(December 1954)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-10-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Man Who Stole the Air! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope they have enough air to supply all of us!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Stole the Air! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Sy Barry (signed)
Inks
Sy Barry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bombs away!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!" (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sigrid has invited us to her house for supper.
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy

Indexer Notes

PSA has been done in a sequential comics story style.

Warning from Another World! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Henry Sharp
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From across the great void of outer space came the creature --
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
Lit-Win

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm-m! Look, Mom...a falling star!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If the molecules in a thimbleful of water were placed end to end they would circle the world 100 million times...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Amazing Secret of Jules Verne! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The worlds greatest treasure is inside that shell!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[Spaceman's Squint!] (Table of Contents: 10)

Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Contains three articles:
1. Spaceman's Squint!
2. Spark of Life!
3. Meteoric Speeds!

The Metal That Mastered Men! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This amazing metal enables me to know the thoughts of any person within ten feet of me!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Funman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Announcing the New Daisy Red Ryder Carbine (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

3 Sure-shot Winners by Thom McAn (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man Who Stole the Air!
  2. 1. ["Come on, buddy, quit being a bag-of-bones weakling like I was in 10 minutes of fun a day you can do all I did!"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Man Who Stole the Air!
  4. 3. ["3 cheers for the most delicious candy T-O-O-T-S-I-E Tootsie Roll Tootsie Roll Rah! Rah! Rah!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"
    Superboy
  6. 5. Warning from Another World!
  7. 6. The Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  8. 7. ["Hmm-m! Look, Mom...a falling star!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  9. 8. ["If the molecules in a thimbleful of water were placed end to end they would circle the world 100 million times..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  10. 9. The Amazing Secret of Jules Verne!
  11. 10. [Spaceman's Squint!]
    Spotlight on Science
  12. 11. The Metal That Mastered Men!
  13. 12. Editorial Advisory Board
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    The Funman
  15. 14. ["Look at the prized stamp I found!"]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  16. 15. Announcing the New Daisy Red Ryder Carbine
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  17. 16. 3 Sure-shot Winners by Thom McAn
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore