(2009)
Pure Imagination,
2009 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 25.00 USD
- Pages
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 2009-08-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Pure Imagination Publishing
- Brand
-
PI
- ISBN
-
978-1-56685-081-0
- Barcode
- 9781566850810 52500
- Editing
- Greg Theakston (editor)
- Color
- Color cover; Black and White interior
- Dimensions
- 9" x 11.5" (22.9 cm x 29.2 cm)
- Binding
- Squarebound
- Publishing Format
- Collected Edition
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Al Williamson (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Frazetta (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
The Sometimes Too Fine Line of Al Williamson (Introduction)
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages
- Script
- Greg Theakston
- Pencils
- Al Williamson; Wally Wood
- Inks
- George Evans; Wally Wood; Al Williamson
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Buster Crabbe; Tarzan (a horse); Whiskers; Dynamo; Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Zarkov
- Synopsis
- Introduction and comments on reprinted stories.
- Reprints
- from Buster Crabbe (Eastern Color, 1951 series) #2 (January 1952)
- from T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (Tower, 1965 series) #10 (November 1966)
- from Flash Gordon (King Features, 1966 series) #3 (January 1967), #5 (May 1967)
- Reprints covers, each at 1/4 page.
-
Why They Call Them Mavericks
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Williamson (signed); Frank Frazetta ?
- Inks
- Al Williamson (signed); Frank Frazetta
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Sam Maverick, a Texas historical figure
- Reprints
- from Western Fighters (Hillman, 1948 series) #v1#11 (October 1949)
-
William Holden
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Williamson (signed); Frank Frazetta ?
- Inks
- Al Williamson (signed); Frank Frazetta
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- biography
- Reprints
- from Movie Love (Eastern Color, 1950 series) #8 (April 1951)
-
Land of the Living Dead
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Williamson (signed as Roy G. Williams)
- Inks
- Roy Krenkel (signed as Roy G. Williams)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #5 (March-April 1952)
-
In the Dead of Night
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- L-173
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- An atomic researcher's cousins attempt to drive him mad by constructing an oversize room and putting him in it during his sleep but he turns the tables on them by using a shrink ray to shrink them and the entire house.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #51 (January 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Theakston suspects Ralph Mayo had a hand in the story (from his introduction).
The Last Great Council
Cheyenne Kid / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Cheyenne Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #10 (December 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of the 3 part story of Custer's Last Stand. Lettering credit per Nick Caputo.
The Trap
Cheyenne Kid / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- S2452
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Cheyenne Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #10 (December 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of the story of Custer's Last Stand. Lettering credit per Nick Caputo.
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Cheyenne Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S2453
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Cheyenne Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #10 (December 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Conclusion of the story of Custer's Last Stand. Lettering credit per Nick Caputo.
The Anyweight Champion
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #91 (December 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
The last names of "Williamson", "Krenkel", and "Torres" appear on the spines of books on a bookcase on page 3, panel 1
Geronimo The War Chief of the Apaches
Cheyenne Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S-2764
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Cheyenne Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #11 (February 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of Geronimo story. Pencil/Ink credits per "The Art of Al Williamson" by James Van Hise (1983). Letters credit per index of original issue.
Geronimo's Challenge
Cheyenne Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S-2765
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Cheyenne Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #11 (February 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of Geronimo story. Pencil/Ink credits per "The Art of Al Williamson" by James Van Hise (1983). Letters credit per index of original issue.
White Indian Raid
Cheyenne Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S-2166
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Cheyenne Kid (Charlton, 1957 series) #11 (February 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 3 of Geronimo story. Pencil/Ink credits per "The Art of Al Williamson" by James Van Hise (1983). Letters credit per index of original issue.
The Fargo Kid!
Fargo Kid / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Fargo Kid (Prize, 1958 series) #v11#3 (June-July 1958)
-
Raw Courage!
Fargo Kid / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- from Fargo Kid (Prize, 1958 series) #v11#3 (June-July 1958)
-
The Stray
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Richard Hughes (credited as Greg Olivetti)
- Pencils
- Al Williamson
- Inks
- Al Williamson
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #78 (May 1959)
-
The Flaming Scar
True Ghost Stories / comic story / 5 pages
- Reprints
- from Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Western, 1965 series) #1 (June 1965)
-
Clawfang the Barbarian
Clawfang / comic story / 5 pages
- Reprints
- from Unearthly Spectaculars (Harvey, 1965 series) #2 (December 1966)
-
Hear, See, Speak Evil
comic story / 8 pages
- Reprints
- from Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series) #11 (September 1965)
-
The Al Williamson Story
text article / 10 pages
- Reprints
- Reprinted From AUCTION BLOCK #2 (March 1970)
Indexer Notes
1969 interview with Al Williamson accompanied by photos, and Secret Agent Corrigan strips and a page from a Flash Gordon comic.
[no title indexed]
Flash Gordon / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Flash Gordon; Dale Arden
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
The Sometimes Too Fine Line of Al Williamson (Introduction)
-
2.
Why They Call Them Mavericks
-
3.
William Holden
-
4.
Land of the Living Dead
-
5.
In the Dead of Night
-
6.
The Last Great Council
Cheyenne Kid -
7.
The Trap
Cheyenne Kid -
8.
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Cheyenne Kid -
9.
The Anyweight Champion
-
10.
Geronimo The War Chief of the Apaches
Cheyenne Kid -
11.
Geronimo's Challenge
Cheyenne Kid -
12.
White Indian Raid
Cheyenne Kid -
13.
The Fargo Kid!
Fargo Kid -
14.
Raw Courage!
Fargo Kid -
15.
The Stray
-
16.
The Explorer
-
17.
The Flaming Scar
True Ghost Stories -
18.
Clawfang the Barbarian
Clawfang -
19.
Hear, See, Speak Evil
-
20.
Cliff Merritt Sets the Record Straight
-
21.
The Al Williamson Story
-
22.
[no title indexed]
Flash Gordon
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- chris bonham
- mike clark
- Shad Z. Daly
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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