(May-June 1953)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-03-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Operation Annie K! (Table of Contents)

Mr. District Attorney / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All right you men--throw down your guns!
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Crime Is Born (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Another day's work, another day's pay, eh, Ed?
Genre
detective-mystery; drama
Characters
Eddie Swenson [Ed]; Willie Keats; Mike Bartlett; Mr. Hanson; Mr. Elliot; Detective Harrington; Chief
Synopsis
After reading a newspaper article about a bank robbery that was unsolved, a trio of blue-collar workers (plumber, janitor, window cleaner) decides to band together and start a crime spree.

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How old is the tune of 'Yankee Doodle'?
Genre
non-fiction

Message from the Beat! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Morris Waldinger

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the big problems of the police department years ago, was how to communicate with the officer on the beat!
Genre
non-fiction

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Bomb Squad (Table of Contents: 7)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Twelve minutes until noon, Harrington!
Genre
detective-mystery; drama
Reprints

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's nice being in a radio patrol car for a change!
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Case of the Night-Shift Scandal (Table of Contents: 10)

A Casebook Mystery / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Harry... C'mere a minute!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Joe Bickford; Harry; George Martin; Al Harris; Detective Simmons
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Crime File / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
His name was Melville E. Reeves, and in Chicago, and its larger adjacent cities, police had nicknamed him...

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited the header to Raymond Perry in error.

This article features six stories: The Alibi Kid, Check Unchecked, Emergency Squad, Boning Up, Time for a Change, and Blotter Jottings.

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

Strange Laws / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Morris Waldinger

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It used to be against the law to buy or sell a bag of peanuts in Alabama!
Genre
non-fiction; humor

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Operation Annie K (Table of Contents: 15)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay... throw the rope over... we'll tie up and take you in!
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Danny. Coming to our meeting later?
Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

The inside back cover contains a PSA produced in sequential comics-art style.

Hot Shot Styles by Thom McAn (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Operation Annie K!
    Mr. District Attorney
  2. 1. ["1000 live baby turtles given away with this offer"]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. A Crime Is Born
    Mr. District Attorney
  4. 3. ["Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. ["How old is the tune of 'Yankee Doodle'?"]
    Quick Quiz
  6. 5. Message from the Beat!
  7. 6. Editorial Advisory Board
  8. 7. Bomb Squad
    Mr. District Attorney
  9. 8. The Line of Stars
  10. 9. ["It's nice being in a radio patrol car for a change!"]
    Casey the Cop
  11. 10. The Case of the Night-Shift Scandal
    A Casebook Mystery
  12. 11. ["It's easy to see which one of these guys uses Wildroot Cream-Oil!"]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  13. 12. ["His name was Melville E. Reeves, and in Chicago, and its larger adjacent cities, police had nicknamed him..."]
    The Crime File
  14. 13. ["It used to be against the law to buy or sell a bag of peanuts in Alabama!"]
    Strange Laws
  15. 14. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  16. 15. Operation Annie K
    Mr. District Attorney
  17. 16. ["Yes pal! In 10 minutes of fun a day you can become an all-around, all-American he-man like we did!"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession!
    Buzzy
  19. 18. Hot Shot Styles by Thom McAn
    Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Gary Henderson
  • Mark Muller
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore