| "Monster from the Abyss" | |
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| The Fightin' 5 | |
| Title: | "Monster from the Abyss" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 41 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | January, 1967 |
| Publisher: | Charlton Comics Group |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Pat Masulli |
| Writers: | Joe Gill |
| Pencilers: | Bill Montes |
| Inkers: | Ernie Bache |
| Letterers: | Herb Field |
| Editors: | Pat Masulli |
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| Previous: | Fightin' 5 #40 |
| Next: | Fightin' 5 #42 |
"Monster from the Abyss" is the title of the story featured in issue #41 of the Fightin' 5 ongoing comic book series published by Charlton Comics. The story was written by Joe Gill with artwork by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. All stories were edited by Pat Masulli. The second story is called "The War Peddler" by Joe Gill and artist Pat Boyette. It features Christopher Smith, aka the Peacemaker. This issue shipped with a January, 1967 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
"Monster from the Abyss"[]
The nuclear submarine the U.S.S. Plankton ventures too close to the undersea city run by the criminal scientist Doctor Aquilla. Aquilla sends his men out to destroy the sub, and Captain Wing counters by launching depth charges. One of the depth charges awakens a prehistoric monster, which rises from the abyss to threaten both the submarine and the sunken city. Captain Wing sends an S.O.S. to the Fightin' 5. The Fightin' 5 arrive and don scuba gear to distract the monster. The creature turns its attention towards the undersea city however. Doctor Aquilla surrenders in exchange for saving him from the monster. The Fightin' 5 manage to drive the creature off by feeding it explosives that give it the hiccups.
Featured characters
- Hank Hennessy
- Frenchy the Fox (Cameo appearance only)
- Granite Gallero
- Irv Haganah (Cameo appearance only)
- Tom-Tom (Cameo appearance only)
Supporting characters
- Captain Wing
Villains
- Doctor Aquilla
- "Junior"
Minor characters
- Various unnamed submarine personnel
Organizations
- Fightin' 5
- United States Navy
Races & Animals
Locations
- Sunken City
Items
Vehicles
- Boat
- Submarine
- Submersibles
- U.S.S. Plankton
Powers
Miscellaneous
"The War Peddler"[]
| "The War Peddler" | |
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| Title: | "The War Peddler" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Joe Gill |
| Pencilers: | Pat Boyette |
| Inkers: | Pat Boyette |
| Editors: | Pat Masulli |
Featured characters
- Peacemaker, Christopher Smith
Supporting characters
- General Lecoyo
Villains
- Emil Bork (Final appearance; dies)
Minor characters
- American ambassador
- El Presidente
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- Andes Mountains
- American Embassy
Items
Vehicles
- Aircraft
- Automobiles
- Helicopter
- Jet-pack
- U-X jet fighter
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This series carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- Although the indicia indicates the title as Fightin' 5 Vol 2 No. 41, the cover copy reads as The Fightin' 5 #41. Fighting 5 41 and The Fightin' 5 41 both redirect to this page.
- The tagline to this issue is "Don't miss the battle of the century... as America's Super-Squad meets the Monster from the Abyss!"
- This is the final regular issue of the series. There is an issue #42, but it will not be published for another fourteen years in October, 1981.
- The cover artist for this issue is uncredited and unconfirmed, though the Grand Comics Database posits that it might have been rendered by Rocke Mastroserio.
- Artist Bill Montes is credited as just Montes in this issue.
- Inker Ernie Bache is credited as just Bache in this issue.
- The Herb Field lettering credit is taken from this issue's profile page at the Grand Comics Database. See External Links.
- In "Monster from the Abyss", only Hank Hennessy and Granite Gallero are identified by name.
- The Monster from the Abyss was born over 250,000 years ago. This is the first and only known appearance to date of the creature. Hopefully, it cured its hiccups by now.
- This is the maiden voyage of the U.S.S. Plankton, which is a nuclear powered undersea laboratory.
- Doctor Aquila was once a member of the U.S.S. Plankton, but was fired two years ago by the United States government.
- Emil Bork is an international criminal who schemes to incite wars between nations, setting himself up to reap the benefits. He sells fifty modern bombers to a South America government in exchange for titles to uranium mines.
- This is the first appearance of the U-X jet fighter, which was designed by Christopher Smith, and is his preferred conveyance for long-range missions.
- The Fightin' 5 appear next in Peacemaker #1 in March, 1967.
- Christopher Smith appears next in Peacemaker #1 in March, 1967.