Mighty The 100-Page Comic! #8

Published
November 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

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (The Space Ranger) Cover, 1 page

"Amazing interplanetary adventures of a bold new hero of the future!"

Featuring

Feature
The Space Ranger

Credits

Art
Bob Brown, line art
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #15 (July-August 1958)
Untitled
Also printed
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Mighty the 100-Page Comic! (KG Murray (NZ), 1959? series) #8 ([December 1958?])
Untitled
Show/hide 1. The Great Plutonium Plot (The Space Ranger) Comic story, 12 pages
Show/hide 2. The Teller of Tall Tales (Tomahawk) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western; period

Credits

Writing
David Wood, scripter [as Dave Wood]
Art
Bob Brown, line art
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, Associate Editor
 
George Kashdan, Associate Editor
Management
Whitney Ellsworth, Editor-in-Chief
 
Jack Schiff, Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #91 (November-December 1957)
The Teller of Tall Tales
Also printed
New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Mighty the 100-Page Comic! (KG Murray (NZ), 1959? series) #8 ([December 1958?])
The Teller of Tall Tales
Show/hide 3. The Great One-Cent Robberies (Mr District Attorney) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Mr District Attorney
Genre
Detective

Credits

Art
Sheldon Moldoff, line art
Text
Joe Letterese, letterer [as JL]
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #64 (July-August 1958)
The Great One-Cent Robberies

Notes

This story is unusual for the period in that it does not change the story title to "The Great One-Penny Robberies".

Show/hide 4. The Super Space Salesman! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Art
Jim Mooney, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #28 (August 1958)
The Super Space Salesman
Show/hide 5. Part-Time Patrolman Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Art
Bill Ely, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #58 (June-July 1957)
Part-Time Patrolman
Show/hide 6. Horse-Rustlers of Catamount Canyon (Foley of the Fighting 5th) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Foley of the Fighting 5th
Genre
Western

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Howard Sherman, line art
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
All Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #102 (August-September 1958)
Horse-Rustlers of Catamount Canyon
Show/hide 7. I Hunted Goliath the Robot Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Art
Nick Cardy, line art
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) #13 (January-February 1957)
I Hunted Goliath the Robot
Show/hide 8. The Daredevil Bandit! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Writing
Bill Finger , scripter
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #64 (June-July 1958)
The Daredevil Bandit

Synopsis

Police attempt to capture a criminal who uses incredible stunts to escape after he commits a crime.

Show/hide 9. The Forest of Giants Part 1: The Challenge of Dimension X! (Wonder Woman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wonder Woman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Ross Andru, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Robert Kanigher, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #100 (August 1958)
The Forest of Giants: Ch. 1: The Challenge of Dimension X
Show/hide 10. Part 2: The Forest of Giants (Wonder Woman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wonder Woman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Ross Andru, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Robert Kanigher, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #100 (August 1958)
The Forest of Giants: Ch. 2
Show/hide 11. Find Witness X! (Big Town) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Big Town
Genre
Crime
Code
C-482

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Manny Stallman, penciller
 
John Giunta, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Julius Schwartz, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #48 (November-December 1957)
Find Witness X!
Show/hide 12. Jerry the Jitterbug (Jerry the Jitterbug) Comic story, 0.66 pages

"What flavors of ice cream have you, Jerry?"

Featuring

Feature
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer

Reprint history

First print
Unknown
Show/hide 13. The Melting Planet Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 14. Casey the Cop (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 1 page

"Sawed bars!"

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Gags

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer

Reprint history

First print
Unknown
Show/hide 15. The Frontier Census-Taker (Tomahawk) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western; period

Credits

Writing
David Wood , scripter [as Dave Wood]
Art
Fred Ray, line art
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, Associate Editor
 
George Kashdan, Associate Editor
Management
Whitney Ellsworth, Editor-in-Chief
 
Jack Schiff, Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #94 (May-June 1958)
The Frontier Census-Taker

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 573

Entry created

  • 04/12/2003

Cover added

  • 30/03/2011

Index completed

  • 30/03/2011

Last updated

  • 09/09/2019