Konga (1961 Charlton) comic books

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic that frequently featured work by future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In an adaptation of the B-movie classic, scientist Dr. Decker creates a super-growth formula and tests it on a young monkey. The serum works too well, transforming Konga into a gigantic gorilla who runs on a rampage across London. Konga; Darkness at Noon; The Land of the Nevermore; The Movies Come of Age! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Joe Gill. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic that frequently featured work by future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. After an atomic explosion separates him from Bob and Sandra, Konga shrinks down to normal gorilla size and becomes leader of a colony of island apes. Then he gets his King Kong moment as he is put on exhibit, only to escape and run amuck when he hears Sandra's voice nearby. In a backup story, two kids are saved from spies by the ghost of Caleb Rees. Some great full-page monster scenes by pre-Spider-Man Ditko. Konga; The Captive Monster; Rocks of Rogongi; The House on the Hill; The Dark Continent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill and Bill Molno. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic that frequently featured work by future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Mutated giants from before the Ice Age emerge from the depths of the Earth. Some great full-page monster scenes by pre-Spidey Ditko. A scientist tries to explore dreams as portals to alternate universes. A man learns the truth about a tree he considers his only friend. Konga and the Mole Men; Millions from Mars; Dreamland; Giants of the Earth; The Tree and I. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, and Sal Gentile. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic that frequently featured work by future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The aliens called the Jilakos launch their invasion of Earth, but they don't expect Konga to be waiting for them. Some great full-page monster scenes by pre-Spidey Ditko. The Master Plan; Being Bored; Green Fields. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Bill Molno. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic. Konga becomes a Weeping Gorilla when humanity attacks and rejects him, so he goes to a remote island. There he meets a blind hermit who is free from hate, but menaced by strange and gigantic creatures. World of Fear; Leosians; Die in Peace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Ernie Bache, and Bill Montes. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic. Konga prevents the Boulder Dam from collapsing and causing untold chaos. But the cause of the weird storms that threatened it turns out to be invaders from Mars, and only Konga and his human ally can stop them. Konga is used to explain the size differences in various creatures, including humans, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. The Scourge of Mars; Space Ship Stupos; The Size of Things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dick Giordano. "The Most Ruthless Man in the World...", script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Montes, inks by Ernie Bache; Yvor Coron, the dictator of an unnamed Balkan country threatens and blackmails his neighbors, even attacking them with nuclear weapons; No one can stand up to him; One day while shooting up fishing villages for sport, Coron finds Konga dozing blissfully on his island in the Indian Ocean; Coron, envious of Konga's physical strength and inner peace drops a bomb on Konga's head out of sheer meanness. "The Case of the Martian Grammar" text article. "Get a Marsian Kit Today," script by Joe Gill, art by Bill Molno; At his wife's request, Lenny buys a "Marsian" flower (with a vaguely human face and pronounced overbite) from a sideshow barker; Lenny's dog disappears soon after annoying the plant with his incessant barking. "The Dominate Species," art by Bill Molno; Because of his small size and lack of natural weapons, it would seem that man would be doomed to extinction; However man's superior intelligence makes him the master of the great predators that once hunted him. "The Victor," art by Bill Molno; Small, rat-like mammals consume the eggs of the mighty and terrible dinosaurs, rendering them extinct; The relatively weak warm-blooded creatures thus become the masters of their planet. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Ernie Bache, and Bill Montes. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic. Konga saves a Soviet dissident from the firing squad, and helps him and his rebel forces seize his Soviet-bloc country. The Kingmaker; Death Did a Double; The Giant Bug. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.