Issue | #20 |
Published | March-April 1976 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (assistant) |
Synopsis | Four gags involving torture in a dungeon. |
Genre | Humor |
Pencils | Robert Johnson |
Inks | Robert Johnson |
Notes | Job numbers: ZA-403; ZA-401; ZA-412; Z-337. |
Synopsis | Ad for guns from Daisy division of Victor Comptometer Corporation. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | inside front cover |
Characters | Cain; Abel; Eve; miners |
Synopsis | The hosts help out with a mine cave-in so they can tell stories to the trapped miners. When the miners are finally out, they bury our hosts to keep them from telling any more stories. |
Genre | Humor |
Pencils | Sergio Aragones |
Inks | Sergio Aragones |
Notes | Framing sequence with 2 pages at front of issue and 1 at back. |
Characters | Mr. Simpson; Harry Noxin; Jerry; Eve |
Synopsis | Mr. Noxin is making meatless hamburgers, but Simpson warns him the factory needs meat...and it gets it. |
Genre | Horror; Humor |
Script | Maxine Fabe |
Pencils | David Manak (signed) |
Inks | David Manak (signed) |
Synopsis | Ad for meat snacks. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | between pages 2-3 of "Meat" story |
Synopsis | Ad for body building equipment. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | between pages 2-3 of "Meat" story |
Characters | Brian Eastman |
Synopsis | Ad for body building system. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | between pages 2-3 of "Meat" story |
Synopsis | Letters from: Napoleon XIV, Marc Rosner, Ytxke, and Freddy Thompson, with resonses. |
Pencils | Sergio Aragones |
Inks | Sergio Aragones |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | between pages 5-6 of "Meat" story |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Max; Max's boss |
Synopsis | Max's boss and his crew steal all the Hostess Cup Cakes, but Captain Marvel finds him and has the snacks returned. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell ? |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | between pages 5-6 of "Meat" story |
Synopsis | Classified ads for various products including body building, novelties, comic books, coins, karate, and a Star Trek computer game. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | between pages 5-6 of "Meat" story |
Synopsis | Ad for instruction book for customizing vehicles. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Hawkman; Green Lantern; Superman; Flash; Batman; Robin; Green Arrow; Aquaman; Supergirl |
Synopsis | Ad for wall-size stickers of DC superheroes. |
Pencils | various |
Inks | various |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Art is excerpts from various DC comics; the Green Lantern figure appears to be by Gil Kane. |
Synopsis | Ad for Famous 1st Edition and other large format comics, noting an imminent price increase. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Superman; Spider-Man |
Synopsis | Ad for comic book. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Superman |
Synopsis | Exhorting children to know and obey the law. |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Letters | John Workman |
Notes | In cooperation with the National Center For Juvenile Justice, and the Research Division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges. |
Characters | Glotz; Hippocritter; Iggy |
Synopsis | Short poems for the letters G, H, and I. |
Genre | Humor |
Script | Wally Wood |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A vampire scares a burglar who thinks it's Batman. |
Genre | Humor; Superhero |
Script | Don Edwing |
Pencils | David Manak |
Inks | David Manak |
Synopsis | Ad for training school. |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Ad for toys and a 1976 calendar featuring DC Comics characters. |
Characters | Cain; Sammy Smedling; Mr. Smedling; Mrs. Smedling; Ted Mackay; US Army |
Synopsis | Sammy is a failure at every sport until he learns martial arts...and becomes a menace. |
Genre | Humor |
Script | Steve Skeates |
Pencils | Sergio Aragones |
Inks | Sergio Aragones |
Synopsis | Ad for training school. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Superman; Batman |
Synopsis | Ad for poseable wall hangings |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | Ad for magic tricks and supplies. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Abel |
Synopsis | Two cartoons with an introduction. |
Genre | Humor |
Pencils | Sergio Aragones; John Larter; Ted Robins |
Inks | Sergio Aragones; John Larter; Ted Robins |
Synopsis | Three gags involving torture in dungeons. |
Genre | Humor |
Pencils | Robert Johnson [as Slim] (signed) |
Inks | Robert Johnson [as Slim] (signed) |
Synopsis | Ad for toy soldiers. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Robert Nailon |
Synopsis | Ad for new muscle building program. |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | inside back cover |
Synopsis | Ad for Monogram's SnapTite model kits, from Mattel. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | back cover |