(April-May 1957)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)
Format:
Color; Standard Silver Age & Modern Age US; Newsprint; Most Saddle-Stitched, Some Squarebound; On-Going

Issue Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, August 2008). Script and art credits for fillers verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Forest of Fearful Traps! (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period
Characters:
Silent Knight [Brian Kent]

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue (added by Greg Fischer, August 2008).


Free! New Issues (Table of Contents)

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for British Empire stamps.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Robin Hood vs the Merrie Men (Table of Contents)

Robin Hood / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks:
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period; adventure
Characters:
Robin Hood
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912 (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
J. S. Liebowitz (Business Manager)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business manager of The Brave and the Bold.

Indexer Notes

No circulation figures are given.


Which of These Prizes Can We Send You? (Table of Contents)

American Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for flower and vegetable seeds.

Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Buzzy

The Terror Stone (Table of Contents)

Viking Prince / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Haney
Pencils:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period; adventure
Characters:
Viking Prince [Jon]
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun (Table of Contents)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a plastic BB gun plus 21 other plastic toys.

Amazing Precision Miniature Secret Camera (Table of Contents)

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad that encourages people to take candid pictures with a palm-sized camera for only $1.98.

Target Shooting (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
Morris Waldinger
Inks:
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Facts about different targets used in archery practice.
Reprints:

The Victory That Lost the War (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Characters:
William the Conqueror
Synopsis:
An account of the battle between William the Conqueror and the English army.

Forest of Fearful Traps (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period
Characters:
Silent Knight [Brian Kent]
Reprints:

Did You Enter the DC Slogan Contest? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Announcement that DC Slogan Contest winners will appear in DC comics on sale in March!

100 Toy Soldiers Only $1.25 (Table of Contents)

Josely Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for toy soldiers that come in their own storage box.

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople to sell plaques with religious and sentimental mottoes.

We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscles and Load T-N-T in Your Fists (Table of Contents)

Joe Louis; National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Joe Louis
Synopsis:
Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for Dick Butterfingers (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Mickey Mantle
Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Free! New Issues
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  2. 2. Robin Hood vs the Merrie Men
    Robin Hood
  3. 3. Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
  4. 4. Which of These Prizes Can We Send You?
    American Seed Company
  5. 5. Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing
    Buzzy
  6. 6. The Terror Stone
    Viking Prince
  7. 7. Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun
    Honor House Products
  8. 8. Amazing Precision Miniature Secret Camera
    Honor House Products Corp.
  9. 9. Target Shooting
  10. 10. The Victory That Lost the War
  11. 11. Forest of Fearful Traps
    Silent Knight
  12. 12. Did You Enter the DC Slogan Contest?
    DC Comics Contest
  13. 13. 100 Toy Soldiers Only $1.25
    Josely Co.
  14. 14. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 15. We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscles and Load T-N-T in Your Fists
    Joe Louis; National Sports Council
  16. 16. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for Dick Butterfingers
    Junior Sales Club of America
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