(April 1953)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-02-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual)

Issue Notes

Credits for editor confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Gene Colan
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war
Reprints

Now More Than Ever- (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Undersea Raider! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
David Kahn
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

General Little / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cookie Jar
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Saltarella.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Khaki-Yaks / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's tickets for something...
Genre
humor; war
Reprints

Runaway Hero! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Superman Says: "People Are People!" (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Synopsis
Superman combats race prejudice.

Fatal Choice! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Eugene Hughes
Inks
Eugene Hughes
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The First Jump! (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war

Eyes of the Artillery (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
David Kahn
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein
Inks
Bernie Krigstein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

[Wednesday July 9] (Table of Contents: 16)

Private Diary / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

[WAC Supply Room, Winter Uniforms, Rifle Range Sharpshooter Prizes, Recruiting] (Table of Contents: 17)

This Ain't the Army / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever-
    House of Mystery
  3. 2. Undersea Raider!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. ["Cookie Jar"]
    General Little
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  7. 6. ["Here's tickets for something..."]
    Khaki-Yaks
  8. 7. Runaway Hero!
  9. 8. ["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. Superman Says: "People Are People!"
    Superman
  12. 11. Fatal Choice!
  13. 12. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  15. 14. The First Jump!
  16. 15. Eyes of the Artillery
  17. 16. [Wednesday July 9]
    Private Diary
  18. 17. [WAC Supply Room, Winter Uniforms, Rifle Range Sharpshooter Prizes, Recruiting]
    This Ain't the Army
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  20. 19. Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore