| Issue | #1157 |
| Published | July 1961 |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "MASTER OF THE WORLD, No. 1157." Code number is M.O.T.W.O.S. #1157-617. Copyright 1961 by Alta Vista Productions. Adapted from the 1961 movie "Master of the World." |
| Genre | science fiction; period |
| Pencils | ? (painting) |
| Inks | ? (painting) |
| Colors | ? (painting) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Indicia title is "MASTER OF THE WORLD, No. 1157." Code number is M.O.T.W.O.S. #1157-617. Copyright 1961 by Alta Vista Productions. Adapted from the 1961 movie "Master of the World." |
| Characters | John Strock; Robur |
| Synopsis | Preview of the story. |
| Genre | science fiction; period |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Preview of the story in comic form with a partial cast list. Script submitted on July 28, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Characters | John Stock; Mr. Prudent; Dorothy Prudent; Philip Evans; Robur |
| Synopsis | In 1871, three balloonists are captured when they investigate the eruption of a volcano in Pennsylvania. Their captor is the mad inventor Robur, who has built a huge airship. He embarks on a mission to attack the world's armies and force them to give up war. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| Notes | Script submitted on July 8, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Adapted from the 1961 movie "Master of the World," which was based on two Jules Verne novels: "Master of the World" and "Robur the Conqueror." |
| Characters | Jules Verne |
| Synopsis | Overview of the life of Jules Verne. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Script submitted on July 28, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| Notes | Back cover. Script submitted on July 27, 1960. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced with an ad in some copies. See sequence 5. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for Daisy B-B guns, featuring a contest with a grand prize of a trip to Crater of Diamonds, Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Model 25 pump gun for $9.95 depicted. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This sequence replaces Sequence 4 in some copies. |