Century Comic #102

Published
December 1964
Page count
100
Cover price
2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Man Who Vanguished Aquaman! (Aquaman and Aqualad) Cover, 1 page

"Ha! Ha! Say farewell to your beloved sea queen, Aquaman! You will never meet again!"

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman and Aqualad
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera

Credits

Art
Nick Cardy, line art
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer
Editing
George Kashdan, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #17 (September-October 1964)
The Man Who Vanquished Aquaman!
Show/hide 1. Flash Facts (Flash Facts) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Flash Facts
Genre
Non-Fiction

Notes

Information on energy of lightning; radiosonde; stroboscope; and patters of the jet stream. Feature is on the inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Grab-Bag Planet (Captain Comet) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Captain Comet
Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Murphy Anderson, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #36 (September 1953)
The Grab-Bag Planet!
Show/hide 3. Two-Way Deathtrap (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Stony; Big Joe; Mitch (villain); Beany (villain)

Credits

Writing
Ed Herron, scripter [as France Herron]
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, penciller [as Bob Kane]
 
Joe Giella, inker
Text
Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #166 (September 1964)
Two-Way Deathtrap!
Also printed
United States
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives (DC, 2003 series) #Volume 1 ([February] 2003)
Two-Way Deathtrap!

Synopsis

Two crooks overhear Batman creating a supposedly inescapable trap and make plans to lure Batman into such a trap.

Notes

Story in 2 parts: unnumbered part 1 (7.67 pages) and Part 2 (3.67 pages; same title as part 1 but without exclamation point).

Show/hide 4. The Man who Stole My Powers Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Howard Purcell, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #85 (October-November 1964)
The Man Who Stole My Powers
Show/hide 5. The Man Who Vanquished Aquaman Part 2: The Golden Apple of Doom Part 3: The Creature That Went Berserk (Aquaman and Aqualad) Comic story, 25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman and Aqualad
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera; Poseidon (villain); Proteus

Credits

Writing
Jack Miller, scripter
Art
Nick Cardy, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Kashdan, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #17 (September-October 1964)
The Man Who Vanquished Aquaman
Also printed
United States
Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #Volume 2 (2008)
The Man Who Vanquished Aquaman
Show/hide 6. Quick Quiz (Quick Quiz) Comic story, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Quick Quiz
Genre
Non-Fiction

Notes

What was the first plastic? Which land animal lives the longest?

Show/hide 7. Untitled (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Show/hide 8. Super Lucy Lane (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Lucy Lane

Credits

Writing
Jerry Siegel, scripter
Art
John Forte, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #67 (March 1963)
Super Lucy Lane!
Also printed
United States
The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #167 (October-November 1974)
Super Lucy Lane!
 
Australia
Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (Colour Comics, 1966 series) #12 ([April 1975??])
Super Lucy Lane

Synopsis

On a trip to the Fortress of Solitude, Lucy Lane gains super-powers after touching Red Kryptonite.

Show/hide 9. The Girl with the Fatal Touch Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Lee Elias , penciller
 
George Roussos, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #146 (October 1964)
The Girl With the Fatal Touch

Synopsis

A green alien girl with the power to destroy anything made of gold causes consternation when she appears in a gold rush town.

Show/hide 10. Lois Lane's Luckiest Day (Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet

Credits

Writing
Leo Dorfman, scripter
Art
Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #50 (July 1964)
Lois Lane's Luckiest Day!

Synopsis

Lois Lane is having the luckiest day of her life, with a little help from a few Legionnaires disguised as applicants to her fan club.

Show/hide 11. Heartbreak Hill (Tomahawk) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Western-Frontier

Credits

Writing
Ed Herron, scripter
Art
Fred Ray, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #94 (September-October 1964)
Heartbreak Hill
Show/hide 12. The Menace of the 50-Fathom Men Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Howard Purcell, penciller
 
Sheldon Moldoff, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #84 (August-September 1964)
The Menace of the 50-Fathom Men
Show/hide 13. The Case of the Deadly Dolls Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
Ray Burnley, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #14 (May 1953)
The Case of the Deadly Dolls

Synopsis

Ingenious doll maker Mr. Coner fabricates dolls of people who die shortly afterwards. Investigating lieutenant Farragut finally detects a pattern and arrests the doll maker.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 1149

Entry created

  • 11/01/2004

Cover added

  • 11/01/2004

Index completed

  • 25/04/2005

Last updated

  • 13/09/2019