WALLY WOOD SHOWCASE: AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS #5
America's Greatest Comics

Publisher: AC Comics

Date Published: 2003

Page Count: 48 Black & White

Cover Price: $6.95

Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy reprint

Size: Standard (6" x 9.875")

Other Artists and Contributors: Joe Orlando, Joe Kubert, George Evans, Steve Ditko, John Buscema, Bill Ward, Mort Meskin


Notes: Originally published by Avon Periodicals, Joe Kubert illustrates the eerie sci-fi/horror thriller, "Map of Doom." From Fiction House Wings Comics; it's Jane Martin, drawn by George Evans. A Charlton S-F shorty by Steve Ditko, "Adrift in Space." John Buscema does a Western tale of the Desert Hawk entitled "Wheel of Fortune," from St. John Pubs; Bill Ward from his Quality Comics days with a madcap laugh-riot starring Torchy, and Mort Meskin illustrates the inexplicable "The House That Tried To Kill Me," from Prize Comics. Black and white with a color cover; 48 pages, standard comic book format.

Wally Wood: Full color cover reprinted from Space Detective #2, Avon.
Story: "The Insidious Dr. Khartoum" a Captain Science story reprinted from Captain Science #4, Youthful Comics. Joe Orlando assists on pencils and inks. 7 pages.

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