(April 1953)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([September] 1999)
Human Time Capsules
comic story / 7.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Sy Barry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
People Are People
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
The Magic Typewriter
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sam Merwin
- Pencils:
- Frank Giacoia (?)
- Inks:
- Frank Giacoia (?)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #17 (June-July 1972)
Indexer Notes
Highly probable that Frank Giacoia did not pencil and ink this story. Probable Carmine Infantino layouts, or possibly swipes. Frank Giacoia indicated by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Information from a discussion on the GCD list between Bob Bailey, Mike Feldman and Bob Hughes. Entered by Mike Nielsen [12/5/2006]. Credit for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April, 2007).
[If the sky were completely filled with full moons...]
Amazing Ratios / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Drucker
- Pencils:
- Mort Drucker
- Inks:
- Mort Drucker
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Mort Drucker
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
[A blow on the head makes you see stars.]
Science Says Youre Wrong If You Believe That -- / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Drucker
- Pencils:
- Mort Drucker
- Inks:
- Mort Drucker
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Mort Drucker
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
The Four-Dimensional Forceps
comic story / 5.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Age of the Oceans
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Lights, Camera--Invasion
Captain Comet / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([September] 1999)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Human Time Capsules
-
2.
People Are People
Superman -
3.
The Magic Typewriter
-
4.
[If the sky were completely filled with full moons...]
Amazing Ratios -
5.
[A blow on the head makes you see stars.]
Science Says Youre Wrong If You Believe That -- -
6.
The Four-Dimensional Forceps
-
7.
Age of the Oceans
Spotlight on Science -
8.
Lights, Camera--Invasion
Captain Comet
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Per Sandell
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Arthur Lortie
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Gordon
- Mike Nielsen
- Ed Boner
- Bob Hughes
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