Konga (1961 Charlton) comic books 1961
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Tags: Konga by Steve Ditko (part 2)Published Aug 1961 by Charlton Comics Group.$26.50
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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic that frequently featured work by future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Bob and Sandra replicate Decker's experiments (from the Konga movie) on another hapless baby chimp, and soon Konga the monster-sized ape is stalking London streets once more. (The story also explains how Konga changes species as he grows, something the movie left out.) Konga; Tarlo the Tartar; Man-Apes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.