Although this comic book is designated as #1, there was no #2 issued, making this basically a one-shot from Avon Periodicals. The storyline is complete, leading me to suspect that the book had always been intended as a one-shot.
The main story, presented in three parts, was written by Walter B. Gibson, the magician and author best known for creating The Shadow. Artist Gene Fawcett worked for various comic book publishers in the 40s and 50s, did magazine art for such publications as Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Amazing Stories in the 50s, drew the newsper strip Our New Age from 1961 to 1975 before returning to comic book work.
Here's a brief summary of all three parts from the inside front cover: "Hiding in caves, the humans had to build a weapon strong enough to destroy the menace that had stolen their world. Human blood ran in the gutters of all the great cities of the Earth as mass executions were held everywhere! 'The Massacre of the Humans!' Once-proud humans were huntedthrough the forests like beasts! But growing within them was the will to rise and master the world. 'The Robots Rule the Earth!' The human brain has always lifted mankind above the lower species. In humanity's darkest hour, can it lead to "The Rise of the Humans'?"
And the introduction to Chapter One: "Once there was a great civilization here on Earth! Huge cities, wonderful science, atomic research! Man worked hard! And then he invented robots -- synthetic, thinking creatures built in his own likeness -- to do all his work for him so that he could live only for pleasure! That was wrong and dangerous! But the work-free humans could not realize it -- until the terrible challenge came, and man's world was taken from him! The Fall of mankind! The new era of the.....Robotmen of the Lost Planet"
It's the wedding day for Alan Arc and Nara. A robot comes with a message for the couple; Alan's father, a scientist who had once been in charge of the robot factory, had summoned them. The robots are exceeding their production orders, "creating themselves unchecked." The robots are beginning to act strangely and Alan's father fears they may be building weapons. Soon the robots revolt, killing humans. A few survivors, including Alan and Nara hide in caves. Five years pass. Working from his father's journals, Alan is able to make synthetic robot flesh to disguise himself as one of them. Will this help lead mankind into overthrowing the yoke of the robots?
A little bit about the robots. They tower over humans and have human bodies. They all appear male and wear trousers and boots and a wide belt; they are shirtless. Their bald heads are huge ovals, with wide googly eyes and a button-like nose. Their mouths are weird fixed openings. Their ears project outward to wide, circular receivers. Their heads have some resmblance to the Panic Pete po-out rubber squeese dols of the 1950s. (Check it out. Here's the Wikipedia page for Panic Pete: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_Pete)
Also included i this comic book is a three-page story, "An Accident at Devil's Gorge Lab!"
Enjoy.
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