(June-July 1953)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-04-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Issue Notes
Filler credits in this issue verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986. On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Doorway in the Sky!
The Phantom Stranger / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Murphy Anderson recalled drawing the cover to Phantom Stranger #6 in The Comic Reader #27, July 1964. Possible Giella inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bob Brown with cover art.
Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis
- Synopsis
- House ad for Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis #6.
- Keywords
- celebrity
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Ghosts in the Locked Room!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- crime; fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- The Phantom Stranger solves a clever jewelry theft, committed out of a locked room.
Can Your Scalp Pass the Fingernail Test?
Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Hair tonic ad with gag panel.
Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jim Wise
- Synopsis
- Ad for canvas shoes made by Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.
The Busy Brownie
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Facts about a certain kind of fairy.
- Reprints
-
in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #10 (May-June 1958) which is reprinted -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #26 (November 1958)
-
Magic Tricks
Baker's Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for chocolate drink mix.
Doorway in the Sky!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson (pages 4-6) (see notes); ? (pages 1-3)
- Inks
- Joe Giella (pages 1-3); Murphy Anderson (pages 4-6)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- On a Hollywood movie set, the Phantom Stranger saves actress Lorna from a deadly intrigue.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #42 ([October] 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Nick Caputo believes pages 1-3 were penciled by an unknown artist.
Superman Is on Television!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Announcement of the Superman television show.
$15,000 in Prizes!
Red Ball Jets Sports Shoe / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad and entry blank for the Red Ball Sports Shoes contest.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Bubble gum ad.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis
- Synopsis
- A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Plus an additional plug for the latest issue of Adventues of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
- Keywords
- celebrity
Dead Man's Bluff!
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- The gangster Ace Mitchell claims he can cross into another dimension - with the help of a special wrist watch.
The Mystical Mesmer
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Highlights of the life and career of Franz Mesmer.
Indexer Notes
text w/illo
Stop That Yawn
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Odd superstitions about yawning.
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #25 (May 1958)
-
Hey! You Baseball Fans! Look!
Necco Assorted Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- sports
- Synopsis
- Ad for baseball pennants available for 25 cents, a 3-cent stamp and one Necco Wafer Wrapper.
Horror in Miniature!
The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- The Phantom Stranger and cameraman Tim Harley fight back an invasion of elves.
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #60 - in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #64 ([Circa 1972-1974])
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #224 (April-May 1974) which is reprinted
- in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Frank Giacoia for pencils as well.
Peter Porkchops Learns "Careless Is No Joke!"
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Doorway in the Sky!
The Phantom Stranger -
1.
Now More Than Ever -- This Famous Symbol on the Cover of Any Comics Magazine Is Your Guarantee of the Best in Comics Reading
DC Comics -
2.
The Ghosts in the Locked Room!
The Phantom Stranger -
3.
Can Your Scalp Pass the Fingernail Test?
Wildroot Cream Oil -
4.
Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
5.
The Busy Brownie
-
6.
Magic Tricks
Baker's Instant Cocoa Mix -
7.
Doorway in the Sky!
The Phantom Stranger -
8.
Superman Is on Television!
Superman -
9.
$15,000 in Prizes!
Red Ball Jets Sports Shoe -
10.
["I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble -
11.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
12.
Dead Man's Bluff!
-
13.
The Mystical Mesmer
-
14.
Stop That Yawn
-
15.
Hey! You Baseball Fans! Look!
Necco Assorted Wafers -
16.
Horror in Miniature!
The Phantom Stranger -
17.
Peter Porkchops Learns "Careless Is No Joke!"
Peter Porkchops -
18.
Free! 235 Stamps from All Over the World
Littleton Stamp Co. -
19.
May Is National Daisy Air Rifle Month!
Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Tillmann Courth
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Steve Jenner
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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