Technology of Mongo (Chronological)

The Newspaper Comic Strips

  1. rocket ship (Earth) (7 January 1934)*
  2. ray gun (21 January 1934)
  3. rocket ship (Mongo) (21 January 1934)
  4. space gyro (4 February 1934)
  5. acetylene ray (11 February 1934)
  6. dehumanizing machine (11 February 1934)
  7. spaceograph (11 February 1934)
  8. thought-projector (18 February 1934)
  9. rocket submarine (18 March 1934)
  10. hydrocycle (1 April 1934)
  11. heat ray (15 April 1934)
  12. magnetic light beam (15 April 1934)
  13. electric mole (6 May 1934)
  14. air-sled (13 May 1934)
  15. drogol (13 May 1934)
  16. ice gun (20 May 1934)
  17. ray-proof armor (20 May 1934)
  18. spaceophone (17 June 1934)
  19. ray bolt rifle (1 July 1934)
  20. telescopic goggles (22 July 1934)
  21. light-gun (12 & 19 August 1934)
  22. light-pistol 12 (August 1934, 23 September 1934)
  23. atom-gun (23 September 1934)
  24. dissolvo-ray (3 March 1935)
  25. signal gun (10 March 1935)
  26. nitro-gun (31 March 1935)
  27. gravity sled (28 April 1935)
  28. lethium, the drug of forgetfulness (12 May 1935)
  29. electric whip (26 May 1935)
  30. gas globe, paralyzing (28 April 1935, 28 July 1935)
  31. gas gun (2 June 1935)
  32. heavy ray-cannon (9 June 1935)
  33. combustion-ray machine (16 June 1935)
  34. [ice wall projector] (23 June 1935)*
  35. [ice] torpedo (30 June 1935)
  36. detecto-ray (4 August 1935)
  37. detecto-ray alarm (4 August 1935)*
  38. dissolvo-ray gun (4 August 1935)
  39. gas globe, [explosive] (4 August 1935)
  40. [invisibility machine] (11 August 1935)*
  41. ray pistol (25 August 1935)
  42. flame rifle (1 September 1935)
  43. visaradiogram (20 October 1935)
  44. optoscope (27 October 1935)
  45. anti-explosive ray (10 November 1935)*
  46. volcanoglass globe, [incendiary] (1 Dec. 1935)
  47. televisor (8 December 1935)
  48. anti-explosive ray machine (22 December 1935)*
  49. atom bomb (22 December 1935)
  50. paralyzo ray (23 February 1936)
  51. destructoplane (23 February 1936)
  52. detectoplate (23 February 1936)
  53. spiral car (16 February 1936)
  54. lung machine (19 April 1936)
  55. water helmet (7 June 1936)
  56. water-pressure gun (21 June 1936)
  57. machine-rifle (16 August 1936)
  58. "Z" ray (30 August 1936)
  59. super depth bomb (30 August 1936)
  60. speed sled (30 August 1936)
  61. torpedo-gun (6 September 1936)
  62. aquaphone (13 September 1936)
  63. atom cannon (18 October 1936)
  64. armotractor a.k.a. armotank (12 September 1937)
  65. rocket plane (19 September 1937)
  66. atom-smashing gun (19 September 1937)
  67. glassoid (16 January 1938)
  68. electric-eye death ray (6 February 1938)
  69. thermiton (20 March 1938)
  70. fire-tank (10 April 1938)
  71. concretite (15 May 1938)
  72. thermiton-thrower (22 May 1938)
  73. visaphone (6 November 1938)
  74. uninhibitin (15 January 1939)
  75. paralyzo-gun (5 February 1939)
  76. rocket car (19 February 1939)
  77. heat-gun a.k.a. heat-ray gun (19 March 1939)
  78. penetro-ray (16 April 1939)
  79. heavy ray gun (1 October 1939)
  80. ray generator (5 November 1939)
  81. glassine suit (12 November 1939)
  82. rocket sled (25 February 1940)
  83. rocket train (7 April 1940)
  84. glassite (5 May 1940)
  85. bronzine (12 May 1940)
  86. freezite (12 May 1940)
  87. visagraph (2 June 1940)
  88. rubberoid (9 June 1940)
  89. death-ray screen (23 June 1940)
  90. polaroid ray (24 June 1940) (D)
