(May-June 1952)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age US; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[Fingers of Fear] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult

Indexer Notes

cover idea reused on Justice League of America #10. Bob Bailey says Jim Mooney pencilled this cover.


Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer (confirmed by Mortimer)
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction; superhero
Characters:
Superboy; Frank
Synopsis:
Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

Black & White


Fingers of Fear! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Albert Tisdale; Jackson; Emerson; Powers; Duvall
Synopsis:
Albert Tisdale kills the other members of his expedition, but then their faces begin to appear on his fingers and try to take their revenge.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

art id by Jerry Bails


A Guide to Ghostly Behavior (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

art id by Jerry Bails


The Beast that Walked Like A Man! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
occult

Indexer Notes

art id by Jerry Bails


["When does the race start?"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ray T. (signed)
Inks:
Ray T. (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Pud

Indexer Notes

Strip ad for Dubble Bubble Gum.


The Ferry Was Waiting! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Reprints:

Superstitions About Spiders (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz?
Pencils:
Mo Waldinger?
Inks:
Mo Waldinger?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction

Can You Explain It? (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

art id by Steve Rowe


The Demon in the Mirror! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

pencils credit for Toth from Steven Grant via the GCD Error List (11 August 2007). Inks credited to Frank Giacoia by Jerry Bails. Updated inking credit from Mark Waid.


Enter here -- if you Dare! (Table of Contents)

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Brown
Inks:
Ray Burnley
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult

Indexer Notes

House ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 Series) #3 (April-May 1952), with cover shown, and advertised as "On Sale". Black and white ad located on inside back cover. Issue story titles also listed.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [Fingers of Fear]
  2. 1. Happy Hobby Time!
    Superboy
  3. 2. Fingers of Fear!
  4. 3. A Guide to Ghostly Behavior
  5. 4. The Beast that Walked Like A Man!
  6. 5. ["When does the race start?"]
  7. 6. The Ferry Was Waiting!
  8. 7. Superstitions About Spiders
  9. 8. Can You Explain It?
  10. 9. The Demon in the Mirror!
    Johnny Peril
  11. 10. Enter here -- if you Dare!
    House of Mystery
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