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As I noted, monsters were (comparatively) scant on the ground in the first season, but there where some. This one is pretty obvious and fairly mundane, admittedly. If I remember correctly,the episode inevitably featured an obsessed Ahab-analogue, but maybe I'm just assuming that to be the case.

The Seaview, a Day in the Life. The show certainly knew what kids wanted. It was far, far dumber show than Star Trek, but one that had a Gorn like every week.

I always loved that this guy's cardigan grew with him. Irwin Allen's shows epitomized the era that saw the networks transition black & white to color. Action shows that straddled the line, like Wild Wild West, often went from outre to downright bonkers once they went to color. Allen's shows Lost in Space and…

I don't want to blow your mind, but I'm rather partial to this cover for some reason.

Sadly, we have run out of monster-themed, gorgeously painted covers from the short-lived Voyage to the Deep comic. (Compare this cover to MotD #918.) Hmm, Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub. The guy's name seems a little on the nose, but there you go. Still, monsters and commies.

Man, there's nothing that's not marvelous about that. Sadly, that's the last cover for this short-lived series. Short, but sweet.

So the Atragon wasn't the first sub to infiltrate the Mu Empire.

Thanks to walking comic book encyclopedia Luke Blanchard for the skinny on these obscurities. Man, I loves me some submarines. Toss in some monsters and I'm in hog heaven. Jeepers, these comics had such gorgeous covers.

Does the Captain, not to mention an Admiral, really have to deal with this stuff personally? Looks like a natural location for a large iguana, certainly. I guess Admiral Nelson was in overall command and then Captain Crane ran the boat on a day to day basis? I never thought they made that very…

I can't say the monster isn't pretty Irwin Allen-y.