  91. inviso-glass screen a.k.a. inviso-glass shield (29 June 1940) (D)
  92. chemi-torch a.k.a. pocket torch (30 June 1940)
  93. polaroid ray-screen (1 July 1940) (D)
  94. hypnotin (2 July 1940) (D)
  95. bullet tank (11 August 1940)
  96. air torpedo (11 August 1940)
  97. flame tank a.k.a. thermiton tank (18 August 1940)
  98. rocket bomber (1 September 1940)
  99. atom rifle (4 September 1940) (D)
  100. veri-gas, the truth-telling drug (12 September 1940) (D)
  101. atom motor (13 September 1940) (D)
  102. sound gun (15 September 1940)
  103. rocket-detector (16 September 1940) (D)
  104. ray stove (21 September 1940) (D)
  105. paralyzo-gas (1 October 1940) (D)
  106. bronzo-steelite (5 October 1940) (D)
  107. chemi-gun (13 October 1940)
  108. thermiton-cannon (21 October 1940) (D)
  109. insulatite (25 October 1940) (D)
  110. death-ray (26 October 1940) (D)
  111. quicksand cementite (28 October 1940) (D)
  112. atom charge (31 October 1940) (D)
  113. ray-magazine (31 October 1940) (D)
  114. racer-tank (4 November 1940 (D)
  115. televisophone (13 November 1940) (D)
  116. freezo-gas bomb (22 November 1940) (D)
  117. steelite (24 November 1940)
  118. rocket plane carrier a.k.a. rocket carrier (30 November 1940) (D)
  119. machine-ray gun (11 December 1940) (D)
  120. riot ray (15 December 1940)
  121. gyro-rocket (19 December 1940) (D)
  122. war-rocket (21 December 1940) (D)
  123. ray-shell (26 December 1940) (D)
  124. magnetic gun (14 January 1941) (D)
  125. smoke-shell (29 January 1941) (D)
  126. chemi-smoke (4 February 1941) (D)
  127. dissolvo-shell (4 February 1941) (D)
  128. electro-rifle (23 March 1941)
  129. ray-rifle (3 April 1941) (D)
  130. mercy gas (23 April 1941) (D)
  131. chemisalve (17 June 1941) (D)
  132. healing ray (17 June 1941) (D)
  133. televiso-magnifier (28 June 1941) (D)
  134. vita-pill (14 July 1941) (D)
  135. modulation 'phone (16 July 1941) (D)
  136. ray-torch (1 August 1941) (D)
  137. paralyzing ray (10 September 1941) (D)
  138. electronic television magnascope (14 September 1941)
  139. hypnoscope (25 September 1941) (D)**
  140. magnetic torpedo (28 September 1941)
  141. induction raybeam (28 September 1941)
  142. ether-gun a.k.a. gas-pistol (29 September 1941) (D)
  143. ionizo-ray (12 October 1941, 19 October 1941)
  144. vapor-ray (22 October 1941) (D)
  145. television magnoscope (6 November 1941) (D)
  146. neutrizer a.k.a. metal-dissolving ray (9 November 1941)**
  147. detonator-ray (2 December 1941) (D)
  148. electronic-echo (3 January 1942) (D)
  149. magnetic-ray (5 January 1942) (D)
  150. electronic-echo detector (9 January 1942) (D)
  151. revivo-gas (28 January 1942) (D)
  152. rocket-truck (4 February 1942) (D)**
  153. rocket-bomb (11-12 February 1942) (D)
  154. explosive bullet (17 February 1942) (D)
  155. portable healo-ray outfit (8 March 1942)
  156. ray-powder (21 April 1942) (D)
  157. amphibian-rocket a.k.a. water rocket or rocket-boat (15 July 1942) (D)
  158. miniradio (22 July 1942) (D)
  159. gas-spray bullet (25 July 1942) (D)
  160. incendiary ray (9 September 1942) (D)
  161. fluoresco-ray (1 November 1942)
  162. scout car (25 October 1942, 1 November 1942)
  163. sonobeam (28 March 1943)
  164. sonobeam sender (28 March 1943)
  165. metalite (18 April 1943)
  166. armorcar (8 August 1943)
  167. amphicar (26 September 1943)
  168. explosol (26 March 1944)
  169. trinamite (26 March 1944)
