Auctions: comic books in 'Konga by Steve Ditko'

Fantastic Giants (1966) 24 VG- 3.5

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Dave Kaler. Numbering continues from Konga (1961) #23. Charlton reprints the debut adventures of its Ditko-drawn cult-classic monster comics after Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko becomes a Marvel legend. In an adaptation of the B-movie classic Konga, scientist Dr. Decker creates a super-growth formula and tests it on a young monkey. The serum works too well, transforming Konga into a gigantic gorilla who runs on a rampage across London. In an adaptation of the early kaiju film Gorgo, sailor capture a sea monster and put it on display. Only they didn't realize the monster was a baby - and its much larger mother will destroy London looking for it. Konga; With the Help of Hogar; Gorgo; The Mountain Monster. This is the only issue with this title; Ditko and Robin Snyder resumed the numbering almost 50 years later for one more issue of Konga (2018) #25. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.