(January-February 1952)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
32
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age US; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Sinister Jack-In-The-Box (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
?
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Jack-In-The-Box

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich 9/05. Editorial credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.


The Sinister Jack-In-The- Box (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Giacoia
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Jack-In-The-Box

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks originally attributed to Irwin Hasen and Bernard Sachs respectively, confirmed as Frank Giacoia from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.


The Last Dream! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Frank Giacoia?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Pencilling credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The indexer of the reprint says Sy Barry inked this. Martin O'Hearn says Giacoia inked it.
Martin O'Hearn also Identified the writer in Apa-I.


Man Into Frog (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Drucker
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent from E. Nelson Bridwell to Gene Reed in 1986.


A Voice From Beyond (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
David Kahn
Pencils:
Raymond Perry ?
Inks:
Raymond Perry ?
Colors:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

about Houdini


Queen of the Snows! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Johnny Peril; Lee Allen; Subara; Bill Davis; Jack Gordon
Synopsis:
Johnny Peril finds his friend Lee Allen, who just before he dies swears he has seen Subara the Ice Queen, who the natives believe lives on frozen Mt. Subara. Johnny returns to the mountain with two more friends, but only he encounters Subara. They refuse to believe he met the mythical woman until he produces her crown of roses.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Pencilling credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.


Ghost Habits (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Giunta ?
Inks:
John Giunta ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Lucky Horseshoes (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Share With Others (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy

Indexer Notes

inside back cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Sinister Jack-In-The- Box
  2. 2. The Last Dream!
  3. 3. Man Into Frog
  4. 4. A Voice From Beyond
  5. 5. Queen of the Snows!
    Johnny Peril
  6. 6. Ghost Habits
  7. 7. Lucky Horseshoes
  8. 8. Share With Others
    Superboy
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
  • Bob Hughes