(June-July 1956)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)
Format:
Color; Standard Silver Age & Modern Age US; Newsprint; Most Saddle-Stitched, Some Squarebound; On-Going

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.


[none] (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Characters:
Silent Knight
Reprints:

Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given! (Table of Contents)

Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve, a product of the Wilson Chemical Co.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Battle of the Kites (Table of Contents)

Robin Hood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Haney
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period
Characters:
Robin Hood; Sheriff of Nottingham
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Script credit based on DC payment books. Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (29 August 2007)


They're New! They're Colorific! (Table of Contents)

U. S. Royal Color King Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for tires made by United States Rubber Company.

The Battle of the Pyramid (Table of Contents)

Golden Gladiator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks:
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period
Reprints:

Any of These Prizes Can Be Yours without Cost! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.

Pioneers of 1976! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Binky; Allergy
Synopsis:
Binky and Allergy look to the future.

The Trojan Horse (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Ramond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Short article about the siege and fall of Troy.

The Hooded Terror (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Synopsis:
Hair tonic ad with gag panel.

Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Discount coupon for Palisades Amusement Park. This particular coupon appears in all May 1956 comics.

Wings Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Wings Winhester; Winnie Winchester
Synopsis:
Ad for Winchester Roller Skates.

100 Autos, Buses & Trucks Only $1.25! (Table of Contents)

Lucky Products / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for plastic toys.

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople to sell plaques with religious and sentimental mottoes.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Any Photo Copied (Table of Contents)

Movyland Studios / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a photo service that will copy any photo sent to them.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Rare case of more than one ad on the back cover.


Please Give a Home at Almost No Cost (Table of Contents)

Dean Studios / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Send in a black-and-white photo for enlargement and color tinting and receive a free miniature dog.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given!
    Cloverine Brand Salve
  2. 2. The Battle of the Kites
    Robin Hood
  3. 3. They're New! They're Colorific!
    U. S. Royal Color King Bike Tires
  4. 4. The Battle of the Pyramid
    Golden Gladiator
  5. 5. Any of These Prizes Can Be Yours without Cost!
    Junior Sales Club of America
  6. 6. Pioneers of 1976!
    Binky
  7. 7. The Trojan Horse
  8. 8. The Hooded Terror
    Silent Knight
  9. 9. Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence!
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 10. Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park
    Palisades Amusement Park
  11. 11. Wings Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Roller Skates
  12. 12. 100 Autos, Buses & Trucks Only $1.25!
    Lucky Products
  13. 13. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 14. Any Photo Copied
    Movyland Studios
  15. 15. Please Give a Home at Almost No Cost
    Dean Studios
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Ted Watson
  • Max Capp
  • Ed Boner