(May 1953)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-03-11
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
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #10
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Cover gallery

Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Soldiers of the High Wire (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

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

Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oww! Of all the clumsy...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Ride a Bike- It's Fun! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Signal Corps, Special Weapons, Directing Small Arms Fire, Pulling Rank] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Inks
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; war
Synopsis
Four gag cartoons.
Reprints

Deadlock! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[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)

[Monday Sept. 5] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Inks
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Chessmen of War (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Kanter
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Joe Giella
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)

The Whirly Birds (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war

Fighting Mess Sergeant (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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

Sheaffer's Skrip / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession!
    Buzzy
  3. 2. Soldiers of the High Wire
  4. 3. ["Oww! Of all the clumsy..."]
    Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley
  5. 4. Ride a Bike- It's Fun!
    Bendix Coaster Brake
  6. 5. [Signal Corps, Special Weapons, Directing Small Arms Fire, Pulling Rank]
    This Ain't the Army
  7. 6. Deadlock!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. ["Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. [Monday Sept. 5]
    Private Diary
  12. 11. Chessmen of War
  13. 12. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  14. 13. The Whirly Birds
  15. 14. Fighting Mess Sergeant
  16. 15. The Line of Stars
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Sheaffer's Skrip
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