Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- 2014
- Page count
- 580
- Cover price
- 19.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Soft card
- Binding
- Square bound
- Format
- Comic
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/1227054
Credits
- Editing
- Scott Nybakken
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Hercules)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Hercules; Atomic Knights
Credits
- Art
- Walt Simonson
- Colours
- Allen Passalaqua
Reprint history
1Credits
- Letters
- typeset
2Credits
- Letters
- typeset
3Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
- Characters
- Death (host); Barry of Bleeker Street; Jak/Jakki of Chelsea (unnamed); the Emperor of Weehawken (mentioned)
Credits
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer
- Art
- Alfredo Alcala
- Letters
- Alfredo Alcala
Synopsis
Barry of Bleeker Street travels to 1974 from 700 years in the future and tells the security staff of Lacy's department store about his world.
Notes
Title on page 4. Part 1 of 3.
4Featuring
- Feature
- [The Day After Doomsday]
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
- Characters
- Death (host); Barry of Bleeker Street; Jak/Jakki of Chelsea (unnamed)
Credits
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer
- Art
- Alfredo Alcala
- Letters
- Alfredo Alcala
Synopsis
Barry of Bleeker Street travels to 1974 from 700 years in the future and tells the security staff of Lacy's department store about his world.
Notes
Originally written as an "The Adventurers' Club" story for Adventure Comics, c. #430. Part 2 of 3.
5Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
- Characters
- Death (host); Barry of Bleeker Street; Jak/Jakki of Chelsea (unnamed); the Emperor of Weehawken
Credits
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer
- Art
- Alfredo Alcala
- Letters
- Alfredo Alcala
Synopsis
Barry of Bleeker Street travels to 1974 from 700 years in the future and tells the security staff of Lacy's department store about his world.
Notes
"The Year 700 After The Bomb!" Part 3 of 3.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Father Time
Credits
- Art
- Bob Oksner
Synopsis
Superman belts immovable Father Time.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Xenofobe; also as Father Time]; Jimmy Olsen; Josh Coyle; Lois Lane; Jaxon the Mighty; Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Duo Damsel; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Element Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy]; Time Trapper (behind the scenes); Madame Olga
Credits
- Script
- Elliot S! Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
Terry Austin ? (backgrounds)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #295 (January 1976) — Costume, Costume-- Who's Got the Costume?
- Also printed
-
Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #30 ([August 1977?]) — Costume, Costume--Who's Got the Costume?
-
Superman: Past and Future (DC, 2008 series) ([December] 2008) — Costume, Costume—Who’s Got the Costume?
Synopsis
Father Time steals Superman’s costume and Superman follows it to 2975, a future unlike the future he knows, an “Earth after disaster.” There, Superman meets Jaxon, who wears his costume and the two battle until they end up back in 1975. Father Time arrives and reveals that he is a Green Lantern from the 30th century. He explains that the Time Trapper eliminated all the other possible timelines, leaving only the one in which civilization is destroyed by a Great Disaster, so he pitted Superman against Jaxon so that the energy their fight generated could restore all of the possible futures.
Notes
The Green Lanterns’ battle with the Time Trapper must have been earlier than contemporaneous Legion stories, as Duo Damsel (retired) and Invisible Kid (deceased) are shown as active members. This story was part of a larger attempt by DC to explain their two primary timelines. See The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #12.
8Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Death (host); John W. Kelvin; Sherlaw
Credits
- Script
- Wyatt Gwyon
- Art
- Danny Bulanadi
- Letters
- Todd Klein
Synopsis
John W. Kelvin, president of Kelvin Armaments, pays millions to have his scientist Sherlaw build him a suspended animation device. When nuclear war in inevitable, Kelvin is frozen for 500 years. When he awakens and goes to the surface, he is executed for causing World War Three.
Notes
Set in 1985 and 2485.
9Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday!
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
- Code
- J-7903
Credits
- Script
- Robin Snyder
Mike Bentley - Art
- Angel B. Magpali
- Editing
- Len Wein
Synopsis
The main character in this story turns out to be a dolphin that has survived the nuclear war.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
10Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Roger McKenzie
- Pencils
- Frank Miller
- Inks
- Bob Downs
- Letters
- John Workman
Synopsis
The main character in this story turns out to be a cockroach that has survived the nuclear war.
