Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly #40

Published
November 1959
Page count
100
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
100 pages
 
100 pages
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/577683

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover Superman Duels the Futuremen! (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Notes

While cover is lifted from its American source issue, it shows obvious signs of having been altered, redrawn.

Show/hide 1. Superman Versus the Futuremen, Chapter 1 (Superman) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman

Credits

Writing
Bill Finger, scripter
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 2. Chapter 2: The Secret of the Futuremen (Superman) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Finger, scripter
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #128 (April 1959)
The Secret of the Futuremen, Chaper 2
Show/hide 3. The Amazing Stand at Fort Scarecrow (Tomahawk) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western-frontier

Credits

Writing
David Wood , scripter [as Dave Wood]
Art
Bob Brown, line art
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #101 (May 1959)
The Amazing Stand at Fort Scarecrow
Show/hide 4. The Planet of Giant Dogs! (Rex the Wonder Dog) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Rex the Wonder Dog
Genre
Adventure; animal

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Gil Kane, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Original
The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #45 (May-June 1959)
Show/hide 5. The Man Who Met Himself! Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Manny Stallman, penciller
 
John Giunta, inker
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #52 (June 1959)
The Man Who Met Himself!
Show/hide 6. Clue of the Outlaw's Boot! (Hopalong Cassidy) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Hopalong Cassidy
Genre
Western-frontier

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Gil Kane, penciller
 
Joe Giella, inker
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #134 (March-April 1959)
Clue of the Outlaw's Boot!
Show/hide 7. How Aquaman Got His Powers! (Aquaman) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Robert Bernstein, scripter
Art
Ramona Fradon, line art
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #260 (May 1959)
How Aquaman Got His Powers!
Show/hide 8. The Secret of the Phoenix Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Adventure

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Howard Purcell, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #87 (June 1959)
The Secret of the Phoenix
Show/hide 9. The Case of the Monkey Witness! (Detective Chimp) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Detective Chimp
Genre
Animal; detective-mystery

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Carmine Infantino, line art
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Original
The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #45 (May-June 1959)
Show/hide 10. The Destroyer of Congo Bill! (Congo Bill) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Congo Bill
Genre
Adventure; jungle; superhero

Credits

Writing
Jack Miller, scripter
Art
Howard Sherman, line art
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Original
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959)
Show/hide 11. Dissection of Planet Earth Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Howard Purcell, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #38 (June 1959)
Dissection of Planet Earth
Show/hide 12. Menace of the Magic Arrows! (Pow-Wow Smith) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Pow-Wow Smith
Genre
Western-frontier

Credits

Writing
Gardner Fox, scripter
Art
Carmine Infantino, line art
Text
Joe Letterese, letterer

Reprint history

First print
United States
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #75 (May-June 1959)
Menace of the Magic Arrows
Also printed
Australia
Trail Blazers of the West (Murray, 1981?) ([1981?])
Menace of the Magic Arrows!
Show/hide 13. Get Big Husky Muscles! (Gym Supplies Co [Auckland]) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Gym Supplies Co [Auckland]

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Guy Budziak

AusReprints ID

  • 89594

Entry created

  • 01/04/2022

Cover added

  • 01/04/2022

Index completed

  • 11/05/2022

Last updated

  • 11/05/2022