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This was the eighth issue in the 1962 The Twilight Zone comic series, published by Gold Key Comics.
Series information[]
- Main article: The Twilight Zone (Gold Key)
Publication details[]
This issue was published in color as a saddle-stitched pamphlet on newsprint. The size was typical of Standard Silver and Modern Age comics and consisted of 36 pages, including ads. The cover was dated August, 1964 and priced at twelve cents (American).
This issue contained four stories—three fully illustrated and one in text format—accompanied by two fact sheets (part of the "Keys of Knowledge" feature series) and a pin-up reproduction of the painted cover. Each of the illustrated stories was introduced by Rod Serling as the Narrator.
Indicia[]
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE, No. 8, August 1964. Published quarterly by K.K. Publications, Inc., Poughkeepsie New York, in cooperation with Golden Press, Inc. Application for second-class entry pending at Poughkeepsie, New York. Subscription price in the U.S.A. 45¢ per year; foreign subscription 75¢ per year; Canadian subscriptions 60¢ per year. All rights reserved throughout the world. Authorized edition. Designed, produced and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Copyright © 1964, by Cayuga Productions, Inc.
Contents[]
- Keys of Knowledge: "Astronomy #9 Earth's Neighbors"
- Type: Fact sheet, 1 page
- Credits: machine type (Letters)
- Summary: Page giving basic information on the solar system.
- Genre/Subject: Science, Astronomy
- "Hamilton's Creature"
- Type: Story, 14 pages
- Credits: Fred Fredericks (Pencils), Fred Fredericks (Inks), Fred Fredericks (Letters)
- Summary:
- Genre/Subject:
- "Raptures of the Deep"
- Type: Text Story, 1 pages
- Credits:
- Summary:
- Genre/Subject:
- "The Night Stalker of Paris"
- Type: Story, 4 pages
- Credits: Mel Crawford (Pencils), Mel Crawford (Inks), Ben Oda (Letters)
- Summary:
- Genre/Subject:
- "Iron Man Number 1"
- Type: Story, 13 pages
- Credits: Lee Elias? or Dan Spiegle? (Pencils), Mike Peppe (Inks), Ben Oda (Letters)
- Summary:
- Genre/Subject:
- Keys of Knowledge: "Domestic Animals #13 The Bulldog"
- Type: Fact sheet, 1 page
- Credits: Ray Bailey (Pencils), Ray Bailey (Inks), machine type (Letters)
- Summary: Page giving basic information on the bulldog.
- Genre/Subject: History, Animals, Biology
- Cover Pin-up
- Type: Pin-up, 1 page
- Credits: ? (Painter)
- Summary: Reproduction of the front cover art with text removed. This is the last issue to be printed with a pin-up.
Notes and references[]
References[]
- Bob Klein and Mike Tiefenbacher. "The Twilight Zone no 8 (1962 series)." Grand Comics Database. Retrieved: July 6, 2009.