(July-August 1956)
DC,
1955 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1956-05-13
- 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 (associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
I Became a Merman!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #19 ([October 1956]) -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #12 (September 1957) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #1 (1970)
-
We Found a World of Tiny Cavemen
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #23 ([February 1957])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #12 (September 1957)
-
in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #99 (February-March 1967) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #3 (1971) [N&B [B&W]], #53 (1981) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes. Art credits from Gene Reed; we formerly credited Mort Meskin.
Thundering Like an Exploding Depth Charge...
Showcase; Frogmen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- House ad for Showcase #3.
I Battled the Abominable Snowman
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Kurdu; Frank Martin; Jess Lewis; Mr. Tyndall; Floyd Jameson
- Synopsis
- Frank Martin braves the highest Himalayan mountains to capture a wild goat, but he must first discover if the legend of the Abominable Snowman protecting the wildlife on the mountain is true.
- Reprints
- in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #19 ([October 1956])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #12 (September 1957)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #4 (1971) [N&B [B&W]]
- in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #157 (May-June 1974) which is reprinted
- in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #6 ([July 1978]) [Job number (B-1277), and copyright details deleted from reprint.
Last two panels of artwork extended in height to fill the page after “I Battled the Abominable Snowman” blurb removed only on this page.] - in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #4 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #55 (1982) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
- Keywords
- Abominable Snowman; Himalayas; Tibet
Indexer Notes
Reprint credits art to John Prentice. Leonard Starr credits confirmed by Gene Reed.
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We will now hold the séance!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #249 (February 1959), #278 (July 1961)
- in The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #91 (November 1964)
-
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All set for the helmet, Shorty?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #30 (January-February 1961) which is reprinted
-
in Marvila, la Mujer Maravilla (Editorial Novaro, 1955 series) #73 (1 de octubre de 1961)
-
Can Your Mind Be Read?
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Jack E. Miller)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
I Became a Merman
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #19 ([October 1956])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #12 (September 1957)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #1 (1970) [N&B [B&W]]
-
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1970 ([juni] 1970) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #50 (1981) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Fantomet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #21/1998 (uke 42 1998)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys and girls! Here's the new you've been waiting for...
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
I Became a Merman!
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
2.
We Found a World of Tiny Cavemen
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3.
Thundering Like an Exploding Depth Charge...
Showcase; Frogmen -
4.
Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules!
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5.
I Battled the Abominable Snowman
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6.
["We will now hold the séance!"]
Professor Eureka -
7.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
8.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
9.
["All set for the helmet, Shorty?"]
Shorty -
10.
Can Your Mind Be Read?
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11.
I Became a Merman
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12.
["Boys and girls! Here's the new you've been waiting for..."]
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13.
Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
Charles Atlas -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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