Issue | #1006 |
Published | July 1959 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "HERCULES, No. 1006." Code number is HERCULES.O.S. #1006-597. Copyright 1959 by Oscar Film, S.P.A, and Galatea, S.P.A. Adapted from the 1959 movie "Hercules." |
Characters | Hercules |
Genre | period |
Pencils | ? (painting) |
Inks | ? (painting) |
Colors | ? (painting) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Hercules (as played by Steve Reeves, photos) |
Synopsis | Preview of the story. |
Genre | period |
Pencils | ? (photos) |
Inks | ? (photos) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Five stills from the movie plus partial cast and credits list. |
Characters | Hercules; Princess Jole; Ulysses; Jason |
Synopsis | Subject to a tyrant king's commands, Hercules must endure many tests of strength then sail in search of the Golden Fleece. Finally, he must overthrow the evil monarch's rule in order to restore the rightful king to his throne. |
Genre | period |
Script | Paul S. Newman |
Pencils | John Buscema |
Inks | John Buscema |
Notes | Adapted from the 1958 Italian movie "Le Fatiche di Ercole", released in the United States in 1959 as "Hercules". Synopsis is taken from sequence one of this issue. Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (August 4, 2007) |
Synopsis | Facts about the equipment and strategy used by the Greeks in war. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | John Buscema |
Inks | John Buscema |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Hercules; Atlas (cameo) |
Synopsis | Some of the 12 labors of Hercules from the Greek myths. |
Genre | period |
Pencils | John Buscema |
Inks | John Buscema |
Notes | Back cover; color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |