(February 1956)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series
Issue Notes
Per the Comic Magazine Publishing Report issue #168, January 1956 by The Dougherty Co.: On newsstand date: December 20, 1955.
The Outlaw Batman
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Artist credits revised and verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Pencil credit previously given to Sheldon Moldoff and inker credit given to Stan Kaye?
Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- TEEN
The Machine That Captured the Past
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
[no title indexed]
Shorty / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
How to Read Fingerprints
text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Escape to the Stars
John Jones Manhunter From Mars / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Wood
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Martian Manhunter (John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz); Captain Harding (intro); Alex Dunster
- Synopsis:
- John Jones discovers that Alex Dunster, who acquires and sells scientific and technical items of great value, has gotten hold of the machine that Prof. Erdel used to bring J'onn J'onzz from Mars. Jones realizes that if he uses the machine to return to Mars, however, Dunster would be free to continue his criminal ways. So Jones confronts Dunster, but Dunster destroys the machine before surrendering.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
- in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
Indexer Notes
Reprint information from Ted Watson on 27 October 2004. Manhunter first uses his powers to see through walls.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Outlaw Batman
Batman and Robin -
2.
Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?
Buzzy -
3.
The Machine That Captured the Past
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
4.
[no title indexed]
Shorty -
5.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop -
6.
How to Read Fingerprints
-
7.
Escape to the Stars
John Jones Manhunter From Mars
This issue was most recently modified by:
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- Per Sandell
- Matthew Peets
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- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
- Dwayne Best
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
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