(December 1952-January 1953)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-10-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Issue Notes
Editor credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 1952/08/18 (18 August 1952), provided by DC Comics. No script or art credits were indicated for this issue.
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 6, Part 2, Numbers 1-2, Periodicals, January-December 1952. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B387271.
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 6, Part 2, Numbers 1-2, Periodicals, January-December 1952. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B387271.
[no title indexed]
The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger
Indexer Notes
Giacoia inks per Nick Caputo, March 2019. Previous indexer credited Sy Barry.
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ads for various toys.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Ghosts for Sale!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Phantom Stranger; Greystone; Marcia Mitchell; Phillip Mitchell; Tabor; Al; Mrs. Mitchell
- Synopsis
- A magician's assistants vanish on stage. They are kidnapped and held for ransom by the stage manager.
- Reprints
-
in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #96 ([June 1964])
-
Indexer Notes
The name of the stage magician "Greystone" is obviously a play on the noted stage magician Harry Blackstone.
Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie
- Synopsis
- Ad for a TV show sponsored by Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ray Thompson
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whoopee! This is the real wild West!
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Bubble gum ad.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis
- Synopsis
- A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also, there's a special blurb for the latest of Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Dead Man's Hand!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Phantom Stranger; Hank Wheeler; Jim Pomeroy
- Synopsis
- A rodeo rider feels "jinxed" by a deck of cards. But it's only a colleague trying to scare him into losing.
- Reprints
- in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #97 ([July 1964])
-
in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #419 (May 1972) -
in Batman (3ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #42 (Abril 1973)
-
Indexer Notes
Reprint info by Mark Waid.
Magic Circles...
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for a premium available for 35 cents plus the front cover of a Smith Brothers box.
How to Spot a Witch!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Ways to tell if someone is a witch.
Indexer Notes
Credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
The Man Who Carved Death!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Curt Brent; Lobenga; Bukema; Jon Carter; Derek Richards; Alvin Peters
- Synopsis
- The members of a treasure hunt expedition kill themselves out of greed.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #50 ([December 1965])
-
Indexer Notes
Previous indexer suggested Manny Stallman for pencils.
Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hair tonic ad with a gag panel.
The Eerie Eddys
text article / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
text w/illo; script credit verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
The Day of Destiny!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Phantom Stranger; Dr. Jayson Adams; Leonard Hall; Mr. Linton
- Synopsis
- Employee plans a fraud on his company, but the Phantom Stranger steps in.
Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Reading
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (illustration)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Ad for House of Mystery #9.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
The Phantom Stranger -
1.
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
Novelty Mart -
2.
Ghosts for Sale!
The Phantom Stranger -
3.
Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Whoopee! This is the real wild West!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
6.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Superman -
7.
Dead Man's Hand!
The Phantom Stranger -
8.
Magic Circles...
-
9.
Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
10.
How to Spot a Witch!
-
11.
The Man Who Carved Death!
-
12.
Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
13.
The Eerie Eddys
-
14.
The Day of Destiny!
The Phantom Stranger -
15.
Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine is Your Guarantee in the Best of Comics Reading
DC Comics -
16.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction Inc. -
17.
The Famous Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
18.
Biggest Stopper on the Block!
Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Tillmann Courth
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Steve Jenner
- Arthur Lortie
- John Pannozzi
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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