Captain Atom #01 - #07 (1950 - 1951). Nation-Wide Publishing [Complete Series]

  

Captain Atom

Nation-Wide Publishing, 1950 Series

Published in English (United States) United States

 

Publication Dates:  1950 - 1951

Number of Issues Published:  7 (#1 - #7)

Color:  Color

Dimensions:  5" x 7 1/4" (12.7 cm x 18.4 cm)

Paper Stock:  Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding:  Saddle-stitched 

 Publishing Format:  Was Ongoing Series

Publication Type:  magazine

Pages: 52            Indicia Frequency:  monthlyI

Authors: 

Script, Pencils, Inks, Colors & Letters : ?

At 21 years, the scientific  and inventive achievements of young

Captain Atom, athlete, adventures, scholar and on

standing American — have been so remarkable that

e they have brought him world-wide fame and recognition.

It is Captain Atom's belief — and he has proven it time and time

again — that a thorough knowledge of the sciences can furnish

man with inventions capable of solving most any problem, 

no matter how large or small, inventions. for safety, 

world peace, world happiness.

Heroic Adventure Library [04, 06 & 08] Pearson, 1964

Pearson, 1964 Series

Published in English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom

Publication Dates:

April 1964 - 1964 ?

Number of Issues Published:   (#1 - #8)  8?

Pages: 68       Indicia Frequency: monthly

Indicia Publishers:

C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd (3 issues)

C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd. (2 issues)

without indicia publisher information (4 issues)

Notes : 

More issues may exist.

 Heroic Adventure Library 04 – The Great Genghis Khan

Script:    José Repollés Aguilar                 Pencils: Rodrigo Rodríguez Comos.

This story was previously published in Spanish : Gengis Kan,

 Ed. Bruguera (Col. Historias) #140 (1961)

Adaptation of the novel written by Joseph Lacier 

Heroic Adventure Library 06 – The Knights Of King Arthur

Script:    J. María Carbonell                Pencils: José Grau

This story was previously published in Spanish : Los caballeros del Rey Arturo,

 Ed. Bruguera (Col. Historias) #177 (1963)

Adaptation of the novel written by Marcel D'Isard

Heroic Adventure Library 08 – Indian Fighter Buffalo Bill

Script:   Jorge Gubern              Pencils: Jaime Juez

This story was previously published in Spanish : Buffalo Bill,

 Ed. Bruguera (Col. Historias) #024 (1958)

Adaptation of the novel written by W. O´Connor 

Note: The files of the Spanish editions are included

Heroic Adventure Library 05 – Ben - Hur & Heroic Adventure Library 07 –  Dick Turpin

are missing

Eagle Annual 024 (1975) Hulton Press

 

Eagle Annual 1975 was the last of the first series. Times were changing rapidly as were boys' tastes in magazine and annuals. However, the old favourites such as Dan Dare made it through to the end, even if some of the others fell by the wayside. Odd that Dan Dare's rocket look suspiciously like a combination of Thunderbirds 1 and 3...

Original Price : 90p

Published by : IPC Magazine Ltd, A Fleetway Annual in 1974

Dimensions : 19cm x 27.5cm with 128 pages.

Selected highlights:

• Looking into Space predicts men on Mars
• Focus your stamp collection on Railways
• Ships Through the Ages says you could build a nuclear powered ship for £14,500,000 in 1962
• Dan Dare misses out on a White Christmas

Contents
Dan Dare	4	Round the World By Rail	68
You Know Them - or Do You?	12	The Knight Who Never Was	70
Thumbing a Lift From the Sharks	13	Falling to Earth - At 120 Miles an Hour	73
El Bandido	16	They Don't Know Their Food ABC	76
Question Time	22	Trapped At Three Fathoms	79
Seeing Isn't Believing	24	Speedway - The Thrills and Spills Sport	81
Famous Fathers, Famous Sons	25	The Bandit Buster	86
Laugh Time	30	He was the Greatest Hoaxer of Them All	94
Danger in the Snow	32	Smile Please!	96
Finger Tip From Disaster	40	Nothing New Under the Sun - The Tank	97
Cook's Tour	41	Choose Your Car	98
Secret of the Forbidden Mountain	42	A Worthwhile Trip	100
The Phantom Raiders	45	Before the Take-Off	104
Hares On the Racing Track	46	So You Want To Be a Soccer Star?	106
Nothing New Under the Sun - Steam Turbine	49	Go On, Just Make a Guess!	110
Full Speed Ahead	50	Nothing New Under the Sun - The Compass	112
Greatest of Them All	54	Looking into Space	113
Nothing New Under the Sun - Cinerama	62	The Escape That Wasn't	118
Adventurers of the High Seas	63	Beast of the Gedauvan	120

