All Favourites Comic #69

Published
November 1968
Page count
84
Cover price
0.20 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy 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 Untitled (Challengers of the Unknown) Cover, 1 page

""This Challenger belongs to us!" Me--The Walking Nightmare!"

Featuring

Feature
Challengers of the Unknown
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Bob Brown, line art

Reprint history

Printed in
Challengers of the Unknown 62, June-July 1968
Show/hide 1. Me--The Walking Nightmare (Challengers of the Unknown--"The Mad Challenger") Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Challengers of the Unknown--"The Mad Challenger"
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Arnold Drake, scripter
Art
Bob Brown, line art
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

Original
Challengers of the Unknown 62, June-July 1968
Show/hide 2. Showdown at Doom Canyon (The Durango Kid) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Durango Kid
Genre
Superhero
Code
C-753

Credits

Art
Fred Guardineer, line art
Show/hide 3. The Man Who Hated Good Luck Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 4. Revolt of the H-Dial (Dial H for HERO) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Dial H for HERO
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
David Wood , scripter [as Dave Wood]
Art
Sal Trapani, line art
Editing
George Kashdan, editor

Reprint history

Original
House of Mystery 173, March-April 1968
Show/hide 5. Untitled (Strange Satellites) Comic story, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Strange Satellites
Genre
Non-Fiction
Code
C-654

Credits

Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #18 (January-February 1959)

Notes

Science fact about Amalthea satellite of Jupiter and Uranus' five satellites.

Show/hide 6. A Trader in Treachery Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
C-217
Characters
Sergeant Edouard La Belette; Captain Claude Rambeau; Dubois; Ann

Credits

Writing
Carl Wessler, scripter
Art
Bruno Premiani, line art
Text
Ray Holloway , letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #107 (June-July 1968)
A Trader in Treachery
Also printed
Australia
Haunted (Murray, 1983?) ([1983])
A Trader in Treachery

Synopsis

A French traitor escapes to England but still faces a firing squad.

Show/hide 7. The Hand that Erased Earth Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction
Code
C-254

Credits

Art
Jack Sparling, line art
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

Reprint history

Original
Strange Adventures 168, September 1964
Show/hide 8. The Dodo and the Frog Comic story, 0.33 pages

"Hey, whatsa idea of hopping?"

Featuring

Genre
Superhero

Notes

Begins: "Hey, whatsa idea of hopping?"

Show/hide 9. The Great Ocean Showboat (Captain Compass) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Captain Compass

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Joe Certa, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

Original
Detective Comics 203, January 1954
Show/hide 10. The Raid on Blackhawk Island (Blackhawk) Comic story, 10 pages
Show/hide 11. The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet (The Phantom Stranger) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Phantom Stranger
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Manny Stallman, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series) #4 (February-March 1953)
The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet!
Also printed
Australia
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #31 ([February 1965?])
The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet!
Show/hide 12. The Prisoners of the Hour Glass Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Art
Howard Sherman, line art
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

Reprint history

Original
Strange Adventures 169, October 1964
Show/hide 13. Honey in Hollywood Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Ready for your screen-test, miss?"

Featuring

Genre
Superhero
Code
C-694

Credits

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

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #2 (November-December 1954)
Also printed
Australia
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #105 ([February 1959?])
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #37 ([May 1966?])

Notes

Begins: "Ready for your screen-test, miss?"


Status

This issue includes help from

  • Mark Cannon
  • Spiros Xenos

AusReprints ID

  • 88

Entry created

  • 21/11/2003

Cover added

  • 14/08/2005

Index completed

  • 21/11/2003

Last updated

  • 04/09/2019