The Hundred Comic Monthly #29

Published
February 1959
Page count
100
Cover price
2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
?

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Show/hide Cover I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow! Cover, 1 page

"100 pages! "Fantastic! An artificial sun... A solar mirror for cooking... A futuristic refrigerator... All in a primitive native village!" Featuring "I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow!""

Credits

Art
Bob Brown
Colours
Jack Adler
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Jack Schiff (associate editor)
Murray Boltinoff (associate editor)
George Kashdan (associate editor)

Reprint history

First print
United States
My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #23 (September 1958)
I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow!
Also printed
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
The Hundred Comic Monthly (KG Murray (NZ), 1958 series) #29 ([April 1959?])
I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow!
Show/hide 1. I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow Comic story, 8.67 pages

Credits

Art
Bill Ely
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Jack Schiff (associate editor)
Murray Boltinoff (associate editor)
George Kashdan (associate editor)

Reprint history

First print
United States
My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #23 (September 1958)
I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow
Also printed
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
The Hundred Comic Monthly (KG Murray (NZ), 1958 series) #29 ([April 1959?])
I Found the Tribe of Tomorrow!
Show/hide 2. Hi! Kids! Insist on 100 Pages Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.33 pages

"Hi! Kids! When you buy a 2/- comic insist on -100 pages- "Century" "Hundred" "Mighty" "All Favourites" "Five Score" The Best Comics Ever"

Details

Printed
1958? to 1959?
More...
Hi! Kids! Insist on 100 Pages

Notes

"Hi! Kids!" advertisements were used to promote comics across the KG Murray range.

Show/hide 3. Tomahawk's Minute Men (Tomahawk) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western; period

Credits

Art
Bob Brown
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (Jack Schiff, Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #41 (July 1956)
Tomahawk's Minute Men
Show/hide 4. The Man with the Magic Camera Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Detective

Credits

Script
Jack Miller
Art
Ruben Moreira
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #246 (August 1957)
The Man With the Magic Camera
Show/hide 5. The Confessions of a Martian! Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Script
Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Editing
Jack Schiff

Reprint history

First print
United States
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #6 (March 1951)
The Confessions of a Martian
Show/hide 6. Leave it to Binky (Leave It to Binky) Comic story, 6 pages

"Oh, Binky -- I've done a terrible thing!"

Featuring

Feature
Leave It to Binky
Genre
Teen; Humour

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First print
Unknown
Show/hide 7. The Getaway King (John Jones Manhunter from Mars) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Script
Dave Wood ?
Art
Joe Certa
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #259 (September 1958)
The Getaway King
Also printed
United States
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
The Getaway King

Synopsis

Monty Moran is an expert at spectacular getaways.

Show/hide 8. Your Sign of Highest Value in Comics! Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Your sign of highest value in comics. 100 pages in all these comics! Look for this trade mark on the cover of your comics. It's your guarantee of the most for the least."

Details

Printed
1959
More...
Your Sign of Highest Value in Comics!
Show/hide 9. The World at My Doorstep Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Script
Joe Millard
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Julius Schwartz (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #95 (August 1958)
The World At My Doorstep
Also printed
United States
From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #15 (February-March 1972)
The World At My Doorstep
Show/hide 10. The Million-Pound Photograph! (The Green Arrow) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
George Papp
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Jack Schiff (Managing Editor)
Mort Weisinger (story editor)
George Kashdan (story editor)

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First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #205 (October 1954)
The Million-Dollar Photograph!
Show/hide 11. The Amazing Movie Camera! (Wonder Woman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wonder Woman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Script
Robert Kanigher
Art
Harry G. Peter
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Robert Kanigher (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #94 (November 1957)
The Amazing Movie Camera!

Synopsis

When Jane Smith is cast in the new Wonder Woman movie, J.B., the film's producer, attempts to trick Wonder Woman into performing the film's stunts.

Show/hide 12. The Trigger Trio! (The Trigger Twins) Comic story, 7.6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Trigger Twins
Genre
Western

Credits

Script
France Herron
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Reprint history

First print
United States
All Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #85 (October-November 1955)
The Trigger Trio
Show/hide 13. Ollie (Ollie) Comic story, 0.4 pages

"Look at the big lion! Where do lions come from Uncle Ollie?"

Featuring

Feature
Ollie
Genre
Humor

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Jack Schiff (managing editor)
Mort Weisinger (story editor)
George Kashdan (story editor)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (February 1958)
"Look at the Big Lion!"
Show/hide 14. Devil's Chessboard Comic story, 5.6 pages
Show/hide 15. Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man (Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man) Comic story, 0.4 pages

"I can do great things for your circus. Let me show you my act!"

Featuring

Feature
Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man
Genre
Humour

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

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First print
Unknown
Also printed
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #297 (February 1963)
Untitled
Show/hide 16. The Secret of the Seven Clues! (Big Town) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Big Town
Genre
Crime

Credits

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Julius Schwartz (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #46 (July-August 1957)
The Secret of the Seven Clues
Show/hide 17. The Interplanetary Scarecrow (Tommy Tomorrow) Comic story, 5.6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tommy Tomorrow
Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Art
Jim Mooney
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Jack Schiff (managing editor)
Mort Weisinger (assistant editor)
George Kashdan (assistant editor)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (October 1958)
The Interplanetary Scarecrow
Show/hide 18. Professor Eureka (Professor Eureka) Comic story, 0.4 pages

"My, there's a lot of falling stars tonight!"

Featuring

Feature
Professor Eureka
Genre
Humour

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

First print
Unknown

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Spiros Xenos

AusReprints ID

  • 37863

Entry created

  • 08/04/2009

Cover added

  • 31/01/2012

Index completed

  • 31/01/2012

Last updated

  • 31/01/2012