Climax Adventure Comic #12

Published
April 1973
Page count
52
Cover price
0.20 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size (180mm x 270mm)
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/577756

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover "Murder!" Cries the Man-Bull! (Daredevil) Cover, 1 page

"You've been a thorn in my side long enough, masked man! This day--you die!"

Featuring

Feature
Daredevil
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Sal Buscema, line art
Editing
Stan Lee, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #79 (August 1971)
"Murder!" Cries the Man-Bull!
Also printed
United States
Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #4 (2007)
Daredevil #79
Show/hide 1. New! Latest Issues! Most Beautiful World Stamps! (Seven Seas Stamps Pty. Ltd.) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Seven Seas Stamps Pty. Ltd.
Show/hide 2. "Murder!" Cries the Man-Bull! (Daredevil, the Man Without Fear) Comic story, 19 pages

Featuring

Feature
Daredevil, the Man Without Fear
Genre
Superhero
Code
606-Z

Credits

Writing
Gerry Conway, plotter
 
Gary Friedrich, scripter
Art
Gene Colan, penciller
 
Tom Palmer, inker
Text
Jean Simek, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #79 (August 1971)
"Murder!" Cries the Man-Bull!
Also printed
United States
Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #4 (2007)
Murder! Cries the Man-Bull!

Synopsis

While Daredevil battles the Man-Bull, Foggy reunites with Karen and tries to deal with being blackmailed by the mysterious Mr. Kline.

Notes

Part 2 of the Mr. Kline story.

Show/hide 3. Something Lurks Inside! Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense; Science fiction
Code
T-696

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Steve Ditko, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960)
Something Lurks Inside!
Also printed
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
Something Lurks Inside!
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Something Lurks Inside

Notes

This printing of the story is probably sourced from Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970).

Show/hide 4. For Services Rendered! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Spy
Code
K-358

Credits

Writing
Stan Lee, scripter
Art
Werner Roth, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Yellow Claw (Marvel, 1956 series) #1 (October 1956)
For Services Rendered!
Also printed
Australia
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #3 ([January 1960])
For Services Rendered
Show/hide 5. Pillar of Stone Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
 
, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Ginny Provisiero, original editor [as V. A. Provisiero]
 
Al Jetter, original Art Editor
Management
Will Lieberson, original Executive Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Strange Stories From Another World (Fawcett, 1952 series) #4 (December 1952)
Pillar of Stone

Synopsis

Two explorers in a jungle investigate ruminations about a curse. An imprisoned evil spirit escapes once a year from his stone jail and goes on a killing spree. The men manage to put an end to his deadly business.

Show/hide 6. Untitled [The Trap] (The Yellow Claw) Comic story, 4 pages

"Suwan, neice of the Yellow Claw, is torn by a terrible conflict between her loyalty to her uncle and her love for Jimmy Woo, the young secret agent!"

Featuring

Feature
The Yellow Claw
Genre
Adventure
Code
K648

Credits

Writing
Jack Kirby, scripter
Art
Jack Kirby, line art
 
Rosalind Kirby, inker [as Roz Kirby]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Yellow Claw (Marvel, 1956 series) #2 (December 1956)
Untitled [The Trap]
Also printed
Australia
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #3 ([January 1960])
Untitled
 
United States
Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (May 1972)
Untitled
 
United States
Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (March 1975)
The Trap

Notes

The title is from the cover of the original printing.

Show/hide 7. Only I Know When the World Will End!!! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction
Code
T-685

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Don Heck, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Stan Lee, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960)
Only I Know When the World Will End!!!
Also printed
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
Only I Know When the World Will End!!!
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Only I Know When the World Will End!!!

Synopsis

A derelict claims to be from another world and says that another planet will collide with Earth within days, but he is believed mad. He escapes and decides that he really is insane, hiding in a cave while, unknown to him, astronomers observe a nearby planetary collision and realise that he really was an alien.

Notes

This printing is probably sourced from the reprint in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1, November 1970.

Show/hide 8. Free! Big New 64 Page "Explorer" Stamp Album Advertisement, 1 page
Show/hide 9. Hey Gang! Have You Seen the Fantastic New Big-M-X from Matchbox? Advertisement, 1 page

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 2334

Entry created

  • 19/03/2005

Cover added

  • 11/05/2014

Index completed

  • 06/08/2007

Last updated

  • 23/09/2019