*Gold Key/Whitman: This oversized oddity proved an eye-opener for us pundits here at 30th Century; all along, we’ve been thinking DC pioneered the tabloid/treasury sized comic book, when it turns out to have been the brainchild of Gold Key/Whitman, who produced this tabloid-sized treat back in 1968! With a cover painting by George Wilson and interior art by Giolitti (long-time artist on Gold Key’s Star Trek), this hews strongly to the narrative of the 1933 film, a done-in-one adaptation, and more importantly, a cracking read, with the page size, for once, perfectly suited to the subject matter! This is a VG copy, page quality okay, but the edges and corners have taken a bit of a beating, as is not uncommon in these oversized items.
PICTURED: KING KONG WHITMAN TREASURY (1968) VG £20 SOLD