(April-May 1957)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1957-02-03
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) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Code of the Trigger Twins! (Table of Contents)

The Trigger Twins / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Trigger Twins
Reprints

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Code of the Trigger Twins! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Trigger Twins / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Trigger Twins
Synopsis
Sham Sheriff Walt tells kids that nothing should stop a law officer from fighting for law and order. But when storekeeper Wayne is kidnapped, Walt won't shoot to free, shocking the kids. Walt tracks the bandits who use Wayne as a shield. Rushing, Walt plows into them as Wayne fights bound. Together they parade the captured bandits past the grinning kids.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
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Amazing Dream-Escapes of Strong Bow! (Table of Contents: 5)

Strong Bow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (sourced)
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Strong Bow
Synopsis
In the Pacific Northwest, Flaming Spear is a new shaman casting prophecies about Strong Bow's death: trampled by buffalo in a canyon, drowned by a flash flood. Strong Bow shoots an arrow-ladder to escape the canyon, and rides a king salmon to safety. He suspects Flaming Spear wants war between the Yakima and Salish tribes, and makes a daring rope-swing and ski ride to the Salish to break the prophecies. Peace is declared as Flaming Spear is punished.
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Keywords
Salish; Yakima

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Calumet! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Warhorse of the Fighting Fifth! (Table of Contents: 9)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lt Dan Foley; Blaze, his horse
Synopsis
Blaze, Foley's favorite mount, is retired to pasture, but misses his master. When Foley fails to return on a younger horse, Blaze jumps the fence and finds master and new mount injured in a canyon from a fall. Blaze hauls Foley to freedom, then makes a daring race through a Cheyenne camp to warn the fort of a raid. The Cheyenne are routed in time and Blaze reinstated as Foley's horse.
Reprints
Keywords
Cheyenne

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

The Silent Mountains (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Johnny Thunder's Indian Son! (Table of Contents: 12)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Swift Deer
Synopsis
Johnny Thunder watches Father-Son contests at the fair, but has no son to partner with. Not so, as Swift Deer "adopts" JT for the day as his father! They flub at the Sack Race, Peanut Race, and Three-Legged Race with handcuffed ankles. But gunfire erupts in town as bandits loot the bank! Johnny and Swift Deer, ankle-cuffed together, ride Lightning into the midst of bandits and cannon into them like twin missiles. And win a special "Father and Son Crime-Fighting Team" award!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers" (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Code of the Trigger Twins!
    The Trigger Twins
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. 2. Code of the Trigger Twins!
    The Trigger Twins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
  5. 4. Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing
  6. 5. Amazing Dream-Escapes of Strong Bow!
    Strong Bow
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. Calumet!
  9. 8. ["Did you enter..."]
  10. 9. Warhorse of the Fighting Fifth!
    Foley of the Fighting 5th
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
  12. 11. The Silent Mountains
  13. 12. Johnny Thunder's Indian Son!
    Johnny Thunder
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  17. 16. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Clayton Emery
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore