(April-May 1953)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Credits for fillers verified by copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.


["What was the strange secret behind the haunting terror that struck an amusment park?"] (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult

Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading! (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Leonard Starr
Inks:
Leonard Starr
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Synopsis:
House ad for House of Mystery #13.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Living Nightmare (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Phantom Stranger
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #226 (August-September 1974)
  • in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3

Your Hair's Best Friend (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Synopsis:
Hair tonic ad with gag cartoon.

["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Ray Thompson
Pencils:
Ray Thompson
Inks:
Ray Thompson
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ray Thompson

Content Information

Synopsis:
Bubble gum ad.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
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, a special plug for the latest issues of Adventuers of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Keywords:
celebrity

Demon Count (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Drucker
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #30 (March 1960)

The Unseen Familiar (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Announcement of the Superman television show.

Twelve-Day Terror! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Drucker
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Supersititions about the twelve days of Christmas.

This Is Really Something! 150 Special Quality Stamps from All Over the World (Table of Contents)

Necco Assorted Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Special stamps available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and one Necco Wafer Wrapper.

People are People! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Time to Kill (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
John Giunta (signed)
Inks:
John Giunta (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Reprints:

Strange Secrets of the Ozarks (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Synopsis:
Some of the superstitions of the Ozark Mountain people.

Indexer Notes

text w/illo


The Stars Screamed Danger (Table of Contents)

Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Frank Giacoia
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Villain: Vasti the Fortune Teller
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in Phantom Stranger, The (DC, 1969 series) #3 [incorporated into: "How Do You Know My Name?"]
  • in Showcase Presents Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1

Hand of Glory (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Drucker
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mort Drucker

Content Information

Reprints:

The Nameless Ones (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Drucker
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mort Drucker

Hi there, Pal! Win Some of these 100 SIlver Anniversary Prizes! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
George Jowett
Synopsis:
Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Daisy Air Rifles and an instruction booklet for steps to establish an air rifle club.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. ["What was the strange secret behind the haunting terror that struck an amusment park?"]
    Phantom Stranger
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading!
    DC Comics
  3. 2. The Living Nightmare
    Phantom Stranger
  4. 3. Your Hair's Best Friend
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. ["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  7. 6. Demon Count
  8. 7. The Unseen Familiar
    Phantom Stranger
  9. 8. Superman Is on Television!
    Superman
  10. 9. Twelve-Day Terror!
  11. 10. This Is Really Something! 150 Special Quality Stamps from All Over the World
    Necco Assorted Wafers
  12. 11. People are People!
    Superman
  13. 12. Time to Kill
  14. 13. Strange Secrets of the Ozarks
  15. 14. The Stars Screamed Danger
    Phantom Stranger
  16. 15. Hand of Glory
  17. 16. The Nameless Ones
  18. 17. Hi there, Pal! Win Some of these 100 SIlver Anniversary Prizes!
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  19. 18. Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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  • R. J. Roper
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jerry Hillegas
  • Gene Reed
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