(March-April 1957)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-01-22
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Three Prophecies! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of Cell #4261 (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Barry Moss, reporter on the Daily Clarion!
Characters
Barry Moss; Warden Ellis; Stephen Walker; Hal Shore; Burton Clay; Mark Randall; Jenkins; Ed Simpson
Reprints

Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who came to America from England to seek religious freedom and landed at Plymouth, Mass. in 1620?
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy; teen

The Bad Luck Charms (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There were three original lucky charms...
Characters
Mark Hunter; Bill Cranshaw; Joan Clay; J. P. Honer; Thomas Jayson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shorty and the Genie] (Table of Contents: 7)

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am here to serve you, master!
Genre
humor

The Three Prophecies (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
His keen eyes pierced the future with more clarity than ordinary men see the present!
Characters
Oscar Brunn; Carla; Gloria; Mike Reed
Reprints

"Ghosts" on Parade (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (uncredited)
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It may be that Hollywood movies and British novelists have something to do with it.

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

The Mystery of the Martian Menu (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Martian meatballs... Saturnian steaks... Venusian Venison!
Characters
Hassar Lyndit

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless" (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Three Prophecies!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  3. 2. The Mystery of Cell #4261
  4. 3. Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  5. 4. Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
    Buzzy
  6. 5. The Bad Luck Charms
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  8. 7. [Shorty and the Genie]
    Shorty
  9. 8. The Three Prophecies
  10. 9. "Ghosts" on Parade
  11. 10. The Mystery of the Martian Menu
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  14. 13. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Q
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zee