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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes 10139-412. Code numbers on cover and on story supplied by Gary Watson via the GCD Errors list, February 2010.

Cover Details - "The Mystery of the Lizard Men"

Characters Jonny Quest; Race Bannon; Lizard Men
Genre Adventure

1 page Jonny Quest filler "Cast of Characters"

Synopsis Introductions to Jonny, Dr. Quest, Race Bannon, and Bandit

32 page Jonny Quest story "The Mystery of the Lizard Men"

Characters Jonny Quest; Race Bannon; Dr. Benton Quest; Bandit; Lizard Men
Synopsis Ships explode in the Sargasso Sea, struck by a mysterious ray. The government asks Dr. Quest and his team to investigate. Race and Jonny find adventure battling Lizard Men, who've been testing a laser to shoot down the first Man-in-the-Moon launch from Cape Canaveral.
Genre Adventure
Notes This story is adapted from the pilot/first episode of the TV show. Hadji hasn't been introduced yet, so Jonny adventures with Race and Bandit. On the first page is J. Quest#1-649 which indicates that this was published in September 1964; Gary Watson reports purchasing his off the newsstand on October 5, 1964.

1 page filler "The Strange Sargasso Sea"

Synopsis Educational piece on the Sargasso Sea.

1 page illustration "Jonny Quest Pin-Up"

Synopsis Two early development sketches: Team Quest, and Jonny riding piggyback as Race zooms on skis.
Pencils Doug Wildey?
Notes Probably drawn by Doug Wildey, who created the show.