(July 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 editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, then Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
Data on the contents provided by Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error List (21 December 2004).
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #171 (July-August 1967)
The Triple Life of Dr. Pluto!
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; mystery
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (8 January 2008)
100 Airplanes $1.25
advertisement / 1 page
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Josely Company
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
The Triple Life of Dr. Pluto!
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Sid Greene
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (8 January 2008)
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Kellogg's Corn Flakes Superman Buckle Offer 25 cents
Earth's Secret Weapon!
Darwin Jones / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (8 January 2008)
Thundering Like an Exploding Depth Charge...
The Frogmen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jerry Grandenetti
- Inks:
- Jerry Grandenetti
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Synopsis:
- House ad Showcase #3 -- "On Sale Everywhere!"
[If a man possessed the leaping powers of a flea]
Amazing Ratios / filler / 1 ? page
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Illustrated science feature
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #120 (March 1962)
- in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #171 (July-August 1967)
The Mechanical Mastermind
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Carmine Infantino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (8 January 2008)
Nature's Wireless
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Palisades Amusement Park -- with Superman
Menace of the Martian Bubble!
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Sid Greene
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (8 January 2008)
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Stephens Credit Sales, sell patriotic and religious mottos
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Jowett Institute Of Physical Learning, bodybuilding
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Daisy Air Rifles
Indexer Notes
back cover
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
100 Airplanes $1.25
-
2.
The Triple Life of Dr. Pluto!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules
-
5.
Earth's Secret Weapon!
Darwin Jones -
6.
Thundering Like an Exploding Depth Charge...
The Frogmen -
7.
[If a man possessed the leaping powers of a flea]
Amazing Ratios -
8.
The Mechanical Mastermind
-
9.
Nature's Wireless
Spotlight on Science -
10.
[no title indexed]
-
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
Menace of the Martian Bubble!
-
13.
[no title indexed]
-
14.
[no title indexed]
-
15.
[no title indexed]
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- Arthur Lortie
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