Century Plus Comic #55
Color Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
- Published
- December 1960
- Page count
- 116
- Cover price
- 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/577697
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
Raiders of the Dogiron Herd!
(Matt Savage, Trail Boss)
Cover, 1 page
"The only way to break up that Indian attack is by stampeding the herd at them!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Matt Savage, Trail Boss
Credits
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Assistant Editor
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1Featuring
- Feature
- Matt Savage, Trail Boss
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Assistant Editor
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2Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Lucy Lane; Great Majo; Perry White; Pat Boone (Cameo; picture on a show poster)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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- First print
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #19 (August 1960) — The Day Lois Lane Forgot Superman!
- Also printed
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #68 (September-October 1966) — The Day Lois Lane Forgot Superman!
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Giant Lois Lane Album (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #4 ([June 1967?]) — The Day Lois Lane Forgot Superman
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Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #27 ([July 1967]) — The Day Lois Lane Forgot Superman
Synopsis
Lois asks a hypnotist to make her forget Superman.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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- First print
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #120 (September 1960) — Menace of the Water Raider
- Also printed
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The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — The Menace of the Water-Raider!
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Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2016) (2014) — The Menace of the Water-Raider!
4"Da thing I like most is jes' ta sit here with me feet on da table an' do nothin'!"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Fox and the Crow
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Code
- 526
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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5Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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Synopsis
Art expert Mr. Martin tells how he once used gimmicked paintings to produce a confession.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy [Jimmy Wakely]
- Genre
- Western
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- , penciller (Hopalong Cassidy)
- John Giunta , inker (Hopalong Cassidy)
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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Notes
The original Jimmy Wakely story has been worked with the main character redrawn as Hopalong Cassidy.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Aqua-Cave; Captain Noah
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Ramona Fradon, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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- First print
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Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #271 (April 1960) — The Second Deluge!
- Also printed
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The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2003 series) #Volume 1 (2003) — The Second Deluge
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Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([February] 2007) — The Second Deluge!
Synopsis
Captain Noah predicts a second deluge.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Rex
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Rex
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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9Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Diaz; the Rainbow Beast
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter (credit by O'Hearn)
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, line art
- Text
- Stan Starkman, letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
- George Kashdan, original Editor
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10Featuring
- Feature
- Pow Wow Smith
- Genre
- Western
Credits
- Writing
- Gardner Fox, scripter
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, line art
- Text
- Joe Letterese, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Assistant Editor
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11Featuring
- Feature
- Congorilla
- Genre
- Jungle; superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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- First print
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Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #276 (September 1960) — The Congorilla of Space!
- Also printed
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #149 (May 1965) — The Congorilla of Space
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Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #4 ([August 1965?]) — The Congorilla of Space!
Synopsis
Congorilla is transported to another world where he meets an Alien Congorilla much like himself.
12"Things are awfully quiet around here -- Hmm… I wonder--??"
Featuring
- Feature
- Flippity and Flop
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Code
- 253
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Larry Nadle, original Editor [as Lawrence Nadle]
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13Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Bernstein, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- John Forte, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #47 (September 1960) — The King of Crime!
- Also printed
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #95 (August-September 1966) —80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G25 — The King of Crime!
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Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (Colour Comics, 1966 series) #4 ([September 1969?]) — The King of Crime
14Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Comet
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Murphy Anderson, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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Indicia
Printed by Kenmure Press Pty. Ltd., Cnr. Derby and Wetherill Streets, Nth. Lidcombe, for the Proprietors Colour Comics Pty. Ltd., Sydney, and produced by the K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., 142 Clarence Street, Sydney. Gordon & Gotch (A'sia) Ltd., distributors for Australia and New Zealand.
Sequences in this issue Copyright National Periodical Publications Inc. and Superman Inc.