Notes
Set sometime in the future. Title taken from first caption; the story contains no dialogue. The rubble of 75 Rockefeller Plaza, then DC Comics' address, is shown, along with a copy of C. Burkett's Collected Works.
11Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday...
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Adam (intro); Gertrude (intro)
Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling
- Letters
- John Costanza
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets (DC, 2008 series) #Volume One ([August] 2008) — The Day After Doomsday...
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — Untitled
Synopsis
Adam and Gertrude meet in the ruins of New York City.
12Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday...
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Adam; Gertrude
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Jack Sparling
- Letters
- Ray Holloway
Synopsis
Adam and Gertrude search for food. Gertrude finds a music box.
13Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday...
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Adam (killed); Gertrude (killed)
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Jack Sparling
Synopsis
Adam and Gertrude find a flower, then a wall falls and crushes them.
14Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday...
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Jack Sparling
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (original)
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Day After Doomsday!
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
- Characters
- Death (host)
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Rich Buckler
Synopsis
A man finds a candy machine that is full of money, but empty of food.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
16Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday!
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Bill Draut
Synopsis
Long after the nuclear war has ended, a man finally receives his draft notice.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
17Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday!
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Ian Jones; Mrs. Jones
Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
Mary Skrenes (plot) - Art
- Bill Draut
Synopsis
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Jones drink from their well. The contaminated water causes them to shrink to tiny size.
Notes
Set sometime in the future. Plot credit according to Skeates on a Facebook post.
18Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday!
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Howard Chaykin
- Inks
- Bill Draut
Synopsis
A man stumbles upon a miracle -- a plate-glass window still stands. After contemplating all that must have happened in front of this window, he shatters it with a brick.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
19Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday!
- Genre
- Science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Ben Oda ?
Synopsis
As his family eats dinner, a man kills another mad mutant from the city.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
20Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils
- Paul Kirchner
- Inks
- Tex Blaisdell
Synopsis
A man hears a woman's voice, but discovers it is just a tape recording. He furiously pounds on the recorder, causing a wall to fall on him.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
21Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday!
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Art
- Buddy Gernale [as B. Gernale]
Synopsis
A young scout searches the zoo for a pet. He enters the monkey cage, unaware that the creatures have been driven quite mad. And they are hungry.
Notes
Title taken from first line of narration. The story does not contain any dialogue. Set sometime in the future.
22Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday!
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Johnny
Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Ben Oda
Synopsis
A bored boy named Johnny hears the music of a rock band. He follows the sound and finds a trio of glowing musicians. Johnny dies from the radiation that the mutated minstrels emit.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
23Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday!
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils
- Jeff Aclin
- Inks
- Bob Wiacek
Synopsis
A man makes his way home and enters the bomb shelter in his basement. He collapses from poison gas, which has already killed his wife and children.
Notes
Set sometime in the future in what once was Grafton, West Virginia.
24Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Death (host); Major Preston
Credits
- Script
- Jack Oleck
- Art
- Alex Niño
Synopsis
Major Preston was a man who thrived on war. He is accidentally placed in suspended animation for centuries. When he awakens, he avoids mad mutants, then finds a city protected by a force field. The inhabitants of the city say he is infected by the same plague that the mutants have, and they place him in a prison cell. He is to be isolated for the rest of his life so that the plague doesn't spread. The plague's name is violence.
Notes
Set sometime in the future.
25Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Robin Snyder
- Pencils
- Howard Bender
- Inks
- Andy Mushynsky
Synopsis
Shortly after discarding his gun, a man sees a woman who is surrounded by a pack of hungry dogs. By the time he locates the gun and fires upon the dogs, the woman is dead.
26Featuring
- Feature
- The Day After Doomsday
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- J-7920
Credits
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Art
- Jose Matucenio
- Letters
- Bernard F. Lagmay Jr.
Synopsis
A man and woman discover a functioning robot head. The man is a computer engineer who specialized in robots. He rebuilds the robot and activates it. The robot, a product of the Government Computer Project Warrior Robots Division, kills the two humans, then searches for others.
27Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Characters
- The Atomic Knight (intro, origin)
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- Based on
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #57 ([June 1969?]) — The Rise of the Atomic Knights
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #117 (June 1960) — The Rise of the Atomic Knights!
