quit once again tries to woo Moonglow.
Genre Western
Script Stan Lynde
Pencils Stan Lynde
Inks Stan Lynde
Letters Stan Lynde
Reprinted from Rick O'Shay daily (Chicago Tribune) 1969.04.28 - 1969.05.24

6 page Buz Sawyer story "Guided Missiles, Chapter Four"

Characters Buz Sawyer; Christy Sawyer
Synopsis Buz takes the experimental plane 'The Sky Witch' for a test flight, but a malfunction nearly takes his life.
Genre Adventure
Script Roy Crane
Pencils Roy Crane
Inks Roy Crane
Reprinted from Buz Sawyer daily (King Features Syndicate) 1956.12.10 - 1956.01.05

1 page Casey Ruggles story "The Emperor Of Tilly Valley"

Characters Casey Ruggles; Kit Fox; Pirates of Tillyvalley
Synopsis Caught in a surprise raid, Casey and Kit track their attackers to a fort. While Casey scouts around, Kit is left to watch the horses. But Kit falls asleep...
Genre Western
Script Warren Tufts
Pencils Warren Tufts
Inks Warren Tufts
Letters Warren Tufts
Notes Story title taken from Casey Ruggles episode guide on Wikipedia.
Reprinted from Casey Ruggles Sunday (United Features Syndicate) 1950.03.19