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Prisoners of 100 Million B.C.!
"There's only one way to save Bonnie and Corky from this dinosaur!"
Characters
- Rip Hunter
- Bonnie Baxter
- Corky Baxter
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook page, used with permission.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Prisoners of 100 Million B.C.
"Too many of these winged reptiles for our rifles, Jeff!"
Storyline
Having finished work on Time Sphere II, Rip Hunter and Jeff Smith do a test run back to the mesozoic era. Meanwhile, in the present day, crooks force Bonnie Baxter and her brother Corky to take them to Rip and Jeff in Time Sphere I. Meeting in the past, the crooks have the drop on Rip and crew, until battling dinosaurs separate the good guys from the bad. But when the heroes get back to their Time Sphere, they find it's gone missing.
Characters
- Rip Hunter (introduction, origin)
- Jeff Smith
- Bonnie Baxter
- Corky Baxter
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Textual analysis by Martin O'Hearn and Bob Hughes indicate this story was written by David Wood rather than Jack Miller.
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
"It's almost time to go on your baby-sitting job, Betsy."
Storyline
Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.
Characters
- Betsy
- Bobby
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1966.
Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park (1)
Characters
- Clark Kent / Kal-El (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Emmett Kelly
Featuring Prehistoric Fun
"Whee! This is fun!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Chapter 2: The Modern Day Cavemen
"A Tyrannosaurus rex... it's attacking Bonnie and Corky!"
Storyline
The crooks have hidden the Time Sphere and try to negotiate with Rip to help them find precious minerals to take back and make them rich in the present. In the midst of the discussion, the ledge they are standing on falls away and the bad guys plummet to their apparent doom. With no idea of where the Time Sphere is, Rip and crew have to set up camp for a possibly lengthy stay. But a volcanic eruption exposes the whereabouts of the Time Sphere and also puts it in danger of being destroyed.
Characters
- Rip Hunter
- Jeff Smith
- Bonnie Baxter
- Corky Baxter
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Textual analysis by Martin O'Hearn and Bob Hughes indicate this story was written by Dave Wood instead of Jack Miller.
"I'm a pole-vaulting champ named O'Dwyer and each day I try leaping higher!"
Characters
- O'Dwyer
Dinosaur Album
"Millions of years before man was born, the Earth was ruled by beasts so fantastic that they would seem..."
Credits
- Pencils: Russ Heath (uncertain)
- Inks: Russ Heath (uncertain)
Beasts That Ruled the Earth
"Flying reptiles with a wingspread of almost 30 feet..."
Chapter 3: The Great Beast Stampede
"The gems! My precious prehistoric gems..."
Storyline
As the time travelers return to the sphere, they hear the crooks, who survived the fall and found a sack full of jewels. Since each sphere can only hold 4 people, Bonnie and Corky return to the present in one, while Rip, Jeff, and the crooks head for the disabled sphere, with the pieces necessary for its repair. Once the repairs are made, and the time travelers escape a dinosaur stampede, the sphere heads for its proper time. But home, the crooks find their sack empty, since one of the immutable laws of time travel is that you can't bring anything back with you from the past.
Characters
- Rip Hunter
- Jeff Smith
- Bonnie Baxter
- Corky Baxter
Credits
- Script: Dave Wood
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Textual analysis by Martin O'Hearn and Bob Hughes indicate this story was written by Dave Wood instead of Jack Miller.
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.