- Also printed
-
Century Plus Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #52 ([September 1960]) — The Rise of the Atomic Knights!
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #218 (May-June 1969) — The Rise of the Atomic Knights (Part II)
-
Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) (October 1980) — The Rise of the Atomic Knights
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — The Rise of the Atomic Knights
28Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
29Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #120 (September 1960) — Menace of the Water Raider
- Also printed
-
Century Plus Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #55 ([December 1960]) — The Menace of the Water-Raider!
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — The Menace of the Water-Raider!
30Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #123 (December 1960) — The Cavemen of New York!
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #219 (July-August 1969) — The Cavemen of New York
- Also printed
-
Century Plus Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #58 ([March 1961?]) — The Cavemen of Metro
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #59 ([October 1969?]) — The Cavemen of New York
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — The Cavemen of New York!
Synopsis
The Knights travel to New York City in search of a rumored large food cache. They find no one alive on the surface, but in a fallout shelter far underground there are cavemen, humans transformed by radiation.
31Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marlene Herald; Bryndon; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
The Atomic Knights use gliders to fly all the way across the continent to Los Angeles.
Notes
Pencil and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008.
32Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Notes
Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008.
33Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #132 (September 1961) — Thanksgiving Day- 1990
- Also printed
-
Century Comic (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #68 ([January 1962?]) — Thanksgiving Day--1990
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #222 (January-February 1970) — Thanksgiving Day -- 1990!
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #62 ([April 1970?]) — Thanksgiving Day--1990
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — Thanksgiving Day -- 1990!
Notes
Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.
34Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon]; Dalas; Khagan; Khagan's army
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
Wayne and Hollis are held prisoners and Bryndon and Gayle follow one of their own prisoners, Dalas, to Washington DC to free them and disable an ultraviolet ray.
Notes
Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, December 2008.
35Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon Smith]; the Khagan
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
The Knights discover several giant Dalmatians which they soon train to serve as transportation and ride against their enemy the Khagan and his Atlantides.
36Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #141 (June 1962) — Menace of the Metal Looters!
- Also printed
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #225 (July-August 1970) — Menace of the Metal Looters
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — Menace of the Metal-Looters!
- Adapted
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #66 ([December 1970?]) — Menace of the Metal-Looters!
Synopsis
The Knights encounter alien raiders who want to steal their armor, which was exposed to radiation and turned into the metal that the aliens call Zaxion, which they have used to conquer many planets.
37Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights
Credits
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
38Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
The Knights meet a race of hostile mole-people from an underground civilization.
39Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
The mole-people are defeated because of their aversion to light. Later, Douglas reveals his discovery that the mole-people's first step in their plan was six years earlier when they began the nuclear war that destroyed most life on Earth.
40Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- S-573
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Synopsis
The Knights go on an expedition to New Orleans in search of doctors, but they receive an unfriendly reception when they arrive.
41Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Bryndon Smith; Douglas Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Marene Herald]; King Touro
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Synopsis
The Knights confront King Touro, who has brainwashed all the doctors in New Orleans, and depose him.
42Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Bryndon Smith; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]; Dr. Henderson
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
Bryndon tells Gardner about a strange plant species he encountered during his travels, telepathic plants that have human characteristics. Later, the Knights learn that these plants have been attacking people.
43Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]; Dr. Henderson
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
The Knights battle the rapidly-reproducing sentient plants, finally defeating them by cutting off their source of water.
44Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marlene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]; Dr. Abner Henderson; Organizer Kadey; Blue Belts
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson [as MA]
Synopsis
The Knights visit Dr. Henderson in Detroit where he is trying to revive the automobile industry, and encounter Organizer Kadey and his Blue Belts, who plan to control things in their city.
Notes
Murphy Anderson's hidden signature [as MA] located on page one, in foreground.
45Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Bryndon Smith; Marlene Herald; Douglas Herald]; Dr. Abner Henderson; Organizer Kadey; Blue Belts
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Synopsis
The Knights learn that Kadey has atomic pistols, which fortunately their armor resists. They arrest him and return to Durvale in the first new automobile produced in Detroit.
46Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard; Bryndon Smith]; Henrietta Dromer; Fred Dromer
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #156 (September 1963) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
- Also printed
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #230 (May-June 1971) — Threat of the Witch Woman
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #93 ([November 1972]) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — Threat of the Witch-Woman
Synopsis
The Knights encounter a woman with a unique form of radiation sickness that causes her hallucinations to materialize in the real world.
47Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Bryndon Smith; Douglas Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Marene Herald]
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #231 (July-August 1971) — Here Come The Wild Ones
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #75 ([August 1964?]) — Here Comes the Wild Ones
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #91 ([July 1972]) — Here Come the Wild Ones!
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — Here Come the Wild Ones!
Synopsis
The Knights encounter a roving band of boys who want to become outlaws when they grow up. Marene disguises herself as a boy and infiltrates the group.
48Featuring
- Feature
- Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard; Bryndon Smith]; Organizer Kadey; Blur Belts
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #231 (July-August 1971) — Here Come The Wild Ones
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #75 ([August 1964?]) — Here Comes the Wild Ones
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #91 ([July 1972]) — Here Come the Wild Ones!
-
The Atomic Knights (DC, 2010 series) (April 2010) — Here Come the Wild Ones!
Synopsis
Kadey and his Blue Belts stumble upon a pre-war invention that turns people into automatons. They use it to enslave the rebel boys until the Knights defeat them.
49Featuring
- Feature
- Atlas
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Atlas
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry
- Letters
- typeset
50Featuring
- Feature
- Atlas
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Atlas; Chagra (unidentified); Kargin
Credits
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry
Notes
Set in the city of Hyssa.
51Featuring
- Feature
- Atlas
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Atlas; Atlas' father (flashback); Atlas' mother (flashback); Chagra (unidentified); Hyssa (unidentified, flashback); Kargin
Credits
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry
52Featuring
- Feature
- Atlas
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Atlas (flashback); Atlas' father (flashback); Atlas' mother (flashback); Chagra (flashback); Hyssa (unidentified, flashback)
Credits
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry
53Featuring
- Feature
- Atlas
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Atlas; Chagra (flashback); King Hyssa
Credits
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry
54Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Hercules
Credits
Reprint history
55Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Hercules; Kevin (introduction; a blind boy); Basil (Kevin's dog); Ares
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hercules Unbound (DC, 1975 series) #1 (October-November 1975) — Hercules Unbound!
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales (Murray, 1979? series) #17 ([December 1979?]) — Untitled
Synopsis
The setting is post-WWIII, and Hercules frees himself from the chains that have bound him for centuries to a rock in the middle of the ocean. He meets a blind boy, Kevin, and his dog Basil, who have fled the terrors of war. Hercules vows vengeance against his captor and brother, Ares, God of War, who is deeply involved with Earth's warring factions.
Notes
Sirois credits per Wally Wood checklist.
56Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Hercules
Credits
Reprint history
57Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Hercules; Ares; Cerebus; Jennifer Monroe; David Rigg
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hercules Unbound (DC, 1975 series) #2 (December 1975-January 1976) — Unleash the Hounds of Hell
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales (Murray, 1979? series) #18 ([June 1980]) — Unleash the Hounds of Hell
Notes
Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
58
59Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hercules Unbound (DC, 1975 series) #3 (February-March 1976) — Within the Pit Below
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales Album (Murray, 1981?) #19 ([October 1981?]) — Within The Pit Below
Notes
Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
60
61Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Hercules; Hunter Blood; animal men
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Ben Oda
Notes
Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
62Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules Unbound
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Hercules; Jennifer Monroe
Credits
Synopsis
Hercules is holding Big Ben so it doesn't crush Jennifer.
63Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Hercules; Jennifer Monroe; Hunter Blood; Hunter's animal army; Kevin; Simon St. Charles; David Rigg; Ares; Pythas; Orman; Jackul; Durak Malloy; Basil (dies); Dr. Janson (flashback)
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Ben Oda
Synopsis
Hunter Blood is after Hercules, but is done in by his own army when they realize they were dispensable.
Notes
Explanation of post-WWIII anthropomorphic animals.
Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
64Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Hercules
Credits
- Art
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Letters
- John Workman ?
65Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Ben Oda
Notes
Vs Aries, in a conclusion to the first major storyline of the first six issues pitting Herc against Ares. Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
66
67Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
Credits
- Script
- David Michelinie
- Pencils
- Walt Simonson
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Milt Snapinn
Notes
Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
68Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Hercules
Credits
- Pencils
- Walt Simonson [as Walt]
- Inks
- Wally Wood [as Woody]
69Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Lady Agatha Simms
Credits
- Script
- David Michelinie
- Pencils
- Walt Simonson
- Inks
- Wally Wood
A. L. Sirois (backgrounds) - Letters
- Milt Snapinn ?
Notes
Sirois credit per Wally Wood checklist.
70
71Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Agatha Simms
Credits
- Script
- David Michelinie
Walt Simonson (plot help) - Pencils
- Walt Simonson (layouts)
- Inks
- Bob Layton (finishes)
72Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Hercules; Atomic Knights
Credits
- Art
- Walt Simonson
Reprint history
73Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Characters
- Atomic Knights
Credits
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Walt Simonson
- Inks
- Bob Layton
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hercules Unbound (DC, 1975 series) #10 (April-May 1977) — Water, Water, Neverwhere!
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales (Federal, 1983 series) #7 ([December 1984?]) — Water, Water, Neverwhere!
Notes
Meets the Atomic Knights (from Strange Adventures). Also makes links to Omac continuity.
74Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Hercules; Jennifer Monroe
Credits
- Art
- Walt Simonson
75Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Hercules; Kevin; Jennifer; Basil; Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald]; Zeus; Athena
Credits
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Art
- Walt Simonson
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hercules Unbound (DC, 1975 series) #11 (June-July 1977) — The Dark Side of the Gods
- Also printed
-
Savage Tales (Federal, 1983 series) #8 ([March 1985?]) — The Dark Side of the Gods
-
The Art of Walter Simonson (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([June] 1989) — The Dark Side of the Gods
Synopsis
Hercules forges a new suit of armor, the Gods of Olympus remain trapped in a temporal storm and Kevin's secret is revealed.
76
77Featuring
- Feature
- Hercules
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Hercules; Anti-Ares; Anti-Gods; Basil; Zeus; Athena; Hera; Hermes; Ares; Jennifer
Credits
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Art
- Walt Simonson
Synopsis
The Anti-Ares is defeated, as Herc learns more about the situation that led him to be imprisoned for centuries and released in issue #1. Kevin is revealed to have been the Anti-Ares.
78Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Great Disaster
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Urgall (intro)
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Pablo Marcos
- Inks
- Bob Smith
Synopsis
Introduction of Urgall.
79Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Great Disaster
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Myra (intro); Otis (intro)
Credits
- Script
- David Kraft
Paul Levitz - Pencils
- Pablo Marcos
- Inks
- Steve Mitchell
Synopsis
Introduction of Myra and Otis.
80Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Great Disaster
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Script
- David Anthony Kraft
- Pencils
- Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser]
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
81Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Great Disaster
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Otis (dies)
Credits
- Script
- David Anthony Kraft [as Dave Kraft]
- Pencils
- Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser]
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
Synopsis
Death of Otis.
82Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction; war
Credits
- Script
- Robin Snyder
Sarah Gregory (idea) - Art
- Vic Catan
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #221 (April 1982) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) ([1983?]) — The Day after Doomsday
-
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) #Second Release ([1983?]) — The Day after Doomsday
Synopsis
Six astronaut scientists return home to "The Day After Doomsday" and decide to repopulate the planet. Their experiments create evolved adult children in less than a year. The evolved men and women abandon their cold-hearted parents, leaving them to their own devices.
Notes
The astronauts consist of three men and three woman. However, five male names are given over the course of the story (Robert, Jeff, Al, Richard, and David). Two of the three women are named Karen and Abby.
83Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; The Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Atomic Knights
Credits
- Pencils
- Alex Saviuk
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
Reprint history
84Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; The Atomic Knights
- Genre
- Science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Gardner Grayle; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald (all as the Atomic Knights); Superman; Hercules
Credits
- Script
- Dan Mishkin
Gary Cohn - Pencils
- Alex Saviuk
- Inks
- Frank McLaughlin
- Letters
- Adam Kubert
Reprint history
85Credits
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Art
- various
- Letters
- typeset
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.