| "Countdown in Dinosaur Valley" | |
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| My Greatest Adventure | |
| Title: | "Countdown in Dinosaur Valley" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 79 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | May, 1963 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Unknown |
| Pencilers: | Mort Meskin; Howard Sherman; Howard Purcell |
| Inkers: | Mort Meskin; Howard Sherman; Howard Purcell |
| Cover artists: | Bob Brown |
| Cover inker: | Bob Brown |
| Letterers: | Stan Starkman |
| Editors: | Murray Boltinoff |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | My Greatest Adventure #78 |
| Next: | My Greatest Adventure #80 |
"Countdown in Dinosaur Valley" is the title to the first story featured in issue #79 of the My Greatest Adventure comic book anthology series published by DC Comics. It was written by an unknown author, and penciled and inked by Mort Meskin. The second story is called "Return to Black Gold Oasis!" and is illustrated by Howard Sherman. The third and final vignette is "I Was a Prisoners of the Magic Mirror" by artist Howard Purcell. All stories were edited by Murray Boltinoff. This issue shipped with a May, 1963 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
"Countdown in Dinosaur Valley"[]
Characters
- Claudius
- Curt
- Jonathan Wilkes
- Joseph Morgan
- Mack
Locations
- California (Referenced only)
- Dinosaur Valley
Items
Races & Animals
Miscellaneous
"Return to Black Gold Oasis!"[]
Characters
- Ahmed
- Emir Karfa (Referenced only)
- Hank Jackson
- Irwin Rommel (Referenced only)
- Marfa
Locations
Items
Races & Animals
Miscellaneous
"I Was a Prisoner of the Magic Mirror"[]
Characters
- Henry
- Joe
- Murdock
- Professor Proudy
Locations
- Sunnyside Amusement Park
Items
- Machine gun
- Pickaxe
- Rifles
- Shovel
- Magic mirror
Races & Animals
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This is the final issue of My Greatest Adventure that serves as a standard anthology series. Beginning with issue #80, the title spotlights the superhero team, the Doom Patrol, who are advertised in this issue.
- This issue include a "Countdown to Excellence" public service announcement in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly Coordinating Organization for National Health, Welfare and Recreation Agencies of the United States. Geez... that's a mouthful.
- This issue includes a "Peter Puptent: Explorer" comic strip.
- Despite the cover illustration, there has never in reality been a situation where a dinosaur has eaten a rocket ship.