(August-September 1956)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-06-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Wooden World War! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Destroy that ancient World World I plane! It's the last thing Earth has left to fight off our invasion fleet!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
biplanes; flying saucers; space helmets; World War I

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics; original indexer credited the inks to Bernard Sachs.

Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Wooden World War! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A world stripped of wood--did you ever stop to think what that might mean?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Here Are the Prizes in the Giant Slogan Contest (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Fix-it Men from Outer Space! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This planet is in bad shape--but we'll soon have it straightened out!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!" (Table of Contents: 6)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in comics-form style.

Interplanetary Safari! (Table of Contents: 7)

Space Cabbie [Space Cabby] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's so tough about capturing this ameboid!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Pluto - Planet or Satelite? (Table of Contents: 8)

Wonders of Space / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The discovery of Neptune in 1846 increased the number of planets in our solar system to eight.
Genre
non-fiction

[Angelo Secchi] (Table of Contents: 9)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; math & science; biography
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

Stranger on Earth! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A comet heading straight for Earth!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Hey Kids!! Send for the New Disneyland Color Television Set (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Disneyland Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Now! Own the Daisy Eagle (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Wooden World War!
  2. 1. Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. The Wooden World War!
  4. 3. Here Are the Prizes in the Giant Slogan Contest
    DC Comics
  5. 4. Fix-it Men from Outer Space!
  6. 5. Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence!
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. 6. Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!"
    Peter Porkchops
  8. 7. Interplanetary Safari!
    Space Cabbie [Space Cabby]
  9. 8. Pluto - Planet or Satelite?
    Wonders of Space
  10. 9. [Angelo Secchi]
    Giants of the Telescope
  11. 10. Stranger on Earth!
  12. 11. Hey Kids!! Send for the New Disneyland Color Television Set
    Disneyland Color Television Set
  13. 12. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. Now! Own the Daisy Eagle
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Jay Flash
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore