#17

Synopsis

Looking for a nice warm locale to rest, Gorgo and his mother head to Cuba. Gorgo battles a gigantic squid and during the fight enters an underwater cay on Turtle Island where he stumbles upon Soviets building nuclear missiles. He angrily destroys them. Later a Soviet sub blasts Gorgo with depth charges causing him to destroy another one of their nuclear installations. Gorgo inadvertently helps end the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Credits

Script

Joe Gill, Burton Levey

Pencils

Dick Giordano, Bill Montes, Bill Molno

Inks

Dick Giordano, Ernie Bache, Bill Molno

Executive editor

Pat Masulli