(April 1953)

DC, 1950 Series
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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:

Human Time Capsules (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction; mystery

Human Time Capsules (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

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:
?

The Magic Typewriter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sam Merwin
Pencils:
Frank Giacoia (?)
Inks:
Frank Giacoia (?)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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...] (Table of Contents)

Amazing Ratios / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

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.] (Table of Contents)

Science Says Youre Wrong If You Believe That -- / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact

The Four-Dimensional Forceps (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Sachs (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction

Age of the Oceans (Table of Contents)

Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Lights, Camera--Invasion (Table of Contents)

Captain Comet / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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)

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Human Time Capsules
  2. 2. People Are People
    Superman
  3. 3. The Magic Typewriter
  4. 4. [If the sky were completely filled with full moons...]
    Amazing Ratios
  5. 5. [A blow on the head makes you see stars.]
    Science Says Youre Wrong If You Believe That --
  6. 6. The Four-Dimensional Forceps
  7. 7. Age of the Oceans
    Spotlight on Science
  8. 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