The Hundred Comic Monthly #20

Published
May 1958
Page count
100
Cover price
2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Square bound
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover The World's Most Dangerous Human! (Wonder Woman) Cover, 1 page

"While saving Steve's life from the atom bomb--Wonder Woman Becomes…"

Featuring

Feature
Wonder Woman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor

Credits

Art
Ross Andru, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Robert Kanigher, original editor [attributed] (actual)

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First print
United States
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #95 (January 1958)
Untitled [The World's Most Dangerous Human!]
Show/hide 1. Untitled (Buck Skinner) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Buck Skinner
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Show/hide 2. Wonder Woman--the World's Most Dangerous Human (Wonder Woman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wonder Woman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Steve Trevor

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter [credited as Charles Moulton]
Art
Harry Peter, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Robert Kanigher, original editor [attributed] (actual)

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First print
United States
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #95 (January 1958)
Wonder Woman -- The World's Most Dangerous Human!

Synopsis

Wonder Woman becomes radioactive trying to protect Steve from an atomic blast. Wonder Woman becomes radioactive trying to protect Steve from an atomic blast.

Show/hide 3. The Ambush at Smoke Canyon (Foley of the Fighting 5th) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Foley of the Fighting 5th
Genre
Western
Characters
Dan Foley

Credits

Writing
Ed Herron, scripter [as France Herron]
Art
Jack Kirby, penciller
 
Frank Giacoia, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original editor

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First print
United States
All Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #99 (February-March 1958)
Ambush at Smoke Canyon
Show/hide 4. Space Chump #1 (Tommy Tomorrow) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tommy Tomorrow
Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Jim Mooney, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [as Whit Ellsworth]

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First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #236 (January 1958)
Space Chump #1
Show/hide 5. My Beat is Disaster Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Nick Cardy, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor

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First print
United States
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #62 (February-March 1958)
My Beat Is Disaster
Show/hide 6. Office Offer! (Leave it to Binky) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Leave it to Binky
Genre
Teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Bertram Biggs Sr.; Peggy Baxter; Uncle Snootly

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Oksner, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]

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First print
United States
Leave it to Binky (DC, 1948 series) #57 (November-December 1956)
Office Offer!

Synopsis

Binky is so excited about starting as an assistant at Uncle Snootly's insurance agency that he wakes up two hours early, then keeps his father awake while he tries to occupy his extra time.

Show/hide 7. The Haunting Scarecrow Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]

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First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #62 (May 1957)
The Haunting Scarecrow
Show/hide 8. The Amazing Growth Machine (Roy Raymond TV Detective) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Roy Raymond TV Detective
Genre
Detective

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ruben Moreira, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

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First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #243 (May 1957)
The Amazing Growth Machine
Show/hide 9. The Four-Footed Renegade (Tomahawk) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western; period

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Brown, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor
 
Jack Schiff, original editor
 
Murray Boltinoff, original editor
 
George Kashdan, original editor

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First print
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #53 (January 1958)
The Four-Footed Renegade
Show/hide 10. He Hunted "Wanted" Men Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bernard Baily, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor

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First print
United States
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #62 (February-March 1958)
He Hunted "Wanted" Men
Show/hide 11. Prisoner of Two Worlds (Darwin Jones) Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 12. The Big Surprise Arrows (The Green Arrow) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
George Papp, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Story Editor
Management
Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor

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First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (February 1958)
The Big Surprise Arrows
Show/hide 13. The Double Life of Sheriff Trigger (The Trigger Twins) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Trigger Twins
Genre
Western

Credits

Writing
Bob Haney, scripter
Art
Carmine Infantino, penciller
 
Joe Giella, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original editor

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First print
United States
All Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #99 (February-March 1958)
The Double Life of Sheriff Trigger
Show/hide 14. The Man with 20 Lives (John Jones, Manhunter from Mars) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
John Jones, Manhunter from Mars
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter (John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz); Monte Fisk; Lt. Saunders

Credits

Writing
Joe Samachson, scripter
Art
Joe Certa, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

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First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #227 (January 1956)
The Man With 20 Lives
Also printed
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #227 (January-February 1975)
The Man With 20 Lives
 
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (KG Murray, 1974? series) #70 ([February 1976])
The Man with 20 Lives
 
United States
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #30 (November 1982)
The Man with 20 Lives
 
United States
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
The Man with 20 Lives
Show/hide 15. The Diamond Hands of the Sun God Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 16. Untitled (The Fox and the Crow) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Fox and the Crow
Genre
Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
Show/hide 17. Untitled (Little Pete) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Little Pete
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Show/hide 18. Untitled (Mysteries in Space) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Mysteries in Space
Genre
Non-Fiction

Notes

Science facts.

Show/hide 19. How to Play the Banjo Mandolin in 30 Minutes (The Sampson School of Instruction) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The Sampson School of Instruction

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Kevin Patrick
  • Michael F

AusReprints ID

  • 2030

Entry created

  • 28/11/2004

Cover added

  • 13/02/2010

Index completed

  • 13/02/2010

Last updated

  • 04/04/2022