Wednesday, May 6, 2020

THE WORLD AROUND US: PREHISTORIC MONSTERS! (PART 1)


THE ILLUSTRATED STORY OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
(THE WORLD AROUND US)
Vol. 1 No. 15
November 1959
Gilberton Company, Inc. (Classics Illustrated)
Editor: Roberta Strauss
Cover: Geoffrey Biggs
Pages: 76
Cover price: 25 cents

Okay, so here's an example of a dinosaur comic book. Now, before you think it's just for kids, Gilberton's THE WORLD AROUND US was a series that could be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Plus, we get the added bonus of having ace artists like Gerald McCann, Sam Glanzman, Gray Morrow and Al Willamson! And anyone who doesn't like the extraordinary cover by Geoffrey Biggs has a screw loose!

CONTENTS
"Prehistoric Animals"
(Table of Contents: 1)foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page)
Art: Gerald McCann

"The Fish That Never Died"
Art: Gerald McCann

"Birth of a Planet"
Art: Stephen Addeo

"Life Begins"
Art: Stephen Addeo

"Backbones, Lungs and Shells"
Art: Gray Morrow

"Giants in the Earth"
Art: Sam Glanzman

"Tracks, Teeth and Bones"
Art: Gray Morrow

"Fixing Fossils"
Art: Stephen Addeo

"Death of the Dinosaur"
Art: Al Willamson

"Mammals, Men and Ice"
Art: Al Williamson

"Icebox in Siberia"
Art: George Peltz

"Science, Strata and Species"
Art: Gerald McCann

"Living Fossils"
Art: Till Goodan







































1 comment:

  1. Still have my copy from childhood. A remarkable dinosaur comic. Highlt prized in my collection.

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