  170. rotorplane (16 April 1944)
  171. plastiglass (16 April 1944)
  172. rocket-cannon (7 May 1944)
  173. atom-power grenade (11 June 1944)
  174. flame beam (16 July 1944)
  175. sleep-gas bomb (23 July 1944)
  176. triphibian (13 August 1944)
  177. pituit-ray (17 september 1944)
  178. acid-flame pistol (1 October 1944)
  179. hypno-pill (15 October 1944)
  180. speed gun (18 February 1945)
  181. chemifoamthrower (25 February 1945)
  182. asbestone (25 February 1945)
  183. tri-dimension glasses (25 February 1945)
  184. visifield (25 February 1945)
  185. paralyzo-spray (4 March 1945)
  186. pneumo-tube elevator (4 March 1945)
  187. ice-spray (4 March 1945)
  188. speed tank (11 March 1945)
  189. rocket cycle (18 March 1945)
  190. telenews (18 March 1945)
  191. frigicar (1 April 1945)
  192. strangle-gas (13 May 1945)
  193. atom-smasher (20 May 1945)
  194. calcularado (3 June 1945)
  195. sky-sled (27 May 1945, 3 June 1945)
  196. aircon (10 June 1945)
  197. electrotector (10 June 1945)
  198. tenso-ray (10 June 1945)
  199. viviglass (24 June 1945)
  200. hydro-farm (24 June 1945)
  201. sky-gun (1 July 1945)
  202. recordar (15 July 1945)
  203. mobilgun (29 July 1945)
  204. sonic-phone (12 August 1945)
  205. atom-splitting ray (19 August 1945)
  206. atom-fire pistol (7 October 1945)
  207. atom-fire gun (7 October 1945)
  208. invisi-ray (14 October 1945)
  209. scout-rocket (14 October 1945)
  210. atom-fire rifle (21 October 1945)
  211. atom-splitting protecto-screen (21 October 1945)
  212. mobile atom-tower (21 October 1945)
  213. flame pistol (28 October 1945)
  214. miniradar (11 November 1945)
  215. sonoscope (11 November 1945)
  216. atom pistol (25 November 1945)
  217. penetro-radar (16 December 1945)
  218. rotor-rocket (10 February 1946)
  219. ray-detector (10 February 1946)
  220. electro-shock gun (26 May 1946)
  221. televiewer (7 July 1946)
  222. electro-gun (28 July 1946)
  223. capsule-traveling food (13 October 1946)
  224. flame-gun (17 November 1946)
  225. flame-ray (17 November 1946)
  226. glider-wing (9 February 1947)
  227. acid-gun (16 March 1947)
  228. miniray gun (15 June 1947)
  229. tube train (22 June 1947)
  230. telescreen (29 June 1947)
  231. jetcar (29 June 1947)
  232. bent-ray (29 June 1947)
  233. bent-ray cannon (13 July 1947, 10 August 1947)
  234. protecto-dome (13 July 1947)
  235. protecto suit (20 July 1947)
  236. bent-ray gun (20 July 1947)
  237. bent-ray rifle (10 August 1947)
  238. tele-glass (17 August 1947)
  239. electronator (24 August 1947)
  240. portable tube-light (15 September 1947)
  241. hypnoray machine (26 October 1947)
  242. subatomic mine (9 November 1947)
  243. submaplane (16 November 1947)
  244. mongonium (14 December 1947)
  245. fototype ticker (21 December 1947)
  246. protecto spray (28 December 1947)
  247. neutron-ray (25 January 1948)
  248. landcar (21 March 1948)
  249. metalarm (21 March 1948)
  250. electro-search (11 April 1948)
  251. sleep-gas gun (9 May 1948)
  252. alquo (16 May 1948)
  253. air-ray gun (16 May 1948)**
  254. atomotor (23 May 1948)
  255. speedcar (30 May 1948)
  256. flamol (27 June 1948)
  257. flamol thrower (4 July 1948)
  258. sleep-gas cannon (18 July 1948)

(D) indicates its appearance in the daily strip. Otherwise, its appearance is in the Sunday strip.

* Invented by Zarkov.
** Invented by Flash Gordon.

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