(June 1953)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-04-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Scratch One Meatball! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war
Reprints

Now More Than Ever- (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Scratch One Meatball! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are the most fortunate men in our glorious empire! Kamikaze pilots!
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

General Little / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Does the prisoner have a last request?
Genre
humor

[Magic Tricks / Mix Tricks] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Guerrilla Fighters! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blue Needle to Green Base! -- four tin-cans, one pigboat, and assorted escort vessels in Lamon Bay...
Genre
war
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Ball-Band / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Combat Report! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Kanter
Pencils
Eugene Hughes
Inks
Eugene Hughes
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give me the facts, Sarge!
Genre
war
Reprints

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Rampaging Rangers (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're crouching in a deep trench behind the front lines.
Genre
war

[Mountain Division, Street Fighting, Hand-to-Hand Fighting] (Table of Contents: 14)

This Ain't the Army! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Soldier's Luck! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haw! Haw! Look at the scarf Willie got!
Genre
war
Synopsis
A scarf from Mom does more than keep a soldier warm in Korea.
Reprints

Peter Porkchops Learns "Carelessness Is No Joke!" (Table of Contents: 17)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Owww! Who left those skates on the sidewalk?
Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

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

Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

May is National Daisy Air Rifle Month! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Scratch One Meatball!
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever-
    The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
  3. 2. Scratch One Meatball!
  4. 3. ["Oh, boy - a whole case of Wildroot Cream-Oil!"]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  6. 5. ["Does the prisoner have a last request?"]
    General Little
  7. 6. [Magic Tricks / Mix Tricks]
    Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
  8. 7. Guerrilla Fighters!
  9. 8. ["$15,000.00 in prizes! Enter the Red Ball Jets contest"]
    Ball-Band
  10. 9. ["I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. Combat Report!
  13. 12. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  14. 13. Rampaging Rangers
  15. 14. [Mountain Division, Street Fighting, Hand-to-Hand Fighting]
    This Ain't the Army!
  16. 15. ["Hey! You baseball fans! Look!-"]
    Necco
  17. 16. Soldier's Luck!
  18. 17. Peter Porkchops Learns "Carelessness Is No Joke!"
    Peter Porkchops
  19. 18. ["Free! On this amazing offer 235 stamps from all over the world"]
    Littleton Stamps
  20. 19. May is National Daisy Air Rifle Month!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Denys Howard
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • J.D. Sebastian
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore