(May-June 1956)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-03-20
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); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Three Super Musketeers! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

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

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

The Three Super-Musketeers! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang; Al Plastino ? (see notes)
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Carter Nichols; D'Artagnan; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Count Ferney; Chancellor Bourdet
Synopsis
Clark, Bruce, and Dick are sent into the past by Dr. Nichols to discover the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Time travel story.

Superman's face appears to be drawn by someone other than Sprang, possibly Al Plastino. With inking by Superman regular Kaye images become coherent.

The Indian Fortune Teller (Table of Contents: 3)

Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter
Reprints

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

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

Adventure Under the Sea (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Pictures of Peril (Table of Contents: 9)

The Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood ?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp ?
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow (origin)
Synopsis
Green Arrow's origin recapped. Not the same as any other version.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Green Arrow has red hat.

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 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
Two, please!" "Later..
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Three Super Musketeers!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Three Super-Musketeers!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. 3. The Indian Fortune Teller
    Tomahawk
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  7. 6. "Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
  8. 7. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
    Superman
  9. 8. Adventure Under the Sea
  10. 9. The Pictures of Peril
    The Green Arrow
  11. 10. ["Two, please!" "Later.."]
    Little Pete
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  15. 14. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore