Issue Details

Issue	#97
Published	October-November 1966
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Schiff

Cover Details - "Automan vs. Mutant-Man!"

Characters	Automan; Mutant-Man
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jay Scott Pike
Inks	Jay Scott Pike
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Batman advertisement "For the First Time on the Motion Picture Screen In Color"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	? (photograph)
Inks	? (photograph)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover; advertisement for the 20th Century Fox film BATMAN (1966)

7 page A Green Glob Adventure story "One Month to Die!"

Characters	Green Glob
Synopsis	After Roger Boyd is given one month to live by his doctor, the Green Glob transports him to an alien world where he rescues a princess. He returns to Earth, cured by his ordeal.
Genre	occult
Script	Dave Wood ?
Pencils	George Roussos
Inks	George Roussos
Notes	writer identification by Bob Hughes

Half page Plastic Man promo (ad from the publisher) "He's Not as Strong as Superman..."

Genre	superhero; humor
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Gil Kane
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for Plastic Man (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale September 22

6 page story "The Human Stallion"

Synopsis	A cattle rustler rescues the last of the centaurs and learns the secret of becoming a centaur himself so that he can use his new form for crime.
Genre	occult
Pencils	Mort Meskin
Inks	Mort Meskin
Reprinted	from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #5 (July-August 1957)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Special!"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	various
Inks	various
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #185 [80 Page Giant #G-27], on sale August 11; and World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #161 [80 Page Giant #G-28], on sale August 18

10 page Automan story "Automan vs. Mutant-Man!"

Characters	Automan; Mutant-Man; Professor Sterling
Synopsis	Automan fights a giant mutant who is actually a scientist who wishes to test his new form. When the scientist's machine that caused the mutation is stolen, Automan captures the crook responsible.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder ?
Pencils	Jay Scott Pike
Inks	Jay Scott Pike
Notes	writer identification by Bob Hughes

Half page Batman promo (ad from the publisher) "Now -- in Your Daily Newspaper!"

Genre	superhero
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Advertisements for the Batman daily syndicated comic strip and the 20th Century Fox feature film.

1 page True Tales of the Unexpected text article "The Ghost that Walked"

Genre	occult
Letters	typeset