(September-October 1953)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Superman; Batman; Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Inks:
- Winslow Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Superman, Ex-Crimebuster (Table of Contents)
Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; King Saphire (villain); The Mask (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Superman adopts a criminal identity in order to unmask a gang leader.
["I got this ring. May I give it to you?"] (Table of Contents)
Bebe / filler / 0.5 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; humor
- Characters:
- Bebe
- Reprinted:
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 (July 1959)
How Safe Is Your Driving? (Table of Contents)
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Bob Oksner
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Buzzy
Green Arrow Joins the Foreign Legion (Table of Contents)
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
The Australian Code Mystery (Table of Contents)
A Special Spy Thriller / comic story / 10 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- David Vern
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- spy
- Reprinted:
- in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #414 (August 1971)
Indexer Notes
One of 9 inventory stories originally scheduled for an issue of Danger Trail after #5. There is no reference to Danger Trail as a feature on the splash page of this story. Feature changed to reflect the actual "feature" on the splash page.
The Line of Stars Present (Table of Contents)
Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Brown
- Inks:
- Bob Brown
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; period
- Characters:
- Superman; Batman; Bob Hope; Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis; Mutt; Jeff; Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
- Synopsis:
- House ad for Tomahawk #19.
["I say he can. Here he comes now. Let's ask him!"] (Table of Contents)
Varsity Vic / filler / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Characters:
- Varsity Vic
- Reprinted:
- in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #44 (April 1958)
Yankee Doodle Fleet (Table of Contents)
Tomahawk / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Fred Ray
- Inks:
- Fred Ray
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western; period
- Characters:
- Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]
Primitive Pastimes (Table of Contents)
none / text article / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller [as Jack Mabley] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
["Sure, Mom, I'll take a bath!"] (Table of Contents)
Little Pete / filler / 0.75 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; humor
- Characters:
- Little Pete
- Reprinted:
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #240 (May 1958)
Indexer Notes
Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking.
The Proving Ground For Crime (Table of Contents)
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger ?
- Pencils:
- Dick Sprang
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich (June, 2004).
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Superman, Ex-Crimebuster
Superman -
2.
["I got this ring. May I give it to you?"]
Bebe -
3.
How Safe Is Your Driving?
Buzzy -
4.
Green Arrow Joins the Foreign Legion
Green Arrow -
5.
The Australian Code Mystery
A Special Spy Thriller -
6.
The Line of Stars Present
Tomahawk -
7.
["I say he can. Here he comes now. Let's ask him!"]
Varsity Vic -
8.
Yankee Doodle Fleet
Tomahawk -
9.
Primitive Pastimes
none -
10.
["Sure, Mom, I'll take a bath!"]
Little Pete -
11.
The Proving Ground For Crime
Batman and Robin
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Tony R. Rose
- Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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