(June 1956)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1956-04-24
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); Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Outlaw Who Played Batman! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Curt Swan ?
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batman [Bart Davis] (villain)
Reprints

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Outlaw Who Played Batman (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Bart Davis (villain)

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

U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Could Eat Metal (Table of Contents: 4)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Oswald Beebe (villain)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

O'Malley of the 4th Precinct / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm tired of covering this beat, Commissioner!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Secrets of the Detective (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Casey the Cop / 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
Whew! This is awful!
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

The Dog with a Martian Master (Table of Contents: 11)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan ?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jupiter (dog); Andy Fletcher (villain)
Synopsis
Jones befriends a stray dog who rescues him from a fiery trap.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

Story gives the impression that Jones keeps the dog and he'll be a continuing character.

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

100 Autos, Buses & Trucks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Movyland Studios Photos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Outlaw Who Played Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. The Outlaw Who Played Batman
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  5. 4. The Man Who Could Eat Metal
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  7. 6. ["I'm tired of covering this beat, Commissioner!"]
    O'Malley of the 4th Precinct
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Secrets of the Detective
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. ["Whew! This is awful!"]
    Casey the Cop
  12. 11. The Dog with a Martian Master
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    100 Autos, Buses & Trucks
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Movyland Studios Photos
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Jim Van Dore