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- ↑ Britton, Wesley, Beyond Bond: Spies in Fiction and Film, page 91, ABC-CLIO, 2005
- ↑ World Of Giants The Complete Series
- 1 2 3 Film-Scope, Sponsor, June 5, 1961, page 69
- ↑ TV Trips The Light-Year Fantastic, Variety, June 6, 1958, page 32
- ↑ Radio & TV Producers & Distributors - CBS Films, 1964 Yearbook of Radio and Television, Page 681
- ↑ "World of Giants: The Complete TV Series Blu-ray". blu-ray.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.