Heroic Adventure Library [01-03] Pearson, 1964

Pearson, 1964 Series

Published in English (United Kingdom) United Kingdom

Publication Dates:

April 1964 - 1964 ?

Number of Issues Published:   (#1 - #8)  8?

Pages: 68       Indicia Frequency: monthly

Indicia Publishers:

C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd (3 issues)

C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd. (2 issues)

without indicia publisher information (4 issues)

Notes : 

More issues may exist.

Heroic Adventure Library 01 – The Gallant Crusaders

Script:    ??                  Pencils: José Ortiz

This story was previously published in Spanish : Las Cruzadas, Ed. Bruguera 

(Col. Historias) #037 (1957)

Adaptation of the novel written by Bruno Lenniger

Heroic Adventure Library 02 – Richard The Lion Heart

Script:    José Repollés Aguilar                 Pencils: Rodrigo Rodríguez Comos.

This story was previously published in Spanish : Ricardo Corazón de León,

 Ed. Bruguera (Col. Historias) #148 (1961)

Adaptation of the novel written by Joseph Lacier

Heroic Adventure Library 03 – The Amazing Marco Pol0

Script:  Jorge Ministral Maciá                 Pencils: Julio Vivas García

This story was previously published in Spanish : Los Viajes de Marco Polo

 Ed. Bruguera (Col. Historias) #007 (1960)

Adaptation of the book : Les voyages de Marco Polo

Note: The files of the Spanish editions are included

Eagle Annual 023 (1974) Hulton Press

 

Eagle Annual 1974 has several pages of cartoons amongst its regulars. One page is dedicated to computer gags, with mice being the cause of a computer fault. Nothing changes...

Original Price : 80p

Published by : IPC Magazines Ltd, A Fleetway Annual in 1973

Dimensions : 19.5cm x 27.5cm with 128 pages.

Selected highlights:

• The Mail man has his story told
• A Man Called Nimble - I thought that was bread?
• Learn about locks and keys
• Practise a few simple magic tricks

Contents (adjusted from 3 columns to 2 for this web page)
Dan Dare and the Space Poachers	3	The Mountain	64
London Landmark	11	Britain's First Bobbies	65
Earthquake	12	Heroes in a Mission of Horror	66
Wolfe of Quebec	14	Tregarth's Luck	68
Super Savers!	16	Life Savers in Action	74
Did You Know?	18	Hard-to-Hit Warrior	75
All the Fun of the Fifth	19	Wartime Wonders	76
Duel in the Desert	20	One of the Bull Dog Breed	80
Have a Laugh	22	A Man Called Nimble	82
Eternal Water Baby	23	Guardians of Sport	92
The Story of Tin	24	Moving the Mail	96
The Day Theodore Got Them Hooked	26	The Lions are Loose	98
Face to Face with an A-Bomb	29	When Knights were Bold	100
Up to All Sorts of Tricks	36	Kidnapped by Texas Rangers	102
Shoes by the Million	38	Quick on the Draw	104
Trial by Battle	40	Hidden Dangers Below the Waves	105
Have a Laugh	48	The Better Man	106
Super Strikers!	49	They're a Big Hit!	108
To the Death!	50	What Do you Know About War?	111
World Cup Story	52	It's a Dog's Life	112
Have a Laugh	55	Danger - Computers at Work	113
Let's Lock Up!	56	Daredevil on the Devil's Tower	114
Brain Box	58	Crime-Busting - The Scientific Way	116
Balloons for Lumberjacks	60	Super Strikers!	119
Fun and Games in the Highlands	62	Secret of Lagoon Island	120