A Guide to Collecting Planet of the Apes Comics Compiled by Rich Handley (Richhandley.Com)
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
A Guide to Collecting Planet of the Apes Comics Compiled by Rich Handley (richhandley.com) Last updated Sept. 3, 2021: Updated entry about Mexico's "Spider-Man vs. Urko" crossover comic. To send corrections, e-mail [email protected]. Download the latest version at hassleinbooks.com/pdfs/POTAComics.pdf. For more information about individual comics or series, consult the following resources: • The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato: sequart.org/books/41/the-sacred-scrolls-comics-on-the-planet-of-the-apes/ • Bright Eyes, Ape City: Examining the Planet of the Apes Mythos, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato: http://sequart.org/books/48/bright-eyes-ape-city-examining-the-planet-of-the-apes-mythos/ • The Sacred Scrolls: The Planet of the Apes Wikia, by Neil Moxham: planetoftheapes.wikia.com • Hunter Goatley's Planet of the Apes Archive: pota.goatley.com/menu-comics.html • Kassidy Rae's Planet of the Apes Television Series website: http://potatv.kassidyrae.com • Timeline of the Planet of the Apes, by Rich Handley: hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_potaTimeline.php • Lexicon of the Planet of the Apes, by Rich Handley: hassleinbooks.com/pages/book_potaLexicon.php • BOOM Studios' website: boom-studios.com AKITA SHOTEN (3 Japanese-language issues) Manga One-Shots Bessatsu Bôken'Ô (adapts Planet of the Apes) (w: Jôji Enami, a: Jôji Enami) Tengoku Zôkan (adapts Planet of the Apes) (w: Minoru Kuroda, a: Minoru Kuroda) Weekly Shonen Champion (adapts Battle for the Planet of the Apes) (w: Mitsuru Sugaya, a: Mitsuru Sugaya) NOTES: • These film adaptations, published only in Japan (in 1968, 1971 and 1973, respectively), are extremely difficult to find in today's market. It is unknown whether others exist. The Bessatsu Bôken'Ô adaptation also appeared in a Saru no Wakusei (Adventure King) quarterly collection. GOLD KEY COMICS (1 issue) Film Adaptation Beneath the Planet of the Apes (w: unknown, a: Alberto Giolitti) NOTES: • This 1970 adaptation was published with a fold-out poster. COLORFORMS (1 comic strip) Instruction Booklet Planet of the Apes Colorforms Adventure Set (w: unknown, a: unknown) NOTES: • Produced in 1974 as part of the TV show's merchandising efforts, this set contained a 1967 copyright date, which is in error and would have been before the first film's release. Its instruction booklet featured a comic strip in which the movie's characters explained how to use the vinyl adhesive toy. MARVEL COMICS (29 U.S. issues, 8 U.K.-only issues) U.S. Monthly Magazine 1 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: (w: Doug Moench & Gerry Conway, a: Mike Ploog The Lawgiver / Fugitives on the Planet of the Apes & Frank Chiaramonte) b) Planet of the Apes—Chapter 1: Untitled (w: Doug Moench, a: George Tuska & Mike Esposito) 2 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog) The Forbidden Zone of Forgotten Horrors / Lick the Sky Crimson b) Planet of the Apes—Chapter 2: World of Captive Humans (w: Doug Moench, a: George Tuska & Mike Esposito) 3 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog & Frank Chiaramonte) Spawn of the Mutant Pits / The Abomination Arena b) Planet of the Apes—Chapter 3: Manhunt (w: Doug Moench, a: George Tuska & Mike Esposito) 4 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog & Frank Chiaramonte) A Riverboat Named Simian / Gunpowder Julius b) Planet of the Apes—Chapter 4: Trial (w: Doug Moench, a: George Tuska & Mike Esposito) 5 a) Evolution's Nightmare (w: Doug Moench, a: Ed Hannigan & Jim Mooney) b) Planet of the Apes—Chapter 5: Into the Forbidden Zone (w: Doug Moench, a: George Tuska & Mike Esposito) 6 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: Malagueña Beyond a Zone Forbidden (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog) b) Planet of the Apes—Chapter 6: The Secret (w: Doug Moench, a: George Tuska & Mike Esposito) 7 a) Beneath the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 1: Untitled (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) b) Beneath the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 2: Enslaved (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 8 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: The Planet Inheritors (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog) b) Beneath the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 3: The Warhead Messiah (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 9 a) Kingdom on an Island of Apes: The Trip / Arrival (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) b) Beneath the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 4: The Horror Inquisition (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 10 a) Kingdom on an Island of Apes: The City / The Island Out of Time / Battle (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) b) Beneath the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 5: The Children of the Bomb (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 11 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: When the Lawgiver Returns (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog) b) Beneath the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 6: The Hell of Holocaust (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 12 a) Future History Chronicles I: City of Nomads (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) b) Escape from the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 1: Upward to the Earth (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) 