| Issue | #713 |
| Published | August 1956 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "THE ANIMAL WORLD, No. 713." Code number is A.W.O.S. #713-568. Copyright 1956 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Adapted from the 1956 Warner Bros. movie "The Animal World." |
| Genre | fact; animal |
| Pencils | ? (paintings) |
| Inks | ? (paintings) |
| Colors | ? (paintings) |
| Synopsis | Photos of a fight between a tyrannosaurus and a triceratops (stop-action animated) taken from the movie. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Seven photos from the movie; brief typeset text, and the main credits from the movie |
| Synopsis | Facts about the earliest forms of life in the sea, with some modern-day comparisons. |
| Genre | fact; animal |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Mo Gollub |
| Inks | Mo Gollub |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Opening page combines scientific theories of the first life with Biblical quotations. Panels with typeset narration. Script submitted on February 19, 1956 under the title "Creatures of the Sea." 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). |
| Synopsis | Facts about the lives of dinosaurs, including a battle between an Allosaurus and a Brontosaurus and a face-off between a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaur. |
| Genre | fact; animal |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Mo Gollub |
| Inks | Mo Gollub |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Panels with typeset narration. Script submitted on February 19, 1956. 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). |
| Synopsis | Facts about early mammals and prehistoric man. |
| Genre | fact; animal |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Mo Gollub |
| Inks | Mo Gollub |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | The introduction of humans is written as a two-panel combination of then-known science and the Biblical story of Adam. Panels with typeset narration. Script submitted on February 21, 1956, under the title "Age of Mammals and Man." 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). |
| Synopsis | Facts about various modern-day animals, ranging from whales to lions and tigers. |
| Genre | fact; animal |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Mo Gollub |
| Inks | Mo Gollub |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Panels with typeset narration. Script submitted on February 23, 1956. 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). |
| Synopsis | Summary of the evolution of life from single-celled sea life to modern man. |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Typeset text superimposed over a large gray drawing of a brontosaurus. Dell's "A Pledge to Parents" is included in the lower right corner. |
| Characters | Bill Wisdom |
| Synopsis | Safety tips for summer activities. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Part of "Bill Wisdom Says:" series of ads. Illustrated ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. |