(August 1953)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-06-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Cosmic Chessboard!
Captain Comet / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Comet becomes a human pawn on-
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Comet
- Reprints
-
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #8 (1 de junio de 1954)
-
- Keywords
- boardgames; chess; giants; ray guns
The Cosmic Chessboard!
Captain Comet / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Er--you could win, sir--by moving your queen!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #8 (1 de junio de 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover story
The Time Killer
comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If I could only get into that building, I could go back a million years in the time machine and take movies of prehistorical animal life as it really existed!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Alan Hunter
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #8 (1 de junio de 1954)
-
in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #227 (November-December 1970) -
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #32 (mars 1974) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
-
A Sprint in Time Spikes Crime
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on. Pete, let's go in with Binky and the rest of the crowd!
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Pete; Binky
Indexer Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
The Aquarium of Tomorrow!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll never tell anyone what you've discovered here!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Pearson; Mr. Scott
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #8 (1 de junio de 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A glance at the night sky will show that the stars tend to appear in groups or constellations, and it is by means of constellations as well as latitude and longitude that astronomers chart the skies and describe the position of any object in them.
- Genre
- math & science
Indexer Notes
This feature contains three articles:
1. Secrets of the Zodiac!
2. Tired Metals
3. Lunar Telescope
[no title indexed]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A whale can stay underwater indefinitely...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #8 (1 de junio de 1954)
-
The Road to Nowhere!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop! Dr. Westlake's car is disappearing right before our eyes!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. Westlake; General Stanton
- Reprints
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #8 (1 de junio de 1954)
-
- Keywords
- hydrogen bomb
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Cosmic Chessboard!
Captain Comet -
1.
The Line of Stars
-
2.
The Cosmic Chessboard!
Captain Comet -
3.
["Can your scalp pass the fingernail test?"]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
4.
Victory by Deception
Major Mars; Popsicle -
5.
["Your turn to bat, Pud..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
6.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
7.
The Time Killer
-
8.
["Try these delicious Tootsie Pops! And the Tootsie Roll too!"]
Tootsie Roll -
9.
A Sprint in Time Spikes Crime
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
10.
Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"
Binky -
11.
The Aquarium of Tomorrow!
-
12.
["A glance at the night sky will show that the stars tend to appear in groups or constellations, and it is by means of constellations as well as latitude and longitude that astronomers chart the skies and describe the position of any object in them."]
Spotlight on Science -
13.
["A whale can stay underwater indefinitely..."]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That -
14.
The Road to Nowhere!
-
15.
["Come on, pal, now you do as I did in 10 easy minutes of fun a day get a new he-man body for your old skeleton frame!"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
16.
["Need extra spending money? Here's $50 to use as you please!"]
Stuart Greetings, Inc. -
17.
Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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