Issue | #784 |
Published | February 1957 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, No. 784." (Indicia title does not match cover or interior story titles, which use "80".) Code number is A.T.W.O.S. #784-572. Adapted from the 1956 movie of the same name. Copyright 1956 by The Michael Todd Corporation. |
Characters | Phileas Fogg (as played by David Niven, photo); Passepartout (as played by Cantinflas, photo) |
Genre | period; adventure |
Pencils | ? (photos) |
Inks | ? (photos) |
Colors | ? (photos) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Photo cover made up of five stills from the movie. |
Characters | Phileas Fogg (as played by David Niven, photo); Passepartout (as played by Cantinflas, photo) |
Synopsis | Teaser for the story, told in six movie stills. |
Genre | period; adventure |
Pencils | ? (photos) |
Inks | ? (photos) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Includes cast and credits list from the movie. |
Characters | Phileas Fogg; Passepartout; Lady Aouda |
Synopsis | Phileas Fogg bets the members of London's exclusive Reform Club £20,000 that he can travel around the world in 80 Days. He and his valet have a number of adventures, including rescuing a young widow from a funeral pyre in India. She joins the pair for the remainder of their journey. |
Genre | period; adventure |
Script | Jules Verne (original story); Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation) |
Pencils | Mike Sekowsky |
Inks | Mike Peppe |
Notes | Adapted from the 1956 movie "Around the World in 80 Days," which was based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. Script submitted on August 25, 1956. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
Synopsis | Facts about famous landmarks such as The Tower of London, The Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa; Great Pyramid; Taj Mahal, and the White House |
Genre | fact |
Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text underneath. Script submitted on October 15, 1956. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
Synopsis | Comparisons of old-time and modern forms of transportation. |
Genre | fact |
Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Panels with typeset text underneath them. Script submitted on October 15, 1956. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |