(May-June 1955)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-03-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

Script and art credits for stories and fillers verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[Cave of No Return] (Table of Contents)

Pow-Wow Smith / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pow-Wow Smith
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cave of No Return! (Table of Contents: 2)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Mississppi (Table of Contents: 3)

State Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about The Magnolia State.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Face behind Nighthawk's Mask! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Nighthawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Canyon Trap! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Can You Find 6 Cowboy Things? (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Play "Boxes" / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Fool's-Gold Prospector! (Table of Contents: 9)

Rodeo Rick / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
western-frontier

The Last Frontiersman (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!" (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Allergy; Binky

Secret of the Silver Star! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

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

The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Cave of No Return]
    Pow-Wow Smith
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  3. 2. The Cave of No Return!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  4. 3. Mississppi
    State Facts
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers
  6. 5. The Face behind Nighthawk's Mask!
    The Nighthawk
  7. 6. Canyon Trap!
  8. 7. Can You Find 6 Cowboy Things?
    Play "Boxes"
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil
  10. 9. The Fool's-Gold Prospector!
    Rodeo Rick
  11. 10. The Last Frontiersman
  12. 11. Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!"
    Binky
  13. 12. Secret of the Silver Star!
    The Wyoming Kid
  14. 13. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
    The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog; Tomahawk
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  16. 15. Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
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  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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