13 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog) The Magick-Man's Last Gasp Purple Light Show b) Escape from the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 2: Strangers in a Stranger Land (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) 14 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: Up the Nose-Tube to Monkey-Trash (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog) b) Escape from the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 3: Trouble in Paradise Lost (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) 15 a) Future History Chronicles II: Dreamer in Emerald Silence (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) b) Escape from the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 4: In the Cradle of a Father's Sins (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) 16 a) Escape from the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 5: When the Calliope Cries Death (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) b) Escape from the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 5: But Who Shall Inherit the Meek? (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival) 17 a) Future History Chronicles III: Graveyard of Lost Cities (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) b) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 1: Slaves (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 18 a) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 2: Rites of Bondage (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) b) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 3: To Serve the Slayer (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 19 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: Demons of the Psychedrome (w: Doug Moench, a: Mike Ploog & Tom Sutton) b) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 4: The Savage is King (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 20 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: Society of the Psychedrome (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) b) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 5: Army of Slaves (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 21 a) Beast on the Planet of the Apes (w: Doug Moench, a: Herb Trimpe, Dan Adkins & Sal Trapani) b) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 6: Hail Caesar! Hail the King! (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 22 Quest for the Planet of the Apes: (w: Doug Moench, a: Rico Rival & Alfredo Alcala) Seeds of Future Deaths / The Keeper of Future Death 23 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: Messiah of Monkey Demons (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) b) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 1: The Weapons Shop of Paradise (w: Doug Moench, a: Vicente Alcazar & Sonny Trinidad) 24 a) Future History Chronicles IV: The Shadows of Haunted Cathedraulus (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) b) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 2: The Doomsday Spawn (w: Doug Moench, a: Alfredo Alcala) 25 a) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 3: A Tale of Mutant Hate (w: Doug Moench, a: Sonny Trinidad, Yong Montano, & Dino Castrillo) b) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 4: The War Machines (w: Doug Moench, a: Vicente Alcazar & Sonny Trinidad) 26 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: North Lands (w: Doug Moench, a: Herb Trimpe, Virgilio Redondo, & Rudy Mesina) b) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 5: Assault on Paradise (w: Doug Moench, a: Dino Castrillo & Michele Brand) 27 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: Apes of Iron (w: Doug Moench, a: Virgilio Redondo) b) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 6: Conquest of Blood (w: Doug Moench, a: Vicente Alcazar & Sonny Trinidad) 28 a) Terror on the Planet of the Apes, Phase 2: Revolt of the Gorilliods (w: Doug Moench, a: Herb Trimpe & Virgilio Redondo) b) Battle for the Planet of the Apes—Chapter 7: Tremor of Doom (w: Doug Moench, a: Virgilio Redondo) 29 Future History Chronicles V: To Race the Death-Winds (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton) U.K. Weekly Magazine: Apeslayer Storyline 23 Prologue: Future Imperfect (w: Gerry Conway & Roy Thomas, a: Neal Adams & Frank Chiaramonte) 24 The Birth of Apeslayer (w: Gerry Conway & Roy Thomas, a: Howard Chaykin & Frank Chiaramonte) 25 The Sirens of 7th Avenue (w: Gerry Conway, a: Howard Chaykin & Frank McLaughlin) 26 Death in the Ape-Pit (w: Gerry Conway, a: Howard Chaykin & Frank McLaughlin) 27 The Museum of Terror (w: Marv Wolfman, a: Herb Trimpe & Frank Giacoia) 28 Airport of Death (w: Marv Wolfman, a: Herb Trimpe & Frank Giacoia) 29 The Mutant Slayers (w: Don McGregor, a: Herb Trimpe & Yolande Pijcke) 30 Apeslayer Dies at Dawn (w: unknown, a: unknown) Unpublished Storylines Future History Chronicles VI: The Captive of the Canals (w: Doug Moench, a: Tom Sutton [assigned]) Terror on the Planet of the Apes: To Meet the Makers (w: Doug Moench, a: Herb Trimpe [assigned]) Journey to the Planet of the Apes (early title: Return to the Planet of the Apes) (w: Doug Moench, a: Val Mayerik [assigned]) Beyond the Planet of the Apes (w: Doug Moench, a: none assigned) Forbidden Zone Prime (w: Doug Moench, a: unknown) Australian comic strip (title unknown) (w: Philip Bentley, a: Colin Paraskevas & Greg Gates [assigned]) Reprints Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1-11 (Marvel, reprints Planet and Beneath film adaptations in color) Planet of the Apes #1-87 (Marvel UK, reprints U.S.