(August 1955)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-06-28
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Four Superman Medals! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints
Keywords
medals

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Four Superman Medals! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They all want to be awarded the medal...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; "Daredevil" Connors; Perry White; Officer Wilson; Willy Danvers [The Man in the Lead Mask] (crook)
Synopsis
Superman must find a way of attending the annual policeman’s dinner, during which a Superman Medal will be presented, both as himself and as Clark Kent.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

synopsis by Darkmark

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's see now...
Genre
humor
Reprints

"Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Binky Says: "Never Underestimate a New Idea!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

The Mystery of the Space Mutiny! (Table of Contents: 6)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But it's impossible to prove our innocence, Colonel Tomorrow!
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Dr. Blair; Captain Cryle
Synopsis
Tommy and Brent find a disabled spaceship with a group of survivors known to have committed mutiny and killed the captain. They have been living a "Robinson Crusoe" lifestyle on a hostile planet. They admit to the mutiny but deny the murder. Tommy believes their story and pursues the light waves from the time of the incident through space, finally overtaking them and committing them to film. The mutineers are exonerated and hailed as heroes.
Reprints

Man Against the Sea (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (as Joe Malloy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!" (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Janu, the Human Chimp (Table of Contents: 9)

Congo Bill / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're not fooling me, Janu...
Genre
adventure; drama; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Tony; Lester; Chota (chimpanzee)
Synopsis
Bill punishes Janu for pulling too many practical jokes.
Keywords
disguises; forest fires; hippopotamuses; practical jokes; volcanos

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Four Superman Medals!
    Superman
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Four Superman Medals!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["Let's see now..."]
    Varsity Vic
  5. 4. "Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater
    Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
  6. 5. Binky Says: "Never Underestimate a New Idea!"
    Binky
  7. 6. The Mystery of the Space Mutiny!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  8. 7. Man Against the Sea
  9. 8. We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!"
  10. 9. Janu, the Human Chimp
    Congo Bill
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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