(April 1955)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #50 (June 1960)
The Gorilla Who Challenged the World!
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; mystery
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
The Gorilla Who Challenged the World (Part 1)
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Sy Barry
- Inks:
- Sy Barry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #5 (June-July 1970)
- in Showcase Presents Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
[During the course of a working week...]
Amazing Ratios / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #50 (June 1960)
Movie Men From Mars!
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Henry Sharp
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (16 August 2007)
A World Destroyed!
comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Kubert
- Pencils:
- Joe Kubert
- Inks:
- Joe Kubert
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
The Day The Sun Exploded!
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (16 August 2007)
[Mercury -- the smallest planet in the solar system]
Solar System Sizes / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
Planet X
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
The Invisible Spaceman!
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Sid Gerson
- Pencils:
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (16 August 2007)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Gorilla Who Challenged the World (Part 1)
-
2.
[During the course of a working week...]
Amazing Ratios -
3.
Movie Men From Mars!
-
4.
A World Destroyed!
-
5.
The Day The Sun Exploded!
-
6.
[Mercury -- the smallest planet in the solar system]
Solar System Sizes -
7.
Planet X
Spotlight on Science -
8.
The Invisible Spaceman!
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jerry Hillegas
- Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Arthur Lortie
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Gordon
- Mike Nielsen
- Ed Boner
- Bob